Youth Support Worker

**Who are we?** At Vibe UK, we work together with young people, with our youth team and with our partners. We run inspiring and inclusive clubs, activities and programmes that help young people to build positive relationships with themselves and others; helping them to make a positive contribution to their community. Young people are at the heart of all we do. **What’s important to us?** A quote from one of our staff members - "It’s simplemaking a positive difference to young people’s lives." **Job Title**:Youth Support Worker (Connected)** **We are recruiting for talented and passionate Outreach, Detached and Open Access youth workers to join our team** Outreach Aim to reduce crime by engaging with young people on the streets. The team undertake street-based work within areas identified as anti-social behaviour or hot-spot areas. The primary aim of this work is to engage with, inform and empower young people to deter them from anti-social behaviour. We also aim to inform them and encourage them to attend other sites and/or services/activities which they can engage in rather than being out on the streets. Detached Work with young people in informal, often outdoor settings, engaging with those who may be socially excluded, at risk or disengaged from mainstream services. Detached youth work is relationship-based and focuses on building trust with young people, understanding their needs and providing support or signposting to relevant services. Open Access Provide support and services to young people through drop-in or open-access youth centres where young people can come freely without prior appointments or referrals. The focus is on creating a safe, welcoming environment for young people to engage in activities, build relationships and receive guidance on various personal, social and educational matters. **Person Specification** The successful person will have working knowledge and understanding of the ethics and principles of youth work including strategies that encourage and promote the empowerment and participation of young people. You should have a strong commitment to young people and a thorough knowledge of the issues they face. You will gain an in depth understanding of our fantastic Theory of Change which supports young people to develop positive relationships. Delivery - As directed by Lead Youth Worker, ensure that programme area is delivered in accordance with agreed contracts, budgets, objectives, standards, evaluation frameworks and areas of compliance - Deliver face to face programmes for young people People - Support and monitor the work of external partners and volunteers as required to deliver project work to ensure effective performance of the contract Managing resources - Ensure effective use of resources in place to ensure delivery of programme(s). Ensure Lead Youth Worker understands any programme requirements - Ensure that programme(s) operate effectively within agreed budgets and annual performance targets - Ensure programme(s) deliver on all areas of quality and legislative compliance e.g. Health and Safety and Safeguarding - Contribute to developments in policies and procedures Monitoring and evaluation - Deliver evaluation processes, to record programme performance against agreed objectives - Support Lead Youth Worker with a continuous review of programme(s) performance in relation to sector best practice - Identify and deliver on areas of improvement for programme(s) e.g. structure, programmes, practices, policies and technology Building relationships - Manage and develop key partnership arrangements across a range of colleagues, agencies, stakeholders, funders and partners - Connect young people with relevant organisations Essential Experience of working with children, young people and their families Experience of delivering programmes for young people, working directly with young people Engage with young people in informal settings such as streets, parks, and other community spaces Be able to build trusting relationships with young people who may not access formal youth services Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to build rapport with young people in challenging environments Facilitate open access sessions, allowing young people to drop in freely for activities, support and advice Build positive, trusting relationships with young people creating a welcoming and inclusive environment Plan and deliver engaging activities, workshops or events that promote personal and social development Knowledge and experience of relevant areas of compliance e.g. Health and Safety, Safeguarding, risk assessments Experience of implementing monitoring, evaluation and performance frameworks Experience of managing diverse relationships Desirable NVQ Level 2 or above (or equivalent) in Youth or Community work or substantial experience Previous experience of Outreach, Detached or Open Access work Experience working with young people