Job Introduction
Bradford Council is looking to appoint a Youth Workers who will develop and deliver youth sessions in local areas.
The post holders will work under the supervision of a professional youth workers to develop, deliver and evaluate good quality youth work in locality areas.
Please note that post-holders will be required to work flexibly with working hours often being in the evenings or / and weekends.
- To initiate and develop relationships with 11 – 19 year olds and up to 25 year olds for young people with disabilities.
- To work directly with young people to enable them to broaden their horizons and engage in positive activities.
- To design and develop youth work responses underpinned by the Youth Service cornerstones of Equality, Participation, Education and Empowerment and delivery of the Youth Offer on Information Advice & Guidance, Open Access Youth Provision, Targeted Work/Special Support, People Can Initiative Agenda and Youth Voice.
To be ready for this opportunity you need to possess:
- NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in Youth work or experience of working with young people, aged 11-19 and up to 25 (for young people with disabilities) in a paid or voluntary capacity.
- Uses and has applied knowledge of Health, Safety and Environmental
- policies, procedures and regulations including risks in Youth Work
- Uses a range of basic IT packages
- Ability to adopt a process of continual improvement and suggest ways of working more efficiently and effectively to improve service delivery.
- Knows and understands how to use, interpret, handle and communicate Information
- Demonstrate knowledge of working with the issues, which are important and impact on the lives of young people.
- Identify what are the most important skills when building relationships with young people and give an example of a situation when you have used them effectively.
- Demonstrate the ability to apply an understanding of equality of opportunity and voluntary participation in a youth work situation.
- To deliver the skills to enable young people to work effectively in groups
- To work as part of a team to deliver youth work
Further details can be found on the attached Job Profile. Applicants will need to demonstrate they meet all the special knowledge and experience / qualification requirements detailed in the Job Profile.
An Enhanced disclosure check with the Disclosure and Barring Service will be undertaken for this post.
You must be able to work outside of regular office hours. The successful candidate will be based at the Keighley Office but will be expected to undertake work across the Bradford District
If you are interested in joining our team and would like some further information, please contact Abina Dorgan, Advanced Practitioner, Keighley Youth Service on Abina.Dorgan@bradford.gov.uk .
Equal Opportunities
We do not discriminate against any applicant or employee directly or indirectly on the grounds of gender, marital status, gender re-assignment, pregnancy, sexual orientation, disability, race, colour, ethnic background, religion or belief nationality or age. And, as an equal opportunities employer, the Council strives to employ the best qualified people from a diverse range of applicants.
The RESPECT Allyship Programme is available to all staff, which offers the opportunity to learn more about the diverse communities & groups and provides added benefits and resources to its members.
