Reidvale Adventure Play Association Ltd is a voluntary organisation with charitable status based in Dennistoun, Glasgow.
RAPA offers a range of fully integrated play services and experiences within a fully accessible and integrated playground environment.
We are looking for an innovative and enthusiastic individual to provide a variety of play, sport and free play experiences both indoors and outdoors.
Closing date for applications is Friday 18th April 2025.
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 Play Team Leader, you will supervise and deliver a range of inclusive social, recreational and adventure play-based activities at The Yard, with the rest of the play team.
About the role:
Your daily routine will be as varied as the needs of the people you are supporting. You will be ensuring the safety of the children within The Yard, engaging children and young people in creative play, liaising with their parents and carers, schools and other organisations to ensure service satisfaction remains high and supervising the play and volunteering staff effectively.
About you:
If you would like to work in a supportive and understanding work environment, where the team is highly committed to our mission, we would love to have you on board:
* Experience of working with children and young people with a range of disabilities.
* Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
* Excellent organisational skills and administrative abilities.
* Leadership skills and team building capacity.
Benefits:
Holiday pay, training & development opportunities, life assurance, company pension, health care cash back plan, employee assistance programme, free uniform.
A fantastic opportunity to come and join the Children First team in East Ayrshire
At Children First our ambition is for every child in Scotland to be safe, loved and well with their family. As a charity, we offer emotional, practical, and financial support to help families to put children first and campaign to uphold the rights of every child.
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our new and innovative Restorative Family Group Decision Making Service in East Ayrshire. The new team and model of relational and restorative approaches, including Family Group Decision Making, will play a pivotal role in the delivery and development of the service, ensuring high-quality relationships with children and families and working alongside our partners to evidence impact. We are therefore looking to recruit a dynamic, experienced team of individuals who can drive the successful development and growth of this new and innovative partnership.
You do not require previous experience in the delivery of Family Group Decision Making but you must be able to demonstrate an understanding of the principles and values of the approach. You must also show a commitment to complete accredited training, which will be provided.
What kind of people are we looking for?
* Have experience of keeping children safe in their own families.
* Are fiercely passionate about children’s rights.
* Think it’s a privilege to work with and on behalf of children and families.
* Are kind and will bring their whole selves to the job: heart and mind.
What kind of team member will you be?
* Resilient, skilled and knowledgeable who wants to transform children’s lives.
* Determined to support children to stay safely with their own family.
* Big-hearted and courageous.
* Able to build strong relationships and to manage the tricky conversations.
* Compassionate and understanding of trauma.
* A cool head and clear-minded at times of pressure.
* Inspiring colleagues and teams to be even better.
* An amazing ambassador for children and Children First.
Above all else, the most important thing to us is that you are someone who will do the right thing for children and their families at every turn.
Base
You will be based in East Ayrshire with our partners in the HSCP and will travel to connect with other parts of the organisation. You will work on an outreach basis to connect with children and families in communities across East Ayrshire.
Salary, Conditions, Pension
We will offer you a competitive salary, generous annual leave entitlement (40 days inclusive of 9 public holidays). We have additional benefits such as a cash back health plan, cycle to work scheme, and option to join a Credit Union.
This is a 28 hour maternity cover position, until 31st December 2025.
Do you want to make a positive impact on the lives of children and young people with a learning disability and/or Autism?
We have an exciting opportunity for a family-focused, warm friendly, resourceful and empathetic individual to join our newly extended Disability Service as a Family Worker.
About Options Ayrshire
Options Ayrshire is a busy respite care unit for children and young people with additional support needs, including complex learning and physical disabilities. As well as providing short residential breaks, the service offers outreach to families and is also involved in the managing and running of an after school club as well as a busy Easter and summer play scheme. Our disability support service offers a safe, homely environment for a child to come and stay for a short break that gives their families a rest from their caring role. During that break, children enjoy a range of fun activities and experiences with our staff who specialise in taking care of children with disabilities. Our service is very much a ‘home from home’ for the children who stay with us.
We are excited to announce that we are extending our Options Ayrshire Service to include a family service. This new service, where this post will be based, will be working with families either in their own homes or out in the community to support with both emotional and practical help.
What we are looking for...
As a Family Worker, you will offer emotional and direct practical help to families experiencing short- or long-term challenges. You will work with families; identifying areas where support is required, working with them to co-produce a family support plan which will be individually tailored to their child’s and family’s needs. You will agree outcomes and personal goals within the child’s plan.
The role of the Family Worker will be diverse and wide-ranging and will include the following:
* Promote and develop healthy routines, including sleep.
* Provide practical support with personal care.
* Support the development of play routines.
* Support parents to address difficulties and reduce risks.
* Build upon parents' existing knowledge and equip them with enabling strategies and tools.
* Support families to have positive and rewarding relationships.
* Support families to implement structure, identify triggers and understand the function and purpose of their child’s behaviour and reduce challenges from escalating.
Along with families, liaise and work with partners and colleagues from Social Work, Health and Education to assess, review and evaluate progress.
You will have experience of supporting children and families with a learning disability and Autism. You will have up-to-date knowledge of best practice and supporting tools and interventions.
You will manage your own diary, and your hours will be 20 per week, worked flexibly between 7am and 10pm, Monday to Sunday. The days and hours worked will be agreed with families within the family support plan. There may also occasionally be a need to provide additional support out with these times and to be able to respond to crises and family stress.
At Aberlour we want to make sure every child and young person has the love, support and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team.
What we offer...
As well as a supportive team and excellent training opportunities, we want all 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, an excellent employer pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts across various retailers.
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