Senior Youth and Community Worker – Youth Work in Hospitals ProjectFixed Term, Full Time (12 months)Salary: £43,091 to £48,301 per annumLocation: BasildonWorking Style: Community‑based workerClosing Date: Sunday 21st June at 11:59PM
We are looking for a Senior Youth and Community Worker for our Youth Work in Hospitals Project. The successful candidate will lead and develop our youth work in hospital model across Mid and South Essex NHS trusts, working in Basildon, Broomfield and Southend hospitals across multiple departments and wards. The role supports young people aged 11‑19 (up to 25 years with SEND) who present at the A&E department and those with long‑term health conditions.
Accountabilities
- Work closely with the Youth Service lead and senior youth and community worker team to help young people and the community develop the skills and capacity to design and deliver youth provision in their community.
- Have supervisory responsibility for the youth workers and volunteers within the team.
- Make contact and establish relationships with professionals, young people, and their communities.
- Ensure the ‘voice’ of young people is heard in the design and delivery of effective youth work provision.
- Encourage and enable young people to participate in a range of educational and personal development activities.
- Ensure access to information and personal support, enabling young people to develop confidence and skills to become creative, active members of their communities.
- Lead work that develops a positive culture through exemplar behaviour in accordance with ECC’s values and behaviours.
- Manage employees flexibly and collaboratively across the service and wider children and families service to support the organisation’s key outcomes.
- Work to the organisational capability standards through good people management, including the training and development, mentoring and coaching of team members.
- Think creatively, challenge norms and constructively challenge those around them to ensure continuous improvement, commercial astuteness, and inspire the same in others.
- Ensure the proper implementation of risk management, including Health and Safety and Business Continuity.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
- Qualified at degree level in a JNC recognised Professional Youth Work Qualification or level 6 relevant qualification, including social work, mental health etc.
- Ability to work in partnership and influence partners across a range of sectors to support the identification of desired outcomes for young people.
- Ability to develop work with young people and local communities to achieve planned outcomes.
- Excellent numeracy, literacy (GCSE A‑C or equivalent or demonstrable experience) and ICT skills.
- Experience of managing resources.
- Experience working with young people, partners and community groups.
- Ability to build relationships and relate well to young people, partners, volunteers and commissioners.
- Ability to motivate young people and communities.
- Commitment to challenging prejudice and ignorance.
- Ability to work as part of a team.
Additional requirements: The role requires mobility across an operational area. The post holder must have a driving licence and access to a vehicle, or meet the mobility requirements of the role through other means.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion:Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We are committed to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum requirements of the job and to interview all veterans and care leavers who meet the minimum requirements of the role. We aim to provide reasonable adjustments during the application process where needed.
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