Can you inspire, energise and motivate children aged 5-18 years? Do you enjoy making a real difference to the lives of children and young people? Are you keen to work with a friendly team where your contributions will be valued and you will be treated with respect? Airplay is the RAF Benevolent Fund's (RAFBF) flagship youth support programme. Airplay clubs are delivered by YMCA at 23 RAF Stations across the UK, providing a range of groups, activities and opportunities for children and young people aged from 5 up to 18. We need you to join us as a Lead Youth Worker at RAF Shawbury. You will lead a team of youth workers to deliver youth and play work sessions on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings during term time. Holiday session delivery times may differ as you will develop a holiday programme to meet the needs of the community alongside the Airplay staff team, Young People and local RAF Community Support team. The role is a 3 month fixed term contract for 18 hours a week. Please note that planning, preparation and administration times can be flexible and agreed with your line manager. At One YMCA we are an inclusive organisation and actively promote equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills, and potential. We do not discriminate on the basis of Age, Disability, Gender Reassignment, Marriage/Civil Partnership, Pregnancy/Maternity, Race, Religion/Belief, Sex and/or Sexual Orientation. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, communities, and industries, and are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences, and abilities. Opportunity Overview One YMCA and its subsidiaries, the Early Childhood Partnership (ECP) and Signpost are on an exciting journey to double our impact by 2025. We are over halfway through an exciting new strategy launched in the first hour of the new decade, via email where all staff and volunteers were invited to put themselves forward to apply and attend an intensive, three-day Kickstarter Event. By the end of these three days, there was a brilliantly multi-faceted set of themes and ideas, which formed the starting point for the rest of the Mission 25 process to build on. The aim of Mission 25 is to give every staff member and volunteer the opportunity to play their part in shaping the strategy to do “more and better, together” so that we double our impact by 2025. We deliver a vast array of services across Herts, Beds and Bucks that reach over 135,000 individuals annually. Services Overview Provision of over 700 units of accommodation for homeless people Move on accommodation for individuals moving onto independent living Housing and practical/emotional support for young asylum seekers Community HUBs hosting a range of activities and meeting space hire Childcare provision in Hertfordshire Family support through a network of children’s and family centres covering Hertfordshire and Bedford Therapeutic and non-therapeutic support for male and female victims of domestic abuse and their children Independent sexual violence services across Bedfordshire, Luton and Hertfordshire Domestic abuse perpetrator reform programmes across Bedfordshire Youth services offering emotional wellbeing support and youth club opportunities for 11-19 year olds alongside our National Airplay programme funded by the RAF Benevolent Fund A community gym where everyone can enjoy the benefits of physical exercise Our values remain at the forefront of how we operate as a charity, and it is important to us that all staff and volunteers can fully buy in to our ethos.