Casual Youth Advisor

This is a casual position working as and when required supporting young people aged between 11yrs -19 years and up to 25 for SEND. You will be an additional member of staff to support an experienced staff team at special events or in a youth club setting to encourage young people’s participation. You will Build relationships with these young people, by being a good listener, listening to what the young people want from the activities as well as listening to their issues and sign posting them on to other services as and when required. You will be expected to support the work under the direction of the centre Manager. Activities could include day trips out, sport, dance, art, discussions, and cooking with young people to name but a few.

Skills:

You need to:

1. Be enthusiastic and be able to make and maintain effective relationships with young people.

2. Be friendly and approachable with a sense of humour and lots of patience.

3. Be able to work within a team, as there will be lots of interaction with volunteers and other staffs as this is very much a hands-on job.

4. An understanding of anti-discriminatory practice is essential, and the empowerment of young people is essential.

5. Be open-minded but recognise and challenge inappropriateness in a young person’s behaviour or language.

6. Be flexible in your hours of work as you will need availability to work in the evenings and occasional weekends as well as working from different sites.