Support Youth Worker

What is the overall purpose of the role?

At Youth Action Alliance, our mission is to support the personal and social development (their values, beliefs, ideas and skills) of the young people living in Kensington and Chelsea and neighbouring boroughs, enabling them to increase their resilience and skills in the present, and promote their ambitions for the future.

We are ambitious to grow, to continue supporting more young people and influence positive change. To do this we are looking to appoint a Support Youth Worker to work across two projects:

Working 50% of your time with Gypsy, Roma and Irish Traveller young people (Travellers project) 11-19 years old, including;

A weekly girls workshop

Targeted mentoring and support - helping them to stay in education, enrol in college, seek work opportunities, and access additional support services.

Off-site holiday activities

Please note, work may extend to ages 8 21, subject to funding.

Working 50% of your time with the Staying Connected project young people, 11-19 years old, including;

Targeted one-to-one mentoring and support via face-to-face, online or via phone

Group support delivery

Personal action plans

Off-site holiday activities

Job responsibilities

Support with the planning and delivery of an innovative, cohesive and progressive programme of delivery for Travellers and Staying Connected (focusing on personal and social development skills), and budgeting to ensure smooth and effective delivery of the programme.

Recruit, engage and support young people aged to participate in the programmes.

Building and strengthening partnerships with local organisations, services, and stakeholders (such as schools, youth services, community groups, health providers, or charities)

Adhere to the programme risk assessments as/when required and carry out regular health and safety checks.

Develop promotional content and material for the projects and events (e.g. via social media, website, offline marketing etc.).

Support young people into positive outcomes including Education, Employment and/or Training.

Deliver one-to-one or group support sessions (via text message, email, telephone, virtually and face-to-face) to provide advice, information, guidance, mentoring and signposting to internal and external services (e.g. mental health and wellbeing services, YAA events).

Create individual action plans with young people to capture their key aims and objectives at different stages of engagement.

Support the organisation and delivery of trips and positive activities in line with provision delivery plans and/or requirements.

Provide day-to-day operational and administrative management support of the programmes.

Support the management of project budget sheets, recording expenditure and forecasting financial information for reporting purposes.

Maintain an asset register for any equipment/assets associated with the programmes and ensure their safekeeping.

Support the management of referrals to and from the programmes, including partner agencies such as Social Services, the Police, the Youth Offending Team (YOT), Alternative Provision and Schools.

Record young people s data, (Views) including membership information, case notes, session notes, registers, and case studies.

Prepare reports for funding applications,collate monitoring statistics to evidence impact and engagement for reports and funding bids.

Capture and evaluate young people s journeys and progress through feedback, consultation, and creative methods to evidence impact and support future funding.

Ensure youth voice shapes programme design and delivery, reflecting the needs and priorities of the community.

This job description cannot cover every task that may arise within the post at various times and the post-holder will be expected to carry out other duties from time to time which is broadly consistent with those in this document. This job description does not form part of the contract of employment.

Person specification

Knowledge and experience

Certification and professionalism - Youth Work Qualified

Experience in the charity sector, the voluntary sector, or community sector would be desirable.

Experience working with children, young people and vulnerable adults

Competent in the use of MS Word, Excel, and databases for recording and reporting.

Excellent time-keeper and manages own time effectively to keep to deadlines

Good communication skills, including literacy and writing skills.

Good interpersonal skills and some experience of engaging with a diverse group of young people, including the Gypsy, Roma and Irish Traveller community (preferred).