Senior Youth Worker (Rant Music Studio)

Portsmouth; Buckland (AK); In loco; USD 28.000 - 36.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Portsmouth is seeking a dedicated Youth Worker to engage young people aged 11–25 in a city-based youth project at Rant studio. You will foster participation, build trusted relationships, and guide sessions with a listening, non-judgemental approach, including signposting to other services when needed.

You will support music-related activities such as recording, songwriting, band rehearsals, and instrument playing under the project coordinator, with occasional off-site events across the city as

Competenze

• Experience of working with young people aged 11–25 years.
• NYA Level 2 Award/Certificate in Youth Work Principles & Practice or equivalent.
• Excellent communication skills with young people, staff and stakeholders in a restorative way.
• Ability to converse with young people and partners in Children’s Social Care in clear English.

Mansioni

• Encourage young people’s participation in activities and planning.
• Build relationships through listening and non-judgemental support.
• Support work under the project coordinator and deliver music-related activities.
• Assist with recording music, songwriting, band rehearsals, and instrument playing.
• Occasional off-site activities and events across the city as part of the youth club service.

Conoscenze

Youth Work

Communication

Team player

Safeguarding

Logic Pro

DofE participation

Instruments

Anti-discrimination

Open-minded

Flexible hours

Formazione

NYA Level 2 Award

Strumenti

Logic Pro

Descrizione del lavoro

You'll be working with young people aged between 11-19 years, and up to 25 for those with learning difficulties and disabilities, in a specific youth project based in Rant studio. You will encourage young people’s participation in the project and in planning and running activities and sessions with them. Building relationships with these young people is critical, by being a good listener, allowing the young people to lead the sessions, as well as supporting them in a non-judgemental way, including signposting them on to other services as and when required.

You will be expected to support the work under the direction of the project co-ordinator. Your duties could include supporting young people with recording their music, songwriting, band rehearsals, playing an instrument, or any other music-related activities. Occasionally, you will support some off-site activities and events across the city as part of our wider youth club service.

Skills:

• Have experience of working with young people from age 11-25 years, be enthusiastic and able to make and maintain effective relationships in a youth music setting.
• NYA Level 2 Award/Certificate in Youth Work Principles & Practice or equivalent experience or similar qualification.
• Have excellent communication skills and be able to engage effectively with young people, staff, and stakeholders in a restorative way.
• The ability to converse at ease with young people and are key partners in Children's Social Care, whilst providing advice in accurate spoken English, which is essential for this post.
• Be able to plan group activities onsite and off-site that engages young people and encourages learning and self-development, including taking part in the Duke of Edinburgh Award (DofE) programme.
• Be self-directed, able to work as part of a team, and role model professional practice to staff, demonstrating effective ways of engaging young people, and measuring/evaluating their progress, participation, and development.
• Be able to recognise when young people are having issues and be able to respond appropriately, offering support and signposting to other agencies.
• Be able to make sound decisions to ensure the safety and well-being of young people, staff, and the wider community.
• Be friendly and approachable with a sense of humour and lots of patience.
• An understanding of anti-discriminatory practice is essential, along with the empowerment and safeguarding of young people.
• An understanding of and/or some experience in working with young people who have LDD/SEND and young people that are neurodivergent.
• Have experience of working with young people who are care experienced as well as experience of working with young people who have experienced ACE's
• Be open-minded and non-judgemental but recognise and challenge inappropriateness in a young person’s behaviour or language when needed.
• Experience of using Logic Pro in a recording capacity and a preferred instrument such drums bass guitar or vocal.
• Be flexible in your hours of work as you will need availability to work in the evenings daytimes and occasional weekends as well as working from different sites.