Short Breaks Worker

What to expect in this role:

In this role, you will support young people aged 12 to 18 who have special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). You will pick up and drop off participants from their homes and assist in the delivery of fun, physical activity-based sessions at Fortune Green Playcentre and in the local community.  

The person we are looking for:

To succeed in this role, you will be a patient, flexible person with a child-centred attitude. You will have experience working with children with complex learning, emotional, behavioural and communication difficulties and those with autistic spectrum disorder and providing services to people with challenging behaviours.  Additionally, you will have completed training related to supporting children with special educational needs and disabilities.  

Why work for PACE?

We are a local, grass-roots charity providing high-quality, inclusive play, early years, short breaks and mentoring services in Camden to children aged 1 to 18.  

Our team is what makes our work possible, and we look for passionate, experienced team members to ensure we deliver exceptional services to our community. In return, we offer our team an extensive package of benefits including: 

• the London Living Wage,  
• 5% contribution to your pension,
• flexible leave arrangements,  
• ongoing professional development and training,
• Cycle to Work Scheme,
• employee assistance programme.  

We are committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, and recruit team members in line with our policy statement on Equal Opportunities and Human Rights.