Youth Worker

Groundwork; Puddletown; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A community-focused organization in England is looking for a Senior Youth Worker to implement the Fusion youth project for Adopted young people aged 7-17. This role involves planning activities, supervising staff, and ensuring best practices in safeguarding. Ideal candidates are passionate about supporting young people and have a full UK driving licence. Benefits include a competitive salary and generous holiday entitlement.

Benefits

Competitive salary

25 days holiday plus public holidays

Health Cash Plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Salary sacrifice schemes

Family friendly policies

Business travel expenses

Qualifications

• Passionate about supporting Adopted young people.
• Experience in planning activities and managing projects.

Responsibilities

• Deliver outstanding services for young people.
• Plan a programme of activities and supervise staff.
• Support Project Manager with best practice procedures.

Skills

Ability to travel across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight

Full UK driving licence

Job description

The Senior Youth Worker plays a pivotal role in the implementation and delivery of Groundwork South's Fusion youth project, working with Adopted young people aged between 7-17 in partnership with Adopt South. We run a yearlong course of sessions, workshops and trips to various attractions across Hampshire & the Isle of Wight. The central focus for the Senior Youth Worker is to deliver outstanding services for young people, consisting of planning a Programme of activities, undertaking risk assessments, supervising sessional staff, direct face-to-face delivery with young people, and monitoring and evaluation. You will support the Project Manager with implementing and quality assuring best practice procedures relating to safeguarding, volunteer management and health and safety in order to achieve a safe environment for young people to grow and develop. This role would be ideal for someone who is passionate about supporting Adopted young people to achieve their individual potential, creating opportunities to develop socially and engage with each other through activities within the region.

Requirements

• You must have the ability to travel across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight
• A full UK driving licence with access to a car will be advantageous for this role as some activities are on more remote sites

We are a creative, committed and enthusiastic organisation with a great track record of project development, fundraising and delivery, so there are always opportunities to grow and develop your role within our friendly team.

In return we offer you:

• A competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement of 25 days per annum plus public holidays
• Health Cash Plan and 24 hour Healthline
• Employee Assistance Programme - including mental health helpline and face to face counselling
• Salary sacrifice schemes including cycle to work and pension contributions
• Family friendly policies to support work/life balance with time off in lieu for out of hours activities
• Business travel expenses

Groundwork South Groundwork South works with communities across the south of England to transform their lives and the places where they live. We have been at the forefront of social and environmental regeneration for over 25 years, and today we have a simple mission: to create better places, improve people\'s prospects, and promote greener living and working. We are passionate about creating a future where every neighbourhood is vibrant and green, every community is strong and able to shape its own destiny, and no-one is held back by their background or circumstances. This vision drives the work that we do. Each year we deliver over 100 innovative projects, tackling the biggest issues facing our communities and creating real and lasting, positive change.