Short Breaks Senior Practitioner (Play / Youth) – Children’s Charity

KIDS are looking to recruit a Senior Short Breaks Practitioner with a minimum of NVQ level 3 in play and leisure, youth work, childcare or an area relevant to the post to support the work of the existing team.

Short Breaks Senior Practitioner – Play, Youth and Leisure
Area: South Gloucestershire and Bath & North East Somerset.
Hours per week: 36 hours (Full Time, Hours include Saturdays in term-time, school holidays and regular early evening work)
Salary: £26,000per year

KIDS South West runs a range of successful services for disabled children aged 0 – 25 years, including a large short breaks service and monthly youth club in South Gloucestershire and a Saturday playscheme and holiday club in Bath & North East Somerset.

The overall purpose of the role:

The role of Senior Practitioner has two distinct elements which are:

• To plan and lead services for disabled children and young people in the South Gloucestershire and B&NES areas.
• To provide direct support to children, young people and their families, ensuring that the outcomes for children and young people are met.

About You:

If you have the relevant qualifications and are able to demonstrate:

• Experience of working with disabled children/young people
• Ability to meet the needs of individual children
• Willingness to work a range of unsocial hours
• Drive and enthusiasm

Then, we would like to hear from you.

Car driver essential

Closing Date: 27th December
Interviews: To be confirmed

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KIDS is an equal rights employer, and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

No agencies please.