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Challengers is a voluntary sector organisation providing play and leisure services to disabled children and young people across Surrey, Hampshire and in Richmond, Kingston, and Chichester. Our 555 Service offers urgent support to families of disabled young people aged 8 – 18 who are currently out of education. We offer a fun, safe space at Challengers during the day where our highly trained staff help young people build their confidence, and prepare them for a successful return to school.
Job Responsibility:
Being a part of the 555 Project Team to provide a high quality, fun and friendly service for young people aged 5-12 years, some of which may be extremely vulnerable
assisting the scheme Manager and Deputy in all aspects of caring and supervision of children and young people
to conduct yourself and represent the Charity in a manner which reflects all the values and principles of The Challengers Approach
to provide all aspects of one-to-one, two-to-one or three-to-one care, personal, medical and intimate care, manual handling tasks and positive behaviour support
to support in delivering fun and inspiring 'play'
to ensure that the children and young people at 555 are supported physically and emotionally as required
to work as part of a team including communication, sharing information, setting up site, cleaning, running activities, supporting colleagues
Requirements:
resilient, adaptable, ability to carry out physical aspects of role
ability to confidently cope in busy and noisy environment
ability to demonstrate capacity for enthusiasm and energy
ability to work well within a team
willingness to travel to other schemes as required
understanding and commitment to high quality play opportunities for disabled children
motivated to ensure all young people have opportunity to play
be prepared to use skills in arts, music, sport, drama, gardening, computing and more