Activity Lead

16 hours per week (part-time, term time only)

£24,206 FTE per annum (pro-rata for part-time)

ID: 1453

Job title: Activity Lead
Service: Stockton Family Outreach and Volunteering Service
Salary: £24,206 FTE per annum (£7,850.59 per annum for 16 hours per week, part-time)
Location: Stockton-On-Tees
Hours: 16 hours per week (part-time, term time only)
Contract: Temporary Contract (Until March 2026)

Family Action & the Role's Impact:
At Family Action we support people through change, challenge or crisis. It's what we've done for over 150 years. We protect children, support young people and adults and offer direct, practical help to families and communities.

We see first-hand the power of family to shape lives, for better or worse, so we speak up for the importance of family in national and local policymaking, amplify family voices and represent the changing needs of families in the UK today.

Your impact
Within this role, you will plan and deliver high-quality stay and play group sessions for babies, young children and their parents/carers within the four Stockton on Tees Borough Council Family Hubs. You will create a warm, friendly and stimulating environment with age-appropriate activities that support developmental milestones for babies and young children and ensure all spaces are inclusive and welcoming for families from diverse backgrounds. You may also support the development and delivery of other family focused groups within the Borough subject to emerging needs.

Main Responsibilities:
1. To provide safe, creative, and developmentally appropriate play opportunities by planning and preparing engaging activities and arranging equipment within a secure and stimulating environment.

2. To ensure a safe and nurturing environment through the implementation of appropriate risk assessments, active supervision of activities, and adherence to established safety protocols

3. To set up and dismantle play spaces and activities, including assembling and tidying away play equipment, and ensuring all furniture and materials are returned to their original locations

4. To remain consistently aware of and comply with health and safety procedures at all times.

5. To promote parental involvement and support by developing and maintaining effective working relationships with families and provide information to parents about external services and organisations.

Main Requirements (for details check the job description and person specification):
We're looking for an enthusiastic, motivated individual who can make a positive contribution to the lives of children and their families in Stockton on Tees. You must have a genuine passion for working with children and families, and have a nurturing, caring personality to be able to engage and support children's development and wellbeing. You must be able to plan and deliver appropriate play activities. If you're passionate about providing an exceptional service to children and the community, we'd love to hear from you!

Appointments are subject to Family Action receiving a satisfactory Enhanced Level of disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service
Benefits:

We'll offer you a generous pension scheme and leave entitlements, eye care vouchers, a cycle to work scheme and other great benefits. All roles in Family Action are open to a discussion about possible flexible working options, subject to business needs, and all new starters will have the right to make a flexible working request from day one of employment. We have an excellent well-being offer and we will invest in your professional development with on-going quality training and career development opportunities. You'll join an established, supportive and high-performing service and have the opportunity to thrive in an innovative organisation that values your opinion, encourages learning and has the needs of children and families at its core.
We are forward looking, ambitious and committed to continuous improvement. We are a people focused, can-do organisation, which strives for excellence in all we do and operates with mutual respect.

To Apply:
• Click the "Apply Now" link below and fill out our digital application form
• Closing Date: Friday 23rd May at 23:59
• To learn more about Family Action: Careers

For direct queries or if you would like to discuss any aspect of the selection process or flexible working requests, please email:

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion:
We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process, and you will be asked whether you require any adjustments if shortlisted for interview. We also make reasonable adjustments on the job, where required.

We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Intersectionality is important to us and we particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ candidates and disabled candidates because we are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Action. We know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role and will reimburse your travel cost if you attend an interview.

Ordinarily Family Action appoints new starters at the starting point of the salary scale (with subsequent annual pay progression), unless you have experience that would justify appointment further up the salary scale or there are any other exceptional reasons.