Youth Engagement Worker - West London, United Kingdom - Brentford Football Club

Brentford Football Club

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West London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Part time

Description

Title:
Youth Engagement Worker — (Sessional and part time roles available)

Location:
Brentford Community Stadium Hub Venues in and around Hounslow, and neighbouring boroughs.

Reporting to:
Senior Coordinator/ Senior Youth Worker

Role Type:
Mentor/ facilitator / leader

Salary:
£12 - £14 hourly depending on experience

Dates / Times:
Flexibility to work evenings and weekends if and when required.

About Brentford FC CST

With community work spanning three decades, Brentford FC Community Sports Trust has established itself as a pioneering organisation for the local community.

It uses the power of sport to educate, motivate and inspire people from all walks of life.

Working in partnership with Brentford FC, the Trust offers a portfolio of programmes in education, health, sports participation, and community engagement.

The Trust has won the 'Football League Community Club of the Year' award four times and now employs more than 100 members of staff.

The Trust is forecasting further significant expansion over the next two years following its appointment as a key partner in the redevelopment of Gunnersbury Park [as a sports hub], and its move to new, larger, purposebuilt premises directly adjacent to the new Brentford FC 17,500 capacity stadium near Kew Bridge in 2021.

General Trust Accountabilities
To ensure compliance with all relevant policies, including health and safety and safeguarding policies

To ensure compliance with all relevant I gal, regulatory, ethical and social requirements To build and maintain good working relationships both internally and externally, maintaining a professional image at all times when representing Brentford FC Community Sports Trust

To keep confidential any information gained regarding the Trust and its personnel To maintain a flexible approach to work at all times

The Employability and Enrichment Department

The Employability and Enrichment department provides informal learning and engagement opportunities for young people to build and develop essential life skills to support their transition to adulthood, engagement in their local community and employability skills for the world of work.

We believe in high-quality provision which makes a difference to young people's lives; we offer a variety of personal, social and educational opportunities for young people to engage with, in both group and 1 :1 sessions

Our work includes:

residentials, weekly groups, short courses/projects, PSHE style activity, holiday programmes, training opportunities, volunteering & social action, work ready programmes and industry days.

We work closely with key stakeholders such as schools, charities, local authorities, and

Our work is based on key youth work values; We seek to build effective relationships with young people based on mutual respect and valuing individuality.

Our provision is inclusive and non-judgemental with the aims to get young people to express themselves, develop their skills and attitudes and empower them to make positive decisions and choices for their future.

We work with young people rather than for them, seeing them as partners in their development.

We promote young people's voices and opinions in all areas of our work and strive to ensure that youth voice is at the heart of everything we do.

Purpose of the role

The Youth Worker role is to create a positive, safe, educational, and memorable experiences for a young people aged 13-17 years old.

Youth Workers will support the Senior Coordinators to lead, inspire and support young people to develop personal, social and educational skills through creative activities.

Youth Workers will deliver youth sessions and projects within the local community and schools

Sessions and projects include:
Life Skills, Girls Group, Young Leaders, Employability, Holiday programmes and detached work.

Youth Workers ill also include working alongside other local community groups to collaborate for the benefit of the local community and its young people.

Youth Workers will need to be innovative and think outside the box.

They will play a supportive role in pastoral care, working with individual young people where needed, delivering inclusive curriculum sessions, and skill development.

Main Responsibilities
Inspire, motivate, and support young people through positive and creative sessions and activities. Ensure that the pastoral care, and safety needs of the young people are always met.

Deliver centre based, community and school activities and sessions, involving young people in the planning and delivery of activities on offer, ensure they are innovative and effective.
Engage and build positive relationships with young people to provide effective support, mentoring on a one-to-one basis where needed. Use detached and outreach methods to engage new young people.
Collaborate with the Coordinators to ensure a united approach to delivering sessions and supporting the team.
Plan, design, ada