Job Ref: 214424853

Date: 2021-08-12 15:57:58

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Aylesbury, High Wycombe and surrounding areas, Buckinghamshire

Circa Salary: £24,482 per annum

Permanent Full Time 37 hours per week. Evening & Weekend work will be required.

Giving children and young people the foundations they need to thrive. An opportunity to lead activities and sessions providing quality care for children in need across the whole of Buckinghamshire.

We are seeking two enthusiastic, proactive and self-motivated individuals to join the team! Qualified to NVQ Level 3 standard ideally in Early Years Setting.

What does Action for Children do?

Action for Children protects and supports children and young people, providing practical and emotional care and support, ensuring their voices are heard, and campaigning to bring lasting improvements to their lives.

We have exciting opportunities for Children's Services Team Leaders to join our team in Buckinghamshire.

Tell me about the service:

Bucks Activity Project is part of the Action for Children Countywide Integrated Short Breaks Service, commissioned by Buckinghamshire Council and provides community short breaks to children and young people aged 0-19 with disabilities and additional learning needs across Buckinghamshire with over 250 children currently registered.

For our Under 5s we offer Ofsted registered play sessions with activities tailored to support children's interests and learning following the Early Years Foundation Stage and all services are currently awarded 'Good' by Ofsted.

For those children attending full time school we offer weekend and school holiday activities which include arts and crafts, cooking, music, outdoor play and sensory play.

Children and young people aged 8-19 can access activities at weekends, evenings and school holidays including our youth clubs, movie nights, cooking, quiz nights, swimming, bowling, cinema, go-carting, water sports, climbing, ice skating, farm visits, scavenger hunts and woodland walks to name a few.

Short Breaks have positive benefits for both children and young people with disabilities and their parents and carers. They give children and young people time away from their family so they can develop independence, learn new skills, make friends and reduce loneliness whilst giving parents and carers a break from their caring responsibilities and providing time to spend with other children in the family.

About the role:

The Team Leader will be:

– Leading and working inside a team supporting children and young people to reach their potential, across multiple areas of day to day lives

– Focusing on meeting social, emotional, health and personal care needs for all of our service users

– Delivering planned play, leisure and practical living skills activities

– Seeking the views of the children and young people when planning engaging activities and programme of activities.

– Leading on activities such as arts and crafts, cooking, leisurely visits, physical and imaginative play, outdoor games & sensory play.

– Taking responsibility for the safety, care and engagement of the children and young people and build positive relationships with families and professional colleagues to ensure each child is supported to achieve the best outcomes.

– Able to plan, organise and deliver sessions, create care plans & complete risk assessments within health & safety guidelines .

What will you bring?

– Being passionate, inclusive, collaborative and ambitious for the children and young people we work with.

– Being qualified to NVQ level 3 standard in a relevant area.

– Experience of working in children's services and have knowledge of disabilities.

– A flexible approach to working hours and willing to work across different clubs and activities.

– The team leader will usually work a full day on either Saturday or Sunday with one evening shift a week with work patterns pre-agreed.

– Experience in leading a team or children and be able to demonstrate leadership qualities.

– Access to a car as county-wide travel can be regular.

– Good MS Office Skills

– Excellent communication skills

Rewards

We want our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, a comprehensive employer-matched pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts on our dedicated benefits portal.

– Working with an amazing, fun and supportive team.

– Access to supportive learning and development platforms and training opportunities to develop skills and knowledge.

– Generous paid holiday allowance – minimum 29 days plus public/bank holidays

– Flexible maternity, adoption and paternity packages

– A matched pension scheme, we'll match the contributions to your pension up to a maximum of 7%

– Ability to buy and sell holidays

– Discounts at major high street retailers

For safe and happy childhoods

At Action for Children, we protect and support children and young people, providing practical and emotional care and support, ensuring their voices are heard, and campaigning to bring lasting improvements to their lives. Last year, we helped more than 387,000 children and families across the UK.

We are committed to safer recruitment practices to protect our service users; therefore, all applicants are expected to have an understanding of and commitment to safeguarding best-practice.

Action for Children is passionate about promoting equality, valuing diversity and working inclusively. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons particularly people with Disabilities and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic applicants, as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce

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