Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: JNC Scale Point 7 (from £4,824 for 2 sessions to £9,648 for 4 sessions) to JNC  Scale Point 10 (£5,268 for 2 sessions to £10,536 for 4 sessions)

 

Hours: Between 7.2 (minimum of 2 sessions) and 14.4 (maximum of 4 sessions)

 

Base Location: Various locations across the borough

 

Closing Date: Tuesday, 21st May 2024

 

Assessment Date: To be arranged

 

Tameside MBC has a well-established Youth Service. An opportunity has arisen for part time youth workers to assist with the delivery of new and exciting youth engagement sessions.

 

We are looking for people who are keen to be involved in the delivery of new and exciting projects, increasing young people’s engagement and offering opportunities to the young people of Tameside.  The youth worker will be expected to work in sessions that take place during the evening and possible weekends. 

 

To carry out this role you will have knowledge, experience and a passion for providing activities for young people. You will have experience in building relationships with young people. You will have an excellent rapport and understanding of the needs of young people. You will have experience of working as part of a team and be willing to learn new skills and undertake training. You must have an ordered approach to work with excellent inter-personal skills and willingness to work flexibly.

 

At Tameside, we are committed to ensuring all our Citizens lead long, fulfilling and healthy lives. We are committed to supporting economic growth, providing high quality health and care services, protecting our most vulnerable and creating strong and supportive, self-sufficient communities.

 

We recognise that our people drive our success and enable the organisation to deliver on its vision, purpose and priorities, and that our people are our most important resource and asset.  Our values underpin our practice and behaviours, and are at the heart of everything that we do; and we understand that how we do things is just as important as what we do.  We pride ourselves on living by our STRIVE values of Support, Trust, Respect, Integrity, Value Diversity and Engage.  Our values underpin our practice and behaviours and are at the heart of everything that we do. How we do things are just as important as what we do. 

 

Our employees’ skills, experience and knowledge are essential to our success along with their happiness, wellbeing, commitment, enthusiasm and motivation to be the best they can be.

 

If you are interested in this opportunity and would like to informally discuss the role further, please ring Melissa Hopwood on 0161 342 3799.

 

 

This position is subject to Enhanced with Barred List Disclosure Procedures.

 

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.

 

This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English in the person specification.

 

We are committed to developing a culture which respects individuals, appreciates difference and allows everyone regardless of background to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an accredited disability confident employer.  Reasonable Adjustments will be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 in relation to the Job Role Criteria.

 

Our rewards and benefits package can be viewed here

 

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