Youth Engagement Worker - Oldham, United Kingdom - Positive Steps

Positive Steps

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Oldham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Title:
Youth Engagement Worker

Hours:
Full or part time

Salary:
Qualified PS02 - £22,618.78 pro rata

Reporting:
Project Manager (UKSPF)

Contract:
Fixed term until 31st March 2025

Do you enjoy working with young people, and making a difference?

We are looking to confident person to join our team as a Youth Engagement worker.

You seek out, and provide support for, young people pre and post 16 years, providing them with confidence and skills to be successful in the next phase of their lives.

Support will include 1:1 and group work activities in community settings across Oldham and Rochdale.

The Youth Engagement worker will work closely with Career Advisers and other Youth Engagement Workers to develop creative methods to engage and work with young people to help them to achieve positive outcomes.

Vital to the job role, is the ability to relate to and communicate with our young people effectively, many of whom will be experiencing significant barriers.

The role also includes working to targets and establishing good relationships with schools, colleges, learning providers, employers and key partners.

You would be expected to travel throughout Oldham and Rochdale and the role may include some home working.

Closing Date:
Monday 12th February 2024 at 1pm

Interviews:
Monday 19th and Wednesday 21st February 2024

JOB PURPOSE
To provide support for young people to enable them to move into education, employment and training (EET) or to sustain a EET opportunity

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Provide activities and interventions for young people to improve EET outcomes
Provide activities and interventions for young people in line with relevant legislation, quality standards and best practice to safeguard the service
Maintain relationships with other professionals to improve outcomes for young people
To undertake accurate, timely recording using digital case load management systems to meet contract requirements
Undertake any other duties in order to meet service and organisational objectives following consultation with your manager

Key Relationships

Internal
& External

External
Employers, Youth Community and Education Providers

Internal

Staff and volunteers

Experience

Demonstrable experience of working with young people
Demonstrable experience of developing productive and effective relationships with young people
Demonstrable experience of partnership working
Demonstrable experience of communicating through verbal and written presentations
Demonstrable experience in promoting diversity

Knowledge

Awareness of Education and Guidance Services
Awareness of safeguarding legislation and guidance, implementation of Child Protection and vulnerable adult Procedures and the boundaries of professional relationships
Awareness of adolescent development
Understanding of Health & Safety legal requirements and best practice

Skills

Primary skills in engaging, supporting and motivating young people
Primary communication and presentational skills
Primary skills in creativity and original thinking with the ability to develop practical solutions to problems
Primary inter personal and team working skills
Basic skills in literacy and numeracy
Primary skills in Microsoft Office and database systems

Personal Attributes

Sound judgement and awareness of political sensitivities
Resilient and able to work independently as required
Sound professional and tactical judgement and the ability to establish priorities and principles
Commitment to Positive Steps vision and value

Additional Requirements