Senior Play Practitioner (Outdoor Experiences) – Part Time – Temporary – Glasgow Part Time

Part Time – 16.00 hours per week

Main Function

To provide high quality indoor and outdoor nurture groups for children between the ages of 0 and 12 (predominantly from a school setting).

To ensure activities and sessions are facilitated to create a safe, nurturing and supportive environment for children and families to grow, learn and develop together.

To take responsibility for leading and planning sessions appropriately

To work in line with CrossReach policies, procedures, ethos and values.

To liaise with school contacts re agreed partnerships, expectations and outcomes.

Main Duties

1. Oversee the planning and development of outdoor play sessions, ensuring relevant policies and procedures are followed.
2. To contribute to and ensure the implementation of robust monitoring and evaluation systems in relation to children’s outcomes.
3. To ensure risk assessments are completed and adhered to.
4. Develop relationships with the children, parent(s) and others to allow an appropriate experience to be planned that takes account of the age, stage of development and context of each child, and will promote their health and wellbeing in line with the relevant frameworks.
5. Facilitate the planned sessions in a way that is safe, stimulating, nurturing and makes appropriate use of the environment and resources.
6. Work with the Play Practitioner to ensure sessions run smoothly and efficiently.
7. Work in a variety of community settings to ensure sessions are easily accessible.
8. Acting as part of a collaborative team, actively participate in reflective evaluations to ensure that all relevant observations are recorded, and are communicated in a way that supports the development of the children and enhances the future planning of each child’s learning and development.
9. Understand the core Service outcomes and ensure that they are integrated into the planning of play experiences, adopting an evaluative mind-set to ensure that the Service continually enhances its ability to meet the required outcomes for children and families.
10. Work alongside/supervise/support Service Volunteers to ensure the Service operates efficiently and effectively.
11. Working together with schools in order to develop appropriate, trusting relationships with the families of children and ensure that information is appropriately shared.
12. Working as part of the collaborative team, ensure that the views of children and their families are regularly sought and appropriately reflected in all aspects of service delivery.
13. Ensure that all activities, including the preparation and provision of food, are carried out in a safe manner, in accordance with the relevant requirements, are appropriately documented and reflect the individual needs of each child.
14. To demonstrate and share Christian love and support including sharing with others the leading of worship in accordance with CrossReach policy and by ensuring all staff meetings are opened with prayer and Bible reading.