Youth Work Manager - DYS Space Ltd (DYS201)

21
Oct
Close date :
13 November 2022
Salary :
See below
Location :
Newton Abbot Youth Centre, The Station, Wain Lane, Newton Ab
Website :
https://www.spaceyouthservices.org/vacancies/vacancy-template-southdevonyouthwor...
Description :

Are you inspired by young people?

Do you love a challenge?

We have an exciting opportunity to join us as a Youth Work Manager in South Devon, based in Newton Abbot

About the job

To find out more and to apply - click on the above webpage.

Employment type: Permanent

Hours of work: 37 hrs per week

Salary: JNC - AYW 1-18 to AYW 1_21 (£30,096.00 to £32,597.00)

Deadline for application: Sunday 13th November 2022

Interview Date: Friday 25th November 2022

If you have any questions or would like an informal chat about the role, please contact Lisa Rutter on 07590 639440 or email lisa.rutter@spacepsm.org

What is the role?

  • To manage high quality youth work and teams - Newton Abbot and Totnes Youth Centres (street / projects / Targeted / Digital Youth Work) 

  • Build positive partnerships and work collaboratively

  • Be enterprising, creative and dynamic

  • Plan and evaluate work for the purpose of learning and improving practice

  • Line manage, coach and ensure excellent support structures and communications

  • Must be able to travel independently of public transport

  • Must be willing to work occasional weekends

  • Must be able to work evenings and be flexible and dynamic

 

Who we’re looking for

About You:

  • Experienced Youth Worker - minimum qualification L3 Youth Work Certificate. Will be required to undertake the L3 youth work diploma.  L6 in Youth Work is desirable.

  • Passion for developing services to meet the needs and expectations of young people 

  • A great communicators who values and champions the ideas and contributions of others

  • Interest and commitment to helping young people develop media and music skills and interests

  • See the value in forward planning, measuring progress and authentic evaluation

  • Willing to learn new skills

  • People person, seeing the potential in others and helping them grow and develop

  • Collaborator 

  • Honest and authentic, willing to challenge and a champion of anti oppressive practice

     

 

As part of our ambitions to improve equality and diversity, we would particularly welcome applications for this role from those who identify under any of the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010, which include race, age, disability, gender, religion or belief, and sexual orientation.