Youth Worker

**Job Advert**:
**Mencap NI Youth are recruiting a number of passionate and proactive full time Youth Workers for delivery our HEROES+ project across the Derry/Londonderry area.**

HEROES+ is an exciting new project for young people aged 14-24 with a learning disability/additional need. HEROES+ will provide innovative, transformative programmes that will inspire participants to develop their potential and contribute to building a cohesive society.

You will be responsible for developing, organising and delivering tailored co-produced programmes to meet the needs and goals of young people in a project delivery area, and will work co-operatively with the Programme Manager and youth work team to achieve project targets and deliver the best possible outcomes for participants.
- Skills/Experience required:

- Experience in delivery of youth work programmes and interventions
- Confidence and determination to deliver agreed targets
- Awareness of & enthusiasm for inclusive practices.
- Ability to work with young people to organise an appropriate programme of activities that delivers the project specific outcomes.
- An understanding of barriers facing young people with learning disabilities to engage in youth provision.- Hs completed or working towards the completion of relevant degrees in youth work, community work/development, education or equivalent or-
- Has a minimum of 3 years experience in leading and delivering youth/community based projects and an OCN Level 2/3 in Youth Work or equivalent.- The roles will be offered on a contract basis until December 2027.

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**Benefits**:
As well as knowing that what we do is making a positive difference to people’s lives, you will receive fair pay and have access to a wide range of rewards and benefits as one of our employees.
- 24 days holiday, pro-rata (plus bank holidays) increasing with long service plus the ability to buy up to another 10 days via our HolidayPlus scheme
- Service related sick pay when 6 month probation is completed
- Eligibility to join Mencap Pension Plan where Mencap matches contributions up to 5% on a salary sacrifice basis meaning NI savings. If you don’t join the Plan you start, you will be auto-enrolled after three months with us.
- Membership of Mencap Pension Plan to include up to 3 times salary death in service live cover AND Income Protection of 50% salary to be triggered at 26 weeks of long term sickness
- Loans for debt consolidation, bikes, computers and phones when you have been with us for 6 months
- Interest free season ticket loans
- Discounts and cashback from 3% to 30% at high street shops including major super markets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via Mencap Extras
- Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc.
- Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
- Quarterly award scheme and recognition at every 5 years through our YouRock program
- Access to award winning training and development

**About Mencap**:
We work in partnership with people with a learning disability, and all our services support people to live life as they choose. Everyone wants a purposeful job - to do something meaningful. At Mencap, we can give you that. You will have opportunities to develop as a person, colleague, leader and activist. We want to make you feel inspired to reach your potential.

**Our work includes;**
- providing high-quality, flexible services that allow people to live as independently as possible in a place they choose
- providing advice through our help lines and web sites