Youth Worker

Hours
- **Mon - 3:45 PM - 9:15 PM**

**Tues - 3:45 PM - 9:15 PM**

**Wed - 3:45 PM - 8:15 PM**

**Sat - 9:45 AM - 2:15 PM**

**Sat - 3:45 PM - 10:15 PM**

**Sun - 2:45 PM - 7:15 PM**

Sports, along with the Arts and Youth Work, is at the heart of Future Youth Zone’s offer to young people. The sports offer at Future is wide ranging and as a member of the Sports team, you will be key in ensuring young people have access to an exciting and engaging programme of multi-disciplinary activities that will be challenging, stimulating, fun, engaging and developmental. You will have access to our state of the art gym, equipped with cardio and resistance equipment, weight-lifting facilities and a functional area. You will be involved in teaching the fundamentals gym use and fitness, running fitness classes in line with your skills, as well as facilitating taster sessions and competitions, which engage young people and build their skills and fitness levels.

Within the Sports Team, we are looking for talented sports and fitness coaches to become part of a team with a wide range of skills, who are also passionate about working with young people. Ideally, you will have experience, or one or more coaching qualifications, such as Level 2 NGB including Level 2 Gym Instruction or above. We are also looking applicants with Level 2 Certificate in Coaching Weightlifting.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- To work directly with young people to plan, lead and deliver safe, fun and structured sports / fitness sessions
- within Future Youth Zone, which are progressive and reflect the needs of young people
- To contribute to a sports / fitness programme that is high quality and meets the needs of the young people,
- including young people with additional needs and young people who typically don’t engage in sports
- To support a sports / fitness programme that contributes to the wider youth work agenda, supporting the
- development of young people
- To confidently manage and establish positive relationships with groups of young people
- To compile all monitoring information required to deliver impact statistics and encourage feedback from young
- people taking part in activities to share this with the team.
- To work with young people from a range of backgrounds and with a range of needs
- Effectively communicate at all levels, orally and in writing
- To work alongside other team members and provide guidance and support to young leaders and volunteers
- To attend regular training and development sessions and events where required
- To co-ordinate volunteering opportunities in sports / fitness activities
- To encourage attendance in sports / fitness activities, particularly by young people who do not usually
- participate in sport / fitness activities
- To assist in identifying talented young people and encourage further development
- To maintain current knowledge of relevant National Governing Body programmes, policies and practices
- To promote cultural cohesion and inclusion and proactively challenge any prejudice and discrimination
- Any other duties as may reasonably be required
- Carry out any other reasonable duties as requested by management
- Be committed to a culture of continuous improvement.
- Work within the performance framework of Future Youth Zone and OnSide.
- To be alert to issues of safeguarding and child protection, ensuring the welfare and safety of Youth Zone members is promoted and safeguarded, and to report any causes of concerns to the Session Lead or Safeguarding team (training will be provided).
- To assist with any promotional activities and visits that take place at the Youth Zone.
- To comply with all policies and procedures, with reference to safeguarding, codes of conduct, health and safety, and equality and diversity, to ensure all activities are safe, accessible and inclusive.

Person Specification

Person Specification

Selection Criteria*

A = Application Form I = Interview AS = Assessment

Essential or Desirable

Method of Assessment

Experience

Experience of working with groups of young people aged 8 to 19, or up to age 25 with additional needs

Essential

A & I

Experience of working with young people from diverse backgrounds and with challenging needs

Essential

A & I

Experience of working with young people with additional needs

Desirable

A & I

Experience of delivering a wide range of sports or activity sessions

Essential

A & I

Experience of delivering events and competitions

Desirable

A & I

Experience of team working and alongside volunteers

Essential

A & I

**Qualifications**:
Level 2 Gym Instructing or above

Essential

A

First Aid Qualification

Desirable

A

Level 2 Certificate in Coaching Weightlifting

Desirable

**Skills**:
Ability to deliver high quality fitness programmes with young people who face social exclusion, disadvantage and disaffection and manage such a group

Essential

A & I

Ability to engage and build positive relationships with young people including disengaged