Job Description & Requirements

Benefits:

1 night free stay at one of the YMCA Hotels
60% discount on childcare fees for children up to 3 years of age
20% discount on childcare for children over 3 for non-funded hours
Free and discounted places for children attending Day Camps
28 Days Holiday plus Bank Holidays per year for full-time staff
Staff Pension
Free parking
Free Gym membership – George Williams Centre, Bridgewater or The Beach Hotel Minehead
Health Insurance for those staff working over 16 hours per week
Charity Worker’s Discount at certain high street stores
Training budget
Monthly raffle
Mental Health Support
Access to Occupational Health Assessment
Cycle to Work Scheme (salary sacrifice)
Electric Car Scheme (salary sacrifice – lease)
Discount at our Wedding Venue, Barley Wood

Responsibilities:

Operate as part of a team to provide safe, welcoming, and supportive open access and planned delivery for children and young people aged 10 – 18.
Design and deliver provision which engages young people in positive activities to develop their interpersonal and life skills, build confidence and provide them with opportunities to belong, contribute and thrive.
Actively collaborate as part of the team delivering Youth Programmes through outreach and at associated YMCA and partnership sites.
Proactively develop the programme, services and as a practitioner through engagement with young people, families and reflective practice; to continually maintain and raise the standard of the work.
Develop partnerships with local organisations to increase the usage, variety, quality and sustainability of services and provision for young people in their local communities.
Contribute to a network of services and provision to enable well informed varied signposting to find the most appropriate opportunities for each young person as an individual.
Responsible for delivering an effective quality service to young people and the community and promote a tolerant and caring environment consistent with Christian values and the values of YMCA Dulverton Group.

Key Responsibilities:

Promote the opportunities and services to increase the usage, value and benefit offered to young people and the community.
Support good working relationships and communication with YMCA Dulverton Group wider areas of work, and relevant partners.
Interact and communicate with young people establishing appropriate relationships to safeguard and ensure good standards of support, provision and behaviour.
Encourage young people to develop a positive attitude to themselves, others and their environment and actively seek opportunities for young people to volunteer and engage in the work.
Respond to and challenge people displaying antisocial behaviour, in accordance with designated procedures and behaviour policy.
Assist in the effective operation of facilities and building management.
Consider opportunities and present ideas to grow and develop the services in line with YMCA Dulverton Group’s Strategy.
Work to achieve the key outcomes of the Strategic Delivery Plan.
To ensure that clear, accurate and relevant data is collected from all work; to inform evaluation and planning and capture the value and impact of the work.

General:

Conduct yourself in a polite, professional, and approachable manner at all times.
To work flexibly in terms of location and shift pattern to include evenings and weekends, when required.
To keep informed of the policies and procedures of YMCA Dulverton Group including Emergencies and Child Protection and ensure they are adhered to.
To carry out duties in line with the policies and procedures of the YMCA Dulverton Group including Health and Safety, Data Protection, Safeguarding and Professional Boundaries.
To participate in training, meetings, networking, and other appropriate activities as requested.
To be an advocate for and representative of the association both internally and externally.
To undertake any other duties as deemed appropriate by the Director of Operations, Chief Executive and Board of Directors.

Job Type: Part-time
Part-time hours: 12 per week

Salary: £10.42 per hour

Schedule:

Work Location: On the road