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Are you aged between 16 and 24 years?
Do you have experience of working, volunteering for or attending a Youth Service?
The National Youth Agency is excited to hear from you!
We are recruiting for a new team of Youth Project Assessors (8 positions available).
Contract: Part-Time 1-Year fixed term contract (possibility this could be extended)
Hours: 26 hours per month
Salary: £11.35 per hour
Location: Home based/Remote working - This role requires occasional travel across England
What we do
Every young person deserves a bright future. Society thrives on their energy, yet many face overwhelming modern challenges. Youth work unlocks their potential by offering support and opportunities. Skilled Youth Workers help guide young people’s personal, social, and educational growth, empowering them to find their voice and role in society.
Discover more about the National Youth Agency and our work at: nya.org.uk
About the Role
The purpose of the Youth Project Assessors role is to work with the Youth Investment Fund team at the NYA to conduct development plans with successful applicants of the Youth Investment Fund.
This will include meeting online or in person with young people and youth workers from successful projects to ensure the best youth work practice is being delivered.
To do this, you will work as part of a team to complete development plans with the organisation and assess their practice on, Youth participation, safeguarding (including accessibility) and youth work practice.
You will work with successful organisations in improving their practice through visits, webinars and regular online meetings. These assessments will contribute to a final statement which shows evidence that the organisation is working to meet the National Youth Agency Quality Standards.
Essential Requirements
Applicants must be aged between 16 and 24 years old and live in a Youth Investment Fund eligible area to meet the funder’s requirements.
To find out if you live in a YIF Eligible Area simply put your postcode into this search box on the left side of the page and it will tell you if you live in an eligible area.
- Applicants must have a good level of ICT, Communication, teamwork and writing skills.
This means:
ICT: You are able to use Microsoft Word, Outlook (for emails) and video calling software like Microsoft Teams and Zoom.
Writing skills: You can write in English (perfect spelling doesn’t always matter as we can use spell check on computers).
Communication/ Team working skills: You must be able to work well with and be respectful of others as you will be working as part of a team for most of the time. You must be able to communicate your ideas and opinions clearly to different people. We will provide any reasonable adjustments required for you to communicate effectively with the team.
- Applicants must have some kind of youth work experience, this means working, volunteering or attending a youth club/project.
- Applicants must have some kind of understanding of what youth work entails, you can find out more information on youth work on the National Youth Agency website and in our resources section. NYA Raising the bar – Youth Work Practice Standards (amazonaws.com)
Desirable
It would be great if we could get applicants who are interested in Youth Work and would like to start a career working with young people however this is not essential.
Applying for a job
Please download our applicant pack to find out more about the role and requirements.
If you wish to apply for this position, please use our online application process to submit the following by 23:59 on 15th September 2023:
- A detailed CV setting out your career history, with responsibilities and achievements in line with the person specification in the 'About You' section.
- A covering letter (maximum two sides) highlighting your suitability for the role and how you meet the person specification. Please note that the covering letter is an important part of the application and we will not accept CV’s without one.
- Diversity monitoring information – your data will be stored separately from your applications and will at no time be connected to you or your application.
Help to apply:
We are aware that for some people this may be the first time applying for a job, below are some links to guidance on creating a CV and hints and tips on writing personal statements and covering letters.