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Youth Worker

3 months ago

Market Harborough, Leicestershire, United Kingdom Harborough Youth and Community Trust Full time

P a r t - T i m e Y o u t h W o r k e r

WITH THE
HYACT CHARITY IN MARKET HARBOROUGH
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Job description

Job Title Part-time Youth Worker

Line manager Youth Work Manager

Salary £11.50 per hour

Accountable to Youth Work Manager and Trustees

Key working Youth Work Manager, Administrator

relationship

Reportees Volunteers involved in youth work provision

Working base The Cube, Symington Recreation Ground,

Market Harborough LE16 7DS, and surrounding area of Market Harborough

Working hours starting at 20 hours per week, including some evenings

Benefits 6% Pension contributions from employer

Overall aims of the post


To develop and resource a range of youth work that achieves
HYACT's vision to see the young people of Market Harborough thriving in their communities.


To work with the Youth Work Manager to promote and support the aims of the charity as a Christian organisation.


Main Responsibilities

Deliver work with young people:

  • Develop and deliver work with young people that supports the vision and approach of

HYACT

  • Establish robust systems to ensure the success of new ideas and projects
  • Work with and report to the Support Board and Trustees on target setting, progress and monitoring
  • Support our engagement and collaboration with local schools and colleges
  • Support strategy that promotes young people in leadership throughout the organisation
  • Support the maintaining of processes and systems to track feedback, outcomes and progression for young people
  • Ensure all relationships of trust, in
    HYACT's work with young people, their communities and the agencies we work with, are in accordance with the
    HYACT approach

Develop an effective team to support the youth work of the charity:

  • Manage volunteers and young people involved in the youth work activities
  • Work with the Youth Work Manager to build, develop and sustain a committed and resourced team of volunteers
  • Support regular appraisals, observations and identify training needs for volunteers
  • Support the building, developing and sustaining of a partnership relationship with parents

Operational:

  • Manage project budgets, youth work funding streams and resources
  • Ensure volunteers and young people using The Cube, are aware of and adhere to
    HYACT policies and procedures including membership
  • Ensure all safeguarding concerns are monitored and reported appropriately in line with policy
  • Implement health and safety policies and practices as required to ensure all statutory guidelines and legal obligations are met
  • Recognise the wishes and sensitivities of the local community in relation to all activities

Personal development:

  • Develop the skills of a reflective practitioner, continually seeking to improve and develop practice
  • Keep up to date with issues facing young people and trends in youth and community work practice
  • Undertake relevant training and engage positively in your own professional development

The specific components of the job role will continually change as the provision develops

but will not change the general character of the job. Working days may vary from week to

week and will include evenings, and occasional weekends.

It is a not a requirement that the post-holder is a Christian but they must be supportive of

the ethos of the Charity and won't be involved in any faith-focused work.

Person Specification

Essential

  • Commitment to the wellbeing and development of young people
  • Significant and demonstrable experience working with young people, (minimum 3 years in a relevant role.)
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Competence in general administration and IT skills to include the ability to use Word processing packages and databases
  • Understanding of the needs and potential of volunteers
  • Ability to communicate clearly in writing, conversation and presentation
  • Understanding of the need to safeguard children and commitment to doing so
  • Willingness to manage behaviour and create a positive culture within youth work
  • Experience in planning and delivering youth work sessions
  • Must be able to perform all duties and tasks with reasonable adjustment, where appropriate, in accordance with the provisions of the Equality Act 2010
  • Must be sympathetic to and supportive of the Christian Ethos of the Charity.

Desirable
A qualification in youth work

Experience in supporting and developing volunteers

Experience in working collaboratively with other organisations

Advanced skills in social media

First aid and Food Hygiene qualification

Experience of developing and delivering training and group work

Knowledge of child development and an awareness of differing needs of children and young people

Underpinning knowledge of theories of engagement of young people

Experience of engaging with young people who are vulnerable or from a hard-to
- reach group

Awareness of