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Youth Worker
| Posting date: | 25 February 2025 |
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| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 27 March 2025 |
| Location: | LL181BN |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | BRIGHTER FUTURES |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | Youth Work Lead |
Summary
Overview:
We are looking for a qualified and experienced Youth Worker to lead on the delivery of our Youth Shed and Kids Shed sessions every Monday and Wednesday evening, with some additional working hours required for planning, admin and report writing.
The post requires a strong leader able to organise and support a small team of staff and volunteers to deliver face-to-face activities for local children and young people at our facility and around the local area. The post holder will plan and deliver on an agreed workplan and provide leadership and mentoring to a young person in the role of trainee youth support worker.
The postholder will also work with our team on progression towards the Welsh Youth Work Quality Mark and maintain standards for Investing in Volunteers (IiV).
How to apply:
We are asking for anyone interested to initially send us one of the following by email:
1. An up-to-date written CV.
2. A letter explaining in your own words a little about yourself and why you are interested in the post. (this should be no more than two side of A4).
We will review all applications in the order they are received and then look to make an offer of employment starting as soon as possible on an initial 12-month contract.
Requirements:
Applications will only be considered if:
The applicant has a JNC Professionally Qualified Youth Worker degree and is registered or able to register with the Education Workforce Council (EWC). We will not consider a related subject degree but may consider a level 3 youth work qualification if the applicant is working towards the degree level qualification.
Details:
Rate = £16.50 per hour.
Hours = 16hrs per week. (pro rata £30,784)
Other information:
This is a post funded by The Neumark Foundation.
The post will be subject on the right to work in the UK and an enhanced DBS check being completed.
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Job description
What is the overall purpose of the role?
Leading a small team to ensure we are promoting the personal, educational, creative and social developments of young people, helping them reach their full potential. Helping to hold a safe, stimulating and supportive environment where young people can relax and socialise with their peers and learn to;
• treat themselves and others with kindness and respect
• discover exciting new ideas and activities they are unlikely to experience anywhere else
• have fun, play, laugh, learn, experiment, make mistakes and thrive
• grow into motivated, positive, resilient and caring citizens
Key activities and responsibilities
Planning and organising Youth Shed and Kids Shed activities at our facility, ensuring activities run smoothly and safely.
• Delivering sessions for example organising games, positive activities and conversations, taking accountability for security and safe working
• Providing leadership and support to sessional staff and volunteers.
• Delivering positive activities for example sports, arts, cooking and gardening.
• Having conversations with children and young people, identifying the issues affecting.
• them and giving information and guidance about appropriate services.
• Encouraging young people to develop their self-awareness, independence and
Individuality.
• Identifying where targeted youth support is needed and facilitate connections with other groups.
• Helping ensure that all evidence of projects are properly documented, and that work is evaluated and reported in accordance with contractual commitments.
• Keeping registers, writing evaluation reports and inputting data into our management information system.
• Taking part in outreach activities, both independently and in partnership with other services.
• Engaging with a wide range of external stakeholders and developing relationships with them.
• Staying informed on legislation, local and national issues, and best practice in youth work.
• Ensuring child protection procedures are followed and that the safeguarding of young people is paramount.
• Carry out all duties in accordance with Brighter Futures policies on Health and Safety, Child Protection and Data Protection, and with relevant legislation.
• Act as a role model for young people, inspiring them to engage in the services and understand and appreciate the role of youth work as a career opportunity
Personal Specification
1. Your personality
You are Friendly, cheerful, positive and self-driven, able to work independently and as part of a team.
Confident and resilient when working with young people who sometimes show challenging or complex behaviours.
2. Education, qualifications or experience
Minimum Level 3 JNC qualified or relevant youth work qualification and experience
Experience of working with young people in a voluntary sector environment.
Experience of organising small scale events and/or project management.
3. Knowledge, skills and abilities
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to quickly establish positive relationships with children and young people.
Good organisational and administration skills.
Understanding and appreciation of the importance of monitoring and evaluation in a
youth work setting.
Positive about embracing challenge and change, open to experimenting, new ideas,
reflective practice and working with other organisations in a spirit of partnership.
Ability to prioritise effectively and enjoy multi-tasking in a busy environment.
A working understanding of safeguarding children and young people and how to maintain appropriate professional boundaries.
We are looking for a qualified and experienced Youth Worker to lead on the delivery of our Youth Shed and Kids Shed sessions every Monday and Wednesday evening, with some additional working hours required for planning, admin and report writing.
The post requires a strong leader able to organise and support a small team of staff and volunteers to deliver face-to-face activities for local children and young people at our facility and around the local area. The post holder will plan and deliver on an agreed workplan and provide leadership and mentoring to a young person in the role of trainee youth support worker.
The postholder will also work with our team on progression towards the Welsh Youth Work Quality Mark and maintain standards for Investing in Volunteers (IiV).
How to apply:
We are asking for anyone interested to initially send us one of the following by email:
1. An up-to-date written CV.
2. A letter explaining in your own words a little about yourself and why you are interested in the post. (this should be no more than two side of A4).
We will review all applications in the order they are received and then look to make an offer of employment starting as soon as possible on an initial 12-month contract.
Requirements:
Applications will only be considered if:
The applicant has a JNC Professionally Qualified Youth Worker degree and is registered or able to register with the Education Workforce Council (EWC). We will not consider a related subject degree but may consider a level 3 youth work qualification if the applicant is working towards the degree level qualification.
Details:
Rate = £16.50 per hour.
Hours = 16hrs per week. (pro rata £30,784)
Other information:
This is a post funded by The Neumark Foundation.
The post will be subject on the right to work in the UK and an enhanced DBS check being completed.
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Job description
What is the overall purpose of the role?
Leading a small team to ensure we are promoting the personal, educational, creative and social developments of young people, helping them reach their full potential. Helping to hold a safe, stimulating and supportive environment where young people can relax and socialise with their peers and learn to;
• treat themselves and others with kindness and respect
• discover exciting new ideas and activities they are unlikely to experience anywhere else
• have fun, play, laugh, learn, experiment, make mistakes and thrive
• grow into motivated, positive, resilient and caring citizens
Key activities and responsibilities
Planning and organising Youth Shed and Kids Shed activities at our facility, ensuring activities run smoothly and safely.
• Delivering sessions for example organising games, positive activities and conversations, taking accountability for security and safe working
• Providing leadership and support to sessional staff and volunteers.
• Delivering positive activities for example sports, arts, cooking and gardening.
• Having conversations with children and young people, identifying the issues affecting.
• them and giving information and guidance about appropriate services.
• Encouraging young people to develop their self-awareness, independence and
Individuality.
• Identifying where targeted youth support is needed and facilitate connections with other groups.
• Helping ensure that all evidence of projects are properly documented, and that work is evaluated and reported in accordance with contractual commitments.
• Keeping registers, writing evaluation reports and inputting data into our management information system.
• Taking part in outreach activities, both independently and in partnership with other services.
• Engaging with a wide range of external stakeholders and developing relationships with them.
• Staying informed on legislation, local and national issues, and best practice in youth work.
• Ensuring child protection procedures are followed and that the safeguarding of young people is paramount.
• Carry out all duties in accordance with Brighter Futures policies on Health and Safety, Child Protection and Data Protection, and with relevant legislation.
• Act as a role model for young people, inspiring them to engage in the services and understand and appreciate the role of youth work as a career opportunity
Personal Specification
1. Your personality
You are Friendly, cheerful, positive and self-driven, able to work independently and as part of a team.
Confident and resilient when working with young people who sometimes show challenging or complex behaviours.
2. Education, qualifications or experience
Minimum Level 3 JNC qualified or relevant youth work qualification and experience
Experience of working with young people in a voluntary sector environment.
Experience of organising small scale events and/or project management.
3. Knowledge, skills and abilities
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to quickly establish positive relationships with children and young people.
Good organisational and administration skills.
Understanding and appreciation of the importance of monitoring and evaluation in a
youth work setting.
Positive about embracing challenge and change, open to experimenting, new ideas,
reflective practice and working with other organisations in a spirit of partnership.
Ability to prioritise effectively and enjoy multi-tasking in a busy environment.
A working understanding of safeguarding children and young people and how to maintain appropriate professional boundaries.
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