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Youth Support Worker
The Junction is recruiting for All our futures Youth Support Worker (Climate Action)
Hours: 18.5 hours per week
Contract Type: Fixed Term – ending 31st March 2027 (possible extension subject to funding)
The Junction is a respected charity working to make a difference to the lives of children, young people, and their families. We are proud of our reputation and believe that all of our workers are key to establishing positive relationships, building trust, self-belief, a sense of family, and belonging.
Due to successfully gaining funding from The National Lottery Community Funds Climate Action Fund for an initial three-year period, we are seeking a Youth Support Worker to support delivery of programmes to children, young people, and families for the All Our Futures Project.
This ground-breaking project will deliver:
* The development of projects within children, young people, and family’s local communities to reclaim or restore local natural spaces, increase the usage, and improve access to nature – creating connection to nature on their doorstep and improving awareness of its role in combatting climate change (3 communities over three years involving 150 community members in total: one urban, coastal, and rural project).
* An active programme of regular activities to educate and engage children, young people, and families within the delivery of RCBC’s biodiversity. This will increase community support and ownership of spaces developed and will help develop young people's connection to the natural world by educating them on how this can help tackle climate change (200 people throughout the programme).
* An education programme concentrating on climate change and the natural world. This programme will be delivered on evenings, weekends, and school holidays to actively engage children and young people who face additional challenges or disadvantages (350 children and young people).
* Children and young people’s direct involvement in the decision-making around the development, priorities, monitoring, and evaluation of impact through our children and young people’s climate change Focus Group (All Our Futures Group) and an annual impact review conference for children and young people (400 children and young people).
The right candidate will have experience of successfully developing session planning and delivering direct work to children and young people, the processes and policies this entails, and recording activities and outcomes for participants.
We do not accept CVs; a full pack must be completed.
Closing date: 9am on 18th January 2024
Please note only successful applicants will be contacted.
Interviews to be held on: 7th and 9th February 2024
The Junction is an inclusive employer and encourages applications from individuals from a wide range of backgrounds and abilities. As a disability confident employer, if you require any reasonable adjustments within the recruitment process, please let us know.
The Junction is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As such, an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosure will be sought along with other relevant checks deemed appropriate.
The closing date for this job is 18 January 2024 - 9:00am.
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