Youth Development Worker- Full Time (35 Hours)
REACT
(Reconciliation, Education and Community Training)
JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title: Youth Development Worker – Full Time
Responsible to: Management Committee
MAIN DUTIES
- Coordinate, develop and manage the project in line with the funding criteria, empowering at risk young people, developing their personal and social development.
- Focus on the personal and social development of young people using various creative arts and diverse programme methods.
- Design, implement and evaluate youth participation projects suitable for very low motivated at risk marginalised young people.
- Co-ordinate the programme, part time staff and volunteers to achieve the agreed outcomes.
- Facilitate youth leadership development through the youth committee and leaders/peer educators.
- Promote the programme and all youth projects.
- Coordinate a volunteer programme which supports the growth of younger/older volunteers, preparing young people with the knowledge and skills for job seeking.
- Recruit young people to participate in all youth projects.
- Provide and facilitate workshops addressing issues relevant to the programme participants.
- Respond to the specific needs of young people as they arise and address matters raised by the young people at weekly meetings.
- Develop and coordinate a mentoring scheme for the young people most at risk.
- Carry out street work and detached work as required.
- Ensure the project outcomes are measured, monitored and evaluated on a regular basis, ensure proper reviewing, evaluation and analysis of evaluation data takes place and findings are recorded and reported to the line manager and Management Committee.
- Ensure the implementation and monitoring of health and safety, risk assessment, incident and accidents reporting systems.
- Submit and discuss with line manager quarterly and annual progress reports which reflect the objectives of the project.
- Manage the programme budget in line with REACT’s financial procedures and funders requirements.
GENERAL DUTIES
1 To work as an active and integral part of the REACT team
2 To work with other staff on issues relating to REACT when appropriate to the effective delivery of the organisation’s strategic plan
3 To undertake such other duties as shall be reasonably required from time to time
Closing Date
Friday / 30 August 2013
1:00pm
1:00pm
Contact Details
Marion Jamison
2 Mallview Terrace
2 Mallview Terrace
Armagh
BT61 9HW
United Kingdom