Play Work Co-ordinator (Casual)

Salary: Grade 6 - £27,269 - £30,060

This is a casual position for 13 weeks a year, during school holidays.

This role will require you to assist Strategic and Operation Play Officer to promote and establish working relationships with other PCC departments such as Social Services in order that we reach the correct children and young people for the provision, providing a comprehensive equitable short break play provision, to enhance disabled children and young people's personal, social and cognitive development.

You will be expected To prepare and deliver all holiday play scheme sessions; ensuring quality childcare is provided, whist offering a range of stimulating and safe activities.

Lead a team of play work staff and volunteers to provide play and support for our attendees. Ensuring appropriate staffing levels at all times and managing all communication relating to this duty; including timely submission of all funds, paperwork and sessional information to line manager.

To ensure all policies, procedures and paperwork in relation to the provision is kept up-to-date and current for parents/carer, children and young people and staff. Regularly reviewing all policies and procedures in accordance with the National Minimum Standards and Care Inspectorate Wales.

You will be expected to be qualified to a Level 3 or equivalent in childcare and play work. To have enthusiasm for training and personal development. Previous experience of working with children/ young people with additional learning needs is required. To have experience of engaging and consulting with children, parents and carers as well as knowledge of short break provision. To have experience of carrying out a supervisory role and evidence of effective time management, planning and organisation. To be able to work in partnership with other teams and organisations. To work as part of a cohesive team and have the ability to influence, motivate and coordinate a staff and volunteer base. To have experience of working with administrative and IT processes. To have a sensitive approach to data protection and confidentiality.

To actively support and ensure compliance with the Safeguarding Policy, Health & Safety Policy, Equal Opportunities Policy and Data Protection Policy. You may be required to undertake such other duties as may reasonably be required of you, commensurate with your grade or general level of responsibility within the organisation.

Please refer to the job description above for more details on this vacancy and the person specification.

Employment Checks

This post is subject to a DBS disclosure check.

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Applicants should ensure they have the right to work in the UK before applying for a vacancy.

Please note that at this point, Pembrokeshire County Council is not accepting applicants who require a Skilled Worker visa as a prerequisite to a right to work in the UK. Applicants should ensure they have the right to work in the UK before applying for a vacancy.

Safeguarding

Safeguarding and protecting children and adults at risk is a high priority for Pembrokeshire County Council. We aim to support vulnerable children and adults at risk to ensure they are as safe as they can possibly be. We are committed to ensuring their safety and will take action to safeguard their well-being. The Council's Corporate Safeguarding Policy provides a framework for every member of staff and Service within the Council, setting out responsibilities in relation to safeguarding and protecting children and adults at risk as well as the methods by which the Council will be assured that it is fulfilling its duties.

This policy applies to all Council employees and workforce, councillors, volunteers and also service providers that are commissioned by the Council. Safeguarding is everyone's business whether they work for, or on behalf of, the Council.

Support & Additional Info

• Please contact the HR Systems Team as early as possible if you're unable to apply online by emailing hrsystemsteam@pembrokeshire.gov.uk .
• Please contact the Recruitment Team if you have any queries relating to this vacancy by emailing Recruit@pembrokeshire.gov.uk .
• Local Government Employees on National Joint Council (NJC) terms are subject to national pay bargaining; all salaries currently stated in our adverts are as 01/04/2023.
• Please note, we have a legal obligation to consider employees for suitable alternative employment if their posts are at risk; therefore prior consideration will be given to existing employees who meet the person specification and are registered on our redeployment pool.

Welsh language skills are desirable. Applications may be submitted in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than applications submitted in English.