Sessional Youth Worker - Inclusion

BASE71 Barnsley Youth Zone; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Part time

Job summary

BASE71 Barnsley Youth Zone seeks Sessional Youth Workers in Inclusion to create a safe, fun environment where young people with disabilities can thrive. You will support activities, personal care, feeding and medication with training provided.

Role involves engaging youths aged 8-19 (up to 25 with SEND), showing energy, empathy and safeguarding knowledge to empower voices and promote equality across diverse backgrounds.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with young people with disabilities and/or SEND in groups or individually.
• Experience of working with ages 8–19, or up to 25 with SEND.
• Experience with diverse backgrounds and challenging needs.
• GCSE or equivalent literacy and numeracy.

Responsibilities

• Deliver engaging activities in a safe, fun, and inclusive environment.
• Support personal care, feeding and medication where required (training provided).
• Help young people aged 8–19 (up to 25 with SEND) build confidence and voice.

Skills

SEND experience

Engaging groups of youths

Safeguarding knowledge

Diversity & inclusion

Education

GCSE literacy & numeracy

Level 2 Youth Work Qualification

Job description

Base71 Youth Zone is dedicated to young people and makes a bold statement about theimportanceofgiving young people high quality places to go in their leisure time. Open 7 days a week including school holidays, the Youth Zone's purpose is to help young people grow to be happy, healthy and successful adults.

The state of the art £10 million building provides young people with facilities that are second to none delivering over twenty sporting, artistic, cultural and general recreational activities each session. Offering young people the opportunity to try new things, meet new friends and gain support from friendly, warm and positive staff and volunteers

Are you passionate about making a difference for young people with additional needs? We're looking for Sessional Youth Workers - Inclusion to create a safe, fun, and inclusive environment where young people with disabilities and additional needs can thrive. From delivering engaging activities to supporting personal care, feeding, and medication (with training provided), you'll help young people aged 8-19 (or up to 25 with SEND) build confidence, feel empowered, and have their voices heard.

You'll need experience working with young people with SEND, along with the energy, empathy, and patience to provide the right support. Confidence in engaging young people with a wide range of needs is essential, as is knowledge of safeguarding and equality, with training provided.

• Experience of working with young people with disabilities and/or SEND both ingroups and individually
• Experience of working with groups of young people aged 8 to 19, or up to aged25 with additional needs
• Experience of working with young people from diverse backgrounds and withchallenging needs
• GCSE or equivalent literacy and numeracy
• Level 2 Youth Work Qualification