Youth Options works with children and youngpeople across Southampton and west Hampshire. We believe that allchildren and young people can achieve a better future if given thechance. You can help us achieve that vision.
Our missionis to support children and young people to engage develop andbecome empowered to achieve a better future. We believe that everyyoung person has the potential to realise their abilities andaspirations and make a valuable contribution to theircommunities.
Tasks
As a YouthWorker your role will be to support develop and engage children andyoung people to develop their social and emotional capabilities andemotional wellbeing improve their engagement with learning and tostay safe.
You will be involved in organising anddelivering centre based and detached youth work across Southamptonand the Eastleigh Borough delivering diversionary activitiesinformal learning opportunities and information and guidance arounda whole range of
issues.
This rolerequires Youth Support Workers to be confident creative and able toadapt their sessions to a variety of environments including publicoutdoor spaces youth clubs and community outreachsessions.
Requirements
Experience
Workingwith children and young people
Experience of delivering arange of activities to children and youngpeople
Experience of delivering:
Drug and alcoholsupport to young people
Sexual health and healthyrelationships support
Leading sport and/or activitysessions
Experience of working with children and youngpeople in community and youthclub
settings.
Experience of planning anddelivering youth work sessions to young people.
Abilityand willingness to work flexible hours including evenings andoccasionalweekends.
Benefits
Generousannual leave (minimum of 32 days holiday a year increasing withlength of service)
Additional time off atChristmas
Fair rates of pay (starting salaries aligned toLiving Wage Foundation)
Company pensionscheme
Health care scheme
Options for flexibleworking
Annual staff away day
Annual whole staffteam building day
Comprehensive and ongoingtraining
Investors in Peopleaccreditation
Christmas Party and othersocials
Employment with Youth Options will besubject to the following checks prior to your startdate
* a satisfactory policerecord check to include a Disclosure and Barring Service(DBS)
check receipt of two satisfactoryreferences
* proof ofeligibility to work in theUK