Youth Support Worker Apprentice

Summary

Partnership for Young London is based in the City of London, and we are looking for an enthusiastic new member of staff. We have a vacancy for a youth worker apprentice level 3. You will need to be interested in working with young people, supporting them to have their voices heard and take part in all our activities.

Wage

£25,780 a year

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City of London Corporation staff can take advantage of the pension scheme. They also receive discounts and special offers for a wide range of products and services.

Training course

Youth support worker (level 3)

Hours

10.00am - 6.00pm, Monday - Friday, with unpaid lunch break and with some evenings and weekends. Flexibility may be required to support business needs.

35 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 31 March

Duration

1 year 9 months

Positions available

2

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

This Youth Work Role will involve running youth advisory boards, developing events with young people, taking part in youth research, designing resources, and taking part in youth workers networks. You will be working with a range of agencies across London, building links and partnerships including the Youth Sector, the NHS, the GLA, London Councils, Arts and Cultural Sector, Housing Groups, and Local Authorities.

In this role you will gain the following skills:

Youth engagement and youth voice approaches
Methods to support groups of young people including one to one support and facilitation of groups.
Informal education approaches to young people’s skills development
Developing partnerships and collaborations with a range of agencies
Peer research and creative methods to gather data and insight with young people

This is an entry level role aimed at bringing new talent into the organisation and offering a development opportunity to someone in our organisation.

The focus of this apprenticeship will be on:

Carrying out the role with enthusiasm, integrity, and professionalism
Being willing to build relationships with young people and their wider communities.
Becoming confident in working with groups of young people
Understanding positive outcomes within learning environments
Understanding the barriers some young people face and how to address them.
Becoming confident and competent in communicating with vulnerable young people
Supporting the work of Partnership for Young London by contributing to the delivery of services and projects allocated and supported by a supervising manager.
Learning the knowledge, skills and behaviours required of the role
Completing a programme of study at level 3 which is relevant to the role

Actively seek to implement the City of London’s Occupational Health and Safety Policy in relation to the duties of the post, and at all times give due regard to the health and safety of both themselves and others when carrying out their duties.

Actively seek to implement the City of London’s Equal Opportunity Policy and the objective to promote equality of opportunity in relation to the duties of the post.

To undertake any other duties that may reasonably be requested appropriate to the grade.

Where you’ll work

Guildhall Art Gallery

Gresham Street

London

EC2V 7HH

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LONDON

Your training course

Youth support worker (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

Recognise, manage and reflect upon relational boundaries in professional youth support work
Communicate with stakeholders - internal and/or external
Facilitate the learning and development of young people
Encourage the participation of young people in developing their own learning
Facilitate activities and techniques to use with young people that promote self-confidence and build self-esteem and resilience
Reflect individually and through supervision on practice in line with daily tasks to enhance the support young people receive
Monitor and record the outcomes of own practice to identify areas for development and improvement
Appropriately manage behaviour boundaries in line with organisational policies
Plan youth support work programmes and sessions
Lead youth support work programmes and sessions
Evaluate youth support work programmes and sessions
Enable young people to express their views, aspirations, needs and concerns appropriately in line with youth support work principles
Identify, appropriately challenge and act upon oppressive or discriminatory attitudes, behaviours and situations
Support young people to participate in planning, organising, delivering and evaluating youth work activities and programmes, and engaging on issues of importance to them
Embeds in own practice a commitment to the rights of young people
Apply safeguarding procedures and protocols
Work within the parameters of organisational, local and national health and safety, child protection, data protection and equalities policies and procedures
Participate in risk assessments and manage risk and risk benefits within the workplace
Record all health and safety risks and take the correct actions to ensure the safety of all young people
Complete administrative responsibilities e.g., signing in young people, risk assessments and recording activities
Manage budgets and resources
Manage individuals in line with organisational procedures
Work with and maintain professional behaviour boundaries when working with young people
Recognise, manage and reflect upon relational boundaries in professional youth support work
Communicate with stakeholders - internal and/or external
Facilitate the learning and development of young people
Encourage the participation of young people in developing their own learning
Facilitate activities and techniques to use with young people that promote self-confidence and build self-esteem and resilience
Reflect individually and through supervision on practice in line with daily tasks to enhance the support young people receive
Monitor and record the outcomes of own practice to identify areas for development and improvement
Appropriately manage behaviour boundaries in line with organisational policies
Plan youth support work programmes and sessions
Lead youth support work programmes and sessions
Evaluate youth support work programmes and sessions
Enable young people to express their views, aspirations, needs and concerns appropriately in line with youth support work principles
Identify, appropriately challenge and act upon oppressive or discriminatory attitudes, behaviours and situations
Support young people to participate in planning, organising, delivering and evaluating youth work activities and programmes, and engaging on issues of importance to them
Embeds in own practice a commitment to the rights of young people
Apply safeguarding procedures and protocols
Work within the parameters of organisational, local and national health and safety, child protection, data protection and equalities policies and procedures
Participate in risk assessments and manage risk and risk benefits within the workplace
Record all health and safety risks and take the correct actions to ensure the safety of all young people
Complete administrative responsibilities e.g., signing in young people, risk assessments and recording activities
Manage budgets and resources
Manage individuals in line with organisational procedures
Work with and maintain professional behaviour boundaries when working with young people

Your training plan

You will be supported to achieve the Youth Support level 3 apprenticeship which includes the Level 3 Diploma Youth Work Practice. Theoretical training will be delivered by the training provider on a weekly basis. Practical training and support will be given in the workplace allowing you to embed your learning in the working environment. You will receive 6 hours per week to completed course work within your working hours.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

English (grade C / 5)
Maths (grade C / 5)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Administrative skills
Number skills
Logical
Team working
Non judgemental
Patience

About this company

The City Corporation with a rich history that precedes parliament, the City Corporation has been an ever constant throughout history adapting in order to meet modern demands of the City it serves, and is home to some of the world’s most striking modern architecture. The City of London Corporation forms part of London as a whole, along with the 32 London Boroughs who have responsibility for local government services within their local area. Based at the Guildhall the City Corporation looks after and promotes the City of London.

http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk (opens in new tab)

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

On successful completion of the apprenticeship, we aim to offer a permanent role within the team if a position is available. Alternatively, we shall endeavour to secure an alternative position within the City of London Corporation

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

City of London Corporation

Sharon Long

Sharon.Long@cityoflondon.gov.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000301812.

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Closes in 10 days (Friday 21 February)

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