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Email: iwanttowork@avenues.org.uk
Youth Worker JD Youth Worker JD
Youth Worker (casual)
The main responsibility of the Youth Worker is to assist the Senior Youth Worker and Deputy Senior Youth Worker in developing and providing a wide range of activities and informal educational opportunities to children and young people attending the provision at the Avenues Youth Project.
We have a number of projects within our programme for young people between the ages of 8 to 18 years old.
Our After-School Club is a programme for Junior members aged between 8 to 13 years old. There are two groups within this session, the Zone for 8-10-year olds and Secondary Zone for 11-13-year olds. Within this club there are a range of activities available such as arts and crafts, radio presenting, cooking, sports and recording studio.
On Tuesdays, we have our Tuesday Girls Hub which is for young girls between the ages of 11-18 years old. The activities include art and design, dance, cooking, health and wellbeing workshops and quiet study. This session requires female only workers.
Freestyle Fridays is a Seniors only session for young people between 13 and 18 years old. It is an action-packed Friday evening session consisting of art and design, music studio, DJing, radio station, football skills, cooking club and a games room.
Saturday Seniors is an extension of Freestyle Fridays offering another evening for Seniors between the ages of 13-18 years. Whilst running similar activities to Friday Seniors, Saturday Seniors also brings a whole other vibe.
Our Sporty Saturdays’ session is centred around improving young people’s fitness and having fun on a Saturday afternoon at The Avenues. This programme is for young people between the ages of 11 and 15. Activities range from sports nutrition, games and circuits to football and judo club.
Please read the Job Description and Person Specification attached.
If you are interested in the role, please send us your CV and a cover letter explaining why the role interests you and how you meet the person specification.
Send your application to iwanttowork@avenues.org.uk. We are looking for successful candidates to start as soon as possible, therefore applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis and interviews scheduled accordingly.
