Is leading a team, creating fun and friendship your superpower?

If so we think we have your ideal role.

About the Role

As a Play Team Leader, you’ll supervise and deliver a range of inclusive, recreational and adventure play-based activities both in and outside. Leading your team, you’ll create innovative and engaging activities supporting children and young people with additional support needs. You’ll also ensure all relevant compliance and service administrative tasks are completed.

Working at The Yard

When you work at The Yard, no two days are the same. Our innovative and adventurous play means we also encourage our staff to be fun, creative and to try new activities. We are always ready to hear your ideas, and we foster a diverse workforce where everyone’s skills and talents are put into each play session.

Our work environment is non-hierarchical, supportive and understanding and the team is highly passionate and committed to our mission. Personal development is encouraged and supported and regular training is provided. We are an accredited living wage employer and offer a wide range of benefits.

The Yard is an award-winning charity that runs adventure play services for disabled children, young people and their families in Scotland. We offer disabled children and their siblings the chance to experience creative, adventurous indoor and outdoor play in a well-supported environment. Our services are known for their innovative and inclusive approaches, and our facilities are unique in Scotland.

Due to increasing numbers attending our services, we are looking to increase our team of Playworkers at The Yard Edinburgh.

Job details

Do you get a buzz from helping children and young people, creating laughter, mess and happy memories? If so, we think we have the ideal role for you.

We are looking for individuals who can initiate and support innovative and engaging play for disabled children and young people, focusing on their interests and needs.

If successful you will join our team of passionate and committed playworkers, delivering child-led, family sessions at our purpose-built site in Edinburgh. You’ll plan and deliver a range of play activities such as arts and crafts, loose parts play, den-building, sensory and water play. You’ll be an integral part of our team, with the opportunity for training and development. We are an accredited living wage employer and offer a wide range of benefits.

The successful candidate may have experience working in childcare, early years, nursery, play, youth work or the care sector.