Job Details:
Area Play & Youth Worker

Job Description

Area Play & Youth Worker

Hours 2.5 £12.73 per hour (full time salary equivalent £23,166-25,209, pay point depending on experience)

Higher Blackley

Do you have the right mix of creativity and passion for working with children and a commitment to making a real difference? 

We are recruiting Play & Youth Workers at Manchester Young Lives, to provide open access and targeted play and youth work activities. Our after-school adventure play provision is Ofsted registered and provides activities for 6-13 year olds. Our youth provision engages with young people aged 11+ after school and during the evenings. 

Our work enables often disadvantaged children and young people the opportunity to learn, develop and connect with their communities, build safe and supportive relationships with committed workers, and let off steam on our adventure playgrounds. 

If you can build relationships with children and young people, have fun and supportive conversations, we would love to hear from you.

This role is based in a community venue in Higher Blackley. Mondays 3.15-5.45pm.

Roles can work alongside a main job, education and/or personal commitments.

Place in organisation

The post holder will be based either within our ‘South Play and Youth Team’ working across 2 locations in Wythenshawe or within our ‘Central/North Play and Youth Team’ working across 3 location Moss side, Ardwick and Higher Blackley providing both open access and targetedplay and youth work activities for children and young people aged 5-19 years. 

Main purpose of the job

• Face to face work with children and young people delivering targeted and open access play and youth work sessions and holiday playschemes
• Working and liaising with other MYL services and local agencies in the designated area

Please note CVs will not be considered as part of your application for this position. Application and Demographic forms must be returned either via email to [email protected] or by post to Manchester Young Lives, The Addy Young People’s Centre, Woodhouse Lane, Wythenshawe, M22 9TF. Please ensure you complete the final section of the application from, giving information as to how you meet the person specification.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

The closing date for completed application forms is Monday 20^th January 2025.