Youth Support Worker (Casual)

ACHIEVING FOR CHILDREN COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY; Twickenham; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

LGPS Pension

Flexible working options

Hybrid working

Job summary

The post holder will deliver young people centred youth work activities using a range of approaches, including mentoring, one-to-one support, group-work, holiday activities and educational trips for ages 9–19.

You will provide support, advice and guidance, oversee activities during sessions, and assist the Lead Youth Worker to strengthen AfC's youth provision. For informal discussion, contact Dempsie Earles.

Qualifications

• NVQ 2 or equivalent in relevant field desirable.
• Experience delivering services that value equality and diversity.

Responsibilities

• Provide youth work activities for 9–19-year-olds.
• Offer mentoring, one-to-one support and group work.
• Organise holiday activities and educational trips.
• Support the Lead Youth Worker to improve youth provision.

Skills

Mentoring

Communication

1:1 Support

Group Work

Creativity

Education

NVQ2 in relevant field

Job description

About the role

The post holder will be required to effectively provide young people centred youth work activities using a range of youth work approaches that will include mentoring, one to one support, group-work programmes, holiday activities, educational trips and visits.

As a Youth Support Worker, you will be required to effectively provide support, advice and guidance to young people aged 9 - 19 years old, oversee positive, developmental and diversionary activities during the youth sessions, and support the Lead Youth Worker with duties that improve the youth provision.

If you are an individual who relates well to young people and are passionate about wanting to help and support them on their journey to adulthood, life skills and experience are just as important as work experience for this role, as you may wish to utilise your sporting, artistic, cooking or musical skills or perhaps your communication or motivational skills to engage with young people and be a positive influence on their lives. For further information about this role, please contact Dempsie Earles by email [e-mail] for an informal discussion.

About you

• Childcare/Youth Work/Play work qualification NVQ 2 or equivalent in relevant field is desirable.
• Experience of direct working with children/young people.
• Experience of delivering services that value equality and diversity to a wide range of people with different cultural backgrounds & needs.
• Ability to work 1:1 and use your own initiative and to make use of advice /supervision.
• Ability to contribute to a programme of activities, which is safe and stimulating for children and young people.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a range of children, families and professionals.

About our benefits

We are focused on creating a positive supportive environment, where you will have access to a really wide range of resources, as well as competitive pay and all the perks to enable hybrid working.

• Tailored induction sessions commencing on the date you start working for AfC
• Local Government salary and pension scheme (LGPS Pension)
• Flexible working options - helping to keep a good work life balance

Important Information

Start dates: Achieving for Children have set start dates meaning successful candidates join on a set date in each month. Candidates are advised to prepare for this should a job offer be accepted to ensure eligible continuous service is not affected. Right to work: The UK has introduced a new points-based immigration system affecting EU and Non-EU workers and sponsorship requirements. We advise checking the GOV.UK website for right to work guidance. Equality: We particularly welcome applications from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our teams. Achieving for Children are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions and can improve the way we deliver services. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. Safeguarding: We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received.