Role: Youth Resilience and Wellbeing Workshop Facilitator
Reports to: Programme Lead
Responsible to: Head of Services
Base: Bolster Community, 5-7 Marcus Street, Newry, BT34 1ET
Hours: 1 x 30 hours per week or 2 x 15 hours per week
Fixed Term until 31 August 2027
Salary: Hourly Rate of £14.50 per hour
Benefits:
- Pension: 6% employer contribution (subject to conditions)
- Annual Leave: 25 days per annum + 11 statutory holidays (pro-rata)
- Health Care: Axa Business Care (subject to conditions)
How to Apply:
To apply for this role please email completed application forms to [email protected] by 12pm Noon on Wednesday 12 August 2026
Application forms can be downloaded at Community NI using the following link:
https://www.communityni.org/job/youth-resilience-and-wellbeing-workshop-facilitator
Who We're Looking For:
We are looking for an enthusiastic and engaging individual who is passionate about supporting young people's wellbeing and helping them thrive.
The Youth Resilience & Wellbeing Workshop Facilitator will be responsible for the frontline delivery and participant experience of Bolster Community's No Filters Programme, funded through Newry, Mourne and Down District Council's PEACEPLUS Strand 2: Thriving and Peaceful Communities programme.
No Filters is not a traditional workshop programme. Through a series of creative, interactive missions, young people will take part in fun challenges that promote teamwork, communication and problem-solving while exploring issues that matter to them. Each mission is designed to encourage conversation, reflection and personal growth through engaging, hands-on experiences.
Working under the direction of the Programme Lead, the postholder will deliver dynamic and interactive sessions for young people aged 12-18 across the seven District Electoral Areas of Newry, Mourne and Down. The successful candidate will create safe, inclusive and youth-centred environments where young people feel valued, heard and supported to build resilience, confidence and positive relationships.
The postholder will deliver trauma-informed activities that promote emotional wellbeing, digital safety, empathy, confidence and positive peer connections, while supporting meaningful cross-community engagement and understanding.
This role is responsible for ensuring high-quality session delivery, participant engagement, safeguarding within delivery settings and the collection of programme evidence and outcomes. Responsibility for contract management, budget oversight, strategic partnerships and funder reporting remains with the Programme Lead.
We are looking for the right person rather than the perfect CV. If you have experience working with young people, can build positive relationships and are passionate about helping young people thrive, we would encourage you to apply.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Programme Delivery
- Lead on the delivery of structured resilience and wellbeing sessions across multiple community venues, youth clubs and sports clubs.
- Deliver engaging, youth-centred workshops.
- Facilitate group discussions, experiential activities, team challenges and reflective learning exercises.
- Adapt session content and delivery methods to meet the needs, interests and developmental stages of participants.
- Support delivery of shared learning events, day trips and district-wide celebration activities.
Young People & Relationship Building
- Build positive, trusted relationships with young people that encourage engagement, participation and personal growth.
- Create safe, inclusive and trauma-informed learning environments.
- Promote inclusion, empathy and positive peer relationships across diverse backgrounds.
- Encourage meaningful cross-community participation and relationship building.
Practice Leadership
- Support and mentor sessional facilitators, volunteers or placement staff involved in delivery if needed.
- Contribute to ongoing programme development and adaptation based on participant feedback and emerging needs.
- Share best practice, reflective learning and delivery improvements with the wider programme team.
Safeguarding & Wellbeing
- Maintain day-to-day safeguarding responsibility during delivery sessions and escalate all concerns to the Programme Lead.
- Identify and respond appropriately to safeguarding concerns, disclosures, emotional distress or behavioural incidents.
- Ensure all safeguarding concerns are recorded and escalated in line with organisational procedures.
- Maintain professional boundaries and uphold best practice in youth engagement.
Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting
- Maintain accurate records of:
- entrance and exit questionnaires.
- session updates, case studies, and participant outcomes
- Contribute to evidence gathering for NMDDC and SEUPB reporting for the programme lead.
Health & Safety
- Ensure all activities are delivered safely and in line with risk assessments.
- Support safe management of venues, transport, outdoor activities, and day trips.
- Respond appropriately to accidents, incidents, or wellbeing concern
This job description is neither exhaustive nor exclusive and may be reviewed in line with operational requirements and staffing needs.
Personnel Specification
Essential Criteria
- A minimum of Level 3 qualification in Youth Work, Community Development, Child Development, Education, or a related field.
- A minimum of 1 year’s previous experience of working directly with young people.
- Delivering group programmes with young people aged 11–18
- Youth engagement, facilitation, or community-based learning
- Supporting emotional wellbeing, resilience, inclusion, or personal development
- Managing safeguarding in youth or community settings.
- A sound understanding of the social and emotional needs of young people.
- Awareness of key issues affecting young people, including bullying (including online bullying), mental health, and peer relationships, is important.
- An understanding of equality, diversity, and inclusion principles.
- Strong facilitation skills, alongside the ability to engage and motivate young people effectively.
- Creating a safe, inclusive, and participative learning environment.
- Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills.
- The ability to manage group dynamics and respond appropriately to challenging behaviour.
- Good organisational skills, with the ability to manage time effectively.
- Maintaining accurate records and following procedures for the programme lead.
- Enhanced AccessNI.
- Full driving licence and access to a vehicle for work‑related travel.
- Flexibility to work evenings and/ or weekend
Desirable Criteria
- Degree level qualification in Youth Work, Community Development, Psychology, Education, or a related discipline.
- Training in areas such as mental health awareness, trauma-informed practice, bullying prevention, or digital safety.
- PEACE, PEACEPLUS, SEUPB, or other funded programmes
- Cross-community youth work in Northern Ireland
- Awareness of PEACEPLUS or similar funded programmes and their objectives
- The ability to design and adapt session plans to meet diverse needs.
- Competence in digital tools to support online safety awareness and programme delivery.
Pay: £14.50 per hour
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Private medical insurance
Work Location: In person
