Support Youth Worker - Girls Project

What is the overall purpose of the role?

We are looking to appoint a Support Youth Worker to help develop and deliver an innovative and progressive youth programme for our Girls Project, in a safe industrious and supportive environment working primarily with young girls from diverse communities.

The Girls only group (targeting ages 11-19 years) will promote life skills, well-being and female empowerment. Helping girls move forward through the next stage of their lives to become the women who will shape their community in the future. The Girls group will support, provide advice, mentoring and signposting to additional support services.

Responsibilities:

●      Support with the research, planning and delivery of an innovative and progressive programme of youth activities in collaboration with young people and the lead worker.

●      Carry out financial and administrative procedures related to the Girls Project.

●      Support the promotion of the Girls Project including collating and creating content to be used for online and offline marketing and advertising (hard copy, posters, social media posts etc).

●      Record all attendances (registers) for all sessions and populate data required for reporting purposes in a timely manner.

●      Coordinate, deliver, host or co-host and oversee the delivery of Girls Project sessions (one-to-ones or groups), trips and residential, that take place on-site and off-site, face to face or online.

●      Liaise and supervise with facilitators or external providers directly concerning the delivery of the Girls Project i.e including agreements, risk assessments, SLA’s and Code of Conduct.

●      Ensure that children and young people are involved in contributing to the development of the Girls Project via consultations and evaluations.

●      Recruit young people through networking and promoting to external organisations and agencies, and beyond.

●      Manage referrals to and from the project.

●      Assist in recruiting external facilitators required for the delivery of the Girls Project.

●      maximise the opportunities for the project.

●      Keep an eye out for potential funding opportunities to expand the project scope further

●      Any other duties appropriate to the post as directed by YAA

This job description cannot cover every task that may arise within the post at various times and the post-holder will be expected to carry out other duties from time to time which is broadly consistent with those in this document. This job description does not form part of the contract of employment.