1:1 Buddy Support Worker - Kelvedon St Mary's
Top Benefits
About the role
Job Title: 1:1 Buddy Support
Location : Kelvedon St. Mary's Church of England Primary, Docwra Road, Kelvedon CO5 9DS
Hours : Monday - Friday 3pm-6pm and 9am - 3pm for holiday club, 3 days per week
Pay : Up to £15 per hour
Contract : Casual Contract
The Buddy is responsible for providing one-on-one support to children in our care, ensuring their individual needs are met and promoting their well-being, development, and inclusion within the childcare environment. The Buddy will work closely with children, supporting their emotional, social, and physical needs while fostering a safe and engaging atmosphere.
A day of play...
- Offer personalised 1:1 support for children, focusing on their emotional, physical, and educational development.
- Plan for how to support the child in the club, adapting the JAG program to ensure inclusivity and engagement.
- Undertake individual and/or group risk assessments based on the child's needs.
- Make any reasonable adjustments to enable the child to fully experience JAG alongside their peers.
- Attend specialist training as required.
- Share any concerns regarding the child's welfare with a JAG DSL (Designated Safeguarding Lead).
- Assist children with specific tasks and activities, ensuring they are safe and supported throughout the day.
- Encourage participation in group activities, helping children interact with their peers.
- Observe and document the child's development and progress, noting any challenges or milestones.
- Communicate regularly with the child's key worker, parents, or guardians, and other professionals as required to share progress and concerns.
- Work with the safeguarding team to adapt the learning environment, making necessary adjustments for the child's specific needs.
- Promote an inclusive and positive atmosphere where all children are valued, respected, and treated equally.
- Use positive reinforcement and effective behavioural management strategies to support the child's social and emotional growth.
- Help the child develop coping strategies for emotional regulation and manage transitions between activities.
- Provide assistance with personal care tasks (if necessary) in a respectful and appropriate manner, ensuring dignity and privacy are respected.
- Support colleagues and share insights to ensure the overall success of the childcare program.
- Inspire children and young people to develop healthy minds, bodies, and attitudes!
For your new adventure
- You have experience of working with 4-11 year olds
- You're a big kid at heart.
- You have aligned experience. You love to create meaningful moments for people.
- You are driven. You're perceptive, you ask questions and you strive to understand.
- You enjoy solving problems. You don't get flustered easily. You're comfortable managing your time and can be counted on to skilfully handle feedback and complaints.
- You are people-focused. You're warm, honest and genuine.
- You get a kick out of creating unexpected experiences which make people go wow!
- You're cool under pressure. You are self-assured. You listen intently.
- You speak eloquently. You can explain just about anything to anyone and you're comfortable communicating at all levels. You're authentic when you express yourself. People trust you.
- You have a can-do approach. You think on your feet. Switching up tasks and juggling multiple priorities comes naturally to you.
What success looks like ✓ Be Considerate - Show you care ✓ Be Passionate - Love what you do ✓ Be Courageous - Show you are resilient ✓ Make a Difference - Leave a positive legacy
And the key ways that you will help us build brighter futures together... ✓ To be an employer of choice - make sure that we are supporting our team members to develop and be the best that they can be ✓ To be a trusted, long term partner that exceeds customer expectations - communicate with our parent and schools to make sure we are delivering on their expectations ✓ To deliver significant, sustainable growth - deliver first class care for the little people that look to us for guidance
What We Offer You
- The chance to build brighter futures for children.
- Access to 24/7 Employee Assist Programs through Health Assured.
- Discounted wrap around school care and holiday club (if you have little ones).
- A little bit of security for your future with a workplace pension scheme.
- A place where you can let your personality shine.
- Rewards for recommending your family and friends to come and join the family.
- Paid training and regular personal and professional development.
- A structured 4 week induction to set you up for success.
- It's what big kids do. We like to be 100% human rather than corporate.
Apply now to be a JAG Club Manager and start your journey today! We are great now, but we could be even better with you! ** We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children in our care and so all our team members require an enhanced DBS check. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. INDKEL
About Junior Adventures Group UK
Junior Adventures Group UK is proud to be the leading provider of before, after-school activity clubs, PE lessons and holiday programmes in the UK, with passionate teams who live and breathe our mission: to build brighter futures for children. For over 30 years, we’ve been delivering exceptional experiences for children in over 1,000 settings across the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Ireland. Our global experience has allowed us to create an approach to child-led care that parents and schools trust - and children love.
JAG arrived in the UK from Australia in 2019, bringing with it its exceptional, globally-developed educational frameworks. JAG UK was created in February of that year and immediately built on these strong foundations by acquiring two of the UK’s leading out-of-school club providers – Fit For Sport and Energy Kidz – which in 2023 officially merged into JAG. The result is one purpose-driven, best-of-all-worlds organisation – Junior Adventures Group – that brings together the rich history, passion and expertise of three world-class childcare brands, delivering the same outstanding play and activity programmes in support of schools, leisure partners, parents and children – just under a new name.
We believe in playing our part in helping children become great, well-rounded people, and we’re committed to building brighter futures for each and every child. By shaping our experiences and programmes around them, we create fun, inclusive activities that develop their creativity, promote learning, facilitate diversity and enhance their wellbeing and happiness. By engaging every child through our programmes to realise their potential, we prepare them with the skills and knowledge they will need to navigate a world yet to be imagined.
1:1 Buddy Support Worker - Kelvedon St Mary's
Top Benefits
About the role
Job Title: 1:1 Buddy Support
Location : Kelvedon St. Mary's Church of England Primary, Docwra Road, Kelvedon CO5 9DS
Hours : Monday - Friday 3pm-6pm and 9am - 3pm for holiday club, 3 days per week
Pay : Up to £15 per hour
Contract : Casual Contract
The Buddy is responsible for providing one-on-one support to children in our care, ensuring their individual needs are met and promoting their well-being, development, and inclusion within the childcare environment. The Buddy will work closely with children, supporting their emotional, social, and physical needs while fostering a safe and engaging atmosphere.
A day of play...
- Offer personalised 1:1 support for children, focusing on their emotional, physical, and educational development.
- Plan for how to support the child in the club, adapting the JAG program to ensure inclusivity and engagement.
- Undertake individual and/or group risk assessments based on the child's needs.
- Make any reasonable adjustments to enable the child to fully experience JAG alongside their peers.
- Attend specialist training as required.
- Share any concerns regarding the child's welfare with a JAG DSL (Designated Safeguarding Lead).
- Assist children with specific tasks and activities, ensuring they are safe and supported throughout the day.
- Encourage participation in group activities, helping children interact with their peers.
- Observe and document the child's development and progress, noting any challenges or milestones.
- Communicate regularly with the child's key worker, parents, or guardians, and other professionals as required to share progress and concerns.
- Work with the safeguarding team to adapt the learning environment, making necessary adjustments for the child's specific needs.
- Promote an inclusive and positive atmosphere where all children are valued, respected, and treated equally.
- Use positive reinforcement and effective behavioural management strategies to support the child's social and emotional growth.
- Help the child develop coping strategies for emotional regulation and manage transitions between activities.
- Provide assistance with personal care tasks (if necessary) in a respectful and appropriate manner, ensuring dignity and privacy are respected.
- Support colleagues and share insights to ensure the overall success of the childcare program.
- Inspire children and young people to develop healthy minds, bodies, and attitudes!
For your new adventure
- You have experience of working with 4-11 year olds
- You're a big kid at heart.
- You have aligned experience. You love to create meaningful moments for people.
- You are driven. You're perceptive, you ask questions and you strive to understand.
- You enjoy solving problems. You don't get flustered easily. You're comfortable managing your time and can be counted on to skilfully handle feedback and complaints.
- You are people-focused. You're warm, honest and genuine.
- You get a kick out of creating unexpected experiences which make people go wow!
- You're cool under pressure. You are self-assured. You listen intently.
- You speak eloquently. You can explain just about anything to anyone and you're comfortable communicating at all levels. You're authentic when you express yourself. People trust you.
- You have a can-do approach. You think on your feet. Switching up tasks and juggling multiple priorities comes naturally to you.
What success looks like ✓ Be Considerate - Show you care ✓ Be Passionate - Love what you do ✓ Be Courageous - Show you are resilient ✓ Make a Difference - Leave a positive legacy
And the key ways that you will help us build brighter futures together... ✓ To be an employer of choice - make sure that we are supporting our team members to develop and be the best that they can be ✓ To be a trusted, long term partner that exceeds customer expectations - communicate with our parent and schools to make sure we are delivering on their expectations ✓ To deliver significant, sustainable growth - deliver first class care for the little people that look to us for guidance
What We Offer You
- The chance to build brighter futures for children.
- Access to 24/7 Employee Assist Programs through Health Assured.
- Discounted wrap around school care and holiday club (if you have little ones).
- A little bit of security for your future with a workplace pension scheme.
- A place where you can let your personality shine.
- Rewards for recommending your family and friends to come and join the family.
- Paid training and regular personal and professional development.
- A structured 4 week induction to set you up for success.
- It's what big kids do. We like to be 100% human rather than corporate.
Apply now to be a JAG Club Manager and start your journey today! We are great now, but we could be even better with you! ** We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children in our care and so all our team members require an enhanced DBS check. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. INDKEL
About Junior Adventures Group UK
Junior Adventures Group UK is proud to be the leading provider of before, after-school activity clubs, PE lessons and holiday programmes in the UK, with passionate teams who live and breathe our mission: to build brighter futures for children. For over 30 years, we’ve been delivering exceptional experiences for children in over 1,000 settings across the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Ireland. Our global experience has allowed us to create an approach to child-led care that parents and schools trust - and children love.
JAG arrived in the UK from Australia in 2019, bringing with it its exceptional, globally-developed educational frameworks. JAG UK was created in February of that year and immediately built on these strong foundations by acquiring two of the UK’s leading out-of-school club providers – Fit For Sport and Energy Kidz – which in 2023 officially merged into JAG. The result is one purpose-driven, best-of-all-worlds organisation – Junior Adventures Group – that brings together the rich history, passion and expertise of three world-class childcare brands, delivering the same outstanding play and activity programmes in support of schools, leisure partners, parents and children – just under a new name.
We believe in playing our part in helping children become great, well-rounded people, and we’re committed to building brighter futures for each and every child. By shaping our experiences and programmes around them, we create fun, inclusive activities that develop their creativity, promote learning, facilitate diversity and enhance their wellbeing and happiness. By engaging every child through our programmes to realise their potential, we prepare them with the skills and knowledge they will need to navigate a world yet to be imagined.