Job Description

Youth Engagement Officer - London Borough Council

A really rewarding and capturing job, which can let you express yourself and drive positivity to young people and to the heart of the community.

We need those who understand the youth and can bring their professional knowledge to the younger generation through empowerment

This role is full time 35 hours per week

Can involve working early evening and occasional Sundays - Enhanced DBS required

\xc2\xa318.80 PAYE / \xc2\xa324.38 UMBRELLA

Based in and around Canary Wharf

The main purposes of this position are as follows:

• Development and delivery of youth activities, events and programmes in schools, youth/children\'s centre-based, street and community settings for ages 5 to 19 (up to age 25 if they have a learning difficulty or disability)

• To ensure active engagement and participation in youth lead participation projects, programmed informal educational activities

• Work with the Youth Service, Early help, Family support, Youth Justice Service and other youth led providers to deliver youth activities and peer led programmes, to assist and support children, young people and their families

• Maximise support, participation, and engagement using different methods (consultation, evaluation, qualitative and quantitative methods), one-to-one work, group work, volunteering, active citizenship and peer education utilising, building based work and project based approaches that enable them to participate in the process.

• Empower children and young people in the design, planning, preparation, evaluation and delivery of the youth participation offers to enhance their personal, social, emotional, health and educational development and progression via informal learning.

• To ensure appropriate systems are in place to capture and monitor quality of work undertaken in line with service targets and performance management of inputs, activities, outputs, outcomes and impact.

About you - Please apply if you have some of the below

• Knowledge of relevant legislation, national standards, policy, practice and current issues related to children, young people, youth work, youth justice, crime and antisocial behaviour.

• Extensive knowledge of the theory and practice of working with young people

• A relevant professional qualification in a child, youth or family related discipline e.g. teaching, youth work, early years, probation; youth justice.

• Design and delivery of group work for young people including personal development and capacity building activities in universal and detached settings

• Working effectively with other professionals in order to safeguard children, young people and their families particularly those who present with risk issues and challenging behaviour such as substance misuse, anti-social behaviour, mental health and criminality.

• Design and delivery of sessions e.g. user forums & meetings including group work for young people including personal development and capacity

Please get in touch and APPLY NOW so we can go through the full job description together

Why work with Adecco:
- 20 days annual leave + 9 days bank holiday
- Perks at work - discount vouchers and points to spend
- Support program with 24/7 helpline
- Eye care vouchers
- Competitive pension scheme

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