Playworker

Job Summary

Contract Type:

Fixed Term

Working Hours:

Full time

Advert Start Date:

17/03/2025

Advert End Date:

Closed for applications on 31/03/2025 23:59

Employment Location:

Sand Martin House

Salary:

£25,584 - £27,711

Vacancy ID:

106606

Closing date:

31 Mar

Further Information

All about the Role

As part of our new Family hubs programme, you will work closely with children aged 0-11yrs and their families. This includes working with parents of Special Education Needs (SEN) children.

You will work on a one to one and group basis, to support the development of children in the home learning environment. Planning and implementing a variety of activities with children and working with their parents to provide a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care in developing skills of play.

You will be patient, understanding and most importantly be consistent to children and their families referred into our service.

As well as delibering interventions within the family home you will work alongside the Play Champion to deliver workshops.

This is a one year fixed term contract

All about The Family hubs programme

The family hubs programme provides support to families with children aged 0-19 or up to 25 if SEND, the programme aims to give every child the best start to life and focuses primarily on the delivery of services from conception to primary school, and includes collaboration with services that work with families with older children up until adulthood.

It is a multi organisational approach to providing support to families that need it and has physical delivery as well as virtual delivery. You can find out more about our programme at https://www.peterborough.gov.uk/children-and-families/family-hubs

You will have :

Sound knowledge and understanding of child development, and knowledge of parenting skills.
Sound knowledge of PCC’s safeguarding procedures
Sound knowledge of child development for 0-11yr olds including the EYFS
Sound knowledge of the Playwork principles
Understanding of the impact of inequality and deprivation on outcomes
Understanding of equality and diversity principles
Knowledge of special educational needs & disability
Knowledge and understanding of policy and practice developments relevant to children and young people in line with Childrens Service
Level 3 Diploma (or equivalent) in Play work or a relevant field, or evidence of relevant and substantial experience

All about our Benefits
We value our colleagues and have developed a number of benefits in addition to our generous annual leave starting at 25 days + bank holidays, sick pay and local government pension scheme…

Access to a range of benefits via Vivup, including in-store and online discounts as well as our Cycle to Work and Home & Electronics schemes
Buy up to 10 days additional annual leave (pro-rata)
Access to car lease scheme
Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared Cost AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
Access to development opportunities including apprenticeships to support your personal and professional growth
Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
Access to our equality, diversity and inclusion network
Opportunities to receive Employee Recognition Awards

All about our Commitments
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, dedicated to fostering diversity, advancing equity, and building an inclusive workplace for everyone. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and particularly encourage those from underrepresented groups, including disabled people, care leavers, and individuals from minority ethnic communities. Your unique perspectives and experiences are encouraged and valued and will play a vital role in our success.

We are committed to making our recruitment process as accessible as possible. If you are disabled and require any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process, please contact pccrecruitment@peterborough.gov.uk  we will work with you to meet your needs.

Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Please note

This job is closed for applications.

Supporting documents

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