Vacancy Detail
Playworker
Role: Playworker
Based:
- Basingstoke - 25 hours
- Southampton - 8 - 26 hours
- Havant 16 hours
- Winchester 16 hours
Rate: £12.21 per hour
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: Permanent
Our client, a specialist Domestic Violence charity, is looking to recruit several Playworkers
To provide play sessions to pre-school and school age children who have experienced domestic abuse and are staying at the refuge. This will be through both structured and free play.
Synopsis of duties:
- Work to empower and support children/young people to make positive choices.
- To provide holistic support, advice and assistance to women and their children who have experienced domestic abuse and are staying in the refuge.
- Supporting families to be free from domestic abuse
- Plan and deliver age-appropriate structured and free play activities to children and young people living in refuges
- To help children begin the healing process of working through their traumatic experiences of domestic abuse and change.
- To help organise and supervise children’s activities during the day and after school as needed. These can be on and off the premises.
- Ensuring that all relevant records are kept accurately and in a timely manner.
Essential Requirements:
- A full UK driving licence and use of own vehicle
- Experience of working with children and young people.
- An understanding and knowledge of child protection and safeguarding.
- The ability to build rapport quickly with women, children, young people and men participating in the service.
Supporting Futures Consulting acts as both an employer and an agency.
Location: Winchester | Salary: 11.44 per hour | Job type: Permanent | Posted: 02/07/2025