Senior Youth Worker

Job Description

Senior Youth WorkerTower Hamlets£30/hrStart date: 22/01/2024DBS required for this role, pleas apply if you have a DBS.Introduction:Young Tower Hamlets is our new youth service that has been created to provide a diverse programme of free opportunities and support for young people aged 11 to 19 (25 with SEND) across the borough. We are looking for passionate individuals with a keen interest to work with and inspire young people, making a difference in their life, supporting them to have voice & influence on services and to engage in positive activities within a universal open accessyouth setting. You will be a part of a team that provides year-round safe spaces across the borough, bringing a variety of different methods and skills that aid in planning, organising and delivering universal and targeted youth activities and programmes. You will support/ manage in the planning and delivery of projects that focus on issues like health, bullying, transitions, sexuality/ gender, crime, gangs, or drugs including community and social events for the young people, help design and organise activityprogrammes that engage young people into informal educational programs and youth recreational activities such as sports, arts and drama whilst assessing young peoples health, social and emotional requirements. Summary of Senior Youth Worker role: Coordinate, develop and deliver projects across the borough as directed, ensuring that they are effectively set up, maintained, and operated to provide, using a variety of methods centre based, universal and targeted youth activities and programmes, that enablethe formal and informal learning and personal and social development of children and young people aged 11 + and up to 25 with SEND Responsible for ensuring through early planning that a varied offer of fun youth activities and programmes are consistently available for the cohort including, but not limited to, accredited programmes, one-to-one work, group work, volunteering. Directly line manage staff allocated to the designated projects ensuring that, using the Councils performance development and review scheme, they are regularly supervised, subject to performance monitoring, and that appropriate development and training opportunitiesare identified for them and addressed. Responsible to undertake and develop partnership work with key (internal & external) stakeholder organisations and partners i.e., VCS groups, schools, CFCs, Parks for the development of the project and its users. Responsible for meeting all apportioned performance targets including those relating inputs, activities, outputs, outcomes, and impact; updating data onto the service MIS database and preparing various reports as and when required to verify and evidence deliveryand the quality of work being undertaken. To undertake any other reasonable duties commensurate with the grade as determined by the manager, and work flexibly as and when required to deliver youth activities and programmes from different designated youth and partner buildings (if required), and duringthe evenings, weekends, term time and the holiday seasons. Skills and knowledge:Key skills and knowledge for this role include:* Communication skills - presentation, verbal & written * The ability to work well on own initiative and with others * Sensitivity and understanding of young peoples current issues, challenges and needs* Patience and the ability to remain calm in stressful situations* To have a can do attitude, be thorough and pay attention to detail* Demonstrate sincerity with active listening and a non-judgemental approach* The ability to be objective, impartial and accountable* Technological knowledge - IT Microsoft suite, databases* Able to collaborate with young people, professionals, stakeholders and the communityWorking environment:You will be required to work from any Tower Hamlets council or Other delivery sites within the borough as required for service delivery but will have a primary base to work from. Your working environment may be physically and emotionally demanding and outdoorssome of the time.Note: roles are in person / face to face direct delivery working with young people in a Universal Youth Work settings across Tower Hamlets and will involve indoor / outdoor including some weekend working, prior notice will be provided.Qualifications & Experience: The following will be considered.* Youll need a minimum of a Level 2/3 NVQ JNC recognised Youth Support Worker qualification or something similar (Sports, Teaching, Youth Justice)* Applications from candidates currently undertaking a formal qualification to work with young people. * Applicants currently in Full Time/Part Time education will be considered for part time roles.* Applications from candidates with a min of 2 years experience of working with young people Contractual hours of work:We are currently looking for staff who can work flexibly to meet our service delivery needs. We are looking for staff who can meet one of the following contractual hours or work patterns:- Full Time T 35 hours pw - Part Time 17.5 and 10.5 hours a weekCANDIDATES MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING:* Enhanced DBS check* Willingness to be flexible and travel in and around the borough