Trainee Youth Worker

The employer is: ST PETERS IMMACULATA YOUTH CLUB.The Trainee Youth support worker will be part of St. Peters Immaculata Youth Work Team and will assist the Senior Youth Worker to ensure the successful facilitation and coordination of youth work services across the Lower Falls for young people aged 7-25 years of ages; focused on the following areas: Lower Falls, Clonard/ Lower Springfield & Grosvenor.The trainee position will ensure the St. Peters builds a quality youth work team that can access and fulfil positions within the youth centre at the end of the JobStart scheme. All successful candidates will undertake the following courses: First Aid, Safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults, OCN in youth work and other relevant courses that align with SPIYC philosophy.The worker will train as part of a team to deliver on the implementation of all youth work methodologies involving a range of voluntary sector youth partners across the Lower Falls area and will be responsible for coordinating a bespoke and tailored youth work response, in partnership with a number of key statutory agencies including other youth organisations, Social services, NGOs, PSNI, Department for Health etc.The Trainee Support Worker will assist the coordinator in the day-to-day delivery of youth work including street work, specialist interventions, general supervision and support and maximising the use of other support staff for agreed purposes, in line with key legislation in this regard.The Trainee Youth Support Worker will have responsibility for the development of youth work initiatives with young people and other agencies at local community level.The post is funded by the JobStart Scheme, who will also be a key partner in this work..

Have or be willing to undertake training in the Youth Support Worker Qualification; or have or be willing to train to OCN Level 1/2/3 Introduction to Youth Work and Programme development.

Have or be willing to under take an equivalent or higher Youth Work Qualification.

Be willing to undertake training in outreach, detached or peripatetic methodologies within youth work.

Enhanced Disclosure through Access NI.

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Some experience of Youth Work, in a voluntary or paid capacity.

The selection panel reserves the right to enhance the criteria in order to facilitate a manageable shortlist.