Summary
As a Youth Support Worker Apprentice, you will assist in delivering and developing youth programmes, organising events, and supporting young people of Irish and other heritage from all backgrounds, ranging from primary school age to 18. Your role will include mentoring, admin, and outreach activities.
Wage
£18,209 a year
Training course
Youth support worker (level 3)
Hours
Mainly Monday to Friday, including evening and weekend work.
35 hours a week
Possible start date
Monday 14 April
Duration
1 year 6 months
Positions available
1
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
* Programme Development: Help create and run youth programmes that are fun and engaging.
* Team Support: Assist with recruiting and training staff and volunteers.
* Event Organisation: Help plan and run events and activities.
* Outreach: Help deliver workshops and promote the programme in schools and communities.
* Youth Engagement: Welcome and support young people, encouraging them to join in activities.
* Mentoring: Provide guidance and support to young people.
* Administration: Handle simple administrative tasks like data entry and record-keeping.
* Training: Undertake a Youth Support Worker Apprentice (Level 3) and other training sessions at LIF.
Where you’ll work
102 HITCHIN ROAD
LUTON
LU2 0ES
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
CSM CONSULTING LIMITED
Your training course
Youth support worker (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
* Recognise, manage and reflect upon relational boundaries in professional youth support work
* Communicate with stakeholders - internal and/or external
* Facilitate the learning and development of young people
* Encourage the participation of young people in developing their own learning
* Facilitate activities and techniques to use with young people that promote self-confidence and build self-esteem and resilience
* Reflect individually and through supervision on practice in line with daily tasks to enhance the support young people receive
* Monitor and record the outcomes of own practice to identify areas for development and improvement
* Appropriately manage behaviour boundaries in line with organisational policies
* Plan youth support work programmes and sessions
* Lead youth support work programmes and sessions
* Evaluate youth support work programmes and sessions
* Enable young people to express their views, aspirations, needs and concerns appropriately in line with youth support work principles
* Identify, appropriately challenge and act upon oppressive or discriminatory attitudes, behaviours and situations
* Support young people to participate in planning, organising, delivering and evaluating youth work activities and programmes, and engaging on issues of importance to them
* Embeds in own practice a commitment to the rights of young people
* Apply safeguarding procedures and protocols
* Work within the parameters of organisational, local and national health and safety, child protection, data protection and equalities policies and procedures
* Participate in risk assessments and manage risk and risk benefits within the workplace
* Record all health and safety risks and take the correct actions to ensure the safety of all young people
* Complete administrative responsibilities e.g., signing in young people, risk assessments and recording activities
* Manage budgets and resources
* Manage individuals in line with organisational procedures
* Work with and maintain professional behaviour boundaries when working with young people
* Recognise, manage and reflect upon relational boundaries in professional youth support work
* Communicate with stakeholders - internal and/or external
* Facilitate the learning and development of young people
* Encourage the participation of young people in developing their own learning
* Facilitate activities and techniques to use with young people that promote self-confidence and build self-esteem and resilience
* Reflect individually and through supervision on practice in line with daily tasks to enhance the support young people receive
* Monitor and record the outcomes of own practice to identify areas for development and improvement
* Appropriately manage behaviour boundaries in line with organisational policies
* Plan youth support work programmes and sessions
* Lead youth support work programmes and sessions
* Evaluate youth support work programmes and sessions
* Enable young people to express their views, aspirations, needs and concerns appropriately in line with youth support work principles
* Identify, appropriately challenge and act upon oppressive or discriminatory attitudes, behaviours and situations
* Support young people to participate in planning, organising, delivering and evaluating youth work activities and programmes, and engaging on issues of importance to them
* Embeds in own practice a commitment to the rights of young people
* Apply safeguarding procedures and protocols
* Work within the parameters of organisational, local and national health and safety, child protection, data protection and equalities policies and procedures
* Participate in risk assessments and manage risk and risk benefits within the workplace
* Record all health and safety risks and take the correct actions to ensure the safety of all young people
* Complete administrative responsibilities e.g., signing in young people, risk assessments and recording activities
* Manage budgets and resources
* Manage individuals in line with organisational procedures
* Work with and maintain professional behaviour boundaries when working with young people
Your training plan
* Training will take place at Luton Irish Forum
More training information
* CSM CONSULTING LIMITED
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
* English (grade 9 to 4 (A* to C))
* Maths (grade 9 to 4 (A* to C))
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
* Communication skills
* IT skills
* Attention to detail
* Organisation skills
* Customer care skills
* Problem solving skills
* Presentation skills
* Administrative skills
* Number skills
* Team working
* Initiative
* Non judgemental
* Patience
* Physical fitness