Youth Project Worker (Mentoring) at Children North East
Contract Type: Fixed term
Role Type: Employment
Hours: Part time
Application deadline:
Based: Newcastle
Salary: £24,84327,369 Pro Rata
Salary Type: Salary Scale
Location: Tyne and Wear
Role description: Project Support
Children North East is a large North East based children’s charity that works across the region, with some work extending across England, Wales and Scotland. We exist because growing up can be hard. We want all babies, children and young people to be happy and healthy, and to grow up feeling safe and loved, resilient to the challenges they may face, and valued and confident.
Within our Communities Team in Children North East we have a new and exciting opportunity for a part time Youth Project Worker to support the delivery of the CAN Mentoring programme and provide 1-1 mentoring support for young people who have multiple or complex needs. The successful candidate will be instrumental in providing young people support through 1-1 sessions that will help them to meet their personal goals.
The successful candidate will support with the delivery of 1-1 work in Gateshead and Newcastle. Mentoring sessions are typically delivered between 3 – 7pm, and the ability and willingness to travel to different locations and work in the evenings is essential for this role.
The successful candidate would have significant skill at working intensively with young people with multiple and complex needs. They would take a trauma informed, relational, inclusive, young person led approach. They would work collaboratively with the young person to really get to know them, create safety and utilise the existing Children North East mentoring model to work together in a solution focussed, goal orientated, facilitative way.
A normal working week is 25 hours for this post which is part-time against full-time hours of 37. Due to the varied nature of the duties, a flexible approach will be required and will include evenings.
The salary is £24,843 to £27,369 pro-rated for 25 hours per week.
For a full candidate pack and to download an application form to apply, please visit our website www.children-ne.org.uk
Please be aware that we are unable to accept CVs.
We welcome a diverse range of applications and are passionate about promoting equality, and valuing diversity. We welcome applications from all suitable qualified persons particularly black, Asian and minority ethnic applicants, as these groups are currently under represented in our workforce.
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