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Salary: £1.55 per hour
Hours: Ranging from 3-12 hours per week
Days: Monday – Friday evenings
Contract: Initially 12 months, and renewable depending on funding
Location: Gateshead

The Role
Youth Focus North East is developing it’s youth work provision and has vacancies for Sessional Youth Workers, to add to our team working in Gateshead. We are looking for sessional youth workers who are passionate about making a difference in the lives of young people. Confident in the delivery of youth work, you will be committed to improving young people’s lives and working with them to address their concerns and needs. 

Our programme of work provides new and fun experiences through open access for young people to explore opportunities, raise their aspirations, and be positively challenged and be supported to be the decision makers of their own pathway.

Your role will involve recruiting young people into the projects, retaining their engagement and encouraging them to participate in positive and educational sessions and activities. Confident in the delivery of youth work, you will be committed to improving young people’s lives, and working with them to address their concerns and needs. 

Energetic and passionate, you’ll being knowledge and skill-base to the challenge of working with a wide range of young people and stakeholders and be able to demonstrate continuing professional development. 

Evening sessions will be held across the week (Mon – Fri) for up to 3 hours per session. We welcome applications for any combination of sessions from 1 to 5 evenings. 

Applicants will be required to hold either a relevant qualification or demonstrate a wide range of youth work experience; and have a clear understanding of evidence based practice, youth work methodology and young people’s rights.

How to Apply
Application is by covering letter and CV to caroline@youthfocusne.org.uk by Friday 15th March 5pm, with interviews due to take place 22nd March 2024.
It is important to demonstrate you have the knowledge, skills and experience we are looking for in your CV and cover letter. Please acknowledge the number of hours and which days you are available to work.