Senior Youth & Play Worker

About the Role
Are you passionate about making a positive difference in the lives of children and young people? We’re looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated Senior Youth and Play Worker to help deliver exciting, engaging and inclusive play and youth sessions during term time and school holidays.
Working alongside our Area Programme Manager and existing Senior Youth and Play Worker, you’ll help lead a fantastic team of staff and volunteers, ensuring every session is safe, supportive and full of opportunities for children and young people to learn, play, build confidence and have fun.
You’ll take an active role in planning and delivering a wide range of activities, supporting the team during sessions, providing guidance when challenges arise, and ensuring everyone understands their roles and responsibilities. Beyond the sessions, you’ll help shape and promote our local programme by planning activities, managing our database, communicating with families and the wider community, and coordinating our valued team of local volunteers.
If you’re a motivated team player who enjoys inspiring young people, supporting volunteers and creating positive experiences, we’d love to hear from you!
You will have:
• Experience working with children and young people.
• Strong organisational and communication skills.
• Experience supporting or supervising staff and volunteers.
• Knowledge of safeguarding and inclusive practice.
• A passion for play, youth work and community engagement.
An Enhanced DBS Check with Children's Barred List checks will be required for this role.
For key requirements of the role please see the personal specification attached to the Job Description on our website.

In return we offer you:

• A competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement of 25 days per annum plus public holidays
• Health Cash Plan and 24 hour Healthline
• Employee Assistance Programme - including mental health helpline and face to face counselling.
• Salary sacrifice schemes including cycle to work and pension contributions
• Family friendly policies to support work/life balance with time off in lieu for out of hours activities
• Business travel expenses

We are a creative, committed, and enthusiastic organisation with a great track record of project development, fundraising and delivery, so there are always opportunities to grow and develop your role within our friendly team.

For further information and to discuss the role please contact Hannah Baker at Hannah.baker@groundwork.org.uk

Vacancy Files

• Job Description

Interview Details

Closing date for applications: 9th November
Interview date: in person on or around 17th Nov