The Gingerbread Centre
Registered Charity No: 1088344
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Activity Club Assistant (Maternity Cover)
Based at Rothesay Court / Catherine Court
We are looking for an Activity Club Assistant to cover Maternity Leave from 1st March until 31st December 2025.
Overview: Funded by Children In Need, Activity Club provides a safe, inviting space for children and families to socialise, learn, play and enjoy quality time together. As an Activity Club Assistant, you will be part of a team who focus on encouraging positive relationships between parents and children, promoting the benefits of play and ensuring each child who resides at The Gingerbread Centre has the opportunity to thrive and develop at their own pace.
Hours: 20 hours per week
Your regular hours will be: Monday 4:00pm–7:00pm, Tuesday 4:00pm–7:00pm,
Wednesday 11.30am–7:00pm, Thursday 4:00m–7:00pm, Friday 10:00am–2:00pm,
with some flexibility required during school holidays
Salary: £12.00 per hour
You will need:
• Excellent communication skills / ability to engage with children and young people
• Ability to facilitate discussions / empower children and young people
• Excellent organisational skills
• NVQ in Child Care or similar
• Basic IT skills
• Ability to prepare and deliver up-to-date, accurate records, reports and statistics
• Good knowledge of health and Safety
• Creativity and innovation – the ability to ‘think outside the box’
• A flexible approach to work
Closing Date for Applications: 10:00am, Monday 27th January 2025*
*Please Note: In situations where a significant response is received, the closing date may be brought forward.
Date of Interviews: To Be Confirmed
To apply, please send your current CV, a covering letter and a complete Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form* to Louise by email.
In your covering letter, please detail why you feel this role would be a good fit for you and what you feel you could bring to this role.
Further information and a full job description and person specification, can be found on our website.
*Please download our Equal Opportunities Form, from our website.
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The Gingerbread Centre is committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable people.
All posts are subject to Enhanced DBS.