RQ1515209 – Senior Youth Worker

Carrington Blake Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Youth Worker for a part-time position focused on creating safe spaces for young people. In this role, you'll lead a team, develop engaging programs, and ensure compliance with safeguarding and health regulations. Your contributions will help foster a supportive environment for vulnerable youth, making a meaningful impact in their lives. If you are passionate about youth work and want to be part of a collaborative team, this opportunity is for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in developing youth work strategies and programs.
• Knowledge of safeguarding practices and policies.

Responsibilities

• Lead and implement youth support sessions in safe spaces.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations.
• Collaborate with internal and external partners for effective youth services.

Skills

Youth Work

Safeguarding

Program Planning

Communication

Team Leadership

Education

Relevant Youth Work Qualification

Job description

• £31.79
• 35 hours
• PART TIME JUNIOR POSITION AVAILABLE – PLEASE GET IN TOUCH FOR FURTHER DETAILS

1. To contribute to the continuous development of a boroughwide Youth Work Strategy and Delivery Model including the effective implementation and evaluation of these in the
universal ‘safe spaces’ area.
2. To be responsible for leading Youth Support Workers-inCharge in all aspects of delivering effective universal ‘safe spaces’ sessions for young people.
3. To implement operational rotas ensuring there is sufficient staffing in compliance with identified minimum staffing ratios relevant to each universal ‘safe spaces’ setting. Also, collaborating with the wider Young Tower Hamlets leadership and management team to ensure that the offer is sufficiently staffed at a borough wide level.
4. To plan year-round programme plans in collaboration with Youth Support Workers-in-Charge, Youth Support Workers and Volunteers. Ensuring that plans are varied, informed by the youth work curriculum, asset based, co-produced and responsive to the local needs of young people across the universal ‘safe spaces’ setting within your portfolio.
5. To plan and implement universal ‘safe space’ sessions which actively includes and engages vulnerable young people in accessing the offer. This includes children we look after, children leaving care, young carers, young people with special educational needs or disabilities, young people vulnerable to exploitation and children in the youth justice system.
6. To ensure that practice across the universal ‘safe spaces’ offer effectively achieves engagement with young people to facilitate their holistic personal, social, emotional and educational development.
7. To ensure that practice and provision across the universal ‘safe spaces’ offer is accessible and provides equitable opportunities for all young people. This is underpinned by principles of social justice, equality and rights as well as embracing and celebrating diversity in all its forms.
8. To fulfil the role of Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) as well as ensuring that all safeguarding concerns are raised with the Team Manager and/or Group Manager.
9. To support the Team Manager in ensuring the health and safety of universal ‘safe spaces’ is compliant and applied operationally into practice as part of providing young people, staff and volunteers with safe on-site and off-site provision. This includes ensuring that relevant policies, procedures, guidance, risk assessments, reporting mechanisms and training are in place and adhered to. Also, working in partnership with relevant internal and external partners (e.g. health & safety and facilities management).
10. To support with building duties which may include the opening and closing of buildings for session delivery as well
as undertaking relevant health and safety tasks.
11. To support the Team Manager regarding effective communication as part of an agreed strategy with all staff and volunteers in the team and contribute to the implementation of the wider communication strategy within the service, Council, community and partners. This includes providing timely information about the offer/activities associated with universal ‘safe spaces’ delivery.
12. To provide information, advice, guidance and support to the universal ‘safe spaces’ youth work team regarding the development and delivery of youth work standards, practices and outcomes.
13. To ensure that as part of planning and evaluation of the universal ‘safe spaces’ offer that participation of young people is at the heart of practice, so their voices and experiences are heard and understood. This will meaningfully inform the delivery of a high-quality, individualised and responsive service for young people.
14. To establish, develop and maintain effective partnership work with a range of internal Council services and external agencies to ensure that other services for young people are aware of the universal ‘safe spaces’ offer, support with promoting the offer to young people and families as well as contribute to the delivery of joint initiatives for young people.
15. To operate as a member of the Young Tower Hamlets leadership and management team, working alongside other senior youth workers and managers to deliver a high quality
and impactful offer for young people.
16. To ensure that all duties and responsibilities are discharged in accordance with the council’s policies and procedures, Code of Conduct and relevant regulations and legislation. To comply with the council’s equal opportunities and diversity policies ensuring anti-discriminatory practice within the service area.
17. To undertake additional duties that may arise from timetotime commensurate with the grade of the post. This may include working across other areas of the Young Tower Hamlets as/when required (e.g. detached youth work and sports).
18. The requirement of this role includes primarily working evenings and weekends.

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