Gaming Youth Worker

3 weeks ago

Wigan, United Kingdom Wigan Youth Zone Full time

**Job Role**

**Job Title: Gaming Youth Worker (18 hours)**

**Closing date**: 08/06/2023

**Job Ref: Game2023**

**Company: Wigan Youth Zone**

**Location: Parsons Walk,**

**Wigan, WN1 1RU**

**Salary: £10.61 per hour**

**Benefits: 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) pro rata. Plus additional leave for length of service. Hybrid work, Birthdays off, Gym access, Training and CPD including First Aid, Safeguarding and Health and Safety, Career development opportunities, Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to work scheme, Strong team culture, Workplace Pension, Free eye tests, discounted to £2 access to holiday club for WYZ staff.**

**Posted: 25/05/2023**

**Closing: 08/06/2023**

**Specialism: GamingActivities/Youth Worker**

**Reports to: Recreation Area Coordinator**

**Contract type: Permanent**

**Hours: Part time 18 hours**

**Work pattern**:

- Monday 6pm - 9pm
- Wednesday - 4pm - 9pm
- Friday - 4pm - 9pm
- Saturday - 4pm - 9pm

**All hours will be face to face delivery with young people and will include a weekend shift**

**Organisation type: Charity**

**Who are we looking for**:
The role will be focussing on running fun activities in Wigan Youth Zone gaming area on the games consoles and arcade games.

We are looking for someone fun, creative, sporty, high energy and a passion to work with young people.

An enthusiastic activity youth worker who can specifically target male participation on activities to help with the wellbeing of our male members. They will provide additional support to young people, where needed, to enable equal opportunity access to the wide range of activities on offer at Wigan Youth Zone.

The role requires the creation of a space that is warm, welcoming, active and full of life and challenge.

**What will you need to succeed**:

- Experience in face to face activity delivery, working with children and young people (aged 8 plus) both in groups and individually - Essential
- Experience of delivering sports and / or arts activities and / or targeted personal development programmes - Essential
- Experience of supporting young people who are disaffected, underachieving and / or have social / emotional barriers to participation -Essential
- Experience of working in a team and alongside volunteers - Desirable
- Organising a programme of youth/play work activities - Desirable
- Experience of working with challenging young people - Essential
- Residential work with young people - Essential
- Delivery of activities within an equality framework - Essential
- Strong commitment to children and young people and an ability to engage and build positive relationships with all young people, including disengaged and disadvantaged young people - Essential
- Ability to develop good professional relationships with children, young people and adults - Essential
- Ability to work with young people to develop their social education by providing programmes of activities, services and facilities that are fun and enable young people to develop - Essential
- Ability to coach, encourage, motivate and provide reliable support to children and young people - Essential
- Confident in managing a group of children and young people - Desirable
- Ability to deliver high quality activity programmes with children and young people who face social exclusion, disadvantage and disaffection - Desirable
- Ability to identify and challenge discrimination and discriminatory behaviour, taking appropriate action as necessary - Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills - Desirable

**Knowledge and Understanding**
- Knowledge of the issues affecting young people and an ability to work with challenging behaviour
- Understanding of the principles of working with children and young people
- Knowledge of health and safety, diversity awareness and safeguarding best practice and how these relate to children and young people
- Delivery of activities within an equality framework

**Qualifications**
- Introduction to Youth/Play Work, Youth and Community Work NVQ / VRQ Level 1 or

Level 1 Sports Leaders Award

**Special Requirements**
- A willingness to work unsociable hours when required
- DBS clearance and committed to Safeguarding children
- The ability and willingness to travel to meetings and events both in the region and beyond
- The job holder will be required to adhere to the Youth Zone’s policies at all times, with particular emphasis on Equal Opportunities and Safeguarding. Attendance at events and conferences will sometimes be required._

**What you will you be doing**:

- Support your line manager with the management of the recreation area at Wigan Youth Zone;
- Support individual members with additional support requirements to have equality of access to all the opportunities and activities available.
- Support young people to take steps towards achieving personal goals and greater independence.
- Encourage and support young people to engage with other young people, participate in group wor

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