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 who have the special ability to support and encourage play activities on a 1 to 1 basis with children and young people with disabilities and medically complex needs.
If successful, you’ll join our enthusiastic welcoming team. We are an accredited living wage employer and will provide extensive training and benefits such as life assurance.
As a Support Worker, you will play an active role in the set-up, delivery and development of play activities, encouraging and enabling children and young people to play and socialise in an inclusive way. There will be some requirement to assist and undertake personal care with individual children when required.
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
Benefits: Holiday pay, training & development opportunities, life assurance, company pension, health care cash back plan, employee assistance programme, payment for disclosures & PVGs.
We’ll acknowledge all applications and intend to hold interviews the week commencing 28th April.
The Yard aims to be an equal opportunity employer and is determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on any grounds. The successful candidate will be subject to a PVG check and require to be registered with the SSSC.
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