SEND Playworker

6 hours per week: Wednesdays and Thursdays 3pm-6pm

£12.40ph

Tarner is looking to recruit SEND Playworkers to support children with complex behaviours and special educational needs in an after-school club, holiday playscheme environment.

You will need to demonstrate a sound understanding of play work and the principles of developing a creative, safe environment for children to have a consistently high-quality experience.  The ability to build strong connections with children from a broad range of backgrounds is essential. You will also need to be able to work calmly with children with complex needs and/or family circumstances and work well as part of an established team. You will be pro-active, creative, have lots of energy and a genuine passion to make a difference to the lives of children.

Please email natalie@tarner.org.uk to request an application form.

Children’s Project Manager

Permanent

Full-time or Part-time hours (negotiable)

Salary between £25,350 – £29,250 per annum, pro rata (dependent on experience)

Based in Brighton

Tarner is a charity dedicated to running children and young people’s services in the Tarner area of Brighton in partnership with the local community. Tarner has established an excellent reputation for delivering exciting projects with children and young people who are currently marginalised for whatever reason. We are based in a community building in Tarner Park where we currently run our children’s activities and several youth projects.

We are looking for someone with experience of team management in a childcare setting to manage all day-to-day team management aspects for the Children’s Project.

Your focus will be ensuring that a high quality and professional service is delivered by the Children’s’ Project Team. You will need experience of OSFTED requirements ensuring all staff understand and comply with these. You will also act as a Senior Safeguarding Officer and have SEN and EYFS experience. Reporting to our Head of Operations, you will identify areas of improvement and work with the management team to implement good practice models.

You will ideally be qualified to Level 3 and should also possess excellent knowledge of safeguarding, have good written and verbal communication skills and excellent planning and organisational skills.

In return we can offer the following benefits:

• Childcare
• Company pension
• 25 days annual leave

Tarner is a registered charity and also OFSTED registered (classified as Good). Please note the successful candidate will be required to have an enhanced DBS check.

For further information and to apply for this post please request an application form by sending an email to office@tarner.org.uk

Closing Date: 9am on Friday 30th August

Interviews week commencing: Monday 2nd September

Tarner is a registered charity and pursues a policy of equality and diversity. We value diversity, promote equality and challenge discrimination.  We encourage and welcome applications from all backgrounds and all parts of our local community. All applications are judged on merit.

 

Trustee Positions

Position: 1 Treasurer, 2 Trustees
Salary: Unremunerated voluntary position
Hours: Around 5 hours a month
Location: Flexible, meetings will normally be held bi-monthly in a location in central Brighton, 6-8pm

Treasurer

We are seeking a person with a financial and/or accounting background to act as our Treasurer. The role does not require “hands on” accounting. The Treasurer is responsible for overseeing the financial health of the charity and making the other trustees aware of progress against the annual budget and any longer-term financial plans. They will chair the bi-monthly finance committee meetings.

Trustee

We currently have 6 Trustees and are seeking one or two more to add strength and diversity to our board. We are looking for people who are passionate about the development of children and young people. They will be able to work with other trustees and senior staff to support and guide Tarner in our essential work.

Please click here for more information, or contact Bill Puddicombe at bill@tarner.org.uk