Youth Support Worker Term Time Only Plus Holiday

3 months ago

StratforduponAvon, United Kingdom Lifespace Trust Full time

Lifespace provides one to one mentoring for children and young people to reduce distress, build resilience and enable them to achieve more. The charity also provides group workshops and open access youth provision. We create a safe time and confidential space for young people between 7 and 19 years to explore the challenges they face, and what they want in life. We work with individual young people, with families and with schools, colleges, community groups and agencies in Warwickshire.

We’re looking for an engaging, supportive individual with a passion for working with children and young people. You’ll join our youth work team to deliver open access youth provision, as part of our collaboration with Stratford Youth Collective.

You’ll also deliver free-at-point of need community mentoring, for young people in Stratford, co-deliver workshops and support our schools based mentoring team.

You’ll work a blend of daytime and evening hours and will hold Youth Work and Mentor Qualifications or be willing to undertake fully-funded training within your role.

**MAIN PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF THE ROLE**
- To support our universal youth delivery within Stratford Youth Collective.
- To support youth programmes that run after school and in the school holidays.
- To mentor young people aged 7 - 19 years on a one-to-one basis, within Stratford upon Avon and South Warwickshire.
- To provide timely and relevant feedback to schools and partners within the bounds of mentor confidentiality.
- To liaise with the Youth Development Coordinator on all youth work and youth engagement activities.
- To liaise with the Head of Delivery on mentoring data and outcomes.

**DUTIES AND KEY RESPONSIBILITIES YOUTH SUPPORT**
- To be a motivated learner, taking full advantages of the learning opportunities provided including funded Level 2 and 3 Youth Work accredited courses in an appropriate timescale.
- To support on relevant strands of our young leaders’ and youth voice programmes, including how they appear online.
- To help develop and pilot new ways to connect with members of this group e.g. gaming and physical activities.
- To co-deliver Community Mentoring from Stratford Youth Collective’s Youth Hub.
- To co-deliver Lifespace Youth Advisory Panel and SYCs Stratford Youth Together forums, creating opportunities for young people to meaningfully share their voice.
- To co-deliver sessions at youth club in partnership with Stratford Youth Collective.
- To co-deliver workshops in schools and community settings.

**MENTORING**
- To mentor young people aged 7 - 19 years on a one-to-one basis, in schools, in the community and online. This includes being available for an agreed number of hours each week during the 36 weeks Lifespace delivers in schools.
- To complete Lifespace’s own mentor induction and training; and take part in ongoing training that meets the needs of young people you’re supporting.
- To attend one-to-one and group supervision in line with the Supervision Policy.
- To attend development training, including safeguarding, three times per year.
- To work with the Head of Delivery to respond to mentoring requests from schools and other agencies so that we can start mentoring a child/young person within two weeks of referral or as agreed with the agency.
- To regularly update the database with relevant information about your hours and work with individual children and young people.
- To keep notes in accordance with Lifespace protocol and GDPR regulations.
- To collect information which enables us to assess the impact of our mentoring for each child or young person that we have worked with.

**GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES**
- To work collaboratively with the Head of Delivery, Youth Development Coordinator, Designated Safeguarding Lead and team to deliver effective services.
- To support service delivery that ensures the safeguarding of young people at all times with awareness of safeguarding process.
- To uphold the Lifespace Values: Inclusive. YOUth-led. Trustworthy. Ambitious. Approachable. Collaborative

**ADDITIONAL INFORMATION**
- You will be paid monthly.
- You must attend mentor training before commencing delivery with young people.
- If you do not have Level 2 Youth Work or equivalent you will complete a fully-funded qualification within the role.
- You will be entitled to holiday pay on a pro-rata basis.
- Access to and ability to drive is desired to the nature of our work but postholders using public transport may be considered.
- Hours will be a mix of daytime, early evening and very occasional weekends.
- Term time post holders are not eligible for in term annual leave.
- Travel and other reasonable expenses will be paid.
- An Enhanced DBS check is a requirement of the role.

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

Expected hours: 20 per week

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- On-site parking
- Referral programme

Schedule:

- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday

**Education**:

- A-Level or equivalent

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