Youth Worker - Peer Mentoring

Youth Worker – Peer Mentoring

£21,000 FTE

30 hours per week (may consider 37.5 hours)

If you are looking for a meaningful job, a caring, progressive work environment and an opportunity to reach your fullest potential, consider a career with the YMCA.          

We are seeking individuals who are inspired by playing an important role in changing people’s lives and therefore communities. We are all about creating inspirational pathways and opportunities, opening doors and welcoming all to get involved and make a positive difference. Working with us means helping children, young people and families at all levels of ability, from all walks of life, to develop their self-esteem and potential in new ways.

Job Purpose

We are looking to appoint a dynamic individual to join our Children and Young People’s team to deliver one2one key work and small group work as part of an Intensive Youth Support/Families First Programme.

The target group will include those in need of targeted early help intervention including those engaged in, or at risk of engaging in, antisocial behaviour, children and young people who are not attending school regularly or are disruptive in school, children and young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties.

Keyworkers will use a ‘Think Family Model’ including undertaking Signs of Safety assessments and planning. The post holder will have an understanding of the challenges faced by children, young people and families and be able to deliver support and interventions to address these. The successful candidate will be self-motivated and able to manage a case load of approx. 8 young people aged 8-17. Successful candidates must have experience of working in a multiagency setting including working in partnership with schools, voluntary and statutory services.

A working week of 30 hours, this will involve afterschool delivery up to 4 evenings per week.

To the successful candidate we offer:

  • Flexible working environment
  • Opportunities to apply for other internal roles
  • An opportunity to work for a company who offer on-going development within your role
  • The post holder must be aware of equal opportunity principles and comply with the YMCA’s equal opportunity procedures.
  • Job Share will also be considered

To download an application pack visit:  https://www.ymca-fyldecoast.org/work-with-us/

Closing date for the role is 7:00am on Monday 25th January 2020. Applications received after this time will not be considered.

1st stage interviews 27th – 29th January 2021.

Please note, that due to the high volume of applications we are currently receiving, we are only able to contact candidates who are successful in progressing to the next stage, if you have not been contacted within 5 days of the closing date then please presume that you have not been successful on this occasion.

Job Information Pack

Application Pack

Equal Opportunities Form

Closing date: 25th January 2021 7:00am
Hours: 30 hours per week (may consider 37.5)
Salary: £21,000 FTE
Salary Frequency: Per annum
Further details available at: https://www.ymca-fyldecoast.org/work-with-us/
This job is connected with: YMCA Bradford