Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full time, 35 hours a week

Closing Date: 23:59 on Tuesday 17th March

This role is known as Prince's Trust Executive in The Prince's Trust.

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic youth worker to join our dynamic team and is well suited to an individual that is looking to gain hands-on experience in a thriving and supportive workplace. The successful candidate has to be as passionate as us about transforming the lives of young people.

As an Executive, you will work with young people, volunteers and partners to deliver programmes and activities to support and encourage 11-30 year olds. Working as part of a team within Central South East Scotland, you will work with clear objectives to 'connect', 'progress' and help 'transform' the lives of young people who need us most.

Responsibilities:

• Supporting young people to develop their confidence and skills.
• Delivery of Prince's Trust programmes (mainly Fairbridge, Get Into and Enterprise but may have to support other areas; Get Started, Achieve, Team, Mosaic and Awards)
• Providing one-to-one support to young people, supporting them to achieve sustainable positive outcomes including education, training and employment.
• Planning, organising and budgeting.

Requirements:

To support our delivery requirements across Central South East Scotland, we are particularly interested in receiving applications from individuals with the following qualities;

• Is able to engage in challenges with optimism and resilience
• Can be adaptive and flexible, ready to embrace change and innovation
• Experienced in providing one-to-one support and/or working with young people in a group work setting
• Is a natural and effective communicator, passionate about delivering excellent customer service and making the right decision for young people
• Been involved previously in residential and overnight stays
• Have experience of facilitating skills development in at least one of the following settings; Informal learning provision (sports/arts/outdoors), Education sector, Employment/Enterprise training, Digital learning provision, Volunteer training/management.
• Has a strong understanding of the challenges young people within The Trust's target groups face.

For more information, please go to the job description or our ‘Working with Young People’ page. 

Why we need Execs:

This year we will support more than 70,000 young people through a range of proven programmes, with three in four achieving a positive outcome.

We have a bold ambition to extend the reach and impact of our work and help one million more young people transform their lives over the next ten years.  Our job is to inspire them, support them and release their potential, so that they can thrive and society can prosper. 

We will focus on innovation, to ensure we adapt and remain relevant in a rapidly changing world.  We owe it to ourselves and the young people we serve, to do the best work of our lives and to help give them an increasing stake in our economy and society. They are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.

Perks for working at The Trust:

• Great holiday package! 30 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays. Office closure the days between Christmas and New Year
• Fantastic Family leave! Receive 13 weeks full pay and 13 weeks half pay for maternity and adoption leave. Receive 8 weeks full pay for paternity leave.
• Interest-free season ticket loans
• Benefits platform! Everything from health and financial wellbeing support to discounts on your favourite restaurants, shops and cinemas
• The Trust will contribute 5% of your salary to the Trust Pension Scheme
• You can volunteer for and/or attend events – music festivals, The Prince’s Trust Awards, active events etc.
• Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary)
• In-house and external training opportunities available throughout the year

The Prince's Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, we undertake basic disclosure checks in accordance with the Codes of Practice for all roles within the Trust, and for our roles working directly with young people, at an enhanced level. Having a criminal record will not automatically exclude applicants.

We are committed to equality and believe in building a diverse organisation that is representative of and responsive to the needs of our young people and stakeholders.

A NOTE FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES:

We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we need a helping hand. We'll be in touch directly if we need you!

Req ID: 299 

We're looking for someone with a passion for working with young people and  creating the conditions for them to affect change.  As the national youth council of the UK, BYC brings young people together to find their voice and use it for social and political change.  The Youth Engagement Team work on structured programmes that connect young people with decision makers such as the Youth Select Committee, the NHS England Youth Forum and the Bank of England Youth Forum.

If you have experience of working with young people and stakeholders as well as a commitment to enabling young people to be agents of change then we'd love to hear from you.

This post can be home based or based in our London HQ. It will involve regular weekend and evening working, for which Time Off In Lieu can be taken, and travel within the UK, for which expenses will be covered.

The British Youth Council  is committed to safeguarding and protecting the young poeple that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safe recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working across our services.

The Youth Engagement Officer is an exciting and important role to engage young people. We are creating 3 new roles to lead Young Listener projects with Healthwatch Gloucestershire (full time), Healthwatch Somerset (full time) and Healthwatch Dorset (part time - 15 hours per week).  The Young Listeners project aims to ensure the voices of children and young people in the county are listened to and heard by the people who buy, plan and run health and social care services in Gloucestershire, Somerset and Dorset.

• Healthwatch Gloucestershire Youth Engagement Officer, full time (37.5 hours per week)
• Salary £21,119
• 12 month fixed term contract or secondment opportunity

Do you have experience of working with children and young people and do you understand the challenges that they face?  Are you passionate about empowering young people to have their voices heard? If so, you could be part of an exciting new project.

At Healthwatch Gloucestershire, we’re committed to ensuring our health and care service is shaped by the people who use it. We’re the county’s independent health and care champion and we exist to make sure people are at the heart of care.

We want to ensure that children and young people from across the county are listened to and heard by the people who buy, plan and run health and social care services in Gloucestershire.  We are looking for a dynamic, experienced Youth Engagement Officer to lead an exciting new Young Listeners project.

You will lead the project and recruit, train and support a team of 10 young listeners who will in turn engage with other children and young people from across Gloucestershire offering a peer to peer engagement approach.  It will be a varied and interesting job and no two days will be the same.

• Healthwatch Somerset Youth Engagement Officer, full time (37.5 hours per week)
• Salary £21,119
• 12 month fixed term contract or secondment opportunity

Do you have experience of working with children and young people and do you understand the challenges that they face?  Are you passionate about empowering young people to have their voices heard? If so, you could be part of an exciting new project.

At Healthwatch Somerset, we’re committed to ensuring our health and care service is shaped by the people who use it. We’re the county’s independent health and care champion and we exist to make sure people are at the heart of care.

We want to ensure that children and young people from across the county are listened to and heard by the people who buy, plan and run health and social care services in Somerset.  We are looking for a dynamic, experienced Youth Engagement Officer to lead an exciting new Young Listeners project.

You will lead the project and recruit, train and support a team of 10 young listeners who will in turn engage with other children and young people from across Somerset offering a peer to peer engagement approach.  It will be a varied and interesting job and no two days will be the same.­­­­­­­­­­

• Healthwatch Dorset Youth Engagement Officer, part time (15 hours per week worked flexibly)
• Salary £21,119 pro rata
• 12 month fixed term contract or secondment opportunity

Do you have experience of working with children and young people and do you understand the challenges that they face?  Are you passionate about empowering young people to have their voices heard? If so, you could be part of an exciting new project.

At Healthwatch Dorset, we’re committed to ensuring our health and care service is shaped by the people who use it. We’re the county’s independent health and care champion and we exist to make sure people are at the heart of care.

We want to ensure that children and young people from across the county are listened to and heard by the people who buy, plan and run health and social care services in Dorset.  We are looking for a dynamic, experienced Youth Engagement Officer to lead an exciting new Young Listeners project.

You will lead the project and recruit, train and support a team of 10 young listeners who will in turn engage with other children and young people from across Dorset offering a peer to peer engagement approach.  It will be a varied and interesting job and no two days will be the same.

Please click on the 'How to apply' button to access the full application deatils for all 3 roles.

Closing date: 8th March 2020

About Us

One Church Brighton is an inclusive and vibrant church community, as well as a collective of transformational projects and two beautiful buildings, all committed to bringing hope and love to Brighton & Hove and beyond. All that we do, across all of our projects and activities, is shaped by five core values.

• Intimacy with God
• Involvement in the world
• Interdependence with one another 
• Inclusion of everyone and
• Integrity in all we do.

The person who joins our team will need to be not just comfortable but excited about upholding and championing those values. They will be someone who engages naturally with both young people and adults, volunteers and other staff, who is both personable and professional.

About the Role

One Youth Brighton is a key part of the wider One Church community, providing a range of free services to young people aged 10-25. The Youth Engagement Worker will lead these services, support and grow the volunteer teams that support them, and expand the reach of the projects so that we can meet and support as many young people as possible across Brighton and Hove.

We’ve been really fortunate to secure funding from the National Lottery Community Fund and this role is paid for by that grant.

How to Apply

Send your CV and covering letter explaining why you think you’re the person for this job to Sam by Friday 20th March 2020. Further details are available in the application pack. We look forward to hearing from you!

Feel free to get in touch via email or call our office if you have any questions at all.

Children’s Heart Surgery Fund - Charity 

FAMILY SUPPORT WORKER

JOB DESCRIPTION

Title of post:                      Family Support Worker

Hours:                                37 hours

Location:                            Leeds

Reporting to                       CEO

Salary                                 £25k

Interview date                     Monday 16th March 

Apply with covering letter and CV - deadline to apply Monday 2nd March.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

The Children’s Heart Surgery Fund

The Children’s Heart Surgery Fund (CHSF) is an award-winning regional charity supporting children and adults, and their families, born with congenital heart defects across Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire. 

The charity was established in 1988 to support the Leeds Congenital Heart Unit at Leeds Children’s Hospital, which treats more than 20,000 patients each year. The Charity supports the Leeds Congenital Heart service by providing the funding and resources to support: 

• The Heart, by providing revolutionary medical equipment and funding training for the medical employees within the congenital heart service.

• The Mind, by creating a restful environment on the wards and funding play and distraction equipment.

• The Family, by contributing towards living expenses, offering accommodation to parents and giving exceptional grants.

• The Future, by funding research, clinical posts and projects.

History

The Children’s Heart Surgery Fund was created in 1988 by Duncan Walker, then a heart surgeon at the old Killingbeck Hospital in Leeds. Thanks to his fundraising efforts, in 1990 Duncan was given the accolade of Yorkshireman of the Year. Since 1988, CHSF has awarded around £3 million in grants to the Leeds Congenital Heart Unit, its patients and their families.

There are many vital grants – both large and small – within CHSF’s work, and one of the most important was the award of almost £250,000 between 1999 and 2002 donated to Leeds University’s Department of Mechanical Engineering. The initial grant was grown into much greater funding and helped established a project that led to the creation of a York-based company called Tissue Regenix. This organisation are now leaders in the development of medical devices, including replacement heart valves.

Over recent years, CHSF has invested significant funding into family accommodation based near the Leeds Children’s Hospital. This has included £525,000 being awarded to the Sick Children’s Trust first to build and now maintain parental housing at Eckersley House.

CHSF campaigned against NHS proposals to end children’s heart surgery in Yorkshire – a move that would have meant the region’s young patients being relocated to Newcastle, Birmingham or Liverpool for heart surgery. After an extraordinary award-winning, a campaign that united the people of the region – including a 600,000-signature petition that was delivered to the Prime Minister – the NHS proposals were rejected by the Health Secretary in 2013.

CHSF has made countless grants that have paid for ground-breaking new equipment; resources for the unit; staff training; family accommodation and support; and, many, many more projects. This is thanks to the staff, trustees, supporters and fundraisers who have made this possible.

CHSF are proud of their record of impact against the charity’s main objective to help the region’s congenital heart patients and hopes to fulfil their aim which is to help support the Leeds Congenital Heart centre become a recognised ‘World Class’ centre of excellence. In 2018, CHSF’s latest appeal, keeping the Beat, successfully raised £700,000 towards a state-of-the-art children’s heart theatre.

THE ROLE 

Job Summary

The newly created role of Family Support Worker is designed to provide a dedicated resource for children, siblings and parents, offering practical and emotional support while they are in the hospital, and potentially beyond the period of the child’s hospital stay. 

The role objective is to bridge the gap between the Leeds Congenital Heart Unit and the Children’s Heart Surgery Fund, ensuring wrap around care and support for the whole family unit. 

The Family Support Worker will deliver a programme of holistic care for families of children with congenital heart disease treated in the Congenital Heart Unit at Leeds Children’s Hospital. 

This new holistic care programme, including welcome packs, well-being treatments and family camps, is designed to increase wellbeing and reduce the stress on the whole family from the impact of a child having congenital heart disease.

The need for this role and holistic care programme bore out of collated research gathered directly from focus groups, workshops and direct feedback from a variety of people, including Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust clinical and non-clinical staff and parents of patients with congenital heart disease.

Key Responsibilities

• To be a dedicated resource for children and their families, bridging the gap between Leeds Children’s Hospital and the CHSF

• To build trusting relationships with the children, siblings and parents on the ward and outside the hospital, through coffee mornings. 

• To provide practical help and emotional support for children and families, by signposting particularly during times of stress

• To work closely with clinical and nursing staff at Leeds Children’s Hospital, developing positive working relationships

• To facilitate clear communications between families and clinical and nursing staff

• To plan, deliver and assess an annual holistic care programme for children and families

• To identify the needs of children and families and develop new work or initiatives to meet these needs

• To create and provide welcome packs to families

• To help families access support from the CHSF and other agencies and services

• To manage the delivery of group sessions by the Hospital’s Psychology and Counselling Service to help families overcome issues around coping with a baby suffering from congenital heart disease

• To manage the partnership with, and delivery of, Over the Wall Family Weekend Camps for children with serious health challenges

• To manage and work in delivering holistic support for families, focusing on wellbeing, and complementary therapies.

• To organise leisure and other vouchers for long-term inpatients and their families.

• To run and manage focused events for families such as coffee mornings in regional areas of Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire

• To manage the charities parental accommodation, ensuring all rooms are cared for

• To help promote CHSF fundraising opportunities, where appropriate and work with the community fundraising team on new initiatives 

• To manage grant applications which are currently run by the cardiac nurse specialist team to support families seeking financial assistance while their child is in hospital

• To help plan creative and innovative responses to families’ needs 

• To ensure that recording of work with children and families is maintained to a high standard, accurate and up to date

• To monitor, evaluate, and produce reports that demonstrate the effectiveness of the work.

• To work flexibly as required by the needs of the service and carry out any other reasonable duties as required 

• To engage further with the Child-Friendly Leeds initiative. 

General Responsibilities 

• Respond to complaints promptly, both external and internal

• To demonstrate a commitment to ongoing training and development and participate in any training needed to fulfil the duties of your role

• Promote and sustain a responsible attitude towards equal opportunity and diversity

• To ensure all communication is conducted under GDPR guidance 

• To keep accurate and comprehensive records through CHSF’s CRM system

• Play a key role within the senior management team and report to the CEO

• To be able to evidence CHSF values at all times

(a)   Trust

(b)  Compassion

(c)   Openness

(d)  Respect

(e)   Dedication

PERSON SPECIFICATION 

Skills and abilities

·       Excellent skills, knowledge and aptitude for building and maintaining relationships with children, young people, parents, colleagues and partners

·       Ability to communicate with children and adults with compassion and empathy 

·       Ability to exercise discretion and confidentiality

·       understanding of the developmental needs of children and young people

·       Excellent verbal and written communication skills in formal and informal settings - face-to-face, on the telephone and informal presentations

·       Excellent organisational skills with a high level of attention to detail 

·       Ability to work on own initiative and to effectively manage and prioritise workload

·       Ability to write comprehensive evidence-based reports

·       Highly professional with a self-motivated approach and drive to support

·       Influencing skills

·       Good IT skill, word, excel, CRM experience

·       Project management skills 

·       Excellent relationship management skills 

Knowledge 

• Relevant childcare, education, social care or health qualification to NVQ Level 3 or equivalent or considerable experience. 

• Training in community work, counselling skills, or similar advantage

• Thorough knowledge of relevant and up-to-date children’s legislation, particularly child protection and safeguarding 

Experience

• At least three years’ experience of direct work with children and young people up to 18 years of age, and their parents

• Able to set up and deliver programmes of family support work

• Knowledge and experience of direct work with families in the health sector an advantage

• Experience of working with people in their homes an advantage

Personal attributes and other requirements

• Ability to work hours in a flexible way, including evenings and weekends to meet the needs of the holistic care programme

• Ability to work flexibly and as part of a team

• Clean current driving licence and car needed 

• Commitment to training and continuous learning and professional development

This post is subject to a higher-level check with the Disclosure & Barring Service 

We want to hear from all interested candidates, and to be considered for the position we strongly recommend submitting a detailed covering letter along with your CV, outlining why you're right for the role.

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Contract Type: Fixed Term – Maternity cover up to 12 months

Hours: Full time, 35 hours a week

Closing Date: 23:59 on Wednesday 26th February

This role is known as Prince's Trust Executive in The Prince's Trust.

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic youth worker to join our dynamic team and is well suited to an individual that is looking to gain hands-on experience in a thriving and supportive workplace. The successful candidate has to be as passionate as us about transforming the lives of young people.

As an Executive, you will work with young people, volunteers and partners to deliver programmes and activities to support and encourage 11-30 year olds. Working as part of a team within Birmingham, you will work with clear objectives to 'connect', 'progress' and help 'transform' the lives of young people who need us most. This is post is funded by ERDF.

Responsibilities:

• Delivery of Prince's Trust programmes (Primarily Enterprise but may be involved in Fairbridge, Get Started, Achieve, Team, Get Into, Enterprise, Mosaic and Awards)
• Supporting young people to develop their confidence and skills and into positive outcomes.
• Working 1-to-1 with young people to develop their business plans and applications for finance.
• Regularly deliver sessions at colleges and universities across the city.
• Supporting volunteers on programmes; working effectively with them, external partners and young people.

Requirements:

To support our delivery requirements across Birmingham, we are particularly interested in receiving applications from individuals with the following qualities:

• Can engage in challenges with optimism and resilience
• Experienced in providing one-to-one support, delivering high-quality learning and development sessions through a variety of mediums.
• Is a natural and effective communicator, passionate about delivering excellent customer service and making the right decision for young people
• A delivery background and can deliver sessions confidently.
• Worked with young people before in a formal or non-formal education setting.
• Is adaptive and flexible, ready to embrace change and innovation.
• Has a strong understanding of the challenges young people within The Trust's target groups face.
• Knowledge of business support – assessing the viability of business ideas, reviewing business plans etc, is not essential but desirable.

For more information, please go to the job description and our 'Working with Young People' page. 

Why we need Execs

This year we will support more than 70,000 young people through a range of proven programmes, with three in four achieving a positive outcome.

We have a bold ambition to extend the reach and impact of our work and help one million more young people transform their lives over the next ten years.  Our job is to inspire them, support them and release their potential, so that they can thrive and society can prosper. 

We will focus on innovation, to ensure we adapt and remain relevant in a rapidly changing world.  We owe it to ourselves and the young people we serve, to do the best work of our lives and to help give them an increasing stake in our economy and society. They are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.

Perks for working at The Trust

• Great holiday package! 30 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays. Office closure the days between Christmas and New Year
• Fantastic Family leave! Receive 13 weeks full pay and 13 weeks half pay for maternity and adoption leave. Receive 8 weeks full pay for paternity leave.
• Interest-free season ticket loans
• Benefits platform! Everything from health and financial wellbeing support to discounts on your favourite restaurants, shops and cinemas
• The Trust will contribute 5% of your salary to the Trust Pension Scheme
• You can volunteer for and/or attend events – music festivals, The Prince’s Trust Awards, active events etc.
• Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary)
• In-house and external training opportunities available throughout the year

The Prince's Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, we undertake basic disclosure checks in accordance with the Codes of Practice for all roles within the Trust, and for our roles working directly with young people, at an enhanced level. Having a criminal record will not automatically exclude applicants.

We are committed to equality and believe in building a diverse organisation that is representative of and responsive to the needs of our young people and stakeholders.

A NOTE FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES:

We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we need a helping hand. We'll be in touch directly if we need you!

Req ID: 298 

Oasis Charitable Trust is a multi-national charity supporting young people and their families in 10 countries worldwide. Our vision is for building healthy communities: places where everyone is included, making a contribution and reaching their full potential.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Lead Youth Worker to work as part of our Oasis Hub South Grimsby team to deliver a programme of activities and opportunities that support the personal and social development of the young people within the local community based in South Grimsby.  This activity takes place over some weekday evenings.

Key responsibilities will be:

• To develop and deliver a youth mentoring programme that is meaningful and positive
• To deliver a successful evening targeted youth provision (e.g. sports, creative arts and drama projects).
• To line manage, youth sessional staff and volunteers
• Support young people to engage in volunteering and leadership opportunities.

The successful post holder must have:

• A relevant professional qualification in Youth & Community work (Level 3 or above).
• Experience working in a youth/community setting alongside other statutory and voluntary organisations.
• Ability to function in diverse settings and with a wide range of professional agencies.
• Be self-motivated, resilient, with excellent organisational/administrative and inter-personal skills.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a growing national organisation, making a difference to communities on a local level, while individually improving the life chances of young people.  As part of the package, Oasis offers:

• A pension scheme, currently offering 7% employer contribution
• A generous holiday allowance, starting at 25 days per year (plus 8 Bank Holidays)

If you are interested in this position, please click "Apply" on this page or go to the Oasis UK charity website (CVs alone will not be accepted).

Completed applications should be returned by 9am Wednesday 26th February 2020.

Interviews will take place in South Grimsby on Tuesday 3rd March 2020.

Oasis is committed to making a difference to the lives of the communities it works in, and as such you must show a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the values and behaviours which flow from the Oasis ethos.  We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks. 

PART-TIME, 14 HOURS PER WEEK (0.35 FTE) SOME EVENINGS

ONE YEAR FIXED TERM CONTRACT

SALARY:  £8,107 per annum for 14 hours/week (£23,164 FTE)

Oasis supports Equal Opportunities.  Registered Charity No. 1026487

Youth Worker - The Stokes (Part Time)
Bristol, UK

The Organisation

Creative Youth Network is a successful charity organisation that supports young people to reach their potential and lead fulfilling lives by building secure and positive relationships with them based on their individual unique needs.

We offer young people safe spaces to express themselves with creative courses, youth clubs and practical advice and support. We take pride in our relaxed working culture and environment and are PQASSO accredited.

We’ve opted into the Bristol City Council Equality Charter and are dedicated to promoting equality and diversity within the organisation.

Currently, we are looking for a Youth Worker to join our dedicated team on a part-time basis at The Stokes Youth Centre.

The Benefits

- Salary of £20,371 pro rata
- 33 days’ annual leave pro rata plus Bank Holidays
- Generous pension scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Flexible working
- Paid breaks
- Fantastic development opportunities

If you have experience of delivering a range of positively focused activities to young people, this is a brilliant opportunity to join us and support disadvantaged young people.

You will have the chance to use your experience and creative flair to engage with young people in South Gloucestershire and deliver a fantastic array of activities that will have positive impacts throughout communities.

So, if you think you can thrive in a compassionate and dedicated environment empowering young people, we want to hear from you.

The Role

As a Youth Worker, you will deliver a weekly outreach session along with wide range of engaging activities to young people at The Stokes Youth Centre.

You will both record and deliver our activities which include cooking, sporting endeavours, arts and crafts and music.

Your role will also involve:

- Offering stimulating activities to ensure young people engage and grow
- Responding to emerging needs in the community relating to young people
- Recording management information and other contract requirements
- Providing appropriate information, advice and guidance
- Leading the planning and delivery of weekly outreach sessions

About You

To join us as a Youth Worker, you will need:

- At least two years’ experience of delivering a range of positive activities to achieve outcomes for young people
- Experience of working with young people
- Experience of liaising with other agencies
- At a minimum, a Level 3 qualification (or the willingness to achieve this) in an area related to work with children and young people
- Knowledge of the Children Act 1989
- Good written and verbal communication and counselling skills

Other organisations may call this role Activities Co-ordinator, Community Youth Worker, Support Worker, Youth Support Worker, Young Person’s Support Worker, or Youth Support Services Co-ordinator.

This is a part-time role, working 15 hours per week, Monday – Friday, with Fridays allocated to evening sessions.

Webrecruit and Creative Youth Network are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you’re looking for a rewarding challenge as a Youth Worker, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full time, 35 hours a week

Closing Date: 23:59 on Monday 24th February

This role is known as Prince's Trust Executive in The Prince's Trust.

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic youth worker to join our dynamic team and is well suited to an individual that is looking to gain hands-on experience in a thriving and supportive workplace. The successful candidate has to be as passionate as us about transforming the lives of young people.

As an Executive, you will work with young people, volunteers and partners to deliver programmes and activities to support and encourage 11-30 year olds. Working as part of a team within North East, Highlands & Islands, you will work with clear objectives to 'connect', 'progress' and help 'transform' the lives of young people who need us most.

This is a home-based post in Aberdeen/Aberdeenshire with regular travel across the region.

Responsibilities:

• Supporting young people to develop their confidence and skills.
• Delivery of Prince's Trust programmes (Fairbridge, Get Started, Achieve, Team, Get Into, Enterprise, Mosaic and Awards)
• Supporting young people into positive outcomes including education, training and employment.
• Planning, organising and budgeting.
• Working effectively with young people, external partners and volunteers.

Requirements:

To support our delivery requirements across North East, Highlands & Islands, we are particularly interested in receiving applications from individuals with some of the following qualities:

• Are able to engage in challenges with optimism and resilience
• Can be adaptive and flexible, ready to embrace change and innovation
• Are experienced in providing one-to-one support and delivering high-quality learning and development sessions through a variety of mediums.
• Is a natural and effective communicator, passionate about delivering excellent customer service and making the right decision for young people
• Have experience of facilitating skills development in at least one of the following settings; Informal learning provision (sports/arts/outdoors), Education sector, Employment/Enterprise training, Digital learning provision, Volunteer training/management.
• Has a strong understanding of the challenges young people within The Trust's target groups face.
• Willingness and availability to travel regularly across Aberdeen/Aberdeenshire and Highlands is a must
• A driving license is desirable but not essential

For more information, please go to the job description and our 'Working with Young People' pages on our careers site. 

Why we need Execs

This year we will support more than 70,000 young people through a range of proven programmes, with three in four achieving a positive outcome.

We have a bold ambition to extend the reach and impact of our work and help one million more young people transform their lives over the next ten years.  Our job is to inspire them, support them and release their potential, so that they can thrive and society can prosper. 

We will focus on innovation, to ensure we adapt and remain relevant in a rapidly changing world.  We owe it to ourselves and the young people we serve, to do the best work of our lives and to help give them an increasing stake in our economy and society. They are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.

Perks for working at The Trust:

• Great holiday package! 30 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays. Office closure the days between Christmas and New Year
• Fantastic Family leave! Receive 13 weeks full pay and 13 weeks half pay for maternity and adoption leave. Receive 8 weeks full pay for paternity leave.
• Interest-free season ticket loans
• The Trust will contribute 5% of your salary to the Trust Pension Scheme
• You can volunteer for and/or attend events – music festivals, The Prince’s Trust Awards, active events etc.
• Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary)
• In-house and external training opportunities available throughout the year

The salary range for this role is dependent on experience and starts from £20,300.00 

The Prince's Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are committed to equality and believe in building a diverse organisation that is representative of and responsive to the needs of our young people and stakeholders.

A NOTE FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES:

We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we need a helping hand. We'll be in touch directly if we need you!

YMCA DownsLink Group is recruiting a part- time advice worker for its busy information and advice drop-in at the Youth Advice Centre (YAC). 

This role will be within the outstanding Support and Advice Service at YAC. Facilitating a drop-in offering advice, guidance and support to young people aged 13 to 25 years old. The worker will deliver support sessions around a wide variety of issues affecting the well-being of young people. This includes mental health and wellbeing support, sexual health services, debt and benefits advice; as well as a wide range of other support areas and signposting.

The position comes with excellent benefits, including 27 days annual leave per annum (plus bank holidays), a company sick pay scheme, a life assurance policy of 2x your annual salary, and an interest free bike loan. Please download a job pack for more information about other benefits offered.

We are looking to recruit a skilled and qualified individual who has previous experience working with young people and has a good knowledge of local services.

We will not respond to agencies.

YMCA DownsLink Group welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We value diversity and promote inclusion, which we demonstrate through our activities, as well as in our policies and working practices. Reinforced by our culture and values, we seek to create an inspiring and inclusive place to work.

YMCA DLG requires all staff and volunteers to be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and to respond proactively to safeguarding concerns.

Successful applicants are required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)

Closing date for applications: Tuesday 3rd March 2020 at 9am

Interview date: Wednesday 11th March 2020

Please note that we do not accept CVs.
To apply, please download an Application Pack and an Application Form from YMCA DownsLink Group,  or contact  Human Resources, 47 Church Road, Hove, BN3 2BE.

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full time, 35 hours a week

Closing Date: 23:59 on Thursday 20th February

In The Prince's Trust, this role is known as Prince's Trust Executive.

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic youth worker to join our dynamic team and is well suited to an individual that is looking to gain hands-on experience in a thriving and supportive workplace. The successful candidate must be as passionate as us about transforming the lives of young people.

As an Executive, you will work with young people, volunteers and partners to deliver programmes and activities to support and encourage 11-30 year olds. Working as part of a team within Newcastle you will work with clear objectives to 'connect', 'progress' and help 'transform' the lives of young people who need us most.

Responsibilities:

• Supporting young people to develop their confidence and skills.
• Delivery of Prince’s Trust programmes (Fairbridge, Get Started, Get Into, Achieve, Team, Enterprise, Mosaic and Awards)
• Supporting young people into positive outcomes including education, training and employment.
• Planning, organising and budgeting.
• You will occasionally work on residentials overnight

Requirements:

To support our delivery requirements across the North East, we are particulary interested in receiving applications from individuals who have some of the following qualities:

• Are able to engage in challenges with optimism and resilience
• Can be adaptive and flexible, ready to embrace change and innovation
• Are experienced in providing one-to-one support and delivering high quality learning and development sessions through a variety of mediums including adventurous activities.
• Is a natural and effective communicator, passionate about delivering excellent customer service and making the right decision for young people
• Have experience of facilitating skills development in at least one of the following settings; Informal learning provision (sports/arts/outdoors), Education sector, Employment/Enterprise training, Digital learning provision, Volunteer training/management
• Has a strong understanding of the challenges young people withing The Trust’s target groups face.
• A minibus D1 driving license is desirable but not essential

Due to the nature of this role and having to occasionally work overnight on residential, we are specifically looking for Female Executives.

For more information, please take a look at the job description, or our ‘Working with Young People’ page.

Why we need Execs:

This year we will support more than 70,000 young people through a range of proven programmes, with three in four achieving a positive outcome.

We have a bold ambition to extend the reach and impact of our work and help one million young people transform their lives over the next ten years. Our job is to inspire them, support them and release their potential, so that they can thrive and society can prosper.

We will focus on innovation, to ensure we adapt and remain relevant in a rapidly changing world. We owe it to ourselves and the young people we serve to do the best work of our lives and to help give them an increasing stake in our economy and society. They are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.

Perks for working at The Trust:

• Great holiday package! 30 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays. Office closure days between Christmas and New Year
• Fantastic Family leave! Receive 13 weeks full pay and 13 weeks half pay for maternity and adoption leave. Receive 8 weeks full pay for paternity leave.
• Interest free season ticket loans
• The Trust will contribute 5% of your salary to the Trust Pension Scheme
• Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary)
• Volunteer / attend events such as music festivals, The Prince’s Trust Awards, active events etc.
• In-house and external training opportunities available throughout the year.

Indicative salary range for this role is £20,300.00 to £21,430.00 

The Prince's Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are committed to equality and believe in building a diverse organisation that is representative of and responsive to the needs of our young people and stakeholders.

A NOTE FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES:

We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we need a helping hand. We'll be in touch directly if we need you!

Req ID: 274 

The Good Shepherd Mission (GSM) in Bethnal Green, East London is looking for a 'Lead Youth Worker' to join our staff team. 

The aim of this full time role is to lead and develop the Gospel mission of the Good Shepherd Mission’s work with 11-18 year olds.

Applicants should have a demonstrated ability to share Jesus with young people and their families, as well as the people management skills to work with volunteers in delivering a varied programme of weekly activities.

For an informal conversation about the GSM and the post, please contact us.

Closing date for applications - 28 February 2020

Accountable to: Director of Operations & Business Development

Accountable for: Volunteers

Location: Manchester, with some travel to Newcastle and London

akt is the national LGBTQ+ youth homelessness charity; focused on prevention and early action we provide safe homes, mentoring, training, advocacy and support to young people who are homeless or living in a hostile environment after coming out to their parents, care givers and peers. 

JOB SUMMARY

With akt’s brand new 2,000 sq ft YouthSpace due to open in Manchester city centre in March 2020 and major investments planned to help transform akt into a truly national LGBTQ+ youth charity, this is an exciting time to be joining us.

We have just completed a 12 month pilot of our Youth Engagement Programme and following an in-depth review and consultation with young people we have decided to grow and expand the programme nationally. This role will work within our Youth Engagement Team and alongside our Services team to deliver our programme of youth work for LGBTQ+ young people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness across the North West.

KEY TASKS

You will:

• Develop and deliver the Youth Engagement Programme of activity and events (e.g. youth groups, workshops, small scale events) as directed by the Director of Operations.
• Community Development; building relationships with schools, youth services and other formal and informal youth settings
• Increase and maintain footfall of young people into our Youth Engagement Programme and akt core housing and homelessness services
• Work with young people to develop and create an ever-growing collection of online resources and videos to provide advice, support and reassurance to young LGBTQ+ people, on issues and topics that matter to them most.
• Support the development and delivery of our annual youth events programme.
• Create a weekly programme of events, training, drop-ins and socials to reach and engage with LGBTQ+ young people experiencing homelessness.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential

• A professional youth work qualification, or experience of working with young people
• Experience of working or managing in a youth work setting
• A proven ability to lead, motivate and support young people on projects
• Charismatic, friendly but disciplined in approach to engagement activities
• An in-depth understanding of the issues facing LGBTQ+ young people
• Experience of working with volunteers
• Ability to work independently, supervise and motivate participants
• Event management experience

 Desirable

• Experience of networking and building local partnerships with community organisations and youth services
• A clean driving license

Are you looking for a rewarding job where you go home knowing that you have made a real impact on someone’s life?

Sense has a great opportunity for passionate and dedicated individuals to join our team as a Support Worker based in Barnet.

Title: Support Worker
Reference number: 44113
Location: Barnet, London
Salary: £10.08 per hour
Hours: 7.5 - 37.5 Per Week
Contract type: Permanent

Barnet Residential services support adults over the age of eighteen who have a range of complex needs, including sensory loss and learning disabilities. We currently have various roles available on a permanent full and part time basis working various shifts across the week. We are looking for caring people who have the empathy and patience to positively focus on the people we support.

As a support worker you will be supporting the people who live here to participate in a full and active life at home and in the local community this will include things such as basic domestic tasks such as laundry and shopping, swimming, gardening, cooking, music activities, art activities, amongst other things. You will also provide varying levels of support with personal care tasks.

Support Worker posts require excellent communication, and team working skills, literacy, an awareness of disability needs and flexibility. It is desirable that you are able to swim and support people in the water and hold a valid UK drivers licence to support users on day trips and community activities.

About us 
Sense is a leading national charity that helps people of all ages to enjoy more independent lives.  Our work involves supporting people who have sensory impairments and complex learning, mobility and communication needs to reach their full potential.

About you and what we offer 
We’re known for our excellent training and development, so for some vacancies, previous personal care experience is not needed. However, you do need to have empathy and be enthusiastic, patient, compassionate and caring so that you can positively interact with the people we support.

Work at Sense can be demanding and so isn’t for everyone, but it is also incredibly rewarding and valuable. You will also receive great training and development, a supportive work environment, generous leave arrangements and employee benefits and access to a pension scheme.

Our selection process aims to make sure that the role is right for you and you are right for us.  It involves completing an online application form and taking part in a value based assessment process which will require you to attend an assessment day for about 3 hours and then a panel interview

In return we will offer you…

• £10.08 per hour
• Bespoke, rewarding career pathways
• The opportunity to work in a large, diverse and successful charity where you can develop your skills, knowledge and career in a supportive and flexible environment
• Group Personal Pension scheme
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Comprehensive induction and commitment to ongoing training
• Enhanced disclosure cost covered

About you… 
Essential:

• An awareness of multi-sensory and complex needs
• Able to demonstrate that you possess the right values and behaviours to enable you to make a difference to people’s lives
• Flexibility, as working times do vary and may include weekends and evenings, we will however provide you with a rota in advance so you can plan your life accordingly

Desirable:

• NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care / Caring for Children and young people

About Sense… 
For everyone living with complex disabilities. For everyone who is deafblind. Sense is here to help people communicate and experience the world.

Sense has a proven record of offering high quality, pioneering services. We believe that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential.

Closing date: Friday 13 March 2020
Interview date: To be confirmed

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website where you can download the job description and complete the application process. 

We would recommend that you read the candidate guidelines and job description (available on our website) before applying. If you are a disabled candidate and require a hard copy pack or a different format for example large print, Braille or audio, further details can be found on our website.

Sense is an Equal Opportunities Employer and is committed to ensuring that all staff are motivated, skilled and rewarded by their work.  Sense is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Therefore, all offers of employment are subject to a number of checks including an enhanced DBS check where appropriate.

No agencies please.