Part-Time Youth Worker

Part-time Youth Worker post funded by SEUPB Peace Plus - 'A Shared Agenda for Peace' Project - 20 hrs per week. Fixed term from 1 October 2026 until 30 June 2028. Salary Scale £27,930 (£14,896 pro rata) per annum plus annual incremental rises.

Job Responsibilities

(a) To deliver local cohorts of Shared Learning Partnerships as part of the Peace Plus Shared Agenda For Peace Project to Youth Link Member churches and Faith-based youth work organisations..

(b) To support young people aged 11-24, through engaging them in quality youth work that includes Good Relations, Social Action and Creativeexpression through music, sports, and /or art..

(c) To build and maintain a strong network of relationships with churches and key stakeholders across the youth sector and the wider community and voluntary sector. This includes partners in this consortium and shared learning partnership organisations,

(d) To contribute to the development of Youth Link through the implementation of its Strategic Plan.

Youth Link Responsibilities

• To ensure that the delivery of programmes reflects the organisation’s aim to contribute to a more inclusive and peaceful society, underpinned by a value base that promotes respect, inclusion, fairness, justice and interdependence.
• To liaise with other key staff in the development of research, resources and curriculum development material that responds to the needs of young people within the Churches and wider society.
• To liaise with line manager and other appropriate staff with regard torelevant budgetary, human resource and other operational and managerial issues.
• To participate in regular supervision meetings with the Senior Youth Worker, staff meetings and undertake appropriate and approved in-service training.
• To work within the ethos of Youth Link and embrace the Christian vision of Churches working together to develop excellence in youth ministry and to promote equity, diversity and interdependence.

Project Related Responsibilities

Promotion and Recruitment

Promote, recruit and retain target number of young people and local youth work organisations within thecouncil area.

Delivery and Retention of Participants (80%)

Various methods of engaging and connecting local groups to help develop shared learning partnerships.

The youth worker will:

• Identify and assess the needs of individual youth work organisations to ensure a menu of options - appropriate training, support measures and shared learning opportunities are tailored to meet the needs of young people, youth work staff and volunteers, including committee/board members.
• Ensure young people and organisations are co designers of programme activities and learning outcomes.
• Draw on existing partnerships and develop new networks to enhance recruitment and programme development.
• Work with each shared learning partnership to develop a shared learning partnership agreement / MOU and to monitor and record progress toward achievement of goals.
• Plan appropriate programmes that will develop the practice, develop the people and develop the organisation.
• Ensure cross community elements of programme and participation of young people and youth organisations.
• Deliver a suite of accredited training up to and including Level 1-3 CRED qualifications (QCF) as required & Undertake the assessment of portfolios for accreditation through awarding bodies (OCNNI etc).
• Use the Agenda for Peace as the quality framework to recognise and measure the achievements and outcomes for all participating youth organisations.
• Liaise with the Quality Assurance coordinator within the Training Team at Youth Action to ensure delivery and assessment of programmes is in line with awarding body requirements.
• Organise one to one and shared support workshops and activities to enhance shared learning and personal development of youth workers, volunteers, and young people.
• Organise residentials, cross community and cross border contact and youth led interactive contact days for young people on a regular basis
• Provide support and workshops to youth work organisations at committee/ board level to promote inclusive and welcoming youth work organisations that value difference and diversity.
• Provide post programme support to each shared learning partnerships to identify plans for continued collaboration, with check-in reviews and support them to engage in the Youth Bank Model.
• Undertake Child Protection and Vulnerable Adult training when requested and implement in programmes.

Monitoring and Evaluation

Measuring Distance Travelled - The Shared Agenda For Peace youth worker will use an established monitoringand evaluation measurement framework aligned to the Peace Plus Shared Learning Together programme.

Project result and output indicators will be monitored in a systematic way throughout the project.

The youth worker will:

• Utilise the simple evaluation form devised by YANI will be adopted by all partners throughout the programme.
• Develop organisational action/development plans and reviews, including distance travelled by each local youth group partner and Shared Learning Partnership.
• Record impact and the learning outcomes/journey set by the young person.
• Record, monitor and update on a monthly basis (participant details, contact records, one to one contact, shared contact days, session plans, qualifications, etc) to meet the data requirements of the funders and the organisation.
• Provide monthly progress reports against targets set to line manager and project manager.
• Document and present examples of models of best impact practice including benefits, outcomes and outputs from the project.
• Attend and actively contribute to quarterly self-evaluation project partner meetings as part of our quality improvement process.
• Link with and contribute to other initiatives within the Shared Agenda For Peace project as required.

Finance and Administration

The youth worker will:

• Report on the financial and programme activities of Shared Agenda for Peace quarterly on the EMS system.
• Maintain administrative systems required to support the work of the project (raising cheque requisitions, purchase orders, plan ahead with administrative requirements).
• Robustly manage and maintain participant details/expense records for monitoring and auditing purposes, following Youth Action’s procedures. To work within agreed budgets, as laid down by Lead Partner Youth Action Northern Ireland.
• Comply with PEACEPLUS & SEUPB financial procedures at all times.

SEUPB Peace Plus funded Programme in partnership with Youth Action