About The Service
Children’s Play Services is part of Cardiff Council’s Early Intervention and Prevention Services within Early Help. The service provides local children and young people (aged five to fourteen) with quality, challenging, friendly and fun places to play regardless of their background or ability. The play we offer is child-centred, giving children and young people access to a wide range of activities and experiences. We offer free play opportunities which enable children to choose their preferred activity.
Our community play teams operate both open and closed access play schemes across Cardiff all year round. Open access schemes are free, drop-in play sessions where children and young people are supervised whilst on site and participating in their choice of activities. Closed access sessions are delivered for specific groups such as schools, young carers, children with disabilities and those living in hostels.
Children’s Play Service also provide a range of play projects and events throughout the year and across Cardiff.
About the job
This is a full time, 37 hour per week role.
We are seeking to appoint someone to the role who will be responsible for the operational day-to-day management and effective performance monitoring of the Play Services Team.
The successful candidate will lead, develop, support, and communicate with the Play Services Team and be the Care Inspectorate Wales Responsible Individual for any registerable play services.
The successful candidate will also work closely with other existing areas of Early Help, including Cardiff Parenting Teams and Cardiff Family Advice and Support services, with the aim of continually improving and developing service provision.
Additionally, the candidate will work in partnership with internal and external services to deliver the best outcomes for children aged 5-14 and families that the service supports.
What We Are Looking For From You
The successful candidate will demonstrate:
- Significant proven experience of working with children in a play work environment.
- Experience of overseeing delivery of open access play sessions or sessional care, Play Groups, Out of School or Breakfast clubs, Lunch Clubs, Afterschool Clubs, or holiday Clubs.
- A wide range of practical play work skills and an ability to lead and develop a service and team.
- Ability to provide a stimulating, exciting and challenging play environment.
- Have knowledge and working experience of Childrens’ play and play work issues.
- Experience of working within local communities to promote the value of play, and development of the play environment.
- A commitment to the principles and practice outlined in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of requirements, including Cardiff Council’s Behavioural Competencies.
Additional information
This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
This vacancy is suitable for post share.
Internal candidates who wish to apply for this position on a secondment basis must obtain approval prior to application using Form SEC1 (4.C.081). Requests may only be approved by the relevant Director/ Assistant Director/ Chief Officer or senior nominated officer graded no lower than OM2 or in the case of schools based staff the Head teacher / Governing Body.
Please note the Council does not accept CV’s. When completing the supporting information section of your application, please ensure you refer to the below located on our website:
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We welcome applications in both English and Welsh. Applications received in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than English applications.
If you would like to discuss the post prior to application, please contact Sarah Stork (Leisure Client Manager) on 07976 056215.
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