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Support Worker – Holiday Support
- Part time
- £13.45 per hour (with potential to earn £14.95 an hour). Seasonal – during Edinburgh school holidays (excluding Christmas)
- On site: Edinburgh
- Closing
- Advertised from
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.
We are looking for individuals with a particular talent for supporting and encouraging children and young people with disabilities and complex medical needs to take part in play activities on a one-to-one basis.
Do you get a buzz from helping children and young people create laughter, mess and happy memories? We have a great opportunity for you to join our team as a Support Worker at our Holiday Support service.
About the role & your responsibilities:
As a Support Worker, you will help plan, deliver and develop play activities that enable children and young people to participate, connect and socialise in an inclusive environment.
This role may involve providing personal care support to individual children when required.
About you:
This job is for you if you have:
- Experience of working with children and young people in a play or youth work setting or, alternatively, in a home environment
- An empathetic approach with the ability to trust in others
- An ability to work in a flexible manner, as an individual and as part of a team
- The ability to register to successfully with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC), and undertake an acceptable PVG check
Application notes
To understand more about the role, please download our Support Worker – Holiday Support job description below
Please complete the job application form and equal opportunities monitoring form available on our website and return them to: [email protected]
Closing date: Monday 2nd November at 05:00pm
We’ll acknowledge all applications and intend to hold interviews on the 16th, 17th and 18th of November
We very much welcome previous experience working as: Care Assistant, Care Worker, Carer, Domiciliary Carer, Pupil Support Assistant, Nursery Assistant, Teaching Assistant, Personal Assistant
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