Play and Youth Worker

Job Application Form

Play and Youth Worker, £7.55 - £12.70

Employment Type

Full Time, Part Time, Casual Worker

Application Start Date

10-05-2025

Application End Date

30-06-2025

State/County

Surrey

Zip Code

RH1 6JJ

Country

Work Style

On-site

Description

YMCA Play and Youth Workers assist in the delivery of high-quality and exciting activities for a range of children and young people.

Whether you’re interested in working within Disability Services, supporting children and young people with additional needs and disabilities, with primary school aged children in the Out of School Childcare provision or young people in our Youth Work services we can offer a range of flexible full time and part time hours, which can be worked during term time or school holidays.

We have various sites across Redhill, Reigate, Dorking, Worcester Park, Leatherhead, Haywards Heath, Crawley, Horsham, Horley, Tadworth, Merstham.

Main areas of responsibilities include:

Work closely with children and young people offering a range of social, recreational, informal learning and leisure activities.
To work as part of a team of Children and Young People’s support workers and volunteers to ensure that the service provided is high quality and appropriate for the children and young people who attend.
To build positive and professional relationships with children and young people.
To ensure the Health and Safety of children and young people and colleagues, above all, ensuring that Safeguarding Children and Safeguarding Adults at Risk policies are adhered to.
To assist senior staff in the play or youth setting to ensure its smooth and reliable operation including setting up and packing down sessions.
To contribute to the planning, organisation and delivery of activities, ensuring they are adapted where appropriate to be accessible to all children and young people to the best of their abilities.
To ensure that all children and young people upon their arrival are welcomed and feel comfortable.
To provide and supervise the provision of refreshments for the children/young people.
To ensure that all materials, equipment and service spaces are maintained, kept safe and stored appropriately in line with current procedures.

We have numerous opportunities to work with a long-standing and well-respected charity within the local community. If you have experience of working or volunteering with children and young people and you want to make a meaningful difference to their lives while learning new skills yourself, we would love to hear from you. Please download the job description for full details of the role.

PAY:

Under 18 years - £7.55 per hour
18-20 years - £10.91 per hour
21+ years - £12.21
Preschool unqualified or level 2 qualified - £12.21 per hour
Preschool Level 3 qualified - £12.70 per hour

BENEFITS:

Full induction, on-going professional training and support
Employees receive 6.6 weeks annual leave which increases after 2 years continuous service
Casual workers accrue holiday pay at 14.54% of total hours worked
Eligibility for Blue Light Discount Retail Card
Free access to our Employee Assistance Programme
On site parking

CLOSING DATE: 30/06/2025

TO APPLY: For summer 2025, please apply as soon as possible and by Monday 9 June at the latest to guarantee to be ready to work for this summer. 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 recruitment@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.

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CYP - Play and Youth Worker JD.pdf Template Employee-Privacy-Notice-2022 (1) (3).pdf

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* Employment Questions - Play / Youth Workers

Are you interested in working in our Holiday and After-school clubs with 5-12yr olds? * Required

Are you interested in supporting children and young people with additional needs and disabilities aged 5-17yrs old? (weekends and holidays) * Required

Are you interested in a position at one of our Youth Clubs, with young people aged 11yrs+? * Required

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Provide us with some information about how you meet the requirements of the role. This may include experience you have gained in employment, education, or during career breaks * Required

Detail all YMCA locations you can work from ( Redhill, Reigate, Dorking, Worcester Park, Leatherhead, Haywards Heath, Crawley, Horsham, Horley, Tadworth, Merstham) * Required

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