Youth Development Assistant - advert

Youth Development Assistant - advert, Kilmarnock

Location: Kilmarnock, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: 0181dc66e24f

Job Views: 4

Posted: 18.04.2025

Expiry Date: 02.06.2025

Job Description:

Position: Youth Development Assistant – FIXED TERM CONTRACT

Location: Take a Bow Development Trust, Kilmarnock, KA3 7PH (Currently operating from decant venues in Kilmarnock due to centre refurbishment)

Rate of pay: £15,080 per annum

Hours: 25 hours (Evening and weekend work will be required)

Annual Leave: 5 weeks (inclusive of all public holidays)

Contract Period: Fixed term

Our Youth Development Assistants support the delivery of Take A Bow’s youth engagement programmes. They work closely with our Youth Development Coordinator to support and deliver the day-to-day activity of our youth services. They will be able to build trusting relationships with young people while supporting them to develop their skills, knowledge, and confidence to achieve their goals. They will have excellent people and relationship building skills, be well organised, and able to work well in a team. With a 'can-do' attitude, they will take the initiative and be creative in problem solving.

The Youth Development Assistant’s will be responsible for supporting the development of the Trust’s vision. As part of the whole team, helping lead Take A Bow Development Trust into the next phase of its development.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Partnerships: Collaborate with local community groups, participants, staff team, and volunteers to support the organisation's vision and achieve its purpose.
2. Communication: Develop and maintain effective communication links with local young people in the community.
3. Project Development and Delivery: Support young people to develop their skills and confidence, ensuring high-quality delivery of sessions.
4. Monitoring and Evaluation: Comply with safeguarding policies and record data on young people, volunteers, and partners.

About You:

We encourage you to apply if you have an interest in our work and feel you have experience in some aspects of what we are looking for in this role:

• Ability to build rapport and establish appropriate relationships with young people and partners.
• Ability to deliver high-quality learning and development sessions.
• A strong understanding of the challenges and barriers young people face.
• Experience of delivering group work sessions to young people.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Take A Bow Development Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We undertake basic disclosure checks for all roles and enhanced checks for roles working directly with children and young people. Having a criminal record will not automatically exclude applicants.