Let’s Play Project
St Mary’s School
School Lane
Banbury
Oxon
OX16 2EG.
Tel: 01295 263694
Email: [email protected]
Registered Charity No. 1111944
OFSTED REGISTERED
Job Description – Playworker
Job Title:
Organisation:
Playworker Sessional Basis
Let’s Play Project
Responsible to:
Project Co-ordinator
Job purpose statement
To aid the inclusion of children and young people with disabilities in a variety of
mainstream play, leisure and recreational activities in the Banbury area by attending
play provision with the child a facilitate inclusion in schemes.
Let’s Play is committed to Safeguarding and Safer Recruitment, promoting the
welfare of children and young people. To achieve our commitment, we will ensure
continuous development and improvement of robust Safeguarding processes and
procedures that promote a culture of Safeguarding amongst our staff and volunteers.
Place in the organisation
Line Manager:
Colleagues/Team Members:
Responsible for:
Project Co-Ordinator
Other Playworkers, Staff in venues
Young people
Key roles
To activity encourage positive play, recreational and social experiences for disabled
young people and children with additional needs.
To ensure that service users remain safe and secure at all times.
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To work in partnership with colleagues, parents, venue staff and other professionals.
Competency requirements or skills and abilities necessary to do the job
Individual:
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To enjoy working with young people
To communicate with the project co-ordiantor after each session
To be responsible for submitting monthly time sheets and other information
To make contact with names young people and their parents before activities
take place
To communicate with co-ordinator if you are unable to attend a session
To recognise the unique potential that individuals from differing backgrounds,
experiences and perspectives bring to the Let’s Play Project.
To be able to work as part of a team
To be responsible for own time keeping
Professional:
 To adhere to the rules and procedures in the various settings in which the
project works
 To observe confidentiality in your work for the Let’s Play Project
 To promote good practice relating to the Let's Play Project Equal Opportunities
Statement, Child Protection, Health and Safety and Data Protection policies.
 To focus on discovering and acting on the young person’s needs
 To be committed to putting the young person and their needs first
 To undertake any other duties that may be required from time to time
Circumstances
The post is subject to an DBS Enhanced Disclosure This post is subject to references