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SalaryJOIN THE GROUNDWORK TEAM
We’re passionate about creating a future where every neighbourhood is vibrant and green, every community is strong and able to shape its own destiny and no-one is held back by their background or circumstances. We specialise in the following services and are committed to creating added social value through our delivery:
· Community engagement
· Landscape design & build
· Training & coaching for employment
· Early intervention to support health & wellbeing
· Safe & sustainable business support
As a Disability Confident employer we offer a guaranteed interview to applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria for the role. As a Gold Award Employer Recognition Scheme holder with the Armed Forces Covenant we also offer a guaranteed interview to veterans who meet the essential criteria for the role.
At Groundwork we ensure that we provide a safe environment for adults, children and young people to take part in any activity or service that we organise. We are committed to creating a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk.
Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and comprehensive process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates to ensure that all the people we appoint are suitable to work with our children, young people and adults.
ROLE & MAIN PURPOSES OF THE POST
1. Delivery:
- Engage young people in coaching and mentoring sessions across various settings, including schools, youth clubs, young people's homes, and partner spaces.
- Build trust and rapport with young people, creating inclusive and supportive environments that enable them to thrive.
- Assist senior coaches in planning and preparing interventions tailored to individual needs.
- Safeguarding: Ensure the safety and well-being of young people during individual and group coaching sessions.
2. Program Support:
- Compliance: Assist the team in adhering to GGM's internal management processes and funder requirements.
- Knowledge Sharing: Contribute to a collaborative learning environment by sharing skills and knowledge with colleagues.
- Program Improvement: Support continuous improvement by identifying potential cost-savings, funding opportunities, and service enhancements through feedback collection and data analysis.
Essential experience:
· Supporting young people in a youth work capacity.
Desirable experience:
· Experience of supporting young people from a diverse range of backgrounds and needs.
Essential knowledge, skills and qualifications:
· Awareness of challenges facing communities and young people.
· Written communication skills.
· Verbal communication skills.
· Understanding and commitment to safeguarding principles and practices.
· Team worker
· Able and willing to travel across Greater Manchester and commit to evening and weekend sessions.
Desirable knowledge, skills and qualifications:
· Ability to motivate, support and develop trusting relationships with young people.
· Youth, play or counselling qualification.
· First aid qualification.
To apply for this role, please download the documents located here https://www.groundwork.org.uk/jobs/youth-assistant/ and return to gmrecruitment@groundwork.org.uk
Job Types: Part-time, Temporary contract
Contract length: 16 months
Salary: £11,675.94 per year
Expected hours: 20 per week
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
Work Location: In person
