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Playscheme Activity Worker
When We Need You
From 15/09/2008 onwards
About Opportunity
Volunteers are needed to help support children with a disability to enjoy a summer play-scheme held within a local primary school during the school summer holidays 2012. The Volunteer would need to attend 4-5 days training prior to starting within the play-scheme. Volunteers will assist the project workers in providing a service to children with a disability to enjoy activities within the setting of a play-scheme. To assist in the provision of a range of support and opportunities to play in a safe, fun and stimulating environment. Volunteers will assist in the maintenance of the physical, emotional well-being and general health of the children to the highest possible standard, support staff in matching process and ensure that personal plans are followed, participate in the development and maintenance of professional and caring relationships between staff and children and families, provide direct and indirect support to children, including one-to-one support and two-to-one support, work within Quarriers' policies and practice guidelines and National Care Standards & work within the National Care Standards. Volunteers facilitating groups will be required on a weekly basis, over a period of seven weeks.
About Quarriers
Quarriers is a Scottish charity providing practical support and care for children, adults and families. We challenge poverty and inequality of opportunity and choice, to bring about positive change in people's lives. Quarriers operates 127 Projects throughout Scotland and South-West England. They vary greatly, due to the wide variety of needs that we address but include group homes and supported living services for people with physical and learning disabilities, support services and Scotland's only residential assessment service for people with complex forms of epilepsy; a residential and day school and community based projects for children with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties; hostels and support services for young homeless people; family centres; respite and long term care for children with a range of disabilities and other difficulties and support services for carers.
Skills & Experience
Enthusiasm and commitment to tasks, fun & energetic personality, interpersonal skills; including empathy & a caring attitude, good verbal & written communication, to take part in supervision, to communicate effectively within the team, to participate in training as required, to work with individual children on a one to one basis or two-to-one basis, to be responsible for daily recording e.g. noting significant occurrences, providing feedback to parents/carers at the end of each session, to liaise with Medical Practitioners, Social Workers, families and other agencies as required, and to liaise with support staff within Quarriers as appropriate and when required and to ensure that effective records are kept relating to all activities undertaken. Volunteers must be available to meet with children and families prior to the Play-scheme to help develop working relationships.
Travel Details
Support will mainly remain in the North Ayrshire Council Area. There may be occasions where support is required outside of the North Ayrshire Council Area.
Restrictions
Due to the nature of volunteer project
Requirements
Application Form, Induction/Training, Informal Chat, Interview, Police Check, References
Training and Induction Details
In-house training will be provided shadowing a mentor as well as appropriate Quarriers training. Support and supervision will be provided by line manager.
Work Type
Care / Support worker
Client Group
Children
Expenses Detail
Yes, all out of pocket expenses for transport and activities involving service users will be reimbursed by the project.
Accessibility Details
Wheelchair Access
Disabled Toilet
Frequency & Commitment
Volunteers are needed one day a week for the play scheme for 7 weeks.
Minimum Age
Volunteers must be at least 25 years of age.
Volunteers Required
1
Reference Code
49-529
Opportunity Provided By
Contact Details
93 Princes Street
KA22 8DQ
Contact: The Ayrshire Community Trust
Tel: 01294 443044
Email: info@theayrshirecommunitytrust...
Website: http://www.theayrshirecom...
