Arts Youth Worker: Music (teaching and/or production and/or singing)
Arts Youth Worker: Music (teaching and/or production and/or singing)
THE ROLE
The Arts, alongside sport and Youth Work is at the heart of Warrington’s offer to young people.
The Arts offer is wide ranging and includes visual arts, music, media, dance and drama. As a member of the Creative Arts Team, leading on the coaching and teaching of music, you will be key in ensuring young people have access to an exciting and creative music programme that will be challenging, stimulating, fun, engaging and developmental.
You will be involved in teaching the fundamentals of a single, or range of music activities, enabling young people to explore their creativity and grow their skills.
Within the Arts team we are looking for a range of talented youth arts workers to make up a team with a diverse set of skills and expertise, who are also passionate about working with young people. Ideally, you will have experience delivering one or more of the following music arts: Teaching and playing instruments (drums, guitar, piano, more), Music production and Vocal coaching.
APPLICATION PROCESS
To apply, please complete the application from and return to recruitment@wyz.org.uk or apply via our website at Work for Us. In addition, please let us know of any reasonable adjustments we can make to assist you in your application or the selection process.
In accordance with our Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures, this position requires an Enhanced DBS check.
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APPLICATION CLOSING DATE: TBC
APPLICATION INTERVIEW DATE: TBC
ROLE PROFILE
POST:
Arts Youth Worker: Music (teaching and/or production and/or singing)
SALARY:
See below
LOCATION:
Warrington (Dallam Lane)
REPORTING TO:
Youth Clubs Managers & Coordinators
CONTRACT:
Pension contribution of 3% once the earnings threshold is reached.
Part time roles will receive pro-rata allocated annual leave based on 33 days FTE Including Bank Holidays.
Hourly staff - annual leave will be calculated at 14% of hours worked on a rolling basis.
| WAGE BAND | CURRENT RATE(from 1 April 2024) |
| Age 23 or over(National Living Wage) | £11.94 |
| Age 21 to 22 | £11.94 |
| Age 18 to 20 | £9.10 |
| Under 18 | £6.90 |
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Together with the Creative Arts Co-ordinator and the Head of Youth Work, develop and
implement a Musical Arts programme that is exciting, challenging and ever-changing
To deliver music activities to young people ranging from vocal training to music production
To listen to young people and create a seasonal music programme
The role is 100% face to face delivery with young people
To work directly with young people to develop their social skills and encourage them to use their musical talents
To directly deliver a high-quality music programme of activities that is exciting, safe, varied,
innovative, developmental and directly responds to the diverse needs, concerns and interests of our members
Introduce young people to the various forms of music and performing arts, such as production, performance, recording and song writing.
To have great energy to establish positive relationships with young people and the wider youth work team and visitors to the Youth Zone
To work flexibly to ensure the needs of the members who are disadvantaged, discriminated against or who have additional needs
To ensure that the members maintain a high standard of behaviour and discipline during sessions by making the area a hub of activity and fun
To ensure the participation of young people in activities and ensure that their ideas contribute fully to the delivery of activities
To promote cultural cohesion and inclusion and proactively challenge any prejudice and discrimination
Be a role model for young people and present a positive “can do” attitude
Take personal responsibility for own actions
Commit to a culture of continuous improvement
Work within the performance framework of Warrington Youth Zone and OnSide
Comply with all policies and procedures, with particular reference to safeguarding, codes of
conduct health and safety and equality and diversity to ensure all activities are accessible
To be alert to issues of safeguarding and child protection, ensuring the welfare and safety of
Youth Zone members is promoted and safeguarded, and to report any child protection
concerns to the designated Safeguarding Lead using the safeguarding policies, procedures and practice (training to be provided)
Represent Warrington Youth Zone positively and effectively in all dealings with internal colleagues, and external partners
To actively promote the Youth Zone and positively contribute towards increasing Youth Zone membership
Any other duties as may be reasonably be required
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Applicants will be expected to demonstrate the experience, skills, abilities and attributes listed.
| SELECTION CRITERIA REQUIREMENT | |
| EXPERIENCE | |
| Experience of working with groups of young people aged 8 to 19, or up to aged 25 withadditional needs | Essential |
| Experience of working with young people from diverse backgrounds and with challengingneeds | Essential |
| Experience of delivering music sessions | Essential |
| Experience of team working and working alongside volunteers | Desirable |
| Experience of delivering events and performances | Desirable |
| Experience of working with young people with additional needs and disabilities | Desirable |
| SKILlS, KNOWLEDGE AND ATtRIBUTES | |
| Abilit to deliver a high-quality music arts programme with young people who face socialexclusion, disadvantage and disaffection and manage such a group | Essential |
| Ability to plan and create interesting & fun sessions for young people | Essential |
| Ability to teach and coach in music or production | Essential |
| Able to work as part of a team and under own initiative | Essential |
| Able to plan and evaluate programmes of activity, including production of session plansand evaluations | Essential |
| Able to communicate effectively with young people, parents, team members andmembers of the public | Essential |
| Ability to engage and build positive relationships with young people, including disengagedand disadvantaged young people | Essential |
| Knowledge of health and safety, diversity awareness and safeguarding best practice | Essential |
| Understand the principles of working with children and young people, the issues affectingtheir lives and knowledge of their needs | Desirable |
| Basic knowledge of arts pathways | Desirable |
| QUALIFICATIONS | |
| Relevant experience to the role | Essential |
| Level 2 Youth Work Qualification | Desirable |
| First Aid qualification | Desirable |
| Evidence of ongoing professional development | Desirable |
| GCSE or equivalent literacy and numeracy | Desirable |
| SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS | |
| A willingness to work unsociable hours | Essential |
| A wilingness to cover events, holidays and staff absence | Essential |
| DBS clearance and committed to Safeguarding children | Essential |