Pay: £13.07-£15.10 per hour
We have full time and part time hours in the team available.
Job Description:
Youth Worker - HM young offenders institute, Werrington
Come and join Kinetic Youth!
Are you already vetted through HMPPS? this would be great for an immediate start! If not, we will start this process asap if you are successful.
Do you want to make a difference to the lives of young people?
To the young people who others can’t/won’t work with?
Do you like a challenge that’s very rewarding?
Are you, or do you aspire to be a fantastic youth worker?
Then come and work for Kinetic Youth.
We believe Youth Work works – do you?
We deliver youth work services to young people in prisons.
Job Summary:
The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of various programmes of youth work across the Kinetic portfolio in line with Kinetic Youth Policies and Procedures. The position is based within a young offender’s prison in Werrington, Stoke on Trent.
Main duties and Responsibilities:
- Delivery of youth activities, groupwork, 1:1 and projects as directed
- Delivery of a comprehensive face to face curriculum programme of work to young people
- Delivery of recorded and accredited outcomes for young people where possible
- Contribute to the planning and evaluation of delivery
- Support the Youth Work Coordinator and Senior Youth Work Coordinator with delivery as directed
- Punctual and regular time keeping
- Communicate effectively with colleagues and partners
- Provide timely, accurate and relevant management information as required
- Comply with Kinetic Policies which support equality, diversity and anti-discriminatory practice
Person Specification:
Qualifications
- A relevant part time qualification in youth and community work or working towards.
- a relevant qualification in a related field.
Experience and skills
- Experience of working with young people
- Ability to communicate and work effectively with vulnerable and marginalised young people
- Ability to work well as part of a team
- Demonstrate good organisational skills and an ability to prioritise work
- Ability to travel on a regular basis in a timely and flexible manner at various times of the day between sites across the county
- Competent in use of IT
Knowledge
- Issues and legislation relevant to working with young people
- Equality of opportunity, including how inequality affects the life chances of young people and their communities
- Criminal Justice System as it affects young people
Other
Ability to work unsocial hours on a regular and frequent basis, notably evenings and weekends
Pay: £13.07-£15.10 per hour
Work Location: In person
