Unique Voice CIC
Wrap Around Care (Breakfast and After School Club), KS1 Play Workers
Bristol, Clouds Hill Rd, Bristol BS5 7LE
Job Role:
We are looking for candidates who are passionate about having a positive impact on KS1 children through the medium of arts, play and wellbeing activities. Allowing young people to start and end their day, feeling calm and regulated ahead of school or home time.
A Club Playworker will passionately provide a safe, stimulating, comfortable and friendly environment. They will compliment school policies and fulfil statutory childcare provision requirements. The successful candidates will need to be supportive, enthusiastic and kind with the ability to communicate and interact with both children, parents and school staff in an approachable and professional manner. They must be able to demonstrate they are a nurturing individual, hardworking and has a good understanding of working with children ages 4 – 7 years.
Roles & Responsibilities:
• Ensuring a safe, fun, and stimulating environment for children.
• Leading and coordinating various activities, tailored to different age groups.
• Maintaining professionalism in interactions with children, parents, colleagues, and schools.
• Safeguarding the well-being of all children attending our clubs.
• Ensuring you maintain and follow our core values.
Characteristics:
We welcome applications from candidates who have:
• Experience of working with children and young people from a variety of backgrounds.
• Ability to build an authentic rapport with children and young people.
• Ability to empathise with the different needs and concerns of children and young people.
• Are engaging, fun and imaginative.
• Are reliable, punctual and able to work effectively within a team.
• Have an Enhanced DBS certificate registered on the Update Service or willing to undertake a new Enhanced DBS Check and register with the Update Service.
• Awareness of safeguarding.
• Willingness to carry out company policies, in particular with regard to safeguarding and child protection.
Qualifications and experience required:
Essential:
• Minimum one year’s experience working creatively with children and young people.
• Awareness of Safeguarding. (Further training will be provided)
Desirable:
• Level 3 Qualification in Childcare / Early Years Care
• Experience working with young people and their families, with an awareness of additional support needs.
• Paediatric First Aid. (Training can be provided)
• Full driving licence and access to vehicle.
🔗Download: Play Worker Overview
Hours & Contract:
- 5 – 25 hours per week, up to 5 days Monday – Friday, to deliver breakfast club and after school sessions during term time. Flexible rota.
- Breakfast Club Delivery: 7.45am-9am
- After School Club Delivery: 3pm-6.15pm
- Permanent, Term-Time Only. Excludes weekends and Bank Holidays.
Salary & Benefits:
- From £12.60 per hour, based on Real Living Wages rates for 2025.
Response and application instructions:
All applicants must complete our online application form: Application Form. All areas of the form should be completed in full in order to comply with our safer recruitment policy.
If you wish to receive this information in an alternative format, or you wish to discuss the vacancy, application or interview process more fully, including adjustments which can be made to remove any barriers to your application, please contact a member of the recruitment team through any of the following methods:
meg@uniquevoice.org / 0117 428 6240
Safeguarding:
Due to our position of trust in our sector and the nature of our work with children and young people, all employees employed directly with the Company will
be required to complete the Company Application Form to a required standard, provide suitable references and will be required to undergo enhanced DBS checking; as required by Keeping Children Safe In Education (KCSIE) protocol. Part of your role will be processing the safer recruitment of staff and as such this role is subject to a satisfactory Enhanced DBS check.
In the process of collecting references, we will request information regarding whether or not you are considered suitable to work with children and young people. You will be required to bring identification and processing documents with you to interview; a list of suitable documents will be provided once you have been shortlisted.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion:
Unique Voice CIC is committed to actively encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce and throughout the services we deliver. Our aim is to eliminate unlawful discrimination of all kinds and provide equality, fairness and respect for all in our employment, whether temporary, part-time or full-time.
Closing Date:
Friday 10th January 2025.
Interview Dates:
First Stage: In person recruitment day at our head office on Tuesday 21st January 2025, time TBC. This is a group session where our team will host a number of workshops for you to get involved in, alongside getting the opportunity to talk with you individually.
You MUST be able to attend our recruitment day in order to be considered for the position.
Second Stage: Online interview with successful candidates 22nd, 23rd and 24th January 2025.
Start Date: February 2025. Team training w/c 17th February.
