Youth Engagement Coordinator - Evenings

YMCA Fairthorne Group; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Add'l annual leave

Employee Assistance Program

Nursery discount

Day camps discounts

YMCA Manor discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

YMCA Basingstoke is seeking a dedicated Youth Engagement Worker to develop, promote and deliver engaging activities for residents aged 18-35 in our town centre housing facility. You will work with the Community Manager to support individuals toward their personal goals and independent living.

Key duties include mentoring, risk assessment, planning access to training and volunteering, plus building links with local services. A commitment to safeguarding, inclusion and equality is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering programmes in youth, adult, or community settings.
• Advocate for young people with complex needs.
• Knowledge of trauma-informed approaches.
• Experience with traumatised or at-risk youth is useful.
• Good safeguarding understanding and practice.
• Commitment to equality and diversity.

Responsibilities

• Develop, promote and deliver engaging activities for young people.
• Support, mentor and coach individuals toward personal goals.
• Undertake risk assessments and support planning.
• Deliver activities involving the wider community, including at the adjacent youth centre.
• Engage with third parties to provide specialist support and activities.
• Advocate for young people and signpost to appropriate agencies/services.
• Support job search, training and volunteering opportunities for NEET youth.
• Assist with selection and induction of accommodation applicants.

Skills

Programme delivery

Trauma-informed approach

Safeguarding principles

IT proficiency

Equality and diversity

Job description

• 25 days holiday FTE, increasing with length of service up to a maximum of 30 days
• Option to purchase additional annual leave (up to 10 days per annum)
• Employee Assistance Program with Health Assured
• 50% discount on nursery fees
• Day camps discounts: 1 week free and 1 week at 50% per child per annum
• Campsite and activities discounts at YMCA Fairthorne Manor
• Cycle to work scheme

Job Purpose:

YMCA Basingstoke is located in Basingstoke town centre and is a purpose-built housing facility accommodating 83 people aged 18-35, supporting them to live independently. As a key member of the Youth Engagement Team working at Basingstoke this post will work alongside the Community Manager to deliver evidenced-based and youth-focused programmes to residents and the wider Basingstoke Community.

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

• Develop, promote and deliver engaging and relevant activities and programmes on a daily basis to young people.
• Support, mentor, coach and ‘walk alongside’ individual young people in their pursuit of their personal goals.
• Undertake risk assessments and support planning.
• Support the delivery of activities that involve the wider community, including at our adjacent youth centre.
• Engage with third parties to enable them to deliver specialist support and activities to young people.
• Act as an advocate for young people and to signpost and support access for them into agencies and services appropriate to the young people’s needs.
• Actively support job search, training, and volunteering opportunities with young people who are not in education, employment, or training.
• Assist with the selection and induction of those applying for accommodation.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Demonstrable experience of programme delivery in youth, adult or community-based service.
• A strong advocate for young people who have complex needs.
• Knowledge of trauma informed approaches.
• Experience of working with young people who have experienced trauma, poor emotional wellbeing or substance misuse will be useful.
• Ability to react positively and effectively when faced with unwanted high-risk behaviours from young people.
• Good level of IT proficiency.
• An understanding of safeguarding principles and procedures.
• An understanding of the issues facing young people
• A commitment to equality and diversity.

Successful applicant will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via Disclosure and Barring Service.

We are an equal opportunities charity with commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion in the workplace. A copy of this policy will be made available on request.