Youth Leader in Charge Glens Youth Club

 The Youth Worker will have general responsibility for the management of the Youth Club and will maximise the use of the Youth Club by young people for agreed purposes, in line with organisational policies. It will be the overarching responsibility of the Youth Worker at all times and in all circumstances to actively protect, uphold, foster and promote the basic aims and objectives of the Youth Club servicing the children and young people of the district in which it is situated as is envisaged by and set out in the Youth Club’s Constitution.                                

POST Start and finish date:   1st July 2017 until the 31st March 2018

LOCATION:                           Glens Youth Club, Cushendall

REQUIREMENTS: Applicants must at the closing date have at a minimum EANI Youth Support Worker Qualification (formerly known as OCN Level 2 Introduction to Youth Work and Level 3 Youth Work Programme Development).Applicants must also have a minimum of two years’ experience in a youth work setting.

Preference may be given to those applicants who at the closing date have experience in centre based youth work.

The panel reserves the right to enhance these criteria.

DUTIES:                                   See attached

PROBATIONARY                    6 months, after which time and depending upon successful performance

PERIOD:                                  the candidate will be confirmed into the post.

HOURS:                                   24 hours per week potential to increase subject to funding

HOURLY RATE:                       £10.7978 ph which is £20269 pro rata 

This post is subject to the provisions of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (NI) Order 2007.  The successful applicant will require an enhanced disclosure check. 

Job Description:      Youth Leader in Charge (Youth Club-based)

Responsible to:        The Management Committee Glens Youth Club

Responsible for:       The development and delivery of the agreed unit programme, the management of appropriate staff/volunteers and the implementation of Glens Youth Club organisational and safeguarding policies.