Community Worker

7 months ago

Newtown, United Kingdom PadelStars Ltd. Full time

Location: We are recruiting for 2 Community workers, 1 vacancy within each of our Feathers Newtown and Welshpool clubs in Wales. Please state which site you may be interested in.

**About Us**

The principal objective of The Feathers Association is to provide opportunities for children, young people, and communities to develop in a positive way through informal education, sporting, cultural and recreational activities which the charity has provided since 1934. Our aim is to enable young people to cope more effectively with the transition from adolescence to adulthood and to enable young people to understand and act on personal, social, and political issues which affect their lives, the lives of others and the communities of which they form a part. Additionally, we help bring communities together by sharing experiences and learning outcomes.

About the job.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Operate within a professional team of community workers to facilitate sessions for a broad range of people during community centre opening times (evenings, weekends, and school holiday programmes), including preparation, and packing up of resources and sessions.
- Engage in dialogue with a broad range of children and adults to develop effective working relationships.
- Increase participation and inclusion of underrepresented groups through targeted sessions and projects.
- Create links with new people and local partners as well as support existing cohorts.
- Listen and consult with local people and youth groups and identify, interpret their needs, and respond appropriately.
- Support young people through significant changes in their lives.
- Support young people to exercise their rights.
- Plan, deliver, supervise, and facilitate a broad programme of activities both on and off site, covering, health & wellbeing, vocational, community events, diversionary, recreational, consultations, workshops, forums and focus projects.
- Support the development of outreach work as required in promoting our work and assessing local people’s needs and aspirations for the Feathers Newtown/Welshpool Centre.
- Promote and encourage inclusive activities that support a broad range of local people to actively participate in decision making and actively support the inclusion of those with special education needs.
- Promote and actively encourage activities for all young people.
- Cultivate professional relationships with young people, ensuring support is given and the collective needs of the group are prioritised and met, while fostering open channels of communication with each individual.
- Complete administrative duties including collating feedback and evaluations, registers, registration forms and session summaries. Work with colleagues and other agencies.
- Work with other colleagues in the team to ensure the effective management of the Centre and its resources, taking responsibility for the security of the site in the absence of more senior staff.
- Plan and evaluate work by participating in customer evaluations, supervision, staff meetings and contributing to briefing and debriefing sessions.
- Contribute to the provision of a safe and healthy environment ensuring the legislation relating to the health, safety and welfare of young people and staff is complied with at all times.
- Contribute to housekeeping and cleaning of areas.
- Be aware of child protection issues and safeguarding procedures and respond appropriately. In such instances you should ensure open communication with parents, carers and guardians or relevant agencies adhering to child protection procedures as necessary.
- Provide support and work harmoniously with all staff.
- Ensure weekly tasks are completed to a high standard and within the time agreed.
- Take on projects as and when needed to support or develop the organisation.
- Attend and participate in meetings and training sessions as and when required.
- Work collaboratively with other staff and team members and participate in team activities as required.
- Act as an Ambassador for the organisation when representing it externally.
- To contribute towards a culture of good moral attitude in the preparation of activities prior to the arrival of participants.

**Skills and Experience**:

- Be able to lead activities and sessions.
- Be an active, positive, accountable member of the team.
- Awareness and strong experience of Health, Safety and Welfare.
- Demonstrate a high level of competence.
- Being flexible and adaptable as required as the work is based around the need of users.
- Self-motivated and mission driven to working with youth groups and the wider community.
- Personal responsibility and Teamwork.

**Personal Qualifications**:
Youth work ideally level 3 but not essential as training can be provided.

Hours: (6 hours per week) Centre based 2 evenings per week expected.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: £13.00 per hour

Expected hours: 6 per week

**Benefits**:

- On-site parking

Work Location: In person

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