Youth Worker
Up to 3 positions x 3 hours per week
£11.44 p/h (£22,010.56 FTE)
Worcester Community Trust is a registered charity that runs six community centres in the City of Worcester providing facilities for community activities and services for people of all ages. We aim to be at the centre of thriving communities and for our centres to be the hub of community activity to achieve our vision: Worcester: A City where people feel connected, supported and empowered. This is your opportunity to be part of a dynamic team helping the Trust achieve ambitious plans for growth.
Worcester Community Vision and Mission
Vision – Worcester: A City where people feel connected, supported, and empowered
Mission – Bringing Communities Together by delivering services and activities for all
Key Responsibilities for Youth Worker:
• To work directly with young people 8-11 and 12-18 years to enable their personal development and social education by assisting in the development and delivery of structured open access, small group and occasional targeted youth sessions.
• To act as a positive role model and mentor to young people, in line with our Public Health con-tract.
• To support Lead Youth Worker to plan, deliver and evaluate activities delivered within youth sessions.
• To establish and build relationships with young people to design, deliver and continually evalu-ate youth sessions that will contribute to meeting the identified needs of the group.
• To be aware of service targets and outcomes and ensure that the youth sessions make a posi-tive contribution to achieving them.
• To encourage, motivate and support staff, students, and volunteers.
• To contribute to relevant day-to-day administration in support of the smooth
running of the project and the procedures of the Trust.
Skills and experience needed for the Youth Worker:
Experience- essential
• Good standard of literacy and numeracy.
• Clear understanding of Equal Opportunities practice
• Safeguarding with Children/Young People
• Good organisational skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Good communication skills
• Ability to establish positive relationships with Children/Young People.
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team when delivering programs and activities
• Experience or understanding of adhering to GDPR and Safeguarding principles
• Understanding of need for ability to maintain confidentiality in all areas of work
• Commitment to WCT values and willing to act as role models.
• Flexible with regards to role and working hours
• Self-motivated and able to use initiative.
• Undertake enhanced DBS check.
• Commitment to CPD: To attend and participate in regular supervisions, meetings and training courses and share and implement knowledge and skills gained.
• Respect for others and acting with integrity are important values to you.
Experience – desirable
• Level 2 in Youth work or other relevant professional experience
• Level 2 food safety
• Evidence of a good general education GCSE maths and English grade C or above
• Experience of working with volunteers.
• The ability to work under challenging circumstances with young people who have become disengaged
• Other interests, skills, or experience that might enhance the youth work programme
• Experience of the voluntary sector
• Knowledge of local community
• Experience of working with children/young people from diverse backgrounds
• The ability to travel between centers.
Representing the City
At WCT we want to be an organisation that’s representatives of the communities we serve, which is why we strive for diversity of age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, physical and mental ability, gender identity and perspective. We are a local employer and invest in the skills, training, and experiences of our local communities. We are particularly interested in hearing from applicants from areas local to our centres and also people who represent the Asian and African Heritage communities and LGBTQIA communities in our city. If there are any aspects of the role you feel like you don’t have experience of, but still think you’ll make a good candidate please complete the form or covering letter and outline why you’d be the best person for the role
Current funding for this role is until August 2028
Deadline: End of Sunday 6th October 2024
Interview Date: 9th October 2024
For a full job description and an application form please visit or contact Jack in our HR team - jack@worcestercommunitytrust.org.uk via email or telephone on 01905 453453
If you prefer to apply via CV please include a Covering letter outlining how you fulfil the essential and if relevant, desirable criteria of the person specification for this role. Please email these to jack@worcestercommunitytrust.org.uk
Deadline for receipt of completed applications is end of day on Sunday 6th October