Full Time Youth Worker

Rochdale Borough Council; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Rochdale Borough Council's Youth Service is seeking a proactive Youth Worker to shape the offer for young people in the Heywood and Middleton neighbourhoods. You will manage a team of youth support workers and collaborate with partners to design and deliver a programme tailored to local needs.

The role involves delivering projects across centre-based, detached, outreach and school-based settings, mentoring staff, and developing youth work within a locality.

Qualifications

• Strong commitment to youth work values.
• Ability to work with diverse groups of young people.

Responsibilities

• Deliver projects across centre-based, detached, outreach and school settings.
• Mentor staff and develop the youth work in a locality.
• Collaborate with partners to address local needs and shape the youth offer for Heywood/Middleton.

Job description

Are you looking for a new challenge in which to take your youth work career?

We have an exciting opportunity for the next person who wants to join our team. As a Youth Worker you will have the opportunity to shape the offer for young people in the Rochdale Borough, specifically the Heywood/Middleton neighbourhoods. Managing, a team of youth support workers and a geographical area you will work with a team to design and implement a programme of youth work based on the needs of young people.

As a service with strong youth work values we are looking for someone who will bring ideas and creativity to the team.

As part of the wider Children’s Services team we work with young people in a variety of settings. You will be responsible for delivering projects, mentoring staff and developing the youth work in a locality, so the breadth of this role allows you to really challenge yourself. We work with a range of partners across the sector to deliver an array of projects such as our serious youth violence projects, short breaks provision and work in schools. Delivery includes centre based, detached, outreach and targeted provision.

Rochdale Youth Service is one of the leading and most innovative Youth Services and we pride ourselves on leading the way when it comes to youth work.

Appointment to this post is subject to Enhanced Child workforce DBS and background checks.