Fountain Youth Looking For Youth Worker

Fountain Youth Project, Basin Lane, James Street, Dublin 8: Youth Worker

Fountain Youth Project is a community based youth service in Basin Lane. The Fountain Youth Project is a youth service operating under the Fountain Resource Group, a community organisation that operates a number of services in the Dublin 8 area. The Fountain Youth Project is developing its service catering for the needs and interests of young people.

We are now seeking to recruit the following key full time position (25 hours per week) for the post of Youth Worker on a 12 Month Fixed Term Contract:

Title of Post: Youth Worker

The Youth Worker will be responsible for developing and implementing a range of programmes to meet the developmental needs of young people deemed to be ‘at risk’. It is a two youth worker project with supporting staff.

The Youth Worker will be responsible for:

· Identifying young people who would benefit from involvement in programmes and activities and encouraging their involvement through outreach, school visits, and referral from other service providers.

· Planning, developing and delivering programmes to respond to issues such as drug misuse, early school leaving, health education and racism.

· Planning, developing and delivering interest based projects/ activities such as dance, music, sport, photography, environmental studies.

· Developing appropriate responses to meet the personal, social and developmental needs of young people which may involve local schools, parents and other service providers.

· Ensuring youth work approaches and methodologies are employed such as centre based programmes, group work, structured drop in, and individual support.

· Encouraging young people to actively participate in the design and development of programmes and offering opportunities for them to feedback on the programmes delivered.

· Advocating on behalf of young people to other service providers and third parties where appropriate.

· Liaising with other agencies/ services working with young people and attending at meetings of these agencies/ services where appropriate and agreed.

· Attending and participating in the team meetings of the youth project/service

· Compiling reports deemed necessary by the Coordinator and completing them in a timely fashion.

· Assisting in the development of a training programme for volunteers.

· Supporting and developing new and existing youth groups in the local community.

· Participating in relevant in service training as agreed with the Coordinator.

· Evaluating the work of the project using the City of Dublin Youth Service Board Report and evaluation system.

· Carrying out the work in a professional manner guided by the principles of the Fountain Youth Service.

· Working some evenings, at weekends as required.

· Undertaking additional duties as may be required from time to time.

HOURS OF WORK

Your normal working week will be 25 hours per week. The nature of this post requires the holder is flexible in working hours to cover the operational times of the service and the centre on a rota basis. This will involve scheduled evening and weekend work.