Bank Youth Worker (Zero Hours) at Esteem

Principal tasks and responsibilities

Assist in running social sessions for young adults, including encouraging participation in activities, setting up and helping to pack down the space, supporting socialisation amongst young adults, listening to young adults’ ideas and feeding important insights back to the organisation, and encouraging young adults to follow Esteem’s core values of Trust, Support and Respect.
Help to maintain records of attendees and ensure relevant documentation is completed
Support the young adults to take a lead in shaping Esteem sessions and activities. For example supporting participants to choose session activities they like.
Support group sessions working with Esteem’s Youth Worker’s to deliver sessions. Leading activities when required.
Share responsibility for closing down the building
Safeguarding young adults and raising any safeguarding concerns with the Safeguarding team
Signpost drop-in participants to Esteem opportunities and promote relevant events and projects
Following organisational risk assessments and health and safety guidance to ensure sessions run smoothly and safely.
Participate fully in team pre-briefs before sessions and debriefs following sessions.
To assist us with planning we request that rota requests are responded to promptly.

Personal Specification

Experience

At least two years of experience working with young people and young adults.
Experience in organising and facilitating events and activities for and with young adults.
Experience working in a team, including with volunteers.
An awareness of working to safeguard children and vulnerable adults, including relevant training.
An awareness, understanding and application of appropriate youth work boundaries.
Willingness to attend ongoing and additional training where appropriate.

Skills, Abilities and Knowledge

Have the energy and enthusiasm to inspire young people to be involved and stay involved in the project
Be able to quickly make and maintain meaningful relationships with young adults
The ability to be supportive and empathetic and work in a trauma-informed way
Strong interpersonal and communication skills - particularly in relation to working with socially excluded young adults
The ability to be assertive when necessary and deal with challenging behaviour
Ability to work autonomously as well as part of a team

Personal Attributes

Helpful, cooperative and sensitive to the needs and feelings of others, including a commitment to the organisation being youth-led, which is demonstrated in your practice.
Demonstrate and promote Esteem’s core values - Trust-Support-Respect
Reliability, honesty, and a commitment to maintaining confidentiality
Approachability and flexibility in responding to emergencies and unforeseen events, and ability to use own initiative in these circumstances.
Confident around groups of people, someone who enjoys connecting and building relationships with others.