Play Sufficiency Lead in Tonyrefail

The Children and Young People’s Service is looking to recruit a passionate and forward-thinking Play Sufficiency Lead to lead the Play Development Team in RCTCBC. The post holder will be responsible for leading on the Local Authority’s statutory duty to assess play sufficiency and co-ordinate actions to address identified gaps; the development and sustaining of strong multi-agency partnerships with both internal and external stakeholders is integral to this.

The successful candidate will also lead on the commissioning of open access play opportunities, striving to ensure that the play offer is of high quality, as well as consistent across RCT. In line with this, the postholder will also manage the Enhanced Play Service in RCT to ensure children who experience barriers to play receive appropriate support to access meaningful play opportunities.

The successful candidate will have extensive experience of play, will be qualified to a minimum of Level 3 nationally recognised Play qualification and have a sound knowledge and understanding of the current legislation regarding the provision of play services.

The working pattern is 37 hours per week Monday-Friday, working to a hybrid model and based at Ty Elai 2 days a week with a combination of home working and attending various community/RCTCBC venues for the remainder. Therefore, flexibility is essential for the successful undertaking of this post.

Protecting children and vulnerable adults is a core responsibility of all staff appointed to the Council. In addition to this safeguarding responsibility, the successful applicant for this role will also be subject to an enhanced disclosure and barring service check.

The Council values diversity in its workforce. We are committed to ensuring that no unlawful discrimination occurs in the recruitment and selection process on the grounds of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, transgender, including those with non-binary identities, religion or belief or pregnancy and maternity. We offer a number of staff networks for employees including the Allies Network, a Disability and Carers Network and Perthyn our LGBTQ+ Network.

An application submitted for this post in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English. As part of the Council’s longer term objectives in relation to the Welsh language and its Workforce Planning Strategy, it is committed to a guaranteed interview scheme for Welsh-speakers of Level 3 and above. If you meet the essential criteria as identified in the person specification for the job and are a Welsh-speaker of Level 3 and above, you will be invited to interview if you choose to participate in the scheme.

In view of the large number of Application Forms which are currently being submitted individual applications are not acknowledged. Consequently if you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application is unsuccessful on this occasion. In which case you are thanked for the interest you have shown in applying for a position within the Council.

In support of the Council’s voluntary pledge to support the Armed Forces, the recruiter must always be prepared to ensure that applicants who have identified themselves as members of the Armed Forces including Service Leavers, Veterans or Reservists and who meet the essential criteria of the person specification, are offered an interview.