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Achieving for Children is a Community Interest Company that has a public sector ethos, combined with the freedom to innovate enabling us to do things differently. As a not-for-profit social enterprise owned by three local authorities (Windsor & Maidenhead, Kingston and Richmond), we offer the freedoms of a social enterprise with the employment benefits of local government. To find out more about us click here.
LGBTQ+ Youth Project Youth Worker
This exciting opportunity is based within the Youth Service and involves working at the Lighthouse Project.
No Straight Answer is a youth club for LGBTQIA+ young people providing support, opportunities and positive activities
The Youth Service provides support, information, advice, guidance and activities to support the social, physical, intellectual, creative and emotional development of young people aged 9 - 19 years old. The Youth Service is a universal service which uses befriending and activities as a means to build long lasting positive and supportive relationships.
The salary shown is the FTE, this will be pro rata to the number of hours for this part-time position.
About the role
The Youth Worker will be required to effectively:
- Provide support, advice and guidance to young people aged 9 - 19 years old
- Liaise with referrals and develop sessions based on their needs
- Oversee positive, developmental and diversionary activities during the youth sessions
- Support the Lead Youth Worker/Youth Work Practitioner with duties that improve the youth provision
For further information about this role, please contact Dempsie Earles by email dempsie.earles@achievingforchildren.org.uk for an informal discussion.
About you
If you are an individual who relates well to young people and are passionate about wanting to help and support them on their journey to adulthood, please apply. The right candidate for this role will have:
- Extensive experience of working with and supporting young people
- Childcare/Youth Work/Play work qualification NVQ 3 or equivalent in desirable
- Experience of effective engagement with vulnerable and complex young people in a group work capacity
- The ability to deliver youth work at times when young people are best able to access the offer, which will include evenings, weekends and occasional trips away including overnight
- The ability to address equality or diversity issues within your practice with colleagues/service users and taking action to solve them
About our benefits
We are focused on creating a positive supportive environment, where you will have access to a really wide range of resources, as well as a competitive salary and all the perks to enable hybrid working. In AfC you will also have access to:
- 29 days annual leave, increasing to 33 days after 2 years and 35 days after 4 years with an additional day off in your birthday month (Or for term-time workers, your leave entitlement consists of the non-working periods in your contract)
- Tailored induction sessions commencing on the date you start working for AfC
- Local Government salary and pension scheme (LGPS or Teachers Pension)
- Flexible working options - helping to keep a good work life balance
- A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
- A range of staff benefits and discounts
- An excellent learning and development offer to support your career pathway
To find out about all of the breadth of benefits of working for Achieving for Children click here. For our social work offer click here. For our Recruitment Journey, click here.
Important Information
Start dates: Achieving for Children have set start dates meaning successful candidates join on a set date in each month. Candidates are advised to prepare for this should a job offer be accepted to ensure eligible continuous service is not affected.
Right to work: The UK has introduced a new points-based immigration system affecting EU and Non-EU workers and sponsorship requirements. We advise checking the GOV.UK website for right to work guidance.
Equality: We particularly welcome applications from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our teams. Achieving for Children are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions and can improve the way we deliver services. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.
Safeguarding: We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Therefore, it is strongly advised that you complete and return your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
