Playwork Assistant
Community Employment
Job Description
Post information:
- The post holder will work 19.5 hours per week.
- Working hours will be over afternoons and evenings: 3.00pm - 8.00pm Monday through to Friday.
One Saturday per month. 2:00pm - 7.15pm.
- Hours may differ during school holidays.
- Continuous training will be provided.
- Laptop provided.
- Flexibility will be required to adapt to the needs of the community and the service provision.
- Location: Dublin 13 & Dublin 17. DeVerdon Place as primary location with Parkside as second
working location.
Our Vision
YMCA Dublin believes that everyone should have the opportunity to belong to healthy, confident,
secure & connected communities.
- A Healthy Community is a supportive environment where physical, emotional and mental
well-being is prioritised, and is based on accessible services, active living, and strong social
connections.
- A Confident Community is an optimistic environment where individuals thrive, take
initiative, and collectively embrace challenges, and is based on active engagement,
collective contributions, and mutual support.
- A Secure Community is a resilient environment where individuals feel safe, fostering peace
of mind and well-being, and is based upon strong community bonds, trust, and shared
responsibility.
- A Connected Community is a cohesive environment where members actively engage,
collaborate, and support one another, and is based on strong social bonds, open
communication, and shared values.
Our Core Principles
- Play-inspired - an approach to learning and development that emphasises the importance of
play in the growth of, not only children and young people, but also families and communities.
- Strengths-based - an approach to community development that focuses on identifying and
harnessing the existing strengths, resources, and potential within a community to foster
sustainable growth and promote positive change.
- Trauma-informed - an approach to working with people that prioritises understanding and
addressing the impact of trauma.
We believe everyone should have the opportunity to belong to healthy, confident, connected and secure communities
YMCA Dublin | Charity Number 20003036 | CHY Number 2366
