Outreach / Detached Youth Worker
Play & Youth Service
30 Hours Per Week
Grade scp 17 £23,327 to scp 23 £26,007 Per Annum - Actual Pro Rata Salary (£28,770 to £32,076 Per Annum – Full Time Equivalent Salary)
Fixed Term Contract Until 31/03/2025
The Role
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Working in various communities across the borough you will be part of a responsive team that engages young people involved in or at risk of anti-social behaviour. You will offer support and guidance for young people and signpost them into local positive activities. Alongside that you will support the team leader to attend multi agency meetings and pull together projects to deliver whilst doing the outreach / detached work. You will also work with other youth providers who offer outreach session and contribute to a plan of targeted approach with children and young people.
Working in partnership with the Local Area Policing Team you will actively engage with young people in the community and signpost them to Play & Youth Service provision. The hours will be worked over Tuesday to Saturday evenings, but this can change dependent on the needs of the service.
About You
Happy to work in all weathers and a real passion for working with young people and the community. You will need to be patient, a good communicator and have the ability to use your initiative in an ever-changing environment. With a basic level of fitness, you will be happy to walk in various communities during unsociable hours. You will have the ability to complete monitoring forms and reports based on the information gathered during the sessions. Be confident in attending multi agency meetings. You must have experience of working in the youth / outreach / detached field of work.
About Us
This is your opportunity to join us at an exciting time as we have strong ambitions for the borough.
Bolton is a great place to work. We are a welcoming organisation that wants to contribute to a place where people feel active, connected and prosperous. We are passionate about improving the outcomes and experience of Bolton people. We want Bolton to be a vibrant place built on strong cohesive communities, successful businesses and healthy, engaged residents.
As an employer we want to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment, by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits, including discounts and exclusive gym membership prices and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition, we offer a generous annual leave allowance, flexible work opportunities, access to a Pension Scheme, as well as a range of employee wellbeing and support services.
For more information about working for Bolton Council, please see the Work with Us page on greater.jobs; for advice and support with your application, contact recruitment@bolton.gov.uk
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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An Enhanced DBS with check of relevant barred list is therefore required for this post.
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