JOB DESCRIPTION - Youth Leader (You must be 18 or over)
Location: Frogmary Green Farm, South Petherton
Pay: £13.52
Reporting To: Provision Manager
Start Date: Between the 20th and 27th July, depending on candidate availability
Closing Date: 11:59pm Sunday 7th June (we reserve the right to extend or shorten this date)
Interview Date: Thursday 11th - Satuday 13th June
(this is a very tight turn around to ensure we can get checks processed in time)
Hours: You will work either Full Days, Earlies or Lates. This will involve starting as early as 7:45am and finishing as late as 5pm. We do have some wiggle room with times for the right candidate.
Holiday:
Your holiday entitlement will be based on the hours you work and meets the legal requirement.
Who we are:
Rama Life is an innovative not-for-profit, year-round education centre that aims to build self-esteem, confidence, and well-being through skill development, teamwork, and activities that meet educational, emotional, mental, and physical needs.
Our skilled and experienced team provide a space where young people can learn together in a positive environment, with the understanding that everyone has different needs and learns differently. We offer holiday clubs, home education groups, weekend and evening youth and family sessions and alternative provision.
Rama Life operates from a beautiful and relaxing location in purpose-built premises with both indoor and outdoor spaces in South Somerset, just five minutes from the A303.
Our Mission
To empower young people to discover who they are, build confidence, and develop a strong sense of self-worth and self-awareness. Our programs encourage self-awareness and personal growth through meaningful learning experiences that develop connection to themselves, their community and the natural world.
By nurturing curiosity, creativity, and resilience in a supportive environment, we help each individual recognise their unique strengths and be primed to have the best start in life.
Our Values
Individuality and Inclusivity
Education is only useful and effective if it is delivered in a way that is accessible to the learner.
We aim to meet the needs of a wider range of young people than mainstream provisions.
Community
We all deserve to feel part of a community and by working together we can all achieve more and feel better.
Outdoors
Being outdoors is the best way to develop and improve mental and physical health.
Wellbeing
Wellbeing and mental health are essential: self-esteem and confidence are the foundation for happiness and productivity.
Growth Mindset
Life gives us continued opportunities and challenges to allow us to grow, learn and develop skills.
This approach of reflection and reframing, supports mental health and improves resilience.
Benefits of working for Rama Life
Our core values reflect how we support our team, as well as the young people who attend our groups and are an equal opportunities employer.
We care for our staff, work hard to ensure work can be completed within working hours and within the needs of the business, we will do what we can to accommodate the needs of our team.
We value the opinions of our team, ask for them and have team meetings so everyone can stay up to date with what is happening. Depending on your role, you might attend this weekly, fortnightly or monthly.
Rama Life is based at the beautiful rural setting of Frogmary Green Farm. There is free staff parking, hot and cold drinks are provided and we are sometimes able to offer staff discounts to activities and events.
What we need you to help us with
We don’t expect you to be an expert in everything, but to bring engery, enthusiasm and professionalism to your role.
Activities / Topics could include (but are not limited to):
- Cooking
- Arts & Crafts
- History
- World Topics
- Outdoor Learning/skills
- Life Skills
- Games & Basic Sports
- Gardening & Nature
- Popular Culture
You will:
- Help support personal development and learning.
- Keep young people safe and follow safeguarding processes.
- Support young people in building confidence, self-esteem and strong mental health.
- Support young people who may be neurodivergent or be experiencing high anxiety.
- Promote the work we do with families and the wider community.
- Keep our premises safe, tidy and clean.
This job is for you if:
- You are skilled, passionate and enthusiastic with a love for being outdoors.
- You are resilient, reliable, committed and flexible.
- You have experience working with young people
- You are comfortable and capable working with young people from 4yrs - 12yrs
- Have a good understanding of what is meant by neurodiversity, the forms that can take and how it affects learning styles.
- You are creative and able to support interesting activities.
- You enjoy supporting people in building skills, discovering more about themselves and enjoying the safe and fun environment that you will have helped create.
- You are interested and capable of instruction in a range of educational areas.
- You are a self-starter and able to do jobs that need doing without being asked.
- You are non-judgemental and compassionate
- You are very organised.
- You have your own transport.
- You will be able to provide sensible leg wear and shoes for activities.
- You can provide contact details for two references who will provide you with a full (qualitative) reference that supports what you tell us about yourself.
This is not essential - but we are especially interested in hearing from you, if you:
- Hold a qualification in youth work, teaching, tutoring or childcare
- Have a specialist skill or subject area that would be beneficial to young people
Next Steps
Please take some time finding out about who we are and what we do before applying, to ensure our values align with yours.
If you would like to apply for this role please visit our website for the job description and application form (or apply through Indeed).
Pay: £13.52 per hour
Benefits:
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Experience:
- Childcare / Youth Work: 1 year (required)
Work Location: In person
