Youth Worker

Benefits:

• 1 night free stay at one of the YMCA Hotels
• 60% discount on childcare fees for children up to 3 years of age
• 20% discount on childcare for children over 3 for non-funded hours
• Free and discounted places for children attending Day Camps
• 28 Days Holiday plus Bank Holidays per year for full-time staff
• Staff Pension
• Free parking
• Free Gym membership – George Williams Centre, Bridgewater or The Beach Hotel Minehead
• Health Insurance for those staff working over 16 hours per week
• Charity Worker’s Discount at certain high street stores
• Training budget
• Monthly raffle
• Mental Health Support
• Access to Occupational Health Assessment
• Cycle to Work Scheme (salary sacrifice)
• Electric Car Scheme (salary sacrifice – lease)
• Discount at our Wedding Venue, Barley Wood

Responsibilities:

• Operate as part of a team to provide safe, welcoming, and supportive open access and planned delivery for children and young people aged 10 – 18.
• Design and deliver provision which engages young people in positive activities to develop their interpersonal and life skills, build confidence and provide them with opportunities to belong, contribute and thrive.
• Actively collaborate as part of the team delivering Youth Programmes through outreach and at associated YMCA and partnership sites.
• Proactively develop the programme, services and as a practitioner through engagement with young people, families and reflective practice; to continually maintain and raise the standard of the work.
• Develop partnerships with local organisations to increase the usage, variety, quality and sustainability of services and provision for young people in their local communities.
• Contribute to a network of services and provision to enable well informed varied signposting to find the most appropriate opportunities for each young person as an individual.
• Responsible for delivering an effective quality service to young people and the community and promote a tolerant and caring environment consistent with Christian values and the values of YMCA Dulverton Group.

Key Responsibilities:

• ​Promote the opportunities and services to increase the usage, value and benefit offered to young people and the community.
• Support good working relationships and communication with YMCA Dulverton Group wider areas of work, and relevant partners.
• ​Interact and communicate with young people establishing appropriate relationships to safeguard and ensure good standards of support, provision and behaviour.
• ​Encourage young people to develop a positive attitude to themselves, others and their environment and actively seek opportunities for young people to volunteer and engage in the work.
• ​Respond to and challenge people displaying antisocial behaviour, in accordance with designated procedures and behaviour policy.
• ​Assist in the effective operation of facilities and building management.
• ​Consider opportunities and present ideas to grow and develop the services in line with YMCA Dulverton Group’s Strategy.
• Work to achieve the key outcomes of the Strategic Delivery Plan.
• ​To ensure that clear, accurate and relevant data is collected from all work; to inform evaluation and planning and capture the value and impact of the work.

General:

• ​Conduct yourself in a polite, professional, and approachable manner at all times.
• To work flexibly in terms of location and shift pattern to include evenings and weekends, when required.
• ​To keep informed of the policies and procedures of YMCA Dulverton Group including Emergencies and Child Protection and ensure they are adhered to.
• To carry out duties in line with the policies and procedures of the YMCA Dulverton Group including Health and Safety, Data Protection, Safeguarding and Professional Boundaries.
• ​To participate in training, meetings, networking, and other appropriate activities as requested.
• To be an advocate for and representative of the association both internally and externally.
• To undertake any other duties as deemed appropriate by the Director of Operations, Chief Executive and Board of Directors.

Job Type: Part-time
Part-time hours: 12 per week

Salary: £10.42 per hour

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Work Location: On the road