Disability Leader Disability Leader

The purpose of this role is to oversee, deliver and lead Short Breaks Club session for children and young people who have a disability or additional needs. To ensure that all, safeguarding, regulator and health & safety requirements are being met. The main responsibilities of this role are to:

• Take responsibility of the day to day running of Children and Young People's services to ensure that the service provided is safe, high quality and appropriate for the children and young people who attend.
• When the coordinator/manager is not available to act as the responsible person in charge of the scheme.
• Take a lead during sessions of ensuring that are aware of what all children are doing and that they are signed into and out of the service correctly
• Build trusting relationships with children and young people that enable them to benefit from the services provided.
• Lead a team of play workers and volunteers, supporting them with their roles and knowing when to get further support from more senior team members.
• Ensure that all children and young people upon their arrival are welcomed and feel comfortable and valued enabling the development and improvement of self-esteem, self-confidence and positive experiences
• When required, ensure that appropriate care plans and risk assessments are carried out for specific children and young people to meet any additional needs.
• Where appropriate, work with parents and families, checking that we have the correct information about the children and young people that attend. To ensure that parents and carers are kept informed of incidents/ accidents or other issues relating to their children.
• Contribute to the planning, organisation and delivery of activities, ensuring they are adapted where appropriate to be accessible to all children and young people to the best of their abilities, using and checking children's Care Plans.
• Work closely with individuals and where appropriate their families to offer a range of free play opportunities as well as a structured programme of social, play and leisure activities to the varying ages and needs of the children attending the service.
• Prepare and plan the session planning documents to ensure smooth running of the day. Including allocation of staff members, toileting record, daily staff logs and lunch rota.
• Supervise the activity environment to ensure physical and emotional/personal safety for all children and young people attending. This includes completing appropriate records of any accidents, injuries or incidents that may occur and any medication administered
• Ensure children's choices are evidenced and feedback gathered from children in a suitable manner.
• Provide and supervise the hygienic provision of refresh
  
  The starting salary for this role is £13.91 per hour with various working patterns available.
Rewards and Benefits
• Free Gym Membership: The post holder will be entitled to free use of the YMCA East Surrey fitness centre in Redhill and half price YMCA childcare for dependents.
• Free Parking : There is free parking available at all our delivery site. YMCA East Surrey also operates a Bike to Work Scheme.
• Pension Scheme: There is a YMCA East Surrey pension scheme - details available on request.