JOB DESCRIPTION: Youth Support Worker (Leader in Charge)

Post: 18.5hrs

JOB DESCRIPTION: Youth Support Worker (Leader in Charge)

CONTRACT:Fixed term for 1 year

GRADE:JNC points 11 -14(JNC Level 3 qualified) or 7-10 (unqualified)

HOURS:18.5 hours per week

BASE:Bread Youth Project, 70 Ridingleaze, Lawrence Weston.

RESPONSIBLE FOR

Involvessupervisory responsibility for youth support workers, sessional staff and an expectation to support volunteers, peer educators and students on work experience placements.

ACCOUNTABLE TO:

Bread Manager

JOB PURPOSE:

The purpose of the Youth Support Worker (Leader in Charge)is to assist in the smooth running of Lawrence Weston ‘Juicy Blitz’ Youth Project (JBYP) and/or Bread Youth Project delivery. This post will involve the development and delivery of informal education and personal and social development opportunities, with a specific focus on youth involvement and health related issues. The Youth Support worker (18.5hrs per wk) will work with other Youth Support Workers in the development of a range of creativelearning opportunities for young people, enabling them to develop a range of skills and capabilities. It is expected that this will involve working at least three evenings per week and could include weekends.

KEY DUTIES:

1. Directed work with Young People

Tobuild trusting and professional relationships with young people aged 11 – 25 years accessing Breads services.
To promote and encourage self-confidence, esteem and empowerment with young people attending the project.
To assist in working with young people to design, ensure the delivery of and evaluate a programme of educational, interactive and creative youth work, with a focus on health education and youth involvement issues.
To plan, deliver, monitor and evaluate youth work sessions and programmes in line with funder requirements and/or agreed outcomes.
To recruit new young people into the project activities, ensuring representation of young people from marginalised groups.
To support young leaders to organise and manage their own programmes of activity.
To support young people to reflect on their learning and achievements and distance travelled.
To facilitate and support young people attaining accreditation for their achievement at BREAD, such as the Youth Achievement Awards (YAA) or Asdan Short Course Awards.
To provide one to one support to young people with additional or complex needs
To contribute to the ongoing monitoring and evaluation of the project.
To carry out risks assessment’s for activities and appropriate food safety and building checks.

To maintain the quality assurance of BREAD Youth Project’s youth work.

2. External Relationships

To liaise with youth workers, relevant agencies and professionals (Schools, Youth and Play Services and the Early Help Team) in order to expand the delivery of project activities complimenting work currently delivered within the community.
To develop outreach work for JBYP.
To liaise with parents, guardians, members of the community and teachers as appropriate.

3. Fundraising, Reporting and Publicity

To contribute to fundraising activities by supporting young people to complete applications for small grants.
To assist in the production of project reports
To assist the Manager in disseminating information and promoting the project.
To assist in ensuring that JBYP’s online presence is kept up-to-date.
To contribute to project reports as required within BREAD’s reporting systems.

4. Policies and Procedures

To operate within BREAD Youth Project’s policies and procedures.

OTHER

To undertake basic administrative tasks to support the project work.

Attend regular supervision/line management sessions with the designated Line Manager.
Attend training and development opportunities as identified and agreed by the Line Manager.
Attend Bread Board meetings where appropriate.
Attend regular staff meetings.
Undertake other duties as commensurate with the position.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Youth Support Worker (18.5 hrs per wk)

QUALIFICATIONS

JNC Youth and Community Work qualification (e.g. Dip in Youth and Community work/NVQ Level 3) / Desirable

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Ability to build positive relationships with young people aged 11-25 years / Essential
Ability to effectively initiate, plan, organise workload and co-ordinate activities and to deliver objectives against agreed deadlines / Essential
Ability to communicate and negotiate effectively with young people and a wide range of others at all levels / Essential
Ability to problem solve, innovate, overcome barriers and implement solutions effectively / Essential
Ability to research, summarise and present information effectively both verbally and in writing / Essential
Ability to use basic IT to advantage (Office suite: Word, Excel, Outlook) and social media platforma to promote activities. / Essential
Ability to demonstrate appropriate self-confidence and work effectively in a team situation and on own initiative / Essential
Ability to champion equality of opportunity by actively challenging disadvantage and discrimination / Essential
Ability to develop supportive partnership working with and through others for the benefit of young people and the organisation / Desirable

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

Of the issues and obstacles experienced by young people especially those affected by social and economic disadvantage / Essential
Of the legal and social frameworks which affect young people and organisation policies and practices / Desirable
Of peer education and youth involvement processes / Desirable

EXPERIENCE

At least 2 years experience of working with young people / Essential
Of developing, managing, monitoring and evaluating projects / Essential
Of working with young people on a range of youth involvement issues/projects / Desirable
Of working with young people on a range of health issues / Desirable
Of creating educational activities/resources / Desirable
Of raising funds through small grant schemes / Desirable

GENERAL

Flexibility and willingness to vary and change work schedule and work evening and weekend hours, where necessary / Essential
Willingness to undergo training and staff development in relation to post, as required / Essential

Job Description/Person Specification updated by Emma Rigby 13/07/2017