Keyworker – Intensive Youth Support

YMCA Bradford

£20,040 - £22,000 - pro-rata

Part-Time - 30 hours per week                                                                                                                                           

If you are looking for a meaningful job, a caring, progressive work environment and an opportunity to reach your fullest potential, consider a career with the YMCA.

We are seeking individuals who are inspired by playing an important role in changing people’s lives and therefore communities. We are all about creating inspirational pathways and opportunities, opening doors and welcoming all to get involved and make a positive difference. Working with us means helping children, young people and families at all levels of ability, from all walks of life, to develop their self-esteem and potential in new ways.

Job  Purpose:

We are looking to appoint a dynamic Keyworker to join our Children and Young People’s team to deliver a range of intensive youth support for young people aged 8-17 and their families as we exit lockdown and continue to respond in a needs led approach.

The role will include one2one and small group work in a variety of settings including centre based, schools and community settings and may include the following interventions:.

• Youth Mentor e.g. NEET support
• Thematic intervention e.g. Child Exploitation
• Keyworker – Think Family Model
• Education and Community targeted support at key transition points

A working week of 30 to be worked over 4 or 5 days, this will involve some delivery after school and early evenings

To the successful candidate we offer:

• Flexible working environment
• Opportunities to apply for other internal roles
• An opportunity to work for a company who offer on-going development within your role
• The post holder must be aware of equal opportunity principles and comply with the YMCA’s equal opportunity procedures.
• Job Share will also be considered 

For an application pack for the above role, please visit https://www.ymca-fyldecoast.org/work-with-us/

Completed applicant forms should be returned to bradfordrecruitment@fyldecoastymca.org

CV’s and Covering Letters are also accepted for 1st stage interviews, please download our job information pack for further information on the job role.

We are recruiting for this vacancy on a rolling basis, which means applications will be reviewed when they are received.  We encourage you to apply early as the vacancy will close once a successful applicant is appointed.

1st stage: Online interview, if successful at 1st stage interview candidates who applied by CV will be invited to submit a full application and invited to a 2nd interview

Please note, that due to the high volume of applications we are currently receiving, we are only able to contact candidates who are successful in progressing to the next stage, if you have not been contacted within 7 days of applying then please presume that you have not been successful on this occasion.

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