Naomi House & Jacksplace
Play and Activities Worker
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Application Deadline: 25 September 2026
Department: Care
Location: Sutton Scotney
Compensation: £29,000 / year
Description
When children, young adults, and their families stay with us, we want to make sure they have a great time, whether it's swimming, sensory play, quizzes and games, or playing music and events! Every day is different… Do you want to make this happen with us?
We work with a very diverse group of children and young adults, who have a wide range of complex disabilities and life-limiting illnesses impacting on them in many ways including communication, mobility, and sensory diet.
Key Responsibilities:
- As part of a small ambitious team, your role will be to help organise and facilitate a variety of exciting and interactive activities using an engaging, fun, and professional approach.
- Your role will be to support the children and young adults as well as their siblings and important others, to help make memories and positive experiences amongst what can be a very emotional and challenging time.
- You will need to demonstrate that same fun, engaging, energetic, and professional approach to your work. As we provide care to children and young adults, from birth up to the age of 35 years, an understanding of age-appropriate activities and interests is vital as is previous experience and sensitivity to the needs of children and young adults with complex needs.
- You will need to be adaptable, able to work independently, and be confident to lead an activity, supported by care colleagues, as well as work as part of the team for events and group activities.
- You will also visit children and young adults in the community, taking the joy of play and activities into family homes.
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Benefits:
- We offer a comprehensive benefits package which includes 28-days holiday plus Bank holidays, group pension scheme (with the ability to remain in the NHS pension for current members), life assurance, HSF Health cash plan, blue light discount, free parking, and opportunities for professional development and growth and working in a supportive and collaborative work environment.
- Based here at the Hospice, but with regular travel for community visits, trips, and outings, you will need a current driving licence and be willing to drive our wheelchair accessible vehicle. A driving licence is essential due to the rural location.
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Working 37.5 hours per week. Your working pattern will be shift-based including evening and weekends.
Salary: (Band 4 equivalent) - up to £29,000 per annum depending on skills and experience.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to apply for an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly Criminal Records Bureau) and asked to provide satisfactory references covering the last 5 years.
We are an Equal Opportunities employer, welcoming applications from all sections of the community.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the advertised date once sufficient suitable applications have been received.
Once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Click on the link below to find out more about the importance of play at Naomi and Jack's in this article from Claire Potterton, Play and Activities Team Leader.
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