POST TITLE:
DEPARTMENT:
Holiday Scheme Leaders
Registrar’s Office
SUB-DEPARTMENT:
POST RESPONSIBLE TO:
S ALARY :
C HILDREN
’
S S ERVICES (H OLIDAY S CHEME )
Holiday Scheme Manager, Deputy Holiday Scheme Manager
FA 2:7 M
INIMUM OF
20
HOURS PER WEEK
C LOSING D ATE : 20 TH M AY 2016
JOB PURPOSE:
 To provide support and encouragement to children attending the Holiday Scheme;
 To support the Holiday Scheme Manager, Deputy Manager and Holiday Scheme Education and
Welfare Officer;
 To facilitate the children attending to experience new activities, develop new skills and knowledge and to have fun;
 To devise, deliver and participate in activities during the periods of the day when there are no centrally planned activities taking place;
 To have knowledge of, be respectful of and implement all equal opportunities procedures that are concerned with the diversity and abilities of the children attending.
Responsible for:
1. Meet and greeting children attending at the beginning of each day, provide information about the days ’ activities and registering children as they arrive;
2. Organising children into groups to attend activities, escorting children to activities quickly and safely;
3. Encouraging children to participate by joining in yourself and being a good role model;
4. Help to serve snacks, lunch and tea-time snack, encouraging children to eat in the time allowed and ensure the lunch/snack area is left clean and tidy afterwards. Being mindful of any special dietary requirements of the children;
5. Developing, delivering and participating in suitable activities in partnership with other Scheme
Leaders and with the guidance and support of the Holiday Scheme Manager, Deputy Manager and the Education and Welfare Officer;
6. Escorting children to the home base quickly and safely in preparation for collection at the end of the day;
7. Providing activities and supervising children while awaiting collection;
8. Providing feedback to parents being mindful of data protection/confidentiality issues of the children attending;
9. Tidying spaces and leaving in a suitable condition at the end of a session or end of the day;
10. Reporting any concerns about specific children or other members of staff to the Head of
Children’s Services, Holiday Scheme Education and Welfare Officer, Holiday Scheme Manager or
Deputy manager;
11. Undertake any training required by the Holiday Scheme Manager, Deputy Manager, Education and Welfare officer or Head of Children’s Services;
12. Collecting and capturing feedback from children and their parents/carers to contribute and participate in an evaluation of the Holiday Scheme;

13. Be mindful of the cultural diversity and physical abilities of the children so that they are able to participate fully in the activities provided;
14. Any other activity reasonably requested by the Holiday Scheme Manager, Deputy Manager,
Education and Welfare Officer or Head of Children’s Services.

POST TITLE: Holiday Scheme Leaders
DEPARTMENT: Children’s Services (Holiday Scheme)
The Person Specification focuses on the knowledge, skills, experience and qualifications required to undertake the role effectively.
REQUIREMENTS
The postholder must be able to demonstrate:
ESSENTIAL (E) or
DESIRABLE (D)
REQUIREMENTS
MEASURED BY: a) Application Form b) Test/Exercise c) Interview d) Presentation
E a, c Under graduate, Post Graduate or PGCE student. Youth leadership qualification
Ability to communicate and interact with children aged 5
– 11 years
Ability to use initiative and problem solve
Ability to be self motivated and to motivate others
Ability to be empathic to the needs of children age 5 –
11 years
Ability to work as part of a team
E
E
E
E
E a, c a, c a, c a, c a, c
Ability to achieve a DBS clearance
Ability to deal calmly and effectively in difficult and challenging situations with children and adults
Particular competency in an area which could be utilised in order to act as a session leader for one or more sessions
Previous experience of working with children ages 5 –
11 years
E
E
D
D a, c a, c a, c a, c
Previous experience of KS1 and KS2 curriculums D a, c
Practical Knowledge of Safe Guarding and Safe
Guarding procedures
D a, c
If you are interested in applying for the above vacancy please send your CV and covering letter to holidayscheme@warwick.ac.uk
clearly stating which position you are applying for.