Centre Youth Worker vacancy at Young People Cornwall
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Young People Cornwall is passionate about youth work and committed to helping young people realise their potential and ambitions. We are excited to be growing our dynamic team and have a new opportunity for the right person to make a real difference.
Hours: 25hrs per week to include 3 evenings a week including Friday. Occasional weekend work inc 1 Saturday a month will be required as part of this role.
Work Base: - Although this role is based in Truro there may be some travel expectations for meetings to cover other projects and attend our main office in St Austell.
Benefits:
* 30 days annual leave per year plus bank holidays (pro rata)
* Organisation pension scheme
* TOIL and flexible working
* Potential for additional hours
* Potential for paid youth work training and other training opportunities
* Staff Wellbeing benefits
Job Summary: - We are looking for a dynamic enthusiastic engaging worker who will build positive relationships with young people in a safe supportive social meeting place. Delivering quality youth work and a gateway to a range of services you will work with young people to develop and provide a range of provision based on what they want and need using streetbased drop-in group work 1 to 1 support. Working with young people aged 8-25 years old.
You will have the freedom to shape facilitate and deliver activities based on your skills and interests and these could include sports activity cooking arts music work outdoor activities etc and will support young people to achieve a range of outcomes... including seeing how fun engaging community activities and positive peer relationships combined with support and effective mental health knowledge can benefit your wellbeing and mental health.
The youth work will link with partner and funders aims and you will develop a good working relationship with local schools APAs social care police YOS VCS parents and the community.
Young People Cornwall youth centres are open to all young people and our youth work trauma informed approach enables us to build strong positive and trusting relationships with young people in these communities. We are mindful of their whole lives working with positive and considered regard to their families and the communities they live in. We deliver a range of projects including open access drop-ins detached work programme group work targeted work with young people experiencing mental ill health and other issues. We offer a range of programmes and services but they all have one thing in common; putting the young person in control and engaging with them on their terms to support their needs and aspirations. Young people are given opportunities to influence the planning design & delivery of all our programmes at project level through to attending trustee meetings. We enable young people to have their voices heard at local regional and national strategic levels. You will ensure that delivery is based on what young people want and need and is developed with them. Young people will be given the skills to increase aspirations address needs and reach their potential.
This post will require rigorous and robust reporting against a number of targets and outcomes. The post requires a valid UK driving licence.
We welcome applications from enthusiastic highly motivated and resourceful individuals who are keen to work as part of a team. We are looking particularly for applicants who are passionate about working with children and young people.
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For any questions please contact Catherine Hendy at
This is not a Cornwall Council vacancy therefore please contact the organisation direct for further information.
Organisation address: Carlyon road St Austell PL25 4DB
Website:
Key Skills
- Crisis Management
- Direct Support
- Behavior Management
- Behavioral Health
- Mediation Experience
- Conflict Management
- Computer Literacy
- Child Protective Services
- Experience with Children
- Medication Administration
- Social Work
- Writing Skills
About Company
Cornwall Council deliver services to more than half a million local people and over five million visitors a year. Working here - Cornwall Council We are happy to talk about flexible working options such as part-time or compressed hours. More examples of our flexible working opportunit ... View more
