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Part-Time Youth Workers

Employer
Southern Housing
Location
Battle, East Sussex
Salary
£33,300 pa (£16,550 pro rata, fixed term contract working 18 hours a week until December 2023)
Closing date
21 Aug 2022

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Function
Community and Customer Services, Social Care
Seniority
Officer
Contract
Fixed Term Contract
Hours
Part Time
Organisation Type
Charity

Job Details

We’re looking for two dynamic, enthusiastic and highly organised individuals to join us as Youth Workers at our project in Battle. Motivate Health supports the personal development of young disadvantaged people aged 10-16 years within targeted wards in Hastings and St Leonards. We provide activities boosting health and well-being, education attainment levels and employment opportunities.

Fresh Visions is Optivo’s in-house Charity. We support children, young people and adults who face extreme disadvantage because of poverty, domestic abuse, lack of education and exclusion.

You will:

  • Co-ordinate and manage the delivery of young person-based projects and programmes
  • Recruit, support and oversee a small team of community volunteers
  • Manage, monitor and analyse expenditure against budgets
  • Attend evening sessions, meetings and work school holidays
  • Have a driving licence and be able to travel and work between three different centres.

You’ll need:

  • A youth work qualification, or equivalent is desirable, or proven experience of working with young people
  • Ability to work on own initiative with effective organisation and administration skills
  • To be informed on current issues concerning young people
  • Excellent communication and customer service skills that enable you to communicate effectively with a diverse client group
  • The ability to draft clear and concise correspondence and reports

The Company has experienced unprecedented growth over the past few years. We have a vast number of employees, and provide support to clients from all over the country.

What's in it for you

  • Pension Life assurance
  • Healthcare cash plan
  • Eyecare & dental
  • Birthday leave
  • Retailers discounts
  • Cycle to work
  • Buy & sell annual leave
  • Season ticket loan In-house academy & career development
  • Flexible working

Inclusion & Diversity
At Optivo we work hard to create a diverse and inclusive culture and environment where people are respected for who they are. Encouraging inclusion is not just about protected characteristics, it’s about celebrating differences of thought, opinion, experience and perspective of each individual.

We’re all different in our own way and we want our colleagues to feel comfortable, that they belong, and are safe to be themselves at work, without fear of being judged or excluded, but valued for their contribution to our One Team approach.

Company

About us

At Southern Housing, our residents are at the heart of everything we do. As one of the largest housing providers in the UK with over 77,000 homes across London, the Southeast, the Isle of Wight, and the Midlands, we give over 167,000 people somewhere affordable to call their own! We also understand the difference that safe, secure, and affordable homes can make to people’s lives.

A career at Southern Housing will allow you to make a difference every day you come to work. Working in the housing sector with us will bring fresh challenges and give you the opportunity to grow and develop, too.

What’s in it for you?

  • Pension
  • Life assurance
  • Healthcare cash plan
  • Eyecare & dental
  • Birthday leave
  • Retailers discounts
  • Cycle to work
  • Buy & sell annual leave
  • Season ticket loan
  • In-house academy & career development
  • Flexible working

Inclusion and Diversity
We work hard to create a diverse and inclusive culture and environment where people are respected for who they are. Encouraging inclusion is not just about protected characteristics, it’s about celebrating differences of thought, opinion, experience and perspective of each individual. We’re all different in our own way and we want our colleagues to feel comfortable, that they belong, and are safe to be themselves at work, without fear of being judged or excluded, but valued for their contribution to our One Team approach.

 

 

 

Company info
Website
Mini-site
Southern Housing
Telephone
0800 121 60 60
Location
Grosvenor House 125 High St
London
Surrey
CR0 9XP
United Kingdom

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