Senior Early Years Practitioner/ Playworker (Qualified level 3 practitioner)

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Senior Early Years Practitioner/ Playworker (Qualified level 3 practitioner), Reigate & Banstead, £14.33

Employment Type

Part Time, Fixed Term

Application Start Date

26-08-2025

Application End Date

19-09-2025

Location

Reigate & Banstead

State/County

Surrey

Country

United Kingdom

Work Style

On-site

Industry

Non-profit charitable organisations

Description

We are looking for caring practitioner with energy and enthusiasm together with understanding of Early Years requirements. You need to be able to plan, organise and deliver a holistic range of services to children and their families and work alongside them to encourage them to play with their children.

Job Purpose : YMCA East Surrey is looking to recruit a qualified and experienced Early Years Practitioner with energy and motivation to plan, lead and deliver targeted play opportunities and support groups for children 0 up to 18 years and their parents at YMCA Mole Valley Family centre and other areas.

Hours of work: 24 hours per week –9:00 – 15:00 Mon/Tues/Wed/Thur (with half hour lunch break included) – to be discussed.

Ideally with flexibility to work on additional days by negotiation and to be available for occasional out of hours work according to needs of families (evening and weekends).

Salary: £14.33 per hour, FTE £26,080.6

Location: The post holder will be required to work flexibly across the Family Centre partnership area of Reigate and Banstead. Sites include: Horley, The Red Oak Family Centre, Merstham, Welcare Redhill and Epsom Downs Family Centre

Annual leave: Five weeks plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part time workers) Holidays increase after two years’ service to a maximum of six weeks after six years’ service. (pro-rata for part time workers)

The holiday year runs from 1 April to 31 March each year.

Benefits:

Free Gym Membership: The post holder will be entitled to free use of the YMCA East Surrey fitness centre in Redhill and half price YMCA childcare for dependents.

Excellent training and professional development opportunities

Free Parking: There is free parking available at all our delivery site. YMCA East Surrey also operates a Bike to Work Scheme.

Pension Scheme: There is a YMCA East Surrey pension scheme - details available on request.

Closing date: Friday 19th September midday

Interview date : W/C 29th September

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Employee-Privacy-Notice-2022 (1).pdf Senior Early Years Practitioner – Family Centre.pdf

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