Youth in Mind

**Job description**

Opened in July 2022 Warrington Youth Zone has become the new home and evolution of Warrington Youth Club (WYC). WYC was formed in 1930 by a group of parents who were concerned that their children were getting into trouble after school. Over the following five years the group developed into Warrington Boys Club. Warrington Youth Club today is a well-established charity which delivers an open access Youth Club four nights a week at The Peace Centre, a satellite gym 7 days a week in Warrington Town Centre as well as a wide range of successful targeted projects including mentoring, employability, and National Citizenship Service (NCS).

Warrington Youth Zone will be dedicated to young people and makes a bold statement about the importance of giving young people high quality places to go in their leisure time. Open 7 days a week including school holidays, the Youth Zone’s purpose is to help young people grow to be happy, healthy and successful adults.

The state-of-the-art £7.05 million building will provide young people with facilities that are second to none delivering over 20 sporting, artistic, cultural and general recreational activities each session. Offering young people the opportunity to try new things, meet new friends and gain support from friendly, warm and positive staff and volunteers.

With every workout or kickabout, every mock interview or muck around with mates, young people develop the resilience to face challenges and the skills to solve problems. They find confidence to aim high and the determination to become who they want to be. They build positive relationships based on being given the space to talk, an understanding of their own self-worth, and a sense of belonging to something bigger. That is why Warrington Youth Zone won’t just be a place to go - but a place to grow. That is the power of exceptional youth work.

**THE ROLE**

The Youth In Mind Key Worker will support the Targeted Team in delivering an effective, structured wellbeing programme to children and young people from across Warrington. We are looking for a member of the team to work on a Monday & Saturday 3.15p.m. - 7.45p.m.

You will be responsible for working on our Youth In Mind programme, offering 1:1 wellbeing sessions to young people requiring a high level of support as part of a drop-in service. You will be required to triage young people’s needs in order to signpost them to an appropriate service, either internally within the Youth Zone or to an external provider.

The service is commissioned by Cheshire & Merseyside NHS as part of ‘Warrington Place’ Starting Well plans to support ‘Children and Young Peoples Emotional and Mental Health & Wellbeing’. The project delivery is a partnership between Warrington Youth Zone and Merseycare ‘Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services’ (CAMHS).

Meeting targets as outlined by funders, contracts, and the Head of Targeted Programmes is a significant element of this role to ensure the quality of support young people receive to achieve outcomes.

This post involves a commitment to the completion of all relevant paperwork, reports and recording processes ensuring they are both accurate and timely.

Work Remotely
- No

**Job Types**: Part-time, Fixed term contract

**Salary**: £12.70 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Sick pay

Schedule:

- Weekend availability

COVID-19 considerations:
We are following government guidance to ensure the health and wellbeing of all staff and Young People.

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Warrington WA2 7NT: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 08/12/2023

Expected start date: 101/01/2024

**Job Types**: Part-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 4 months

**Salary**: £12.70 per hour

Expected hours: 4 - 12 per week

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 08/12/2023
Reference ID: YIM Keyworker/HH/NOV 23
Expected start date: 01/01/2024