Youth Worker
Harlow College
Essex
- £25,968 - £28,171 per year
- New
- Expiring soon
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 12 August 2024
Job overview
Do you have the ability to handle challenging situations with tact and diplomacy? Do you have strong interpersonal and communication skills and an understanding of safeguarding policies and procedures? If so, we want to hear from you!
Youth Worker
Location: Harlow College
Full-Time (37 hours)
Starting Salary: £25,968 per annum
Permanent
2 positions
About Us:
At Harlow College, we are committed to providing a safe, inclusive, and engaging environment for all our students. Our dedicated team works tirelessly to support students' academic and personal growth, ensuring they thrive during their time with us. We are currently seeking a dynamic and proactive Youth Worker to join our team.
Key Responsibilities:
· Undertake morning/lunchtime entrance gate and daily campus-wide rota duties as required.
· Identify and challenge misconduct using a range of interventions and mediation strategies.
· Support the College’s drive for the wearing of ID badges by challenging, recording, and monitoring non-compliance.
· Liaise closely with curriculum teams regarding issues related to student behaviour and conduct.
· Maintain a high profile in student open areas and across campus to ensure students have access to a safe and secure environment.
· Collaborate with Student Services and Safeguarding teams to develop, facilitate, and deliver effective interventions supporting students’ social and emotional well-being.
· Provide initial 1:1 support for students exhibiting anti-social behaviour, especially those undergoing the student disciplinary procedure.
· Actively recruit students to participate in enrichment and student voice activities.
· Act as a mentor for students, providing support and signposting to advice and guidance services.
Essential Requirements:
· Education to level 2 standard including English and Maths
· Hold a qualification in youth work or similar
· Hold a current L2 Safeguarding certificate
· Ability to think clearly, stay calm in times of stress and remain objective
· Ability to resolve conflict and deal with criticism
What We Offer:
As a successful candidate, you can expect:
- Funding for any training required for the role.
- Investment in your professional development.
- Opportunities to advance your career within the college.
- Enrolment to the LGPS pension scheme.
How to Apply:
If you would like to pop in or have an informal discussion to find out more, please contact Sallyann Abdelmoula on 07827 838 914 or email sabdelmoula@harlow-college.ac.uk
To apply, please click on the link below or copy and paste the URL
https://harlowcollege.octo-firstclass.co.uk/candidates/account/login/176074?aisId=12&rmId=3694&src=3
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Closing date for applications is 27th June 2024 23:59
Interviews expected - 02/07/2024
This vacancy may close early dependant on the volume of applications received, we therefore encourage you to apply ASAP.
Potential start date subject to receiving satisfactory pre-employment checks; August 2024
This college is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from all sections of the community.
About Harlow College
The locality
Harlow is strategically placed on the West Essex/Hertfordshire border at the centre of the London, Stansted, Cambridge corridor, one of the fastest growing and economically important areas in the UK. Significant local employers include GlaxoSmith Kline, Raytheon UK, Stansted Airport and Public Health England who are soon to relocate to Harlow. The area also has a thriving manufacturing industry that sits within the supply chain of many large multi-national companies. This means that Harlow College is at the forefront of providing the pipeline for the future workforce in scientific and technical disciplines, as well as, the service economy that supports any thriving region.
The surrounding area includes many attractive villages, which, like the town itself, also serve as dormitory suburbs of London.
About the College
Harlow College is a strong and successful further education college which aims to provide our students with “Not just courses, careers”, providing them with the skills to achieve 1st class destinations and employment.
We place learners at the heart of all we do, and were graded as good by Ofsted who commented that ‘Learners make good progress because their teachers plan lessons and good resources that make learning challenging and stimulating’. Our progress measure (value-added) places us as the top college in the country for A Level progress and in the top 1% for academic and vocational progress.
We offer the widest range of post-16 courses in the area and we have excellent links with employers - giving access to work placements that genuinely help improve career prospects. We also run an extensive range of Apprenticeships including higher apprenticeships which complement our degrees and foundation degrees offered through Anglia Ruskin University and our own Higher National Certificate and Diploma provision. In addition, we work extensively across the area working with adults by providing short vocational courses leading directly to employment.
The College is a multi-million pound campus and substantial investment has resulted in buildings are which are truly inspirational and have cutting edge facilities. These include salons, restaurants, broadcast facilities, a theatre, recording and multimedia studios, a category C biohazard science lab, a healthcare mobility suite and a creche. The most recent of these is our Harlow Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering Centre opening in January 2016 an £11 million investment.
Curriculum
The College has a strong reputation for the quality of its provision and for the richness and breadth of its curriculum. It also has a reputation for the care it gives to its students and for the attention it gives to their personal growth. The college is at the forefront of curriculum innovation, working closely with employers to ensure students leave with the qualifications and the knowledge and competence needed for future life and a career.
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