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Youth Support Worker Apprentice

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Posting date: 20 May 2024
Salary: £22,476.83 per year
Additional salary information: 22476.83 - 22476.83
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 14 June 2024
Location: West Malling, ME19 4YU
Company: Vacancy Filler
Job type: Apprenticeship
Job reference: MAY20242928

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Summary

Working hours: 35 hours per week including Sundays and some evenings
Location: Based in West Malling, Kent working across Kent, Surrey, and Sussex.
Contract: 2 Years fixed contract
Interview date: To be confirmed
The Salvation Army is looking for a female committed Christian, to be a part of the youth team and receive training as a youth support worker apprentice based in West Malling, Kent working across Kent, Surrey, and Sussex. You will be passionate about young people and work in a variety of faith-based settings and community-based projects. As part of the apprenticeship training, you will develop your skills and knowledge of youth work, develop and deliver suitable female specific programmes and activities that will engage and support young people to be discipled in a Christian context.
You will have the support of an established and experienced youth team and a trainer provider by RM Training. You will receive regular supervision and mentoring to support the vision of nurturing and encouraging young people in the Christian faith.
Key responsibilities will include;

Working with young people, specifically females, to enable them to explore their values, beliefs and identity.
Motivating young people to engage with Salvation Army youth programmes and promote participation.
Help young people develop their personal discipleship and understanding of Christian faith.
Participate in Christian youth gatherings.
Work with Church (Corps) youth groups on specific female projects and sessions and mentoring in schools. Network with other youth leaders.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:

A Christian faith with a passion for working with young people to bring ministry to the community of young people, particularly females.
Willingness to work towards a L3 qualification in youth support work.
Good communication skills and ability to engage with young people in different settings, particularly females.
Previous experience of working or volunteering within a community work based environment.

This role has an occupational requirement that the successful candidate must be a Female and a committed practising Christian and will be in sympathy with the doctrines of, and supportive of, the purposes and the aims and objectives of The Salvation Army.
In order to complete your application please download and read the job profile and any other attachments.
In the job profile you will find the criteria required for the role please make sure that you address this in your supporting statement as this forms the basis of our shortlisting.
Appointment subject to satisfactory references, proof of right to work in the UK and an Enhanced satisfactory DBS Check.
We reserve the right to close this advert earlier if we feel that we have received sufficient applications.
Please note that any Salvation Army employees who are under notice of redundancy and apply for this position will be given priority consideration.
Promoting equality in the workplace and as a disability confident scheme employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.

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