YOUTH WORK COORDINATOR
YMCA Dublin has been working with young people in Dublin City for over
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education, family support, community childcare and community
employment.
YMCA Dublin have an opening for the position of Youth Work Coordinator
and would like to invite suitable interested candidates to apply. The
post has responsibility for the general management of the youth
project to include staff and programme delivery. They will support and
coordinate the successful implementation of the targeted, needs led,
youth focused, and outcomes driven requisites of the UBU Your Space
Your Place Youth Work.
The role will report to the Youth Services Manager and you will work
alongside the Youth Spaces team in developing, establishing and
maintaining excellent relationships with external partners to ensure
the effective development and delivery of funded and future funded
projects.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT
* To ensure that the programme as delivered reflects the values and
ethos of YMCA Youth Work, as detailed in the Mission Statement and
Youth Work Policies/Procedures.
* Lead the YMCA Youth Work Team and report to senior management as
required. (This includes preparing rotas, annual leave, keeping track
of sick leave etc?)
* Plan, deliver, and evaluate direct face-to-face youth work with
young people through consultation and participation, aged between
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* Actively promote and support project planning across the team.
* Ensure a high level of service excellence in relation to the
planning and delivery of the youth project.
* The coordinator will be expected to have a hands-on approach and
carry out direct face to face youth work at least **Apply on the
website**% of working hours. Hours of work must be flexible and you
will be required to work evenings and weekends.
* Work alongside the youth spaces management team conducting weekly
support meetings for at risk families and ensuring correct supports
are in place.
* Ensuring the completion, processing, monitoring and return of
relevant documentation to Youth Services Manager and funding agencies
as required.
* Implementing, and monitoring health and safety procedures for all
aspects of the youth project?s work.
* Responding to new practice and policy changes, communicating, and
bringing staff on board with changes.
* Effective representation of Dublin YMCA programme to professional
partners, community organisations and in dissemination of programme
outcomes.
* To make a contribution to the ongoing development and evolution of
the programme and participate in Conferences and trainings as
required.
* Any other duties related to the delivery of YMCA Youth Work.
* To abide by YMCA Policies and Procedures.
PEOPLE MANAGEMENT
* Management and oversight of all areas of work delivered across the
youth project.
* Providing individual support and supervision to the youth staff
team.
* Identify and facilitate opportunities for team and practice
development.
* Develop a culture of continuous improvement and reflective
practice.
* Dealing with issues of work-related performance in the staff team.
* Facilitating probationary and annual appraisal reviews.
* Dealing with issues of work-related conflict.
* Identifying the development needs of staff team individually and
collectively
* Convening regular and ongoing team meetings for information
sharing, planning, review, practice development and evaluation.
Co-ordinating the recruitment, training, and work of sessional and
voluntary youth workers.
CORE COMPETENCIES REQUIRED:
* Values the core principles of Youth Work, actively promoting them
within all aspects of their work.
* Views work with young people, families, and communities with a
Trauma Informed lens, promoting a strength based, needs led approach.
* Ability to establish and maintain trusting and outcomes focused
relationships with young people and families throughout the course of
their work.
* Ability to manage, coordinate, and monitor multiple projects at
one time, ensuring achievement of identified targets whilst adhering
to budgetary parameters.
* Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with
staff team, young people, and external stakeholders.
* Demonstrates a flexible and adaptable approach to their work in a
fast paced demanding environment.
* Ability to respond to emerging needs and new areas of work within
the Project by utilizing all resources and skill sets available.
* Creates a climate in which people want to do their best; can
assess each person?s strengths and use them to get the best out of
him/her; promotes confidence and optimistic attitude; influences
others to follow a common goal.
* Demonstrates the ability to address and manage conflict within
staff teams as it arises with a focus on achieving a resolve.
* Has an awareness of and maintains professional boundaries, evoking
a culture where these boundaries are promoted and adhered to.
* Is confident and approachable while processing the ability to be
assertive as required.
ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATION, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
A recognised professionally endorsed qualification in Youth Work or
Youth and Community Work is essential plus three years full time
experience of working with young people at risk in a youth work
setting in a paid capacity
OR Have worked with young people ?at risk? for five (5) years?
full time in a paid capacity and have an equivalent professional
Degree level qualification within the Education/Social Sciences or
Community Work field.
YMCA Dublin is an equal opportunities employer and considers qualified
applications without regard to gender, sexual orientation, gender
identity, age, social experience, race and ethnicity, disability,
civil and family status, religious belief and membership of the
Traveller Community.
BENEFITS:
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* Annual Leave: **Apply on the website** days including Good Friday
and Christmas Eve
* Hours: **Apply on the website**.5 per week excluding breaks
* Free YMCA Gym Membership
* **Apply on the website**% Discount on YMCA Childcare
Applications are invited by the way of a cover letter and CV and sent
to **Apply on the website**
Closing date for applications is: 8th September **Apply on the
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We need : English (Good)
Type: Permanent
Payment:
Category: Others
