Youth Engagement

**Youth Engagement & Employability Coach
- Jobs Plus Project**

Jobs Plus is a pilot project funded by Youth Futures and DWP to saturate a small area of Sheffield with projects and programmes of activity, focusing on community led delivery. The Jobs plus youth worker will assist in the delivery of the Jobs Plus project on Wybourn in Sheffield, implementing & promoting the programme of activities to local residents and engaging local young people. The youth worker will also support young people into volunteering, employment & training.

What you’ll be doing
- Assisting in developing and coordinating services and activities for young people.
- Encouraging young people to engage with new and existing educational and recreational activities
- Engaging directly with young people and identifying the needs of vulnerable young people and, if appropriate, coordinating access to specialist services
- Assisting in the promotion and development of employment & skills opportunities with young people.
- Working directly with young people to develop, undertake and maintain a programme of work opportunities.
- Providing a 1-2-1 employability service to young people.
- Providing mentorship for our community champions
- Working with local services and partners to promote Jobs Plus
- To develop positive relationships with young people, volunteers and local services
- To work with Great Places staff in ensuring the provision of a safe and welcoming environment for all young people attending projects and programmes
- To help young people broaden their skills through activities.
- To assist in undertaking risk assessments as required within the Health and Safety Policy of Great Places.
- To assist in identifying when a responsible adult or guardian’s consent is required in relation to activities being undertaken by the young person and liaise with the third party accordingly.
- To share responsibility for initiating and undertaking projects and activities within the project which are both fun and educational.
- To actively involve young people in such initiatives ensuring real participation and developing feelings of ownership.
- To liaise with volunteers and partners who run a range of activities with us.
- To assist in working with partner organisations in ensuring that resources are effectively used in meeting customer need either individually or collectively.
- To ensure that records are kept relating to all services and activities and are kept in accordance with the Great Places Confidentiality / GDPR Policy.

What we need from you
- A commitment to understand the challenges and opportunities that exist in the communities in which we work. We particularly value lived experience in social housing
- A passion to advocate on behalf of people and communities
- A commitment to work in partnership with others for the benefit of Great Places
- A commitment to continuous learning and improvement
- Ability to work flexibly and when needed outside normal working hours to ensure service continuity
- An ability to work in uncertainty.
- To be professional and work with integrity, inclusivity and respect for diversity
- Positive attitude
- Ability to work under pressure
- Flexible in regard to tasks that ensure efficient and smooth running of the project.

What you’ll need
- Experience of working with young people
- Experience of supporting young people into volunteering, training and employment
- Experience of working in a customer focused environment, with proven ability of delivering a high standard of customer service
- Great people skills
- Self-reliant and resilient
- Commitment to work in partnership with others for the benefit of great places and Jobs Plus.

WHAT WE WILL GIVE YOU IN RETURN FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND COMMITMENT
- ** Pension** **¦**DC Scheme (up to 10% contribution from both colleague and Great Places)
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WPA** **¦**Healthcare auto enrolled at no contribution level with £1250 of savings available
- option to increase & add on family members
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The Market Place** **¦**high street, restaurant & supermarket discounts, gym memberships, cycle to work, smart tech loans and much more
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Annual Leave** **¦**Start at 26 days annual leave, increasing up to 30 days + Bank Holidays
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Savings Club** **¦** You can put aside money each month for 11 months to help you save for that special something (pays out in Novembers salary)
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Sharing Greatness ¦**Our colleague incentive scheme where colleagues can earn £300 by helping the business achieve business targets.
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Help with transport ¦**We offer season ticket loans, an affordable way to purchase season tickets for public transport at discounted rates.

At Great Places we believe the wellbeing of our colleagues is vital to enable them to deliver to great services, all your benefits can be used inside and outside of work.

“Great Places Housing Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all our colle