As a Youth Worker, you will work out of Penrith engaging with young people classified as NEET.
- To deliver face to face youth work to NEET young people
- To identify the needs of young people and deliver personal development plans
- To understand the ‘neighbourhood’ in which you work
- To build and maintain positive relationships with young people
- To actively encourage young to participate in the decision making process
- Assessing (using various tools and techniques) individuals’ abilities, interests and achievements
- Helping individuals to identify their needs by understanding their story
- Assisting individuals to identify short and/or long term goals and support them to develop strategies to achieve their goals.
- Assisting individuals to access appropriate information and interpret it in relation to themselves.
- Assisting individuals in making realistic and suitable life choices.
- Helping individuals to develop effective personal development skills
- Delivering career-related learning
- Developing Action Plans with individuals and supporting them to implement their personal action plan.
- Plan and deliver high quality, high impact group work.
- Deliver innovative and developmental activities
- To link in with employers within the local travel to work area and promote, secure sustainable employment, apprenticeships, traineeships or work experience including Kickstart employment opportunities.
- To encourage and motivate participants to engage with external organisations to address their personal barriers and challenges.
- To work outwards and include support for young people with the geographical challenges with the Eden community, reducing social isolation, support integration and job, training opportunities.
- To link into other existing DWP supported employability projects and provision operating in Eden by signposting candidates and to receive referrals as they move
- along their employment journey.
- To hold intervention/appointments at the Youth Hub to evaluate candidates to enable accurate signposting and/or support to suitable organisations.
- To proactively engage with individuals within the Eden area through a programme of engagement/activity. Budgeting & Debt Advice Employer Recruitment group sessions, open drop in, mentoring, job and life skills training.
The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate:
- Minimum GCSE grade C or 4/5 in Maths, English and a Computing related subject.
- Relevant experience of working with young people
- The ability to thrive in a busy and varied work environment
- Experience of working with adults on a 1:1 basis or in groups;
- Previous experience of delivering Careers Information, Advice and Guidance;
- The ability to manage a caseload of individuals;
- The ability to identify, establish and maintain effective working partnerships for the benefit of customers
- The ability to keep accurate and up to date records with a good attention to detail. This includes data entry on electronic systems
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- The ability to respond to demanding pressures and to meet deadlines
- An ability to work on own initiative and a proactive approach to problem solving#
As our work focuses on supporting individuals in securing employment, it is essential that candidates demonstrate the ability to produce high quality CVs and cover letters, and/or job applications. Your ability to meet this standard will form part of our selection process.
We are passionate about people and support our employees to do what they do best through a dynamic and supportive working environment with opportunities for continued professional development to work across multiple contracts.
We also offer a great benefits package, including 26 days annual leave, rising each year to a maximum of 33 days; Enhanced sick pay; Enhanced pension contributions; Life assurance cover; Access to counselling service; and Access to medical health plan.
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