Overview
Salary: £11.98 to £12.59 per hour
Shift hours: one post x 18.5 hours and two posts x 10.25 hours
This is an exciting opportunity to support children and young people with disabilities to have fun, play, and experience enjoyable activities, achieving positive outcomes as well as giving parents/carers the opportunity to have a short break.
The role involves being responsible for leading and arranging activities for children and young people with disabilities aged 5 – 18 years within Coventry in a group setting and on a one-to-one basis.
This is a city-wide service via both building-based and outdoor-based activities from venues such as Broad Park House, Family Hubs, and assorted sports centres.
We are recruiting to three posts; the working hours either 10.25 hours per week or 18.5 hours per week in line with service needs, which will cover evenings, weekends and school holidays. The rota will be provided on a termly basis.
This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
We are looking for an enthusiastic, creative, warm and nurturing person who has experience working with children and young people on a 1-1 and/or group setting, and with an understanding of disabilities and challenging behaviour in formal settings.
We are also looking for someone who can demonstrate skills that engage children in activities relevant to their individual needs, personal, social, intellectual, and cultural development.
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for further details.
If you need help or support to complete your application, please visit our accessibility page to see how we can assist you.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme – As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you’ll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria:
- Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
- Are currently in care or have previously been in care
- If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition
For full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled ‘Coventry City Council Application Process’. If there is any evidence of a candidate using AI to complete their application, then the application will be rejected unless the candidate can provide a justification which the Council considers to be reasonable.
If you would like an informal conversation about the role, please email Dally Kaur at dally.kaur@coventry.gov.uk
Reference: coventrycc/TP/49403/10099
