Youth Worker - Employability (Moray East) (Temporary) (MOR09762)

Job Description

Job Purpose

To deliver and develop learning opportunities and wider achievement for young people and vulnerable young adults in order for them to gain new skills and confidence to support their employability pathway.

To promote participation in activities and projects encouraging accreditation wherever possible and to make the process of learning as important as reaching the goals.

To target and prioritise where appropriate social and educational intervention to those young people and vulnerable young adults who are at most risk of social, educational and economic exclusion.

To help facilitate “Achievement through learning for young people” and deliver against learning outcomes.

To support young people to participate in employability programmes.

Way of working

Group work within school and through community based projects with partners.

Home visits to establish contact with young people.

Responsibilities

To work with partners to identify and engage with young people, prioritising those who are most at risk of not sustaining a positive destination

To develop activities and programmes which build skills, support health and wellbeing and a positive pathway.

To plan, record, review and evaluate all work undertaken with young people in accordance with Moray Pathways Quality Assurance Framework.

To participate in staff meetings and training events as deemed appropriate by line-management.

To ensure adherence to all policies and procedures of Moray Council.

The Individual

• Experience of working with young people in a range of building-based and detached settings.
• Experience of delivering accredited opportunities.
• SQA Standard Grades or equivalent at level 3 or above including English and Maths.
• Effective recording skills.
• Ability to work with challenging young people and vulnerable young adults.
• ICT literate.
• Ability to use a variety of equipment
• Ability to develop community based projects.
• Ability to signpost young people to agencies.
• Group work experience.
• Ability to create opportunities based on learning outcomes.
• Experience in use of social media such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc
• Enjoyment of working with challenging young people.
• You will be expected to travel efficiently and effectively between various work locations within Moray to meet the operational requirements of the Service. Due to the rural nature of Moray this is normally undertaken by use of a car/van.
• Effective communication, presentation and negotiation skills.
• Capacity to make decisions under pressure and to manage change.
• Form productive working relationships with colleagues.
• Appreciation, acceptance of and a commitment to the importance of confidentiality.
• Willingness to accept direction/ delegation.
• Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs and demands of the service.
• Ability to work in an open plan office (if applicable).
• Ability to work in a range of settings from schools to detached work.

 

Re-Advertisement of MOR09635 (previous applicants need not apply)

 

Temporary Post until 31 March 2025

Closing Date:  23 August 2024

Starting Salary: £26163 (pro rata)

£13.88 per hour

18 hours per week

Proposed Interview Date: tbc

For further information, contact Fiona Herd - 07771 980639