Senior Youth Worker

Fife Council; Kirkcaldy; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Fife Council is seeking a dynamic Senior Youth Worker for the Junior Youth Club at Raeburn Community Centre in Kirkcaldy. This permanent role involves leading youth activities, engaging with young people, and ensuring a supportive environment. The position requires a commitment of 2 hours per week during term time, with opportunities for involvement in holiday excursions.

Benefits

Training opportunities

Staff development

Pension contributions

Staff discount scheme

Qualifications

• Experience leading youth activities and engaging with young people.
• Ability to plan and evaluate youth work sessions.
• Strong interpersonal skills to build relationships with young people.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, organizing, and evaluating youth work activities.
• Engage with young people facing social inclusion issues.
• Ensure completion of registration and attendance records.

Skills

Leadership

Engagement

Communication

Teamwork

Job description

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Job Description

Proposed Interview Date: Monday 16 June 2025

Closing Date: Monday 2 June 2025

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: FC4 £24,890.91 to £27,087.17 per year pro rata

Working Pattern: 2 hours per week (Tuesdays term time 16.30 - 18.30), 40 weeks per year

Location: Raeburn Community Centre

Supporting Statement

As part of your application, you must provide us with a Supporting Statement which outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. For more information, check out the How to Apply section of our Career Site. Without a Supporting Statement, your application will not be progressed. Please upload your Supporting Statement at the section marked 'upload resumé'. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV. More information is available on our Career site at www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement

Job Details

Fife Council Community Learning and Development Team are looking for a dynamic Senior Youth Worker for the Junior Youth Club (P4 - 7) held at the Raeburn Centre in Kirkcaldy.

Working as part of a small team of youth workers and volunteers, the Senior Youth Worker would be expected to take on tasks around planning, recording and evaluation of the work, with the Community Education Worker, to ensure the club develops and continues to meet the needs of the young people who attend. Practical tasks also include organising and buying the weekly snack and ensuring that the resources are ordered and maintained.

The youth club operates on a Tuesday, in the evening, 40 weeks per year, during school term times. During school holidays there are daytime excursions offered which you would have the opportunity be involved in part of a wider summer programme.

The post on offer is a permanent postoffered on a salary range of £24,890.91 to £27,087.17 per year pro rata, normal working hours would be 2 hours per week.

Benefits include Fife Council training opportunities, staff development, pension contributions and access to the staff discount scheme.

A link to the role profile is included at the bottom of the advert. You will find out more about the job and the type of person we are looking for.

The Person

If you can...

• Lead a small team of youth workers and volunteers to plan, organise and evaluate general youth work activities such as arts and crafts sessions, sports events, team challenges, group discussions and project

• Engage with identified groups of young people affected by social inclusion issues, challenge their behaviour patterns and support their learning needs

• Complete personal evaluation materials and support the Community Education Worker in the delivery of learning activities and projects.

• Ensure that the youth work team creates an environment where young people are able to relax, meet friends, make new relationships, have fun and find support.

• Engage young people by actively listening and encouraging questions, checking for understanding and challenging in a positive way, any unrealistic views or those based on unfounded information.

• Develop open, honest and trusting relationships with young people and help them to grow and develop in a supportive environment by delivering planned and spontaneous informal learning opportunities and peer interaction such as thematic discussions, project work and team challenges.

• Ensure that registration, attendance records and the evening recording sheet are completed and returned to the Community Education Office following the youth work session.

• Then you are the person we are looking for!

Before confirming your appointment, you will be required to obtain Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme membership through Disclosure Scotland and become a member of the relevant PVG scheme.

Further Information

• Role Profile - when preparing your supporting statement, review the role profile and think about how you meet the essential criteria Role Profile
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For more information, please contact: Lorraine Mullen, [e-mail]