Job Description

Play and Leisure Co-ordinator Band 4 Rehab

Location

: The Children's Trust

Contract Type

: Permanent

Specific Hours

: 26 hours per week

Salary

: 21,764 - 23,573 pro rata - 31,392 - 34,002 FTE (dependent upon experience & inclusive of London weighting)

Closing Date

: 05 October 2025

Play and Leisure Co-ordinator Band 4 Rehab

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Play and Leisure Coordinator join our Rehabilitation services team. You will provide high quality leisure and activity opportunities which promote participation, quality of life and functional activity of children and young people. Working across therapy, psychology, nursing and care and medical teams providing services to children, young people and families accessing the Children's Trust rehabilitation, step down/transition services including international services.

This role is not open to sponsorship.

Staff benefits include shuttle bus, and more... Read more below.

Role Requirements

Provide high quality leisure and activity opportunities for children and young people accessing The Children's Trust rehabilitation and step down/transition services in partnership with other members of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) and education services and under the guidance of qualified therapists. Deliver suitable individualised leisure activities that fit within the child's daily routine whether to be carried out by the post holder, parents, or members of the MDT, in collaboration with parents, carers and the MDT. Deliver a programme of social, creative, and physical based activities to both individuals and groups which promotes social inclusion. Deliver lunch time, evening and support nursing and care staff to provide weekend activity clubs and groups Support the MDT with setting and measuring play, leisure and social goals and contribute to data monitoring through education and therapy reporting systems. Keep appropriate and accurate intervention records which fulfil legal, professional and the requirements of The Children's Trust. Work closely with all members of the MDT and the child and family to provide a fully integrated approach to the overall management of the child. Be autonomous with responsibility for providing leisure interventions for an allocated caseload of children/young people as directed through supervision. Manage a small caseload of children & young people under the guidance of a qualified therapist Work with members of the MDT and education team to jointly deliver enrichment week activities and experiences. Deliver leisure and age respectful activities, both individually and within group settings, as directed by the therapy team. Support the delivery of assistive technology interventions. Prepare and order resources required for sessions and in compliance with infection prevention and control guidelines. Ability and willingness to drive Children's Trust vehicles. Demonstrate and model safe moving and handling practice in class and on house. Ensure equipment and toys/ activities are organised and cleaned in line with guidelines for toy cleaning. Work flexibly across site as needed e.g. with the team in the New Cheyne Centre and The Children's Trust School Work flexibly in terms of hours including two working weekend day per calendar month. Actively participate in meetings.

Interview Date: To be confirmed.

If you would like to discuss the role, please contact the Recruitment & Compliance Team, on 01737 365 880 or email: recruitment@thechildrenstrust.org.uk



For more information, a copy of the candidate briefing pack and application form please click here

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY - 'How to Apply'

Terms and Conditions

PLEASE NOTE: The Children's Trust Application Form MUST be completed and submitted, for your application to be considered. As part of the shortlisting process, gaps in employment will be examined and further explored during the interview process.

Strictly no agencies, please.


As we often receive high levels of applicants for our roles, we regret that we will only be able to contact those applicants who are shortlisted for interviews. Therefore, if you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, please assume you have not been shortlisted for an interview on this occasion.

About Us

The Children's Trust is the UK's leading charity for children with acquired brain injury, providing expert rehabilitation, education, therapy, and care at our national specialist centre in Tadworth, and to children and their families across the UK, via our Brain Injury Community Service.



Boasting a beautiful 24-acre site in Surrey, we are located just outside of London, close to the M25 (accessible via Junction 8, A217 to Tadworth) and easily accessible via National Rail, by way of: Clapham Junction, Sutton, and Epsom.

Staff Benefits

The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including our staff flexible benefits platform, on-site nursery, free eye tests, enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay, time out days for those experiencing menopause symptoms and time off for gender reassignment.



We also offer additional annual leave days for those with long service, with entitlements ranging from 35 to 41 days (including bank holidays) depending on your length of service.



Other benefits include free on-site parking; a staff shuttle service from Epsom and Sutton train stations to Tadworth Court, subsidised cafeteria, on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability), the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable), Teacher's pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme, and the opportunity to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.

Rehabilitation of Offenders

Many roles at The Children's Trust are exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020) and as such, are subject to an Enhanced DBS check. Successful applicants will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, which will disclose all unspent convictions and adult cautions and any spent convictions or adult cautions that would not be protected. The exceptions to this are our retail roles within The Children's Trust shops, which are subject to Basic DBS checks which will disclose unspent convictions or adult cautions.

Equal Opportunity Employer

To help us achieve our ambition to give children and young people with brain injury and neurodisability the opportunity to live the best life possible, we want to accurately reflect the UK's diverse population. We want equity, diversity, and inclusion to be at the heart of everything we do, and our people, services, and culture to reflect the diverse needs of all. Through our diversity and inclusion strategy, we have made a commitment to increase the diversity of our charity and create an inclusive culture. We have networks across the organisation working to ensure that these aims are met - including an LGBTQIA2S+ group, Ethnic Diversity Group, and Spark - our broad EDI group. Read more about our EDI work here.

We welcome applications from all who share our ambition regardless of background.

We will strive to ensure that any reasonable adjustments are made in respect of interview and working arrangements.

Online Searches

In accordance with statutory safeguarding and child protection guidance, online searches will be conducted for shortlisted candidates before interview. The online searches will be conducted by a person who is independent of the interview and selection process and will focus on relevant information returned via searches of the candidate's name (and variations thereof). Social media searches will be limited to professional platforms such as LinkedIn. Any concerns relating to suitability for work with children and young people will be forwarded to the interview panel, for discussion during the interview.


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