Youth Advisor Level 1

Portsmouth City Council; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A local government authority in Portsmouth is seeking a Youth Worker to engage with young people aged 11-25 in a youth club setting. Responsibilities include planning activities, supporting the Youth Club Manager, and building relationships with young people. The successful candidate will need to be enthusiastic, flexible with hours, and possess excellent communication skills. This role involves interaction with various stakeholders and positive youth engagement.

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and able to maintain effective relationships with young people.
• Experience of working with young people aged 11-25.
• Excellent communication skills to engage effectively.

Responsibilities

• Support the Youth Club Manager across all areas of the youth club.
• Encourage participation and assist in planning activities.
• Build relationships with young people and signpost services.

Skills

Effective relationship building

Communication skills

Experience with young people

Teamwork

Flexibility in working hours

Job description

Overview

Working with young people aged between 11 yrs – 19 years, in a youth club setting. You will encourage young people’s participation in their club and in planning and running activities with them. Building relationships with these young people, by being a good listener, listening to what the young people want from the activities as well as listening to their issues and sign posting them on to other services as and when required. You will be expected to support the work under the direction of the Youth Club Manager. Your duties could include, sport, dance, participation in art, music, drama, discussions, and cooking with young people to name but a few, also off-site activities to include day trips and residentials.

This successful candidate for this post will be expected to work across all areas of the youth club including the learning needs provision.

Responsibilities

• Support the Youth Club Manager and work across all areas of the youth club, including learning needs provision.
• Encourage participation and assist in planning and running activities with young people.
• Build relationships with young people by listening to their needs and issues, and signposting to other services as required.
• Lead or assist with activities such as sport, dance, art, music, drama, discussions, and cooking, including off-site day trips and residentials.

Skills & Qualifications

• Be enthusiastic and able to make and maintain effective relationships with young people.
• Have experience of working with young people from age 11-25 years, be enthusiastic and able to make and maintain effective relationships.
• Have excellent communication skills and be able to engage effectively with young people, staff, and stakeholders in a restorative way.
• The ability to converse at ease with service users.
• Be friendly and approachable with a sense of humour and lots of patience.
• Be able to work within a team, as there will be lots of interaction with volunteers and other staff as this is a hands-on job.
• An understanding of anti-discriminatory practice is essential and the empowerment of young people is essential.
• Be open-minded, but recognise and challenge inappropriateness in a young person’s behaviour or language.
• Be flexible in your hours of work as you will need availability to work in the evenings and occasional weekends as well as working from different sites.