Youth Work Co-ordinator

Youth Work Coordinator - Must be Degree Qualified JNC or equivalent

£28, £32,597 per year (Dependent on Experience and Qualification)

As a specialist youth work Charity, Kinetic provide a Youth Work service to support young people's positive engagement while they are in Werrington Young offenders Institute.

Do you want to make a difference to the lives of young people?

To the young people who others can't/won't work with?

Do you like a challenge that's very rewarding?

Are you, or do you aspire to be a fantastic youth worker?

Then come and work for Kinetic Youth.

We believe Youth Work works – do you?

We deliver youth work services to young people in prisons.

Using positive constructive activities, Kinetic Youth work with young people to develop their skills, increase their knowledge and provide positive experiences through a trusting relationship and a safe environment.

Job Summary:

The post holder will be responsible for the coordination of youth services across the Kinetic portfolio in line with Kinetic Youth Ltd policies and procedures.

Main duties and Responsibilities:

• Coordination and delivery of youth services including youth clubs, activities, and projects
• Coordination, delivery and evaluation of informal PSHE delivery alongside the education provider.
• Management, development, and delivery of a comprehensive face to face curriculum programmes of work to young people
• 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)
• Recruit and appoint part-time staff as necessary
• Ensure the appropriate training and support of part-time staff so as to provide a high quality service to young people
• Liaise with prison staff and YOT colleagues where appropriate/required to support the development of youth work programmes
• Ensure effective communication links are developed and maintained with all partners
• Manage the delegated budget, allocate funds and monitor expenditure in compliance with Kinetics' financial guidelines
• Provide timely, accurate and relevant management information as required
• Comply with Kinetic policies which support equality, diversity and anti-discriminatory practice
• The post holder will have the health and safety responsibility for youth services delivered

Person Specification:

Qualifications

JNC qualification in youth work or equivalent

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 (e.g. Outdoor Education, Schools, Participation Travellers, Gangs)
• 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 young people

Other

Ability to work unsocial hours on a regular and frequent basis, notably evenings and weekends

You will be required to have an enhanced DBS and undertake prison service vetting.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: £28,491.00-£32,597.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company car
• Company pension

Work Location: In person