After-School Club Assistant Volunteer at Young Engineers – Brighton & Hove

What does the opportunity involve doing?

Duties include handing-out of unique kit trays, helping the children complete their models and tidying-up at the end.

Full training will be provided to ensure good understanding of the topics covered and how to build and enhance the models but also safeguarding of children in after-school environments.

This is a part-time position with up to 5 afternoons a week during school terms and possibly Saturdays, and school holidays. Each session lasts between 1.25 hours to 2 hours, but homework is expected to ensure preparedness for the next day’s session, which will be paid as well as part of the session salary.

Successful candidates must be:

-Reliable, and able to work without supervision.
-Enjoy working with primary school aged children.
-Remain calm under pressure.
-Have a good understanding of mechanics and physics.
-Be good at troubleshooting model build issues.
-Not be barred from working with children.
-Commit to at least 2 school terms.

Driving licence and access to car is preferable but not essential since travel will be paid for.

Young Engineers aims to be an equal opportunities employer. All posts are covered by the Childcare Act 2006 and are therefore subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure for a regulated activity and reference checks.

What induction, training and support is offered?

Full training will be provided to ensure good understanding of the topics covered and how to build and enhance the models but also safeguarding of children in after-school environments.

What skills or qualities are needed?

Applicants must be:

-Reliable, and able to work without supervision.
-Enjoy working with primary school aged children.
-Remain calm under pressure.
-Be able to attend some training.
-Be good at troubleshooting model build issues.
-Not be barred from working with children.
-Commit to at least 2 school terms.