Youth Interventions Worker
Apply locations Everton in the Community, Liverpool
Time type: Full time
Posted on: Posted 2 Days Ago
Time left to apply: End Date: February 27, 2025 (12 days left to apply)
Job requisition id: R2305
We are a football club with a desire to be the best and are always looking for talented people to join our Everton Family.
Everton is a workplace people crave to join, where extraordinary talented people belong, thrive and deliver the remarkable.
About the opportunity: Everton in the Community is seeking to appoint a Youth Interventions Worker to support the Senior Co-ordinator in delivering interventions appropriate to individual needs and identified risk, protective factors, both during referral and throughout their time on the programme.
As Youth Interventions Worker, you will be responsible for managing a caseload of young people, devising a support plan tailored to the individual’s needs. You will provide 1-1 mentoring, targeted workshops, and a range of activities that support four primary areas: Physical, Social, Emotional, and Educational.
You will collaborate holistically with families and relevant partners, assessing their needs, providing necessary support, and empowering them to overcome the challenges they face.
Other key responsibilities will include:
* Support the Senior Co-ordinator to ensure that young people are recruited onto the programme.
* Complete and translate initial risk assessments into effective and innovative support plans with robust monitoring and evaluation systems in place.
* Produce qualitative case studies on individuals for both internal and external stakeholders, receiving consent from the individual’s parent/guardian.
* Work collaboratively with colleagues across the Youth Inclusion team to provide participants with a wider range of opportunities and support.
* Promote and encourage self-confidence, esteem and empowerment with young people attending the programme.
* Facilitate group work which enables young people to work constructively with others and achieve their goals.
* Facilitate 1:1 mentoring and small targeted group work that enables young people to achieve their goals.
* Work with individuals to explore the effect of inappropriate behaviour and attitudes on others, aiming to build more positive community relationships and challenge negative social stereotypes.
Safeguarding
* Understand the Club’s Safeguarding policy, procedures, and best practice guidelines.
* Use this understanding to ensure safe working practices, appropriate reporting of concerns, and contribute positively to an anti-bullying environment.
* Ensure Safeguarding and Healthy and Safety Processes are implemented in line with Everton in the Community guidelines.
Who we are looking for: We are looking for an individual who has experience of working with young people who display challenging behaviour and are at risk of being criminally exploited.
Our successful candidate will also demonstrate the following skills, knowledge and experience:
* VRQ/NVQ Level 2 in Youth Work or other relevant qualification/experience in youth or community work.
* BA Honours Degree in a relevant subject area (or equivalent).
* Relevant mentoring qualifications.
* Experience of working within a Youth Work setting.
* Experience of working alongside organisations within the industry.
* Manage a caseload of young people aged 8-19 years.
* Solid experience of 1-to-1 support work with young people; including assessment, intervention planning, and delivery of action plans.
* Ability to stay calm and make decisions in pressurised situations.
* Ability to work with and handle young people who show challenging behaviour.
* A good understanding of confidentiality and maintaining boundaries when working with young people.
* Ability to work as part of a team and pro-actively as an individual.
The closing date of this advert is Wednesday 26th February 2025.
This position will be offered on a 12-month Fixed Term Contract, 35 hours per week with the role being based across EitC Campus, Indoor/Outdoor Venues, Schools, Home Visits.
Everton Family Safer Recruitment Practices
The Everton Family is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
As a requirement of our safer recruitment practices, this role will require an Enhanced DBS check or evidence that you are subscribed to the DBS Update Service. Information of which can be found here.
This role is subject to both evidence and verification of relevant qualifications including proof of eligibility to work in the UK, which will be discussed with you if your application is successful.
Equity & Inclusion
Everton is committed to ensuring everyone is respected, celebrated, and empowered for who they are, regardless of their identity. We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds, those who identify as female, and those from racially diverse communities.
We are dedicated to supporting the physical and mental/emotional wellbeing of all our people. Should you have a disability or long-term health condition and require reasonable adjustments to be made to the application/interview/onboarding process, please let us know by contacting the Talent Acquisition Team via email at careers@evertonfc.com.
To support our pledge to diversify our organisation and through our commitment to the FA’s Football Leadership Diversity Code, Everton welcomes applications from people of all walks of life. As part of our commitment to Disability, Inclusion, and Accessibility, we are more than happy to make reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process should you require.
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