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Job description

Our work falls into the following strands: Early Years play, learning and development sessions for parents and young children. Transition support to encourage school attendance and engagement with learning. Youth Voice project which includes Youth Group and one to one mentoring for young people. Advocacy and partnership working About the Traveller Youth Voice Project Our Youth Voice Project is for young people aged 12 and above. The focus of this project is to amplify the voices and lived experiences of Traveller young people, promote inclusion, remove barriers to accessing services and create opportunities for young people to thrive and reach their full potential. It involves Youth Group which takes place fortnightly during term time in a community setting and One to One mentoring which takes place weekly or bi-weekly at young peoples' homes or in a community setting.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with schools, community group, parents and young people to invite referrals
• Respectfully engage with parents and young people from traveller families and build positive, supportive relationships
• Work collaboratively with young people and parents to identify support needs and set goals.
• Develop and deliver tailored one to one mentoring sessions for young people
• Develop and deliver group sessions for young people that focus personal development, building skills and voice and influence
• Actively support young people to express their views, identify key priorities, promote self-advocacy and participate in system change
• Identify and secure a range of appropriate audiences for children and young people to communicate their views through a variety of methods
• Work co-operatively with statutory and community organisations to promote inclusion and provide the most effective service for young people.
• Apply safeguarding and child protection procedures

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• Degree in Community Youth Work, Social Work, or Education or substantial experience of a leading role in development and delivery of youth participation programmes for young people across the 12 -18 age range.
• Demonstrable experience of leading, designing and facilitating group work programmes, with and for young people.
• Demonstrable experience of working within confidentiality, GDPR, Safeguarding Policies and Procedures and promoting the welfare of children.
• Demonstrable experience of creating strong partnerships and use of multi agency working skills, with experience contributing to muti disciplinary meetings, networks or forums.
• Demonstrable experience in completing written reports, collating impact reports and session recordings in English and have IT skills including the use of Microsoft Word, and Outlook.
• A full driving licence and use of a car for business purposes. As driving is part of this role, applicants with a disability that prevents them from driving should be able to demonstrate an alternative means of meeting the mobility requirements.