We have the following vacancies available, scroll down for more info: Sessional Youth Support Workers Activity Worker Trustee
Sessional Youth Support Worker Job title: Session Youth Support Worker Based at: Ripon YMCA or around Ripon Responsible to: Community and Development Manager Hourly rate: £12 to £16 depending on experience / qualifications (enhanced rate due to unsociable hours) Contract: No fixed contract. Hours paid against a timesheet
Purpose of the role: We require flexible team members who can support our activities. In addition to our housing provision we deliver personal and social development courses and Youth Work for young people. Our aim is to provide local young people with a range of support opportunities to reduce barriers to employment, housing, and positive wellbeing. We require a small team of flexible Youth Support Workers to help us develop and provide these services and support our existing provision. This could be: - Supporting our staff and partners to deliver evening youth work sessions (age 11+) - Supporting our school holiday engagement activities - Providing one to one support for a YMCA tenant (aged 16 to 25) - Helping us deliver learning provision for our tenants or local young people - Supporting tenants informally in a group (e.g. Pizza and film session) - Taking a young person to an appointment or out for a coffee
To apply for this position please send your CV or information about yourself with the details of 2 people who can provide a reference to info@riponymca.org. We will contact those who share with us the skills and experience required. There is no closing date, this vacancy will remain open until we recruit the most appropriate candidates. Full details and person specification for the Sessional Support Worker role
YMCA Activity Worker
Contract: Permanent Salary: £21,500, from April 24 £23,088 Hours of work: Up to 30 hours per week Place of work: Ripon YMCA Holidays: 29 days pro rata Closing date: Open ended Interview dates: As required
The role: Working with members of the YMCA team this role will ensure that activities are available for tenants and the young people we work with. By providing practical assistance and engaging in the planning and delivery of activities this role enables the YMCA to deliver more opportunities and build better relationships with those we engage with.
On a weekly basis we have a range of planned sessions and activities. We also respond to individual tenants needs and offer support, a listening ear and signposting where appropriate. We wish to engage positively with all tenants and young people so this means that activities should be positive, meaningful and purposeful. For example: Supporting a tenant to write a CV, through to planning a water fight activity for a summer youth club.
You will be managed by the Housing Operations Manager who will work closely with the Youth and Community Manager to identify a regular program of activity. You will work alongside sessional staff and our Full Time Youth Worker and Youth and Community Manager.
Current Activities include: - Teen Drop in at the Library after School - Cooking Social for Tenants - Me Time aimed at 16 to 25 year olds to engage in wellbeing activity - Connection Point for older young people to get info, advice and signposting - Spark Youth Club at Spa Park - Tenant Brunch - Young Leaders group - School Holiday activity
You will also be required to work in groups or on a 1 to 1 basis with our Tenants to support their life skill development through a range of activity from volunteering to cooking, and generally supporting the Housing team.