Youth Engagement Co-ordinator

Youth Engagement Co-ordinator

Contract Type: Permanent, term time only    

Job Start Date: As soon as possible

Salary: Scale 5 Scale points 12-17, £7,669.24 - £11,691.51 per annum

Hours: 12.5 or 17.5 hours per week

Required as soon as possible

We seek to appoint a part-time (12.5 hours a week) Youth Engagement Co-ordinator to work during term time with the youth community of Bewdley. The successful candidate will work at Bewdley Youth Hub, providing an engaging range of activities. Bewdley Youth Hub is a highly successful and popular facility within the town of Bewdley attracting large numbers within the community on a regular basis.

The ideal candidate will be someone who has youth work experience or the relevant youth qualifications for this post. The role will involve managing and organising the Youth Hub to open 3 evenings a week (Tuesday to Thursday), offering a diverse range of activities for the youth community between 5pm and 9pm. As well as engaging with other organisations and volunteers to run activities within the Hub, and completing the associated administration with the post.

The post has the option of an additional 5 hours per week (to equal 17.5 hours) to provide lunchtime engagement activities with students for 1 hour per day (such as multi-skills, football etc) at The Bewdley School. However, this is negotiable with the successful candidate as to the number of days per week this is offered.

Given the substantial negative impact of the pandemic and its restrictions on the mental health of young people, there is an urgent need to enhance the youth provision in the town, to offer opportunities for social interaction and active participation. The key purpose is the delivery and development of a wide programme of diverse activities and projects for the young people of Bewdley, in partnership with Bewdley Youth Forum.

The successful candidate will also have the opportunity to work closely with our charitable partner, https://www.thewilliammillsfoundation.org/

We seek a colleague who has:

• Exceptional energy and enthusiasm
• Substantial leadership & organizational capacity
• An understanding of youth development
• The optimism to imagine a better future

Vacancy Closing Date: Open until filled