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Job Category
Children Services | Support, Advice and Guidance
Location
Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Salary
£18,525.00 - £19,834.00 per annum
Closing date
28/10/2021
Ref
23515
Contract type
Fixed Term
Total hours per week
9
Description

Youth Support Worker  

 About Shaw Trust  

At Shaw Trust we believe everyone has the right to live a decent and dignified life and an opportunity for rewarding work. We are a social purpose organisation challenging inequality and breaking down barriers to enable social mobility.

Having grown from humble beginnings in 1982 in the village of Shaw in Wiltshire, finding jobs for disabled people, today we are a complex and diverse charity committed to employment as the core pathway to a better life.  For us being part of the solution is about creating the conditions for this to happen, advocating and delivering services that make a real difference. Working in partnership not competition, we are part of an eco-system of purpose-led organisations, striving for a fairer, more equal society centred on opportunity for all.

Role Purpose

To support vulnerable young people and those with complex needs to make effective transitions into adulthood.  To establish relationships with young people and support them in undertaking tasks, engaging in activities and developing life skills and helping them overcome barriers to participation and achievement.

The post holder will assist with the planning and delivery of a programme of youth work in consultation with young people, other team members and the immediate line manager of the project.

This is an exciting time to join the YST as we expand our youth work offer. The successful candidate will be an invaluable part of our mission to provide an exciting and engaging Youth Work offer for young people across the district. Your role will be vital in supporting some of the most vulnerable young people and those with complex needs to make effective transitions into adulthood. We are looking for individuals that are passionate about this line of work, who are able to develop positive relationships with young people, and are able to be a positive role model for both colleagues and service users. Your role will involve supporting young people to undertake tasks, engage in activities, develop life skills and helping them overcome barriers to participation and achievement.

The successful candidate will assist with the planning and delivery of our new youth work offer, working in collaboration with young people, other team members and the immediate line manager of the project. Please refer to the job description and person specification for greater detail about the role and who we are looking for. If you have any of the skills outlined above and within the person specification, we would love to hear from you. Please contact Julie on 07795266685 to discuss further.

 

Download the Job Description for full details and Person Specification.

 

Shaw Trust is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment, where every employee, regardless of their background or lived experience, feels that they belong and can progress in their career.  We are Disability Confident Leaders, support the guaranteed interview scheme and use of the government’s Access to Work scheme. Living our values we are keen to reflect the diversity of UK society at every level within our organisation. We welcome applications from all sections of the community including from people with lived-experience and/or knowledge of disability or social exclusion. If you have accessibility requirements and would like information in a different format, email: HRSS@shaw-trust.org.uk to make alternative arrangements.

 

Shaw Trust reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.