Youth Worker

**Job Advert**:
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Mencap NI Youth are recruiting a full time Youth Worker for deliver our Empower to Transform project across the wider Omagh area.

Empower to Transform is an exciting new project which will be delivered by some of our region’s leading youth providers including YMCA Ireland, Youth Link NI, Youth Initiatives and Mencap NI. The project will be working with young people aged 14-24, providing youth work based activities and programmes focused on Good Relations, Personal Development, Citizenship, Employability and Personal Progression.

You will be responsible for developing, organising and delivering tailored co-produced programmes to meet the needs and goals of young people in a project delivery area, and will work co-operatively with the Programme Manager and youth work team to achieve project targets and deliver the best possible outcomes for participants.
- Skills/Experience required:
- Experience in delivery of youth work programmes and interventions
- Confidence and determination to deliver agreed targets
- Awareness of & enthusiasm for inclusive practices.
- Ability to work with young people to organise an appropriate programme of activities that delivers the project specific outcomes.
- An understanding of barriers facing young people with learning disabilities to engage in youth provision.- Hs completed or working towards the completion of relevant degrees in youth work, community work/development, education or equivalent or
Has a minimum of 3 years experience in leading and delivering youth/community based projects and an OCN Level 2/3 in Youth Work or equivalent.
Interviews will be held w/c 19th Feb.- ID - 30935- This role is on a fixed term contract until Dec 2027

**Benefits**:
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As well as knowing that what we do is making a positive difference to people’s lives, you will receive fair pay and have access to a wide range of rewards and benefits as one of our employees.
- 24 days holiday, pro-rata (plus bank holidays) increasing with long service plus the ability to buy up to another 10 days via our HolidayPlus scheme
- Service related sick pay when 6 month probation is completed
- Eligibility to join Mencap Pension Plan where Mencap matches contributions up to 5% on a salary sacrifice basis meaning NI savings. If you don’t join the Plan you start, you will be auto-enrolled after three months with us.
- Membership of Mencap Pension Plan to include up to 3 times salary death in service live cover AND Income Protection of 50% salary to be triggered at 26 weeks of long term sickness
- Loans for debt consolidation, bikes, computers and phones when you have been with us for 6 months
- Interest free season ticket loans
- Discounts and cashback from 3% to 30% at high street shops including major super markets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via Mencap Extras
- Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc.
- Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
- Quarterly award scheme and recognition at every 5 years through our YouRock program
- Access to award winning training and development

**About Mencap**:
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We work in partnership with people with a learning disability, and all our services support people to live life as they choose. Everyone wants a purposeful job - to do something meaningful. At Mencap, we can give you that. You will have opportunities to develop as a person, colleague, leader and activist. We want to make you feel inspired to reach your potential.

**Our work includes;**
- providing high-quality, flexible services that allow people to live as independently as possible in a place they choose
- providing advice through our help lines and web sites