Job Title: Youth Worker - La Pouquelaye
Post requires candidate to be entitled for work: Yes
Salary Range: £36,893.43 to £41,500.09
Contract Type: Permanent
Full time/Part Time: Full Time
Term Time only post: No
Advert Closing Date:30/03/2025
By joining the Government of Jersey and wider Jersey Public Services, you'll be proud of what you can achieve – both for yourself and the people of Jersey. You'll enjoy a broader scope that allows you to express yourself, in a smaller setting that means you see the positive results of your impact every day. You'll have a diversity of opportunities that stretch and challenge you, with all the personal and professional support you need. Most of all, in our open, welcoming environment, your voice matters, enabling you to build a rewarding career.
Job Purpose
To manage and deliver a range of youth work opportunities that promote the personal, political and social, development needs of young people.
Delivery is carried out in a variety of settings , Youth centres, cafes and mobiles ect.
For further details or an informal discussion please contract - Jackie De Almeida - jackiealmeida@jys.je
Job Specific Outcomes
To ensure the projects youth work delivery is relevant to the purpose of the project, needs of young people and is consistent with the youth service curriculum outcomes framework.
To establish and maintain relationships and networks with the relevant stakeholders and contacts in the local parish/community.
To support the recruitment, management of and evaluate the needs of sessional and volunteer staff including facilitating short and long term plans. This will involve the recruitment and induction of staff and volunteers to both individual projects and to the youth service.
To identify, create and facilitate both formal and informal leaning opportunities/sessions for young people. This will be achieved using a wide range of delivery methods and resources.
To Carry out Administrative duties associated with the project. This includes financial aspects, which need to be presented to advisory groups, JYS (Jersey Youth service)Leadership team the principal youth officer external partners and the Government of Jersey as required.
To manage resources allocated to the project ensuring that they are effectively utilised and administered including fittings, vehicles and equipment.
To promote the service by maintaining the range of communication and promotional mediums.
To take responsibility for own personal and continuing professional development.
Qualifications
Hold or be willing to achieve a professional qualification in youth and community studies or equivalent which is recognised by the J.N.C
A Valid First Aid at Work Qualification
Knowledge
Knowledge of the diverse range of opportunities that can be offered to the young people as part of the youth work Curriculum
Technical Work Based Skills
A valid driving licence.
Knowledge of health and safety issues to include the ability to carry out risk assessments
General skills / attributes
Use own initiative in regard to problem-solving, negotiating and influencing skills.
Ability to develop innovative approaches to change and service delivery.
Ability to lead, motivate and manage teams to facilitate achievement of high delivery and performance and manage poor behaviour.
Strong relationship building skills.
Experience
Minimum of 12 months experience in a youth work or equivalent setting.
Across the Government of Jersey and public service, the scope of our work means our people enjoy a wider range of opportunities – to work with recognised experts across teams, learn new skills and develop their careers. We actively look to recruit people from different backgrounds, with diverse perspectives. This creates a richer, more varied environment, where you’re exposed to new ideas, new ways of thinking and new opportunities, so you can develop an exciting and rewarding career.
Extraordinary, Everyday.
