Youth Worker
Location: Gravesham district, and the surrounding Kent community
Salary: Starting Salary £22,366 pro rata (FTE)
Hours: 14 Per Week
Contract: Permanent
The Young Lives Foundation (YLF) is an award winning children’s charity in the South East of England with expertise in Advocacy, Mentoring, Befriending and Youth Programmes. We support over 3,000 young people and families each year including those in care, on the edge of care, care leavers, young offenders and young people disengaged in education.
Job Purpose: To deliver highly effective and enjoyable youth programmes, including youth groups, holiday activities, overnight adventures and 1-2-1 mentoring support to young people considered in need within Gravesham district and surrounding areas, where young people will receive meaningful support and be provided the time, opportunities and resources to thrive.
Job Role:
*Plan, deliver and develop youth programmes that will attract and engage children and young people in need, positively impact on their personal and social development and achieve the overall aims of the programme in line with YLF’s mission.
*Establish consistent trusting relationships between young people and staff/volunteers supporting the activities in order promote their personal development.
*To oversee the staffing of sessions, supervise volunteer youth workers, and ensure required ratios are in place.
*Provide 1-2-1 mentoring when required, in the community, at hubs or in schools, to assist young people with goals and overcome barriers to engagement.
*Deliver programmes/support that is trauma-healing and actively seeks to reduce the potential of re-traumatisation of participants.
*Deliver activities that are inclusive and accessible to young people from differing cultural backgrounds, young people with additional needs, children and young people with physical, learning and developmental disabilities.
*Ensure activities are risk-assessed, with robust measures in place to ensure the health, safety and well-being of participants, including staff and volunteers.
*Involve young people and other stakeholders in co-production of the Programme, ensuring they have input in the design, delivery and evaluation , obtaining very regular feedback utilising a variety of media
*Ensure that activities participated in, and their associated learning and achievements are appropriately measured, recognised and reported on accordingly in agreed formats.
*To submit reports on take-up, outcomes, impact and satisfaction to YLF management and commissioners/funders.
*To work collaboratively with YLF’s marketing team to ensure the activity programme is well promoted amongst children and young people, carers and families, schools and within social services via networking and associated promotional activities, and to external funders and supporters.
*To recruit, train, direct, encourage, motivate and support staff and volunteers involved in delivering activities, assuring a rewarding experience for volunteers and excellent volunteer retention.
General Requirements
*To have flexible availability to meet the needs of service users during service operating hours
*To work within agreed timescales and allocation of hours
*To work within agreed quality frameworks and quality standards
*To take part in supervision and appraisal and to meet on other occasions, as required, with the manager
*To comply with the YLF Code of Conduct and ensure Safeguarding Policy and Procedures are followed at all times
*To attend staff meetings, as required, including compulsory staff development/training days
*To keep accurate records of any expenditure incurred and to ensure that such expenditure is within agreed limits and has been duly authorised
*To maintain such other records as may be required for the purposes of monitoring, evaluation and review; and to prepare periodic reports
*To develop and maintain effective liaison with referral sources and with other professionals
*To provide cover or additional support for colleagues, as required
*To uphold the values and adhere to the policies and procedures of the Young Lives Foundation
*To undertake such other duties as may, from time to time, be reasonably required
Important to know
*The youth worker is required to work flexible hours, including regular evenings and weekends and during school holidays, and to be available to lead residential trips and adventures away.
*Youth groups currently run weekly during the evenings; the successful applicant must be able deliver the groups on these days and offer flexibility.
*Applicants must be able to drive and have use of a car for business purposes, to transport young people and/or equipment.
*It will be an advantage you are a able to drive a minibus
This post is subject to YLF’s Safer Recruitment Process, a satisfactory DBS check and a successful probationary period
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