Sessional Youth Worker Sheffield, England
Sheffield City Council
Full Time
Sheffield, England
22369 - 24496 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
Job description
Are you passionate about supporting young people?
Could you make a difference?
Community Youth Services have a role available for
Sessional Youth Worker
Youth clubs support young people aged 13-17yrs (up to 25yrs for SEND) to gain personal and social development opportunities enabling them to thrive into adulthood. Youth club sessions are delivered mainly in the evenings in various locations across the city. During school holidays daytime sessions are often delivered through a holiday programme of activities.
Main Responsibilities and Duties:
- Taking an active role in planning/delivering a curriculum programme of activities which promote young people’s social, educational, and personal development.
- Providing young Sheffield residents with a suitable role model
- Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and reporting any concerns to relevant staff members.
- Acting professionally and maintaining appropriate boundaries
- To build a rapport with young people and listen to their concerns, views, and opinions.
- To facilitate and participate in games, activities, and discussions with young people
- To contribute to the sessions briefing and debrief with other youth work staff
- Deliver services in line with SCC policies, procedures, and guidelines.
We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.
It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.
Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.
Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.
Job details
Job reference
REQ001058
Date posted
30/03/2023
Application closing date
20/04/2023
Location
Sheffield
Salary
Grade 4 (£22,369 - £24,496)
Package
Permanent
Contractual hours
10
Job category/type
Youth and Communities
Sheffield City Council
https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/job-vacancies
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Sioned-Mair Richards
Unknown / Non-Applicable
5001 to 10000 Employees
Government
National Services & Agencies
