Creative Art Youth Worker

**ROLE PROFILE**
**ART YOUTH WORKER**

**ROLE PROFILE**

POST:
Art Youth Worker

SALARY:
£9.39 - £9.67 per hour

LOCATION:
Wigan Youth Zone

REPORTING TO:
Art Co-ordinator

CONTRACT:
Fixed Term contract for 18 months - with the possibility of an extended contract: 9 hours per week. Working 2 shifts a week, one weekend and one midweek.

BENEFITS:
Agile working organisation with flexibility in working hours; Hybrid working offered; Gym access; Training opportunities and CPD delivered in-house or by partner organisations (such as Wigan Council and the OnSide Talent Academy) - including First Aid, Safeguarding and Health and Safety; Career Development Opportunities; Birthday Off; Employee Assistance Programme (EAP); Cycle to Work Scheme; Strong Team Culture.

**We are a proud Supporter of the Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter, first of its kind in the UK, which aims to improve employment standards across GM. #GoodEmployment.**

ABOUT WIGAN YOUTH ZONE

We’re Wigan Youth Zone and our vision is to inspire and empower young people in Wigan and Leigh to fulfil their potential. We do this by giving young people in Wigan and Leigh aged 8-19 (up to 25 with additional needs) the freedom to discover themselves in an innovative, safe and social environment and to support their transition into adulthood.

Centrally located in Wigan Town Centre, Wigan Youth Zone is the largest youth club in Europe and makes a bold statement about the importance of giving young people high quality places to go in their leisure time. The two-storey building has a four-court sports hall with climbing wall, a fully fitted fitness suite, a boxing gym, dance and performing arts studios, as well as music, media and visual arts facilities.

There is also a cafe, together with recreational and social areas. Externally there are four all-weather kick-pitches and full-size skate park. In addition to the work

which happens in the facility, there is also a team who work across the borough to meet young people on their turf - whether this is through street-based youth work or via a satellite centre.

The services provided by the exceptional Wigan Youth Zone staff are delivered 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year, providing local young people with somewhere to go, something to do and someone to talk to. Since opening, the Youth Zone has facilitated over 675,000 visits to over 29,000 young people with impressive outcomes for those members across a range of measures such as confidence

building, facilitating positive relationships and instilling ambition for adulthood.

CONTEXT **OF THE ROLE**

Wigan Youth Zone is invested in the continuation, and growth if required and affordable, of services to support as many young people as possible.

The need for services for young people is needed now more than ever before and we are seeking energetic and passionate people who will give everything to help is achieve what the Town’s young people deserve.

This role will be part of the Delivery Team who are responsible to create and deliver inspiring programmes for young people day in, day out. To be successful in this role, you must have creativity, energy, patience and be passionate about the development of young people.

**THE ROLE**

To support the Art coordinator in the development and delivery of an exciting and engaging programme of Art activities which will engage young people at Wigan Youth Zone. Artists / Youth Workers/ Teachers with the outlined experiences in ceramics and clay would advantageous. This position requires working evenings and weekends and will support the development of our funded Fired Up 4 Clay project with Kate Malone.

**THE POWER OF YOUTH WORK**

We believe all young people deserve the opportunity to shine. But opportunity is about more than bricks and mortar, sports courts and sound studios. The amazing equipment in our Youth Zones is important. But their real impact comes from the life-changing youth work that is at the heart of everything we do.

With every workout or kick a bout, every mock interview or muck around with mates, young people develop the resilience to face challenges and the skills to solve problems.

They find confidence to aim high and the determination to become who they want to be. They build positive relationships based on being given the space to talk, an understanding of their own self-worth, and a sense of belonging to something bigger.

This approach, since opening in 2013, has led to the work of the Youth Zone generating a social value for the community of over 2:1 - meaning that for every £1 generated into the charity, the impact is more than doubled. These outcomes have been continually recognised locally, regionally and nationally by a variety of award-giving organisations such as UK Youth, Children and Young People Now and the North West Charity Awards.

That’s the power of exceptional youth work.

**INSIDE A YOUTH ZONE**

Youth Zones give 8-19 year olds, and up to 25 for young people with ad