Lead Youth Worker (Oasis Hub East Southampton)

Lead Youth Worker

Oasis Hub East Southampton

16 HOURS PER WEEK (Part-time 0.4FTE)

10 MONTH FIXED TERM CONTRACT (with view to extend)

SALARY: £10,428 per annum (£26,072 for 1FTE)

Want to enable young people to have positive lives?

Want to be part of a supportive, dynamic, fun & quality team?

Want to make your community a better place?

Want to grow in confidence and experience?

Oasis Community Hub East Southampton are recruiting for an experienced Lead Youth Worker to work alongside the youth and community hub team in East Southampton. This positive, adaptable and talented youth worker will help us to deliver detached youth work and mentoring. Supporting the development of a team and building youth leadership opportunities.

The role will be focussed on the East Southampton community surrounding Oasis Academies Mayfield and Sholing and the Harefield Hub space. Delivering detached work, alongside other partners using our Oasis Youth van; delivering mentoring in schools and supporting and developing a youth team.

Key responsibilities will be:

To develop and deliver a youth work programme engaging with young people across East Southampton in school and community settings. To Include:

o Detached provision

o Positive activities

o Wellbeing support

o Mentoring

To work alongside the hub team to increase opportunities for young people to influence decision making and develop their leadership.

To line manage sessional youth staff and support volunteers.

The successful post holder must have:

Proven experience of leading work with young people in formal and informal settings

Experience working with challenging behaviours and attitudes.

Understanding of monitoring and evaluation in youth work

Knowledge of safeguarding practices and health and safety.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a growing team, working in a community and education setting. As part of the package, Oasis offers:

A pension scheme, offering 7% employer contribution.

A generous holiday allowance, starting at 25 days per year plus 8 Bank Holidays, Pro rata.

Policies which promote well-being and are family friendly.

Email your CV including a Supporting Statement. Please visit the Oasis Charity Jobs website for further inforamtion.

Your Supporting Statement should be a minimum of one A4 page addressing the following question:

Please expand on your CV to tell us about how your character, qualities, experience, and qualifications/training will enable you to thrive in this job.

CV and cover letter should be returned by 9am, Monday 14th October 2024.

Interviews will take place Tuesday 22nd October 2024.

We actively encourage applications from people of all ethnic backgrounds and minority and underrepresented groups. If you require any assistance to overcome potential barriers, please let us know.

Oasis is committed to making a difference to the lives of the communities it works in, and as such you must show a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the values and behaviours which flow from the Oasis ethos. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks.

The successful candidates must have the right to work in the UK. Oasis cannot assist with sponsorship or visas.

Oasis supports Equal Opportunities. Registered Charity No.