Youth Support Worker Apprentice at Salford Youth Zone
EMPOWER YOUTH ZONES LTD
Salford (M6 5EJ)
Closes in 23 days (Friday 25 April 2025 at 11:59pm)
Empower Youth Zones is dedicated to providing opportunities and experiences to all local young people in Manchester and Salford. Our new state of the art centre in Salford is looking for the next generation of youth workers to join our team and help to build young futures today.
Wage
£11,778 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age.
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices.
After 12 months on programme the apprentice will be paid the Real Living Wage.
Hours
Work pattern will vary, to include some evenings and weekends as designated by the Head of Youth Work.
30 hours a week.
Duration
1 year 9 months.
What you’ll do at work
* Assist in delivering a variety of ‘Rec area’ activity sessions, including sports, arts, and recreational activities.
* Build positive relationships with young people, acting as a role model and providing guidance and support.
* Ensure that sessions are inclusive, engaging, and meet the needs of young people from diverse backgrounds.
* Promote a positive, safe, and welcoming environment within the Youth Zone.
* Support young people in developing life skills, confidence, and positive behaviors.
* Assist in the safe setup and supervision of climbing wall sessions.
* Support young people in using the climbing wall, providing guidance on safety techniques and climbing skills.
* Assist in the supervision of the Youth Zone’s gym ensuring safe use of equipment by young people.
* Provide basic fitness guidance and support young people in achieving their fitness goals.
* Help with setting up and packing away equipment for sessions.
* Support the work of our Reception and catering teams as needed.
* Ensure all health and safety procedures are followed, including conducting risk assessments.
* Assist with behaviour management and safeguarding during sessions.
* Work with the wider team to plan and evaluate sessions, contributing ideas to improve youth engagement.
* Attend staff meetings, training sessions, and development opportunities as required.
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
BOLTON COLLEGE
Your training course
Youth support worker (level 3) - Equal to A level.
Requirements
GCSE in:
* Maths (grade 4)
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
* Customer care skills
* Creative
* Initiative
* Non-judgemental
Other requirements
Applications should include GCSE qualifications achieved or predicted for English and Maths. Applicants must be able to travel to the workplace at Salford Youth Zone (M6 5EJ) daily and to attend Bolton College (BL3 5BG) 1 day (6 hours) per week. The scheduled hours and working day will change dependent on the needs of the Youth Zone. This can include shift work. The apprentice’s working week can include evening and weekend work or occasionally at another site.
About this company
Empower Youth Zones operates Hide Out Youth Zone & Salford Youth Zone, open 7 days a week, offering over 20 activities every night for just 50p per visit, providing thousands of young people somewhere safe to go, something positive to do and someone trusted to talk to. We are dedicated to providing opportunities and experiences to all local young people. We particularly encourage applications from groups who are currently under-represented.
If you have the energy, drive and enthusiasm to be part of this exciting work coupled with the skills that our roles require, please apply TODAY.
Apply now
Closes in 23 days (Friday 25 April 2025 at 11:59pm)
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