Youth Support Worker in Charge - Donegall Pass Youth Club

Overview

JOB DESCRIPTION

REPORTS TO: Nominated Officer

RESPONSIBLE FOR: The development and delivery of the agreed programme, the management of appropriate staff/volunteers and the implementation of Education Authority organisational policies.

JOB PURPOSE:

To work directly with young people to develop their social education by providing programmes of activities. This post is for workers that have operational responsibility for a local youth club/project. The post holder will be line managed by the Management Committee providing strategic leadership and operational guidance. The post may involve the development of youth work across a range of settings.

• To identify, prioritise and deliver a programme of youth work activities based on need in the designated area, related to the ‘Model for Effective Practice’.
• To provide leadership and support for a team of part-time workers and volunteers within the project.
• Ensure that young people play an active role in the project and work towards a model of youth participation.
• Develop and maintain relationships with the wider community and external agencies.
• Provide information and support to young people to assist them to express and realise their goals and to work effectively in groups.
• Challenge oppressive behaviour in young people.
• Encourage young people to broaden their horizons and be active citizens.
• Monitor and evaluate the quality of youth work activities, supporting young people in the evaluation of the activities and the impact of youth work on their development.
• Support young people in their understanding of risk and challenge and in taking action to address key issues in their lives.
• Implement the Management Committee’s Child Protection Policy and work with young people to safeguard their welfare and the welfare of others.
• Be responsible for administration within the project, including financial matters, effective record keeping and ensuring that the administrative requirements are met.
• As appropriate be involved in the recruitment, selection and induction of paid staff and volunteers.

This job description will be subject to review in light of changing circumstances and is not intended to be rigid and inflexible but should be regarded as providing guidelines within which the individual works. Other duties of a similar nature and appropriate to the grade may be assigned from time to time.

In accordance with Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act (1998), the post-holder is expected to promote good relations, equality of opportunity and pay due regard for equality legislation at all times.

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NOTES TO JOB APPLICANTS

1. You must clearly demonstrate on your application form under each question, how, and to what extent you meet the required criteria as failure to do so may result in you not being shortlisted. You should clearly demonstrate this for both the essential and desirable criteria, where relevant.

2. You must demonstrate how you meet the criteria by the closing date for applications, unless the criteria state otherwise.

3. The stage in the process when the criteria will be measured is outlined in the table below.

4. Shortlisting will be carried out on the basis of the essential criteria set out in Section 1 below, using the information provided by you on your application form.

5. Please note that the Selection Panel reserves the right to shortlist only those applicants that it believes most strongly meet the criteria for the role.

6. In the event of an excessive number of applications, the Selection Panel also reserves the right to apply any desirable criteria as outlined in Section 3 at shortlisting, in which case these will be applied in the order listed. It is important therefore that you also clearly demonstrate on your application form on how you meet any desirable criteria.

The following are essential criteria which will initially be measured at the shortlisting stage and which may also be further explored during the interview/selection stage. You should therefore make it clear on your application form how, and to…