Digital and Creative Media Youth Worker

Legacy Youth Zone; Croydon; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 24,000; Part time

Job summary

At Legacy Youth Zone, we're seeking passionate arts youth workers to join our arts team. In this role, you will facilitate engaging creative activities for young people aged 13-19, focusing on multimedia skills such as photography, videography, and animation. Ideal candidates should possess experience in creative media and a commitment to youth engagement.

Qualifications

• Experience in digital or creative media streams.
• Passionate about working with young people.
• Must be over 18 years, over 21 to work with members aged 13+.

Responsibilities

• Teaching multimedia fundamentals and creative arts.
• Facilitating taster sessions and competitions.
• Building relationships and engagement with young people.

Skills

Photography

Videography

Stop motion

Animation

Knowledge of editing suites

Job description

Creative Arts, alongside sports Youth Work, is at the heart of Legacy’s offer to young people. The creative arts offer at Legacy is wide-ranging, and as a member of the arts team, you will be key in ensuring young people have access to an exciting and engaging programme of new and enriching activities that will be challenging, stimulating, fun, and developmental.

You will be involved in teaching the fundamentals of multimedia, facilitating taster sessions, competitions, and challenges that build young people’s engagement and skills, fostering a culture of fun, relationship building, and opportunities for young people.

• Photography
• Videography
• Stop motion
• Animation
• Skills and knowledge of different editing suites and platforms

Within the arts team, we are looking for talented arts youth workers 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 in one or more digital or creative media streams.

To work at Legacy, all applicants must be over the age of 18. To work with our senior members aged 13+, applicants must be over the age of 21.

Hours: Friday 4.45-9.15pm with senior members aged 13-19 years