Youth Worker

**Benefits**:

- 1 night free stay at one of the YMCA Hotels
- 60% discount on childcare fees for children up to 3 years of age
- 20% discount on childcare for children over 3 for non-funded hours
- Free and discounted places for children attending Day Camps
- 28 Days Holiday plus Bank Holidays per year for full-time staff
- Staff Pension
- Free parking
- Free Gym membership - George Williams Centre, Bridgewater or The Beach Hotel Minehead
- Health Insurance for those staff working over 16 hours per week
- Charity Worker’s Discount at certain high street stores
- Training budget
- Monthly raffle
- Mental Health Support
- Access to Occupational Health Assessment
- Cycle to Work Scheme (salary sacrifice)
- Electric Car Scheme (salary sacrifice - lease)
- Discount at our Wedding Venue, Barley Wood

**Responsibilities**:

- Operate as part of a team to provide safe, welcoming, and supportive open access and planned delivery for children and young people aged 10 - 18.
- Design and deliver provision which engages young people in positive activities to develop their interpersonal and life skills, build confidence and provide them with opportunities to belong, contribute and thrive.
- Actively collaborate as part of the team delivering Youth Programmes through outreach and at associated YMCA and partnership sites.
- Proactively develop the programme, services and as a practitioner through engagement with young people, families and reflective practice; to continually maintain and raise the standard of the work.
- Develop partnerships with local organisations to increase the usage, variety, quality and sustainability of services and provision for young people in their local communities.
- Contribute to a network of services and provision to enable well informed varied signposting to find the most appropriate opportunities for each young person as an individual.
- Responsible for delivering an effective quality service to young people and the community and promote a tolerant and caring environment consistent with Christian values and the values of YMCA Dulverton Group.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- **Promote the opportunities and services to increase the usage, value and benefit offered to young people and the community.
- Support good working relationships and communication with YMCA Dulverton Group wider areas of work, and relevant partners.
- Interact and communicate with young people establishing appropriate relationships to safeguard and ensure good standards of support, provision and behaviour.
- Encourage young people to develop a positive attitude to themselves, others and their environment and actively seek opportunities for young people to volunteer and engage in the work.
- Respond to and challenge people displaying antisocial behaviour, in accordance with designated procedures and behaviour policy.
- Assist in the effective operation of facilities and building management.
- Consider opportunities and present ideas to grow and develop the services in line with YMCA Dulverton Group’s Strategy.
- Work to achieve the key outcomes of the Strategic Delivery Plan.
- To ensure that clear, accurate and relevant data is collected from all work; to inform evaluation and planning and capture the value and impact of the work.

**General**:

- Conduct yourself in a polite, professional, and approachable manner at all times.
- To work flexibly in terms of location and shift pattern to include evenings and weekends, when required.
- To keep informed of the policies and procedures of YMCA Dulverton Group including Emergencies and Child Protection and ensure they are adhered to.
- To carry out duties in line with the policies and procedures of the YMCA Dulverton Group including Health and Safety, Data Protection, Safeguarding and Professional Boundaries.
- To participate in training, meetings, networking, and other appropriate activities as requested.
- To be an advocate for and representative of the association both internally and externally.
- To undertake any other duties as deemed appropriate by the Director of Operations, Chief Executive and Board of Directors.

**Job Type**: Part-time
Part-time hours: 12 per week

**Salary**: £10.42 per hour

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

Work Location: On the road