Would you like to join an organisation dedicated to community transformation and passionate about supporting their staff? Are you an experienced youth practitioner with a passion for youth work?We are partnering with a diverse UK-based charity dedicated to fostering a thriving community for all. We are recruiting a Senior Youth and Community Worker to manage the organisation's youth team and collaborate with the wider team. This role focuses on developing engaging activities and training opportunities for young people, particularly those aged 10 to 19, in the Enfield community.

The Contract:

*Salary: £28,000 - £32,000*Hours: 40 hours per week, 3 Evenings incl Friday Night*Contract: 3 years fixed term contract*Job Location: Enfield *Reporting to: Youth and Community Team Lead

Benefits

*Salary: Graded using a bespoke job evaluation scheme for fairness and transparency.*Annual Leave: 25 days, plus 8 bank holidays, increasing to 30 days after 2 years and up to 33 days after 8 years.*Pension: Non-contributory scheme with a 7% employer contribution.*Flexible Working: Policies reflecting staff needs, including family-friendly options.*Training: Access to online and face-to-face training through an induction platform.*Season Ticket Loans: Available for those working within the M25.*Healthcare: Option to join a cash benefit scheme for low monthly contributions, covering partner and children.*Additional Benefits: Corporate eye-care and Cycle to Work schemes.

About the role

As the Senior Youth and Community, you will lead the youth team to create community-based opportunities for the whole family, in accordance with the ethos and values of the organisation. You will also support the wider team to develop and be involved in community cohesion projects involving children, families and youth.

Responsibilities (but not limited to)

*Deliver youth work sessions during half terms, after school, evenings, and residentials.*Line manage and evaluate sessional youth workers and volunteers.*Lead three evening sessions weekly, including Fridays.*Manage a team of youth workers and volunteers.*Contribute to youth work development and lead specific projects.*Engage with the whole community, focusing on ages 10-14 and 14-19.*Present work to stakeholders and funders to secure resources.*Monitor and evaluate services using qualitative and quantitative data.*Use collected data for funding applications and reporting.

About you

*Experience of managing sessional staff, and /or youth workers and /or volunteers in a supportive and empowering way*Experience of working in a youth/community setting that has been affected by youth violence.*Knowledge of child protection and safeguarding practices*Knowledge of health and safety*Experience of monitoring and evaluation of community and youth projects.*Good l IT skills and the ability to input information into a database, use online applications to design posters, use social media to highlight and promote activities.

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