Youth & Play Worker

**Youth & Play Worker**

**Up to 3 positions x 3 hours per week**

**£11.44 p/h (£22,010.56 FTE)**

Worcester Community Trust is a registered charity that runs six community centres in the City of Worcester providing facilities for community activities and services for people of all ages. We aim to be at the centre of thriving communities and for our centres to be the hub of community activity to achieve our vision: Worcester: A City where people feel connected, supported and empowered. This is your opportunity to be part of a dynamic team helping the Trust achieve ambitious plans for growth.

**Worcester Community Vision and Mission**

Vision - Worcester: A City where people feel connected, supported, and empowered

Mission - Bringing Communities Together by delivering services and activities for all

**Value & Behaviours**

We collaborate, working together with local people and partners to achieve more

We are Inclusive, access for all, welcome diversity, and valuing uniqueness

We are Ambitious, We value innovation and creativity, driving progress, dynamic and visionary organisation.

Delivering Excellence, Investing in our staff, volunteers and infrastructure to provide quality and professional services

**Key Responsibilities for Youth Worker**:

- To work directly with young people 8-11 and 12-18 years to enable their personal development and social education by assisting in the development and delivery of structured open access, small group and occasional targeted youth sessions.
- To act as a positive role model and mentor to young people, in line with our Public Health contract.
- To support Lead Youth Worker to plan, deliver and evaluate activities delivered within youth sessions.
- To establish and build relationships with young people to design, deliver and continually evaluate youth sessions that will contribute to meeting the identified needs of the group.
- To be aware of service targets and outcomes and ensure that the youth sessions make a positive contribution to achieving them.
- To encourage, motivate and support staff, students, and volunteers.
- To contribute to relevant day-to-day administration in support of the smooth

running of the project and the procedures of the Trust.

Skills and experience needed for the Youth Worker:
**Experience
- essential**
- Good standard of literacy and numeracy.
- Clear understanding of Equal Opportunities practice
- Safeguarding with Children/Young People
- Good organisational skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Good communication skills
- Ability to establish positive relationships with Children/Young People.
- The ability to work independently and as part of a team when delivering programs and activities
- Experience or understanding of adhering to GDPR and Safeguarding principles
- Understanding of need for ability to maintain confidentiality in all areas of work
- Commitment to WCT values and willing to act as role models.
- Flexible with regards to role and working hours
- Self-motivated and able to use initiative.
- Undertake enhanced DBS check.
- Commitment to CPD: To attend and participate in regular supervisions, meetings and training courses and share and implement knowledge and skills gained.
- Respect for others and acting with integrity are important values to you.

**Experience - desirable**
- Level 2 in Youth work or other relevant professional experience
- Level 2 food safety
- Evidence of a good general education GCSE maths and English grade C or above
- Experience of working with volunteers.
- The ability to work under challenging circumstances with young people who have become disengaged
- Other interests, skills, or experience that might enhance the youth work programme
- Experience of the voluntary sector
- Knowledge of local community
- Experience of working with children/young people from diverse backgrounds
- The ability to travel between centers.

What you get
- Be part of an amazing, welcoming passionate community
- We help you put your skills to use to create positive social impact.
- A voice and input into shaping and influence services and decisions.
- The ability to develop your role and skills

What we offer
- Opportunity for flexible working
- Get an extra day off for your birthday
- Health Scheme -which contributes towards Opticians, Dentist, Therapy and more
- Great opportunities for training and CPD
- Company Life insurance

**Representing the City**
- Current funding for this role is until August 2028_

**Deadline**: End of Sunday 6th October 2024
**Interview Date**: 9th October 2024

**Job Type**: Part-time

Pay: £11.44 per hour

Expected hours: No more than 6 per week

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Free or subsidised travel
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Private dental insurance
- Private medical insurance
- Sick pay
- Store discount

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

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