CLOSED: Play Worker

JOIN OUR WORK TO SUPPORT COMMUNITIES TO THRIVE 

Is success for you to see children and young people flourishing within their lives and community? Are you enthusiastic about supporting them through positive activities to help them reach their potential? If so, we want to meet you.

ABOUT US: 

Southmead Development Trust is a Bristol-based charity made up of staff, volunteers, and residents working together to keep power in our community. We work alongside local people and partners to improve health, wellbeing, employment, and local pride — while tackling social isolation and bringing investment into the area.

Guided by residents, our vision is a thriving and healthy community. We provide the support, spaces, and services our community needs through our two well-loved sites: the Greenway Centre and Southmead Adventure Playground (The Ranch). These venues host a wide range of activities including wellbeing services, youth and play sessions, fitness classes, community groups, and local celebrations.

We’re proud to be a Disability Confident employer and welcome applications from everyone. We’re committed to building a team that reflects the diversity of our community. If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process or in the workplace, just let us know — we’ll do our best to support you.

ABOUT YOU: 

• Experience working with children and young people aged 0- 12, paid or voluntary.
• Enthusiastic about supporting play sessions and delivering a diverse range of activities including cooking, sport, play and nature activities.
• Experience in responding to a range of experiences, and behaviours and able to de-escalate challenging behaviour.
• Sensitivity to children and young people facing challenging social or home environments.
• Willingness to obtain First Aid and other necessary and/or recommended qualifications if not already held.
• Passionate about providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all.
• Good communication and teamwork skills.
• Able to work collaboratively and flexibly with the team and partners to ensure delivery of sessions and safety of our sites.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

• Provide a safe and inclusive environment for children and young people to take part in a range of positive activities.
• Support delivery of open access play sessions at the Ranch site (Southmead Adventure Playground).
• Provide accurate and appropriate information, advice, and guidance to young people.
• Offer and provide support and advocacy with and for young people through a variety of methods.
• Ensure young people’s comments, voices and suggestions are at the heart of the programme of activities, respond to their strengths and needs.
• Identify emerging issues and recommend responses relating to young people in the area.
• Support conflict resolution among children and young people to promote a positive, cooperative atmosphere

DETAILS: 

Location: Based at Southmead Adventure Playground, and Greenway Centre, Bristol, BS10

Contract type: Permanent

Salary: £24,727.25 ( £12.85 per hour)-£27,300.88 (£14.19 per hour)per year pro rata (depending on experience and qualifications)

Hours: 9 per week. Term time (3pm-6pm) Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and school holidays (12pm-4pm) (This is 9 hours in term time and rises during holiday periods)

Holiday & benefits: occupational pension, free membership to Greenway Gym and classes.

How to apply: Email your CV and a statement explaining how you meet the job requirements to Matt Caldwell, Ranch Manager mattcaldwell@southmead.org

Deadline: 09:00 Friday 7th November with interviews the following week.

If you have questions or would like to chat about the role email  matt.caldwell@southmead.org