Youth Support Worker

6 months ago

Morecambe, United Kingdom Lancashire County Council Full time

Salary £22,196-£28,825 Per annum | Permanent, Part Time, 29.6 hours per week | Pro Rata | Targeted Youth Support | Unqualified £22,196 - £24,416, Qualified £25,509 - £28,825 | Lancaster & Morecambe District

The Targeted Youth Support team part of Lancashire County Council's, Children and Family Wellbeing Service are looking to recruit a part time 29.6 (4 days) Youth Support Worker (JNC qualified) for Lancaster District, who is enthusiastic, organised and passionate about making a difference and changing young people’s lives.

The Service is a key contributor to the prevention and early intervention/early help agenda for Lancashire County Council. The Service delivers targeted prevention and early intervention work to ensure that young people get the help they need early and to reduce the necessity for higher cost specialist intervention. It enables young people to succeed by providing high quality informal education opportunities to promote their personal and social development. It supports young people who are challenged in education, their communities or home life to ensure a successful transition to adulthood.

The Youth Support Worker's role is to contribute to the delivery of youth work opportunities in a variety of settings, including youth clubs and in collaboration with schools and other agencies. Youth Workers will report to a Professional Range Youth Worker and will work closely with other youth work staff and volunteers to maximise opportunities for young people to access social and personal development as well as learning opportunities.

The main purpose of the role is to initiate and develop relationships with 12 to 19 year olds and up to 25 year olds for young people with vulnerabilities. Working directly with targeted young people to enable them to broaden their horizons and involvement in positive activities. By designing and developing youth work responses underpinned by the 4 cornerstones of youth work, equality, participation, education and empowerment and delivery of the Youth Offer.

The focus of your work will be with vulnerable and at-risk groups to deliver preventative programmes, evidencing learning outcomes and delivering to targets. You will help plan and delivery of projects and establish new initiatives which develop, with young people, stimulating and challenging youth work programmes. You will work in group settings and deliver one-to-one to identified individuals.

**Main Youth Support Workers roles**
- To work 3-4 evening sessions a week
- To be lead on the termly planning, delivery of evening sessions
- Help prepare resources in readiness for session
- Manage bus pass scheme referrals
- Manage and supervise AYSW staff
- Ensure all recordings are completed
- Admin and supervisions
- Attend meetings as and when agreed

You will have the ability to quickly establish positive relationships with diverse groups of young people and partners, to respond flexibly to their needs and to the priorities of the Service. Good IT, organisation and communication skills are essential as you will need to record data on a management information system, meet targets, produce reports and correspond with young people, parents and partners.

You will deliver face to face work in accordance with JNC terms and conditions including residentials. You will be required to travel across the districts and at times across county so access to a vehicle is essential.

You will have a nationally recognised JNC level 3 qualification for Youth and Community Workers and evidence of continued professional development or the ability to study at L3 and the willingness to complete a JNC Intermediate Level Apprenticeship in Level 3 in Youth Work Practice qualification in your own time as well as some dedicated study time. Course fees will be paid for by the Council as part of an apprenticeship route.

For an informal discussion and more information please contact:
**Please ensure you have uploaded and attached your supporting statement to evidence how you meet the criteria for the role. The panel may be unable to shortlist you for interview without this evidence.
This position is part time, please note the salary quoted is full time equivalent, the salary received will be paid on a pro-rata basis.

In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on LCC Vacancies website.

**Job Description & Person Specification

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