Youth Advisor Level 1
1 week ago
**6 hours per week across 2 evenings 18:00 - 21:00**
The youth service aim to improve outcomes for young people aged 11yrs
- I9yrs and up to 25yrs for young people with learning difficulties and disabilities. We do this through, Information, Advice, Guidance and a range of activities provided through our youth clubs and projects. We support vulnerable young people who are at risk or future risk of further problems such as substance misuse, youth offending, teenage pregnancy and homelessness. As a service we take pride in our work by valuing others, focusing on what's important so that we make a real and positive difference.
**What is the role?**
**Who is the person?**
You need to:
- Be enthusiastic and be able to make and maintain effective relationships with young people.
- Have experience of working with young people from age 11-25 years, be enthusiastic and able to make and maintain effective relationships.
- Have excellent communication skills and be able to engage effectively with young people, staff, and stakeholders in a restorative way.
- The ability to converse at ease with service users.
- Be friendly and approachable with a sense of humour and lots of patience.
- Be able to work within a team, as there will be lots of interaction with volunteers and other staffs as this is very much a hands on job.
- An understanding of anti-discriminatory practice is essential and the empowerment of young people is essential.
- Be open-minded, but recognise and challenge inappropriateness in a young person’s behaviour or language.
- Be flexible in your hours of work as you will need availability to work in the evenings and occasional weekends as well as working from different sites.
**As part of the interview process you will be asked to take part in a taster session at a youth club (you must be able to attend the taster session in order to be offered an interview).**
**Portsmouth City Council**
**What we can offer you**:
Portsmouth City Council is a unique organisation, committed to making a difference, and is guided by core values that set who we are as people, what we stand for, and how we act.
Read more about working at Portsmouth City Council and our benefits on our careers portal homepage: Careers Portal - Find jobs with Portsmouth City Council
Portsmouth City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
DBS Disclosure at Enhanced level will be required prior to any offer of employment and this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
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