Youth Project Support Worker

6 months ago


London, United Kingdom Youth Action Alliance Full time

**What is the overall purpose of the role?**

At Youth Action Alliance, our mission is to support the personal and social development (their values, beliefs, ideas and skills) of the young people living in Kensington and Chelsea and neighbouring boroughs, enabling them to increase their resilience and skills in the present, and promote their ambitions for the future.

The Staying Connected project provides weekly one-to-one and group support for young people aged 11 - 19 years, facing multiple challenges. Creating a personal action plan comprised of positive activities that promote and enhance personal development and skills, building on young people’s strengths. This engagement is via face-to-face, online platforms, mobile phones and structured group work to maintain contact with them, talking about how they are feeling and to provide advice, mentoring and signposting to additional support services.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Programme management
- Reporting / grant management
- Evaluation

**Person Specification**

**Knowledge & Experience**

The Staying Connected Support Worker will bring:

- Certification and professionalism - Youth Work Qualified
- Experience in the charity sector, the voluntary sector, or community sector would be desirable.
- Experience working with children, young people and vulnerable adults

Competent in the use of MS Word, Excel, and the ability to use databases for recording and reporting.
- Excellent time-keeper and manages own time effectively to keep to deadlines
- Good Literacy - you will have good communication skills, including writing skills.
- Have good interpersonal skills and some experience of engaging with a diverse group of people, including young people and vulnerable adults.
- Qualification of Health, wellbeing, and/or advocacy

**Job Types**: Part-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 24 months

Pay: £16.00 per hour

Expected hours: 14.4 per week

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

Application question(s):

- Do you hold a Youth work qualification?

**Experience**:

- Youth work: 1 year (required)

**Language**:

- Fluent English (required)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Staying Connected Support



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