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Youth Worker

Youth Worker

Wakefield College

Castleford, West Yorkshire

Salary:
£21,523 - £22,460 per annum pro rata
Job type:
Part Time, Permanent
Apply by:
21 November 2018

Job overview

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Youth Worker to join our Student Services team. As a Youth Worker, you will provide a youth work service for students primarily aged 16-18, ensuring the wellbeing of students and supporting their potential to progress. 

Youth Worker

  • Ref: 3329
  • Hours of work:14.8 hours per week, term time only - 40 weeks per year
  • Salary: £7,382 - £7,703 per annum (actual salary for 14.8 hours per week, term time only)
  • Location: Castleford Campus

This role will involve developing positive and constructive relationships with students, to enhance their personal and social education and enable them to participate fully in all College activities. You will work with students individually and in groups, to overcome internal and external barriers to their education and working closely with the activity leaders and student union to promote active student representation. 

As a Youth Worker, you will have a pivotal role in ensuring a student experience of the highest quality and supporting students to broaden their experiences and take advantage of opportunities from a college wide perspective and beyond. 

This is a very diverse role, where you will work within a busy environment and liaise with lots of different staff and stakeholders with the student at the heart of the role.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about student’s achieving their potential and putting the facilities and support in place to make sure we prepare students not only for college life but for life and work beyond college. You should be a positive individual with a focus on building and developing relationships with internal and external organisations. 

As a Youth Worker, you should hold:

  • A recognised Level 2 Youth Work qualification 
  • GCSE A*-C in English and Maths or the equivalent (grades 9 - 4) 

You should also be able to demonstrate:

  • Experience of engaging 15 -19 year olds in life enhancing opportunities and activities
  • Experience of supporting young people at risk of disengaging
  • The ability to develop the youth work role to meet local needs
  • The ability to support students in a formal learning environment as well as in informal situations

Benefits include:

  • Personal and Professional Development Opportunities, including a comprehensive induction
  • Discounted Metro Card Scheme 
  • Good Pension Scheme
  • Annual Staff Recognition Awards, Staff BBQ, Christmas Party

See what we have to offer and come join us. You won’t be disappointed.

For more information about Wakefield College and the opportunity to apply, please click the Apply button and you will be redirected to our college website.

Closing date: 11.00am on Wednesday 21 November 2018

Interview date: Thursday 29 November 2018

Transforming lives through learning…

…by enabling young people, adults and employers to fulfil their potential.

Wakefield College is committed to safeguarding the welfare of all students and this post will be subject to Enhance Disclosure from the DBS.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects the diverse community we serve and positively encourage applications from all.

About Wakefield College

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+44 1924 789789

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At the Heart of Yorkshire Education Group, we aim to serve the education and skills needs of the Yorkshire region from our Colleges in Castleford, Selby and Wakefield. We recognise the crucial role that our employees play in delivering our mission, both in and out of the classroom, and that is why we strive to attract and retain the very best people and provide a working environment where our colleagues are able to succeed.

Why Work For Us

At the Heart of Yorkshire Education Group, our colleagues and students are at the forefront of everything that we do.

We demonstrate drive, passion and determination to deliver an expansive, high-quality and responsive curriculum offer which is inclusive for all, ensuring that all learners can benefit from education, reach their potential and improve their life chances.

Our values guide us in the way we operate and behave, and our expectation is that everyone is fully committed to our high standards.

The Wakefield District
Wakefield offers a rare combination of heritage, countryside, entertainment, culture, shopping and sport. Whatever your interests, we hope you will want to explore the District and its many amenities.

For art lovers, there is the City Art Gallery and the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, one of the world’s leading open-air galleries where a changing programme of international sculpture can be seen in the setting of a magnificent country park. Recent improvements to the Park include an underground gallery, visitor centre, shop and large restaurant - all the ingredients for a great day out. In 2011 the Hepworth gallery opened on Wakefield’s regenerated waterfront and presents a major collection of twentieth-century British artworks, with a collection of sculptures by locally-born Barbara Hepworth and Henry Moore as its centrepiece.

Whatever your interests, we hope you will want to explore the District and its many amenities.

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