Team Leader (Children’s Respite Breaks)

£21k per year, Full time contract 37.5 hours per week worked as annualised hours, Dolfor, Mid Wales

The Honeypot Children’s Charity is looking for a Team Leader to support disadvantaged children between the ages of 5 and 12 on overnight respite holiday breaks.

We’re looking for someone who’s positive and passionate about supporting young carers and vulnerable children, who can provide guidance and set standards for a friendly team of residential playworkers, and is ready to adapt to any challenge. Creativity is good, enthusiasm is a must – you’ll be organising fun activities for children and engaging with them to boost their self-confidence.

The role will be chiefly based at our respite home, Honeypot Pen-y-Bryn, situated in the beautiful countryside near Newtown, Mid Wales. It’ll be here you’ll provide a variety of individual and group activities for children in safe, nurturing environments, with full access to the facilities available, including trampolines, a swimming pool, the Galleon adventure playground, and the arts and crafts studio.

You must have experience of working with children in a group environment, a childcare, education or social work qualification and knowledge of Child Protection and Safeguarding. This role requires an enhanced DBS check.

We are recruiting this role on a full time permanent annualised hours contract and many of the hours will mainly be worked on weekends and school holidays.

Please click here for the full job description and personal specification.

To apply, please send us your CV with a brief covering letter telling us why you are interested in the role to recruitment@honeypot.org.uk.

The closing date for applications is the 20th January 2019.