Advertised from 9 July 2025

Role

The Yard is an award-winning charity that runs adventure play services for children with disabilities and/or additional support needs and their families.  

As a Support Worker, you will plan and deliver a range of inclusive, social, recreational and adventure play activities at The Yard.

About the role:

As a Support Worker you will work to deliver inclusive, social, recreational play activities such as arts & crafts, indoor and outdoor play for children and young people with disabilities and additional support needs on a 1:1 basis.

About you:

Is creating fun and friendship your superpower?

If you would like to work in a supportive and understanding work environment, ensuring that families feel valued and part of an inclusive community, we would love to have you on board.

This job is for you if you:

• Have experience of working with children and young people with a range of disabilities in a play or youth work setting (or in a home environment)
• Enjoy enabling children and young people to play and socialise in an inclusive way
• Can work in a flexible manner both on a 1:1 basis and as part of a wider team of Support Workers and Playworkers
• Are prepared to assist and undertake personal care with individual children, if required (which may include the use of hoists and / or additional equipment.)

Application notes

To understand more about the role, please download our Support Worker job description here: https://theyardscotland.org.uk/jobs/respite-support-worker/ 

Please complete the job application form and equal opportunities monitoring form available on our website and return them to: jobs@theyardscotland.org.uk 

The closing date to apply is Monday 11th August at 09:00am.

Please note, we’re actively reviewing applications and interviews will be held on a rolling basis. This ad may close early if we fill these vacancies.

We very much welcome previous experience working as: Play Worker, Support Worker, Care Worker, Pupil Support Assistant, Nursery Assistant, Teaching Assistant and Voluntary Worker