Youth and Community Worker

2 weeks ago

London N TT, United Kingdom Kinetic Youth CIO Full time £26,908 - £34,888 per year

Job description

Youth and Community Worker- various hours

Expected days of work to be discussed

HMP & YOI Pentonville

Job Summary

Do you want to make a difference to the lives of people in prison? To those who others can't/won't work with?

Do you like a challenge that's very rewarding?

Then come and work for Kinetic.

We deliver services to young adults and people in prisons.

We have a variety of roles to suit your experience, qualifications and interests and have flexibility with working hours.

Main duties and Responsibilities:

  • Raising the motivation, confidence and achievement levels of people in HM&YOI Pentonville.
  • Act as an advocate who will assist in key areas of development, including conflict and mentoring , removing barriers that may impact on the progress.
  • Support people to improve their levels of resilience and behaviour for positive engagement.
  • Management, development and delivery of a comprehensive face to face curriculum programmes of work.
  • Ensure effective planning and evaluation procedures are used to maintain high quality delivery
  • Development and delivery of recorded and accredited outcomes for young people where possible
  • Coordination, management and delivery of a specific area of work across the entire Kinetic portfolio (e.g. Outdoor Education, Schools, Participation, Travellers, Gangs)
  • Ensure effective communication links are developed and maintained with all partners
  • Provide timely, accurate and relevant management information as required
  • Comply with Kinetic policies which support equality, diversity and anti-discriminatory practice

Person Specification:

Qualifications

Youth work and community work or related subject

Experience and skills

  • Recent and significant experience of working with young people in a youth work setting
  • Recent and significant experience of management and development of work with young people
  • Recent and significant experience of the management, development and delivery of a specialist area of youth work
  • Ability to plan, evaluate and review work with young people
  • Ability to communicate and work effectively with vulnerable and marginalised young people
  • Ability to work well as part of a team
  • Skilled in the effective recruitment and management of staff
  • Sound budget and resource management skills
  • Demonstrate good organisational skills and an ability to prioritise work
  • Ability to travel on a regular basis in a timely and flexible manner at various times of the day between sites across the county
  • Competent in use of IT

Knowledge

Issues and legislation relevant to working with young people

Personnel procedure relating to the employment of staff

Health and Safety, risk assessment and safeguarding procedures relevant to work with young people

Equality of opportunity, including how inequality affects the life chances of young people and their communities

Criminal Justice System as it affects people

You will require an enhanced DBS and undertake prison vetting.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Zero hours contract

Pay: £13.09-£16.94 per hour

Benefits:

  • Company pension
  • Free parking
  • On-site parking

Work Location: In person

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