Youth Support Worker
This role supports the Senior Youth Worker and Youth Work to plan, deliver and evaluate targeted diverse youth work programmes via 1:1’s or in a group work setting within a geographical location via detached, outreach or building based to promote and empower targeted and vulnerable young people to participate to gain positive outcomes in personal, social, and educational development. To measure impact and evidence the outcomes for young people in line with Early Help objectives and Youth Work Curriculum.
About the role
1. Contribute to the planning, and evaluation of targeted Youth Work programmes as directed to promote participation, personal, social, and educational development of targeted and vulnerable young people and to ensure they gain positive outcomes and ensure these are within the H&S guidelines.
2. Create a safe and welcoming environment where young people can feel safe and develop new skills and engage.
3. Work and engage with young people to create and deliver informal and accredited learning opportunities.
4. Develop and maintain positive relationships with young people which allow the delivery of effective targeted youth work and ensure the young person’s wellbeing and re engagement.
5. Act as advocate for young people ensuring that young people’s voice is heard and captured.
6. Contribute to the completion of assessments, engagement plans and recordings to facilitate monitoring of progress of young people. Contribute to risk assessments and reporting systems line with Council policies and procedures to ensure the accurate collection of data and quality assurance of provision.
7. Ensure all safeguarding policies and procedures are adhered to, and young people are safe from harm or exploitation.
8. Work with partner agencies to engage young people across various services and parent’s agencies to re-engage with provision / services.
The job holder may be required at any time to undertake any work up to and/or at a level consistent with existing responsibilities. These tasks may be at any location in Cheshire East, to ensure the effective deployment of labour, materials, transport and equipment to meet daily service requirements.