Youth Work Practitioner

Youth Work Practitioner

JNC Ranges:

12-13 £32,018.00 - £33,123.00 Including London Area Allowance

14-17 £34,267.00 - £36,658.00 Including London Area Allowance

18-19 (Subject to Career Grade progression) £37,463.00 - £38,262.00 Including London Area Allowance

London Borough of Newham - Youth Empowerment Service

About Us:

The London Borough of Newham has expanded its youth service. Our Commitment to young people is that they have access to the best youth service possible. The Youth Worker posts play a pivotal role in helping us achieve our goal. Post holders will be responsible for delivering Newham’s exemplary universal and targeted youth services.

Our vision is that young people

• Are Valued
• Have Influence
• Realise their Potential
• Feel Safe

VIP’S

The Youth Empowerment Service has programmes in every community neighbourhood which are delivered through a range of building based, detached and outreach provision.

We deliver open access universal and targeted sessions for groups of young people aged 10-25yrs, and deliver a co-produced curriculum of activities designed to support social and emotional learning.

About the Role:

Working to a remit set by a Senior Youth Worker, post holders will be responsible for delivering exemplary youth services, providing young people with practical support, mentoring, learning, information and guidance that equips them with the skills and capabilities they will require as they transition into adulthood.

About You:

You will be passionate about supporting young people to achieve their full potential through quality Youth Work, have extensive experience of working with children and young people and be able to evidence how you have worked to improve successful outcomes with them.

You will understand the importance of working collaboratively, across the Youth Empowerment Service, with other Council services as well as with external organisations.

You will have an understanding of the contemporary challenges young people face and be able to develop high impact services which will promote opportunities for young people to develop social and emotional learning.

Specifically the post holder will be responsible for:

Ongoing contribution in to the development and delivery of Newham’s Youth Service Curriculum.

Delivering innovative approaches to engaging young people in shaping and participating in the activities offered.

Supporting the Senior Youth Worker in developing, delivering and reviewing of relevant elements of the youth offer (centre-based, outreach and detached), ensuring value for money and that Youth Services activity directly enhances the life chances of young people.

Alongside partners, delivering inclusive and accessible activities with individuals/groups in need of particular support, including prioritising support for young people with multiple needs and facing barriers to participating in universal provision. Working hours, 36 per week In accordance with the JNC National Agreement, post holder working patterns will include work which:

• Is allocated fairly and reasonably according to the needs of the service locally
• Will not normally exceed 10 sessions per week
• Include no more than 8 evening sessions per fortnight

Newham Youth Empowerment Service work patterns routinely include at least 3 evening sessions per week

If you believe you have the passion, skills and knowledge to contribute to our innovative programme, we would be interested in receiving your application.

Additional Information

We are committed to creating an inclusive, anti-racist environment for all. When you apply for a job at Newham, your application is considered on its merits regardless of your age, disability, ethnicity, faith, gender identity or sexual orientation. If you share our vision and values, and you bring the experience and skills we need, that’s all that matters to us.

The London Borough of Newham has important responsibilities for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. If you are appointed to a job that involves working with these groups, you may be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Please attach your supporting statement, explaining in no more than x2 A4 sides why and how you meet the criteria for this role.

We practice anonymised recruitment. Please ensure that you remove all personal information from any documents that you upload.

The personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found by https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn.

ABOUT US

The London Borough of Newham is located only 5 miles east of London. It is well positioned with access to all major networks in London and the south east.  It is well connected  by public transport with, bus, tube and DLR. When the Crossrail service opens it will call at Custom House close to our council offices and also Stratford station and from there to central London. The London City Airport which serves major European cities is located at Royal Albert Dock. Newham has the youngest overall population in the country. It was one of the six host boroughs for the 2012 Summer Olympics and contains most of the Olympic Park including the London Stadium. It has a thriving arts quarter with the Theatre Royal Stratford East offering excellent entertainment for all the family. There is the University of East London which has two campuses in Newham, one in Stratford and another next to the regenerated Royal Albert Dock. It also has a large Westfield shopping Centre in Stratford which has all the major retailers there.

 Newham has a large housing regeneration programme that will build over 1,000 new council homes by 2022