Youth Engagement Coordinator

Job Title:Youth Engagement Coordinator

Location: YMCA Basingstoke, Eastrop Way, Basingstoke, RG21 4QD

Salary: £11876.8

Weekly Hours: 20 per week - 5/7 days

Occasional evening, weekend and bank holiday working may be required.

Job Purpose

YMCA Basingstoke is located in Basingstoke town centre and is a purpose-built housing facility accommodating 83 people aged 18-35, supporting them to live independently. As a key member of the Youth Engagement Team working at Basingstoke this post will work alongside the Community Manager to deliver evidenced-based and youth-focused programmes to residents and the wider Basingstoke Community.

Benefits

• Career progression opportunities
• Employer pension
• 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays FTE, accruing an additional day for each year of service up to 30 days
• Option to purchase additional leave (up to 10 days a year)
• 50% discount on nursery fees
• Enhanced Maternity
• Day camps discounts: 1 week free and 1 week at 50% per child per annum
• Campsite and activities discounts at YMCA Fairthorne Manor: campsite, river hire, activities, daycamps.
• 30% discount on food in Cafes: Fairthorne, Eastleigh and Andover.
• Wellbeing assistance programme
• Cycle to work scheme

Main Duties & Responsibilities

• At all times work within the YMCA Way.
• Develop, promote and deliver engaging and relevant social activities and programmes on a daily basis to young people.
• Support, mentor, coach and ‘walk alongside’ individuals in their pursuit of independence and community cohesion.
• Undertake risk assessments and support planning interviews with new residents.
• Develop community minded support and activities that involve the wider community.
• Engage third parties to deliver support and activities to young people.
• To act as an advocate for young people and to engage partner agencies and services appropriate to the young people’s needs.
• Actively encourage job search, training, and volunteering opportunities with young people who are not in education, employment, or training.
• Facilitate the booking and delivery of community-based programmes.
• Assist with the interviewing and selection of those applying for accommodation.
• Undertake risk assessments and support planning with young people.
• A willingness to work to a rota system including evenings, weekends and bank holidays.
• Act in the interests of your own safety & the safety of others at all times.
• Maintain a high standard of personal hygiene, timekeeping, cleanliness and neatness.
• Undertake training and professional development.
• Anything else reasonably requested by the management of the charity.

Person Specification & Key Competencies

Qualifications and Experience:

• Demonstrable experience of programme delivery in youth, adult or community-based service
• An ability and willingness to relate positively to young people, visitors and staff
• An outgoing and friendly personality, able to communicate well and engage a wide range of people
• Ability to react positively and effectively when faced with unwanted high-risk behaviours from young people, whether targeted towards themselves, staff, visitors or other young people.
• Good level of IT proficiency.
• Knowledge of housing support services and processes.
• An understanding of safeguarding principles and procedures
• An understanding of the issues facing young people
• An understanding of equality and diversity matters.

Personal Attributes

• A genuine enthusiasm for the work of the charity.
• An outgoing and friendly personality, able to communicate well and engage positively with a wide range of people including with young people, visitors and staff.
• The ability to motivate and inspire others
• An ability to work under pressure and manage challenging situations.
• Good organisational skills in order to manage a highly varied and unpredictable workload.
• A creative and flexible approach to work.

Successful applicant will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via Disclosure and Barring Service.

We are an equal opportunities charity with commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion in the workplace. A copy of this policy will be made available on request.

Please apply now for this rewarding position and be part of an amazing charity who continue to support and achieve wonderful things within the community.

For further information on YMCA Fairthorne Group, visit https://ymca-fg.org/.

YMCA was set up in England in 1844 and is now the largest and oldest youth charity in the world. Operating in 119 countries, each country is governed by a national council.

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While YMCAs work and respond locally to support young people, YMCA England & Wales supports each local charity to deliver one or all five of our work areas: Accommodation, Family Work, Health and Wellbeing; Training and Education and Support and Advice.

We support local YMCAs by promoting high standards of working and sharing best practice. We drive the national brand strategy, campaigns, and policy and research, advising and supporting YMCAs to engage communities, stakeholders and supporters locally.

We give YMCAs a national voice by speaking with government, key policy makers and national media, and we represent them by advocating the needs of young people in England and Wales.

Our Fundraising department and Retail operation, which spans across the country, provide us with the funds to help young people reach their full potential.