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SalaryPosition: Youth Engagement Worker - Kick the Dust
Pay: £12.60 per hour
Location: Norwich or Great Yarmouth
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract until 31st March 2026
Hours per week: 7.5 hours
Job Role
To engage and support YMCA Norfolk residents as well as young people outside our housing to access the Norfolk Kick the Dust project. Promotion of meaningful use of time across all services to aid in the personal development of service users.
Further information can be found at Youth Engagement WorkerKick the Dust Job Description
The Organisation
YMCA Norfolk is a great place to work, offering meaningful opportunities to make a difference in the lives of young people. Working at YMCA Norfolk is an opportunity to be a part of an organisation which is challenging, innovative, rewarding and fun! We place young people at the heart of all we do and are committed to building an organisation that is responsive to the needs of young people and our stakeholders.
What youll need to succeed
You will have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of staff, young people and external contacts from a variety of backgrounds. You'll have experience of youth participation and involvement, as well as running small group sessions and activities with young people. You'll need a full driving license and have your own transport in order to travel to .
Benefits
- Health Care Plan
- 34 days (pro rata) per annum inclusive of Bank and Public Holidays
- An additional day of annual leave (pro rata) awarded after 5 and 10 years of continuous Long Service
- Access to contributory stakeholder pension scheme after 3 months
- Health and wellbeing events and activities
- Family friendly policies
- In service training opportunities and bursaries investing in your development
- Annual staff day and staff awards to celebrate our successes
- Death in service benefit of 2 x annual salary
- Regular line management and support
- Staff discount at Williams Kitchen Café, Explorers Soft Play & Muddy Puddles
Closing date for applications: 15th March 2024
We reserve the right to close the online vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to complete and submit your application form as soon as possible.
YMCA Norfolk is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Please note the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Enhanced DBS check prior to starting employment.
Written references will be obtained for the successful candidate that will cover the previous 5 years of employment. The successful candidate will be advised that an offer of employment is subject to us obtaining a minimum of two references which are satisfactory to YMCA Norfolk. Character references may be sought where it is not possible to obtain employment references.
