Benefits to you:
- Employer pension contribution
- Health Cash plan
- 25 days holiday FTE, increasing with length of service up to a maximum of 30 days
- Option to purchase additional annual leave (up to 10 days per annum)
- Celebration leave
- Life Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program with Health Assured
- 50% discount on nursery fees
- Day camps discounts: 1 week free and 1 week at 50% per child per annum
- Campsite and activities discounts at YMCA Fairthorne Manor
- Cycle to work scheme
Job Purpose
YMCA George Williams, Southampton is located close to Southampton City centre and is a purpose-built housing facility accommodating 52 people aged 16-25, some of whom have complex needs, supporting them to live independently. As a key member of the Youth Engagement Team working at Southampton this post will deliver evidenced-based and youth-focused programmes to residents and the wider Southampton Community.
Main Duties & Responsibilities
- At all times work within the YMCA Way and in particular our values.
- Develop, promote and deliver engaging and relevant activities and programmes on a daily basis to young people.
- Support, mentor, coach and ‘walk alongside’ individual young people in their pursuit of their personal goals.
- Undertake risk assessments and support planning.
- Support the delivery of activities that involve the wider community, including at our adjacent youth centre
- Engage with third parties to enable them to deliver specialist support and activities to young people.
- Act as an advocate for young people and to signpost and support access for them into agencies and services appropriate to the young people’s needs.
- Actively support job search, training, and volunteering opportunities with young people who are not in education, employment, or training.
- Assist with the selection and induction of those applying for accommodation.
- A willingness to work to a rota system including occasional evenings, weekends and bank holidays.
- Act in the interests of your own safety & the safety of others at all times.
- Undertake training and professional development including seeking qualification in youth work or similar.
- Anything else reasonably requested by the management of the charity.
Person Specification & Key Competencies
Qualifications and Experience:
- Demonstrable experience of programme delivery in youth, adult or community-based service
- A strong advocate for young people who have complex needs
- Knowledge of trauma informed approaches
- Experience of working with young people who have experienced trauma, poor emotional wellbeing or substance misuse will be useful.
- Ability to react positively and effectively when faced with unwanted high-risk behaviours from young people.
- Good level of IT proficiency.
- An understanding of safeguarding principles and procedures
- An understanding of the issues facing young people
- A commitment to equality and diversity.
Personal Attributes
- A genuine enthusiasm for the work of the charity.
- An outgoing and friendly personality, able to communicate well and engage positively with a wide range of people including with young people, visitors and staff.
- The ability to motivate and inspire others
- An ability to work under pressure and manage challenging situations.
- Good organisational skills in order to manage a highly varied and unpredictable workload.
- A creative and flexible approach to work.
Apply now
Please apply now for this rewarding position and be part of an amazing charity that continues to support and achieve wonderful things within the community.
The successful applicant must undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via Disclosure and Barring Service.
We are an equal opportunities charity with a commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion in the workplace. A copy of this policy will be made available on request.
