Play Worker

Do you enjoy working with children & young people and positively impacting their lives? We have an exciting opportunity for a number of Play Workers to join our friendly, passionate and dedicated team at our Include Me 2 Services based in Lancashire, on an As & When basis.

Our Include Me 2 Service is a short breaks service facilitating group sessions for children & young people aged 4 – 18 with a wide range of Special Educational Needs/disabilities offering them opportunities to get involved in play and leisure activities such as arts & crafts, cooking and trips out in the community whilst offering valuable respite to their families. We are a fun-loving team looking for an enthusiastic, happy and kind individuals to join us as our Play Worker!

Locality working across our Include Me 2 services based in Lancashire covering South Ribble, Preston, Chorley, West Lancs, Burnley and Pendle, we also operate in Blackpool.

You will be working on an as & when basis. Hours tend to be after school, weekends and school holidays.

• Experience of working with children & young people (gained either in employment or volunteer capacity)
• Ability to communicate effectively with children & young people and respond with warmth and empathy.
• Ability to work well as part of a team with energy and enthusiasm.
• Ability to demonstrate a good understanding of safeguarding and the commitment to adhere to Barnardo's safeguarding & child protection policies/procedures.
• Most importantly, you will need to enjoy the challenges and rewards of working with children & young people!

• To contribute to the planning of sessions and activities.
• Delivering and recording group sessions.
• Facilitating activities and days out.
• To ensure the sessions run smoothly and our safeguarding policies and procedures are adhered to at all times.
• To provide a safe, fun and inclusive environment for all our service users.

For more information about this role, please contact us on

When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document (if applicable). This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.

This is a rolling vacancy. Applications will be reviewed and interviews arranged on a regular basis.

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.