Lancashire County Council
Professional Range Youth Worker
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Salary £36,364 - £38,945 Per Annum | Full Time, 37 Hours Per Week | Unqualified £33,066 - £35,533 / Qualified £36,364 - £38,945 | Children, Family & Wellbeing – Preston & South Ribble.
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About the Role
The Targeted Youth Support team part of Lancashire County Council's, Children and Family Wellbeing Service is looking to recruit a permanent full-time 37-hour (JNC qualified) Professional Range Youth Worker, to work across Preston & South Ribble district, who is enthusiastic, organised, and passionate about making a difference and changing young people’s lives.
About the Service
The Service is a key contributor to the prevention and early intervention/early help agenda for Lancashire County Council. The Service delivers targeted prevention and early intervention work to ensure that young people get the help they need early and to reduce the necessity for higher cost specialist intervention. It enables young people to succeed by providing high-quality informal education opportunities to promote their personal and social development. It supports young people who are challenged in education, their communities, or home life to ensure a successful transition to adulthood.
Key Responsibilities
The Youth Worker's role is to contribute to the delivery of youth work opportunities in a variety of settings, including youth clubs and in collaboration with schools and other agencies. Youth Workers will report to a Team Leader and will work closely with other youth work staff and volunteers to maximise opportunities for young people to access social and personal development as well as learning opportunities.
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The main purpose of the role is to initiate and develop relationships with 11- to 19-year-olds and up to 25-year-olds for young people with vulnerabilities. Working directly with targeted young people to enable them to broaden their horizons and involvement in positive activities. By designing and developing youth work responses underpinned by the 4 cornerstones of youth work, equality, participation, education, and empowerment, and delivery of the Youth Offer.
- The focus of your work will be with vulnerable and at-risk groups to deliver preventative programmes, evidencing learning outcomes, and delivering to targets.
- You will deliver projects and establish new initiatives which develop, with young people, stimulating and challenging youth work programmes.
- You will work in group settings and deliver one-to-one to identified individuals.
- You will have the ability to quickly establish positive relationships with diverse groups of young people and partners, to respond flexibly to their needs and to the priorities of the service.
- Good IT, organisation, and communication skills are essential as you will need to record data on a management information system, meet targets, produce reports, and correspond with young people, parents, and partners.
You will deliver face-to-face work in accordance with JNC terms and conditions, including trips, activity days, and residentials. You will be required to travel across the districts and at times across the county, so access to a vehicle is essential.
Requirements
You will have a nationally recognised JNC qualification for Youth and Community Workers, be working towards the qualification, or have a wealth of youth work experience and be willing to undertake the study to gain the qualification while in employment with Lancashire County Council.
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Job Details
- Job Description and Person Specification: https://lancashire-county-council-umbraco-sites.uksouth01.umbraco.io/media/demln2cb/new-ehr-professional-range-youth-worker-jnc-18_21.docx
- Post covers: Preston & South Ribble District
- Closing Date: Sunday 26th July 26
- Young People's Panel (via Teams): Friday 31st July 26
- Interview Date: Monday 3rd August 26
Application
If you are interested and want to ask any questions, please email:
Rowena Hayhurst – rowena.hayhurst@lancashire.gov.uk
Please ensure you have uploaded and attached your supporting statement to evidence how you meet the criteria for the role. The panel may be unable to shortlist you for interview without this evidence.
The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful, you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Further information can be found on the 'Our Recruitment Process' tab.
Benefits
In return, Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on the LCC Vacancies website.
We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications.
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