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Our mission is to provide opportunities for people to develop to their full potential, with a focus on children and young people and those who are vulnerable, have a disability or face disadvantage.

We are looking for current, dedicated members of staff who would like to progress their role within YMCA East Surrey, and take on more responsibility within the Out of School clubs, ensuring the best possible outcomes for children.

We are recruiting for a Senior Playworker - Childcare to join our Out of School Childcare team.

If you’re enthusiastic about this opportunity but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement, we encourage you to apply anyway and demonstrate how your experience is transferrable. You may be just the right candidate. 

Main Responsibilities

u  To support with the running and delivery of the After School Club and Holiday Club on a day-to-day basis.

u  To be responsible for signing children in and out of the After School and Holiday Club ensuring that on After School Club ensuring that all children booked on are brought back to the centre or their location is followed up on and they are checked in correctly. To ensure that children are correctly signed out by somebody who has permission to take the child home.

u  To work closely with individuals and their families to offer a range of free play opportunities as well as a structured programme of social, play and leisure activities to the varying ages and needs of the children attending the service including arts and crafts as well as sports.

u  To build trusting relationships with parents and families, checking that we have the correct information about the children that attend and ensuring that children are collected by authorised people only. To ensure that parents and carers are kept informed of incidents/ accidents or other issues relating to their children. 

u  To work with the Out of School Childcare team to help promote the YMCA schemes so that attendance figures reach agreed targets in line with budgets.

u  To ensure that all practices within the After School and Holiday Club adhere to the safeguarding and child protection policy as well as meet Ofsted requirements so that the service offered is of a safe and high standard.

u  To be responsible for the health and safety of children attending all sessions including carrying out risk assessments and ensuring risk assessment checklists are completed daily.

u  To at times be responsible for a team of play workers and volunteers, and to ensure that the service provided is of high quality and appropriate for the varying children who attend including leading a daily debrief and feeding back any information to the coordinator.

u  To ensure that resources are kept neat and tidy as well as to inform the coordinator if extra resources are required for the After School Club or holiday club.

u  To ensure that appropriate care plans and risk assessments are carried out for children with additional needs. Also ensuring that appropriate extra monitoring of children in the EYFS is carried out.

u  To ensure that all children and young people are made to feel valued and enabled to develop and improve self-esteem, self-confidence, and positive experiences.

u  Where necessary to administer first aid for children who have had an accident as well as medication for children with health issues, ensuring that have attended necessary training with regards to this.

u  Undertake any other duties and responsibilities reasonably requested by the Co-ordinator and Manager.

PAY: £13.09 per hour

BENEFITS:

·       Be part of a long-standing and well-respected charity

·       Discounted childcare for permanent employees

·       Gym membership and free access to all leisure facilities for permanent employees

·       Eligibility for Blue Light Discount Retail Card

·       Cycle to Work Scheme

·       6.6 weeks annual leave which increases after 2 years continuous service

·       Free access to our Employee Assistance Programme

·       On site parking

CLOSING DATE: 31/10/2025, Interview will be held 04/11/2025

TO APPLY: Please scroll down the page to the application form. Successful candidates will already have the right to live and work in the UK without restrictions. We are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

An inclusive workplace We are committed to policies and practices of equality, diversity and inclusion and to supporting our people to make sure our culture is consistent with this commitment.

Accessibility if you require assistance or have questions regarding the application process, please do contact us at HR@ymcaeastsurrey.org.uk  

YMCA East Surrey requires all staff and volunteers to be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and to respond proactively to safeguarding concerns. Successful applicants are required to undertake an Enhanced DBS (including the Children’s and Adult’s barred lists) check, along with reference checks.