Youth Worker

5 months ago

Salford, United Kingdom Rio Ferdinand Foundation Full time

**POST DETAILS**

**Post Title: Youth Worker**

**Location: Greater Manchester**

**Salary: £24,000 - £27,000 DOE**

**Hours: Full-time, 36 Hours per week**

**Contract: 12-month fixed term contract with view to extend (funding dependent)**

**Responsible to: Head of Programmes (NW) & Lead Youth Worker**

**JOB SUMMARY**

The Rio Ferdinand Foundation is recruiting an experienced Youth Worker to support the delivery of our youth engagement and empowerment programmes working across Greater Manchester, with our regional office based in Salford.

The central focus of the role includes the implementation and delivery of;
- Supporting targeted youth engagement and outreach programmes using sports, arts, and media to build relationships with young people aged 10-25 from vulnerable and disadvantaged communities.
- Staff and support specific mental health and wellbeing workshops for cohorts of young people aged 10-25 from vulnerable and disadvantaged communities.
- Provide mentoring and personal development opportunities including;
- Supporting young people to design and deliver their own social action projects in cooperation with their peers, other young people, and the wider community.
- Link/support young people into wider progression pathways.

**KEY DUTIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES (not in priority order)**
- Recruit, organize and lead creative workshops and engagement activities (involving sports, arts, and media) with existing/new cohorts of young people from targeted marginalized communities across Greater Manchester.
- Support the planning and delivery of our projects alongside a range of local delivery partners.
- Work in partnership with local services and provision to ensure RFF is linking into and enhancing local opportunities for young people.
- Work with Head of Programmes and Lead Youth Worker to source and support sessionals and freelance facilitators within a range of accredited and non-accredited training for young people involved in our programmes.
- Support the Head of Programmes and Lead Youth Worker with the development of new projects, new/existing partnerships/stakeholders.
- Source and refer young people onto progression pathways within either further volunteering, training, employment, or enterprise.
- Focus on monitoring for programmes and initiatives, including registers/consent forms, updating, and maintaining RFF’s online secure system and provide any supporting information for evaluation purposes i.e. case studies to Head of Programmes or Lead Youth Worker.
- Support and promote the profile of RFF and our engagement programmes alongside the Lead Youth Worker at public speaking events, taster sessions, meetings, conferences.
- Ensure compliance with RFF polices in relation to health and safety, equal opportunities and working with volunteers and young people.

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES
- Work flexibly where appropriate in the evening, weekends and during school holidays to ensure full and supportive delivery of the programme.
- Work with Head of Programmes & Lead Youth Worker to deliver innovative programmes within budget/timescales.
- Undertake regular training in Safeguarding, Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) and new training to develop work related skills and knowledge.
- Undertake any other related responsibilities commensurate with the evolving objectives of the post and the evolution of the Foundation, as may reasonably be requested by the Head of Programmes.
- Work with due regard for RFF’s core values and objectives.
- Ensure the effective implementation of, and adherence to RFF’s Equal Opportunities, Child Protection and Health and Safety policies and procedures.

**PERSON SPECIFICATION**
- Have at least two years’ experience of leading/delivering creative youth work programmes across multiple/complex communities.
- Clearly demonstrate an ability to build trusting relationships and deliver high quality activities for young people.
- Have excellent knowledge in relation to social issues and challenges faced by young people and communities across Greater Manchester.
- Have at least two years’ experience of engaging and mentoring young people from a variety of complex backgrounds and diverse communities.
- Have an understanding of the sport for development and youth work sectors.
- Have experience in facilitation and monitoring of youth projects and demonstrate an understanding and experience of managing information using computer software/systems.
- Have an understanding of and a demonstrable commitment to promoting principles of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion both in the workplace and in the wider community.
- An ability to work well with others and support sessional staff and volunteers.
- Excellent communication skills, able to use initiative and manage multiple projects and a varied work load.
- Proactive, resilient, and able to work well within a close-knit team.
- Express a willingness to work out of office hours including weekends, evenings and some bank h

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