Job Description

Can you inspire, energise and motivate children aged 9-18 years?



Do you enjoy making a real difference to the lives of young people?



Are you keen to work with a friendly team where your contributions will be valued and you will be treated with respect?



This Youth Worker role will be part of our youth work team - delivering sessions at our youth clubs in the Hatfield and Watford areas. Generally, these are delivered on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings.




Reporting to the Senior Youth Development Worker, supports with the delivery of a range of outreach and centre-based youth work with young people aged 10-18 years and in line with the YMCA Youth Work Strategy and Principles.




The Role:

Spend a large proportion of time working in direct contact with young people during the evenings Work with staff, local agencies and young people to plan and deliver personal and social development programmes Engage and empower young people, motivating them to participate in activities and programmes and take opportunities that will enhance the quality of their lives and the opportunities available to them Build effective professional relationships with young people, professionals and others involved in the delivery of activities Training can be given for this role.


Requirements:


An Enhanced Disclosure Check is required for this role. Experience of working with young people from different backgrounds, providing a range of activities and support Level 3 qualification in Youth Work or equivalent, and ideally a relevant JNC recognised professional youth work qualification (Desirable)


Please don't delay applying, since we may consider applications on a rolling basis.



Further information can be found in our detailed (if you are reading this on a third-party site, please browse to the vacancy listing on One YMCA's website).



We look forward to reading your application!



At One YMCA we are an inclusive organisation and actively promote equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills, and potential. We do not discriminate on the basis of Age, Disability, Gender Reassignment, Marriage/Civil Partnership, Pregnancy/Maternity, Race, Religion/Belief, Sex and/or Sexual Orientation. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, communities, and industries, and are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences, and abilities.



This is a Part Time role.

Hours per week: 8

Working Pattern: Wednesday and Thursday Evening. Aditional Hours during school Holidays
One YMCA and its subsidiaries, the Early Childhood Partnership (ECP) and Signpost are on an exciting journey to double our impact by 2025. We are over half way through an exciting new strategy launched in the first hour of the new decade, via email where all staff and volunteers were invited to put themselves forward to apply and attend an intensive, three-day Kickstarter Event.


By the end of these three days, there was a brilliantly multi-faceted set of themes and ideas, which formed the starting point for the rest of the Mission 25 process to build on. The aim of Mission 25 is to give every staff member and volunteer the opportunity to play their part in shaping the strategy to do "more and better, together" so that we double our impact by 2025. We deliver a vast array of services across Herts, Beds and Bucks that reach over 135,000 individuals annually.


These include:

Provision of over 700 units of accommodation for homeless people Move on accommodation for individuals moving onto independent living Housing and practical/emotional support for young asylum seekers Community HUBs hosting a range of activities and meeting space hire Childcare provision in Hertfordshire Family support through a network of children's and family centres covering Hertfordshire and Bedford Therapeutic and non-therapeutic support for male and female victims of domestic abuse and their children Independent sexual violence services across Bedfordshire, Luton and Hertfordshire Domestic abuse perpetrator reform programmes across Bedfordshire Youth services offering emotional wellbeing support and youth club opportunities for 11-19 year olds alongside our National Airplay programme funded by the RAF Benevolent Fund * A community gym where everyone can enjoy the benefits of physical exercise Our values remain at the forefront of how we operate as a charity, and it is important to us that all staff and volunteers can fully buy in to our ethos.