Youth Worker Team Leader

AWD online; Yeovil; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organisation is seeking a Community Youth Worker Team Leader in Yeovil. This pivotal role involves managing youth club activities, engaging with the local community, and supporting young people's development in a safe, inclusive environment. The ideal candidate will have relevant experience in youth work, leadership skills, and a passion for community service.

Benefits

Enhanced sick pay allowances

Cycle to work scheme

Discounts on childcare

Discounted health & wellbeing centre membership

Free access to online gym classes

Staff events and intranet updates

Qualifications

• Experience of working with community groups and statutory organisations.
• Ability to secure funding through applications.
• Experience in service development for community needs.

Responsibilities

• Manage the universal open access youth club provision.
• Develop engaging plans and programs for youth activities.
• Ensure a safe and welcoming environment for young people and staff.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organisational skills

Motivational skills

Community engagement

Education

Level 3 qualification in youth work or equivalent

Job description

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We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a Community Youth Worker Team Leaderwho has experience in youth and community work with good leadership, communication and organisational skills.

The organisation enables accessibility to a range of services and provision for young people in an informal, welcoming environment specifically designed for them; bringing together a range of information, advice, guidance, learning and social opportunities, with a main focus on open access sessional youth work in the locality.

Working as the Community Youth Worker Team Leader you will provide, with the team a safe welcoming fun environment for young people aged 10-19 (up to 25 Special educational needs and disabilities) accessing the youth club.

As the Community Youth Worker Team Leader you will support young people’s creativity, so they have opportunities to try new things, forge links with local schools, to support early intervention for the safety and wellbeing of young people and identify relevant trends, issues and opportunities through youth work with young people and the community.

DUTIES

Your duties as the Community Youth Worker Team Leader include:

• Manage the universal open access youth club provision in the locality
• Provide a safe welcoming environment for young people, staff, agencies and visitors
• Arrange 3 youth club programme planning weeks, which can include young people as well as staff and volunteers
• Develop plans and programmes for the youth club that are realistic, financially viable and to an agreed time scale
• Engage with the local community, to help define local need and where appropriate support or assist on new developments
• Proactively engage other organisations to use the youth club to develop a range of opportunities for young people activities, training / education / employment, information, advice and guidance / youth club
• Continue the development of Young people’s Steering Groups at the Youth Club
• Work to empower and engage young people and other groups to ensure the voice of the customer is given priority and that their ongoing inclusion is encouraged in decision making
• Engage and monitor staff to ensure effective implementation of plans
• Be involved with the recruitment and selection process of the youth work staff team
• Ensure all appropriate records and files are maintained

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

• You will need to have a Level 3 qualification in youth work or the equivalent or relevant youth work experience
• Experience of working in partnership with external community and statutory groups
• Proven ability to raise monies through applications to funding streams
• Experience of developing services to meeting the needs of the community
• Promote the organisation and projects positively, using a range of methods
• Good understanding of the needs and issues facing young people and communities
• Experience of delivering services to the community in a paid capacity
• Experience of induction, support and supervision of staff
• Ability to motivate self and others and be innovative, take initiative and plan own work load and that of others
• Ability to work within set budgets and experience of safe cash handling
• Having a full drivers licence and access to a vehicle is desirable

BENEFITS

• Enhanced sick pay allowances and paid compassionate and emergency dependent leave
• Cycle to work scheme
• 20% discount off the cost of childcare at our childcare settings
• Staff get a fully inclusive membership of the health & wellbeing centre in Bath for the heavily discounted price of £15/month
• Access to online gym classes for free
• Staff events and a staff intranet where stories, news and updates are shared across the department

This role is subject to clear enhanced DBS including child barring section