Current Job Vacancies
Specialist Playworkers
The Short Breaks team helps children and young people with disabilities and complex needs to engage in active and age appropriate play opportunities which promote their independence, social skills and well-being.
ou will be enthusiastic, flexible and ideally have experience working with school aged children and young people in an inclusive setting. Having a caring and child-centred attitude, you will help create a positive environment that provides children and young people with opportunities to experience a wide range of play opportunities, explore activities and experiment, develop friendships and have fun.
Salary: £11.68 hr / £12.00 Saturdays
Hours: Primary 9am - 1pm and Secondary 11am - 3pm term time only
Holiday Club offers 7 hours per session. Sessions run weekdays during most school holidays 08/8.30am to 3.30pm (10 weeks p.a.). Staff can be contracted for every holiday or flexi.
If you are playful and creative, a team player and an effective communicator, we’d love to hear from you.
Please click here for job description.
Location: Twerton and Odd Down, Bath
How to apply: Download job description and application form . Send the completed form here.
Office Manager/Administrator
We are a small local charity providing a range of services for children and families across B&NES. We are looking for someone who is able to support the background running of the organisation in the office and be flexible in the scope of the role.
The Office Manager/Administrator role is a part time post working on a Tuesday and Friday in our office in the South of Bath. The role includes:
Being a friendly welcome for visitors to ODCC & BAPP and respond to external requests for information (manage Bookings and Enquiries email Inboxes)
To provide administrative and organisational support to the Trustees including servicing bimonthly meetings.
To promote, increase usage and manage administration of facilities including use of Odd Down Community Centre and bookings.
To keep the BAPP website up to date, provide social media content and produce marketing materials as required.
To design & produce the BAPP Annual Report and service AGM.
To be responsible for compliance across all required statutory systems and equipment including arranging annual service checks.
You will have a good range of computer skills including familiarity with MS Word, Excel and some basic website design and have an inclusive, courteous and supportive telephone manner and good communication skills and be an excellent team player. You should be confident to work independently and on your own initiative and also share ideas and implement changes to improve admin processes.
There will be further hours available for project specific work.
The successful applicant will require an Enhanced DBS check as we work with children and be a key holder.
For further details, please see the Job Description.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: Up to £25,473 pro-rata per year Actual £6,884.80
Expected hours: 10 per week (increasing to 16)
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free parking
- On-site parking
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A Family Play Support Worker works as part of a team to support whole families with school age children (5 – 19 years) who are referred to the Family Support & Play Service visiting them at least weekly to offer practical help and emotional support. The aim as a preventative service and part of the B&NES Early Help offer is support for whole families. Children, young people and their families are at the heart of our Family Support and Play Service and our team provide early support before things get worse. We build on the strength and resilience of families and communities empowering them to help themselves using the family partnership approach. You will receive regular support from the Early Help Team Leader and clinical supervision.
You will work with up to 4 or 5 families at any one time who are referred to the service from a range of agencies including schools and health professionals. On one day per week (Tuesday), you will be working with colleagues providing school based Nurture Groups across B&NES.
You will be a car driver and have access to a vehicle as families live across B&NES for which mileage is paid.
Where you are trauma informed and aware of some of the issues and barriers that families are facing and the impact on children's wellbeing and want to help make a difference, then we would welcome your application.
Job Type: Part-time
Salary: £25,040 pro-rata per year
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Level 2 Apprentice Early Years Practitioner – 32 hours/week
We are a small charity run Nursery and Pre-school open term time only and looking for an Apprentice L2 EY Practitioner. You will be working Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday in the setting 08.30 – 15.15 and attending Bath College on a Tuesday approx. 10.00 to 15.00 a total of 32 hours/week, term time only.
You will be a calm and friendly person, eager to learn and join our lovely team.. The vacancy is in response to increased demand
We welcome applicants for Bank staff as well.
The role includes the following:
- * Help plan and implement developmentally appropriate playful learning activities for children in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework
- * Create a safe and nurturing environment for children to learn, play and grow
- * Provide personal care and support to children, including feeding, changing, and assisting with toilet training
- * Help with observation and assessment of children's development and progress, and maintain accurate records
- * Collaborate with parents and carers to ensure effective communication and partnership in the child's learning journey
- * Support children with additional needs or challenging behaviour, implementing consistent strategies as needed in partnership with parents
- * Maintain a clean and safe learning environment, both inside and out, ensuring the health and safety of all children and staff
- * Participate in staff meetings, training sessions, and professional development opportunities to enhance knowledge and skills
Please see Job description for more details or follow this link.
We welcome applications using our Application Form and Equalities Form; please state when you would be available for an informal interview when applying. We can provide an immediate start but start date is no later than 15th April 2024
Where you do not hold an Enhanced DBS on the Update Service, we will require this and can pay for a new Enhanced DBS.
All roles require Enhanced DBS Clearance which we will pay for, and two satisfactory references.
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