Job Details
The Kirkcaldy Community Development Team and Kirkcaldy YMCA are committed to working with young people to improve life chances through learning, personal development, and active citizenship programmes. Through our staff teams and volunteers, we will work to support young people to become stronger, more resilient. Our approach to Youth Work is rooted in our core values; Self-determination, Inclusion, Empowerment, Working collaboratively and the Promotion of learning as a lifelong activity. Our values reflect the ethos, culture and practice principles of all staff across the service. We strive to ensure that our attitudes and behaviour reflect these core values in all our dealings with young people, their families, and the wider community.
You will be part of the Kirkcaldy Community Development Team or Kirkcaldy YMCA working in a neighbourhood within Kirkcaldy. Your time will be spent delivering a range of opportunities and interventions to achieve the national Youth Work outcomes. You will undertake face to face delivery of Youth Work, meeting the needs of young people. As part of a team you will plan, deliver and evaluate programmes and activities using the Fife CLD Quality Framework.
You will be required to undertake Fife Council training to ensure you act in accordance with policy around Health & Safety, Child and Adult Protection and Data Protection.
You will a key member of the Community Development Team or Kirkcaldy YMCA based in the Kirkcaldy area and will work alongside Community Education Workers and a variety of others.
The Person
You must be able to work and communicate successfully with others including Council services and voluntary organisations. You must have experience of engaging with young people. You will be a Team worker and motivator with good communication skills and possess a can-do’ approach. You should be able to provide a regular and effective service.
Before confirming to your appointment, you will be required to obtain Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme membership through Disclosure Scotland and become a member of the relevant PVG scheme.