Youth workers are part-teacher, part-social worker, part mental health professional and much more. For many young people, we are an extension of family. It is our duty to help them achieve the future they deserve. Through grit, determination and positivity.
| Job Title: | Mentoring Coordinator |
| Salary: | £23,000 – £26,000 |
| Hours: Holidays: | Fixed Term 12 months: full-time. 37.5 hours per week 33 days including bank holidays. |
| Role profile: | Download the FULL ROLE PROFILE: Mentoring Coordinator Please also see our Job Applicant Privacy Notice as well as our Equality Monitoring Form |
| More about the role: | The Mentoring Coordinator will deliver an effective, structured Mentoring and Development programme to vulnerable and at-risk children and young people from across Chorley. You will be responsible for the management of a cohort of young people and their volunteer mentors. You will match young people with appropriate mentors and manage the mentoring relationship they share. This role involves working in an innovative and creative way to engage children and young people and proactively support their development through the mentoring process to achieve positive outcomes outlined by the ECM framework. Children and young people will be referred to the mentoring programme from several agencies including Children’s Social Care, Family Support Teams, Youth Offending Services, Schools, Health Practitioners and many more. This post requires a multi-agency approach involving consistent, regular communication with all professionals involved with the young person to meet their needs and improve their outcomes effectively. Meeting targets as outlined by funders is a significant element of this role to ensure the quality of support young people and their mentors receive to achieve outcomes. This post involves a commitment to the completion of all relevant paperwork, reports and recording processes ensuring they are both accurate and timely. |
| Application process: | To apply, please email a CV to ryan.powell@inspireyouthzone.org, together with a concise covering letter setting out your reasons for applying for this position. |
| Closing Date: | Closing Date: Sunday 7th August 2022 Inspire Youth Zone is committed to the safeguarding of young people. In accordance with our Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures, this position requires an enhanced DBS check. Registered Charity No: 1167309 We request no contact from agencies or media sales. |
| Job Title: | Employability Support Advisor |
| Salary: | Band 2 – Up to £19,500 per annum |
| Hours: Holidays: | 12 months fixed term, with a view to amending/extending at this point 33 days including bank holidays pro rata, birthday leave |
| Role profile: | Download the FULL ROLE PROFILE: Employment Advisor Please also see our Job Applicant Privacy Notice as well as our Equality Monitoring Form |
| More about the role: | As an Employment Support Advisor (ESA) working on the MPT Steps programme, you will work across Chorley Borough in a vital role supporting participants who may have barriers to employment into work. The ESA role aims to provide a professional and consistent employment support offer to people aged 16 – 24 years old whilst empowering individuals to actively engage with the programme and their own employment journey overcoming personal barriers into work. You will carry out initial assessments with young people, identifying any support needs or barriers to employment, supporting young people to set goals, invest in themselves and achieve their full potential both vocationally and personally. The role will involve recruiting and working with a caseload of young people to devise an individual plan based around their support needs, designed to break down barriers to employment. This will include providing regular one to one and group support for young people, referring to external agencies where needed and providing mentoring support to aid young people’s successful transition from the programme. |
| Application process: | To apply, please email a CV to ryan.whittaker@inspireyouthzone.org, together with a covering letter setting out your reasons for applying for this position |
| Closing Date: | Closing Date: Friday 12th August 20222 Inspire Youth Zone is committed to the safeguarding of young people. In accordance with our Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures, this position requires an enhanced DBS check. Registered Charity No: 1167309 We request no contact from agencies or media sales. |
| Role: | Performing Arts Youth Worker (weekend) |
| Salary: | £9.50 – £12.50 per hour |
| Fridays 5-9pmSaturdays 4-10pm | |
| Role profile | Download the full role profile: Performing Arts Role Profile Please also see our Job Applicant Privacy Notice as well as our Equality Monitoring Form |
| More about the role: | Inspire Youth Zone is looking for a detached youth worker who can engage with young people aged 8 – 19 years old within the community. You will work to deliver positive youth work programmes that encourages appropriate behaviour and positive activities accessible for the age range. The role will include prometon of social action projects, with a particular aim to reduce anti-social behaviour through educating and engaging young people. You will be responsible for building a rapport with young people who are currently, or at risk of being, vulnerable as well as the promotion of local services, organisations and charities which can be accessed by young people. The job itself requires some detached work in local areas targeting areas with high anti-social behaviour disorders, as well as using our minibus as a transport option to allow young vulnerable people to regularly attend inspire from difficult to reach areas. |
| Application process: | Please email your CV and correspondence cover letter to lauren.larcombe@inspireyouthzone.org |
| Closing Date: | Ongoing Inspire Youth Zone is committed to the safeguarding of young people. In accordance with our Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures, this position requires an enhanced DBS check. Registered Charity No: 1167309 We request no contact from agencies or media sales. |
| Role: | Junior Activity Youth Worker |
| Salary: | £9.50 Per hour (going up to £9.70 after successfully completing your probation) |
| Hours: Holidays: | Thursdays 5pm – 8pm & Alternate Saturdays 11 – 3pm 33 days including bank holidays |
| Role profile | Download the full role profile: Junior Job Profile Please also see our Job Applicant Privacy Notice as well as our Equality Monitoring Form |
| More about the role: | The Recreation / Activity area is the heart of Inspire Youth Zone, acting as the social hub – it is an area where anything can happen. As a member of the team you will be key in ensuring young people have access to an exciting and engaging programme in which anybody can participate. The role requires the creation of a space that is warm, welcoming, active and full of life and challenge. You will provide supervision and advice to young people and to supporting members of staff and volunteers. |
| Application process: | Please email a CV to bethany.henry@inspireyouthzone.org, together with a concise covering letter setting out your reasons for applying for this position. |
| Closing Date: | Ongoing Inspire Youth Zone is committed to the safeguarding of young people. In accordance with our Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures, this position requires an enhanced DBS check. Registered Charity No: 1167309 We request no contact from agencies or media sales. |
| Role: | Senior Rec Activity Youth Worker |
| Salary: | £9.50 Per hour (going up to £9.70 after successfully completing your probation) |
| Hours: Holidays: | Monday, Wednesday 5-9pm and Fridays 5-10pm 33 days including bank holidays |
| Role profile | Download the full role profile: Senior Rec Youth Worker Job Profile Please also see our Job Applicant Privacy Notice as well as our Equality Monitoring Form |
| More about the role: | The Recreation / Activity area is the heart of Inspire’s offer to young people. The Recreation offer at Inspire, is wide ranging and as a member of the team you will be key in ensuring young people have access to an exciting and engaging programme. The role requires the creation of a space that is warm, welcoming, active and full of life and challenge. You will provide supervision and advice to young people and to supporting members of staff and volunteers. |
| Application process: | Please email a CV to bethany.henry@inspireyouthzone.org, together with a concise covering letter setting out your reasons for applying for this position. |
| Closing Date: | Ongoing Inspire Youth Zone is committed to the safeguarding of young people. In accordance with our Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures, this position requires an enhanced DBS check. Registered Charity No: 1167309 We request no contact from agencies or media sales. |
| Role: | Be Tasty / Teaching Kitchen Youth Worker |
| Salary: | £9.50 ph (rising to £9.70 after successfully completing probation) |
| Hours: Holidays: |
Tuesday 4 – 8pm and Saturday 11-3pm 33 days including bank holidays |
| Role profile |
Download the full role profile: Baking Job Profile Please also see our Job Applicant Privacy Notice as well as our Equality Monitoring Form |
| More about the role: |
Do you love baking? Can you make a banging chocolate Brownie? Then you could be just the person we are looking for! Inspire Youth Zone is a warm, welcoming and vibrant space where young people can come to socialise and build on skills….and ‘Be Tasty’ is our allocated teaching kitchen where young people can do just that. We are looking for someone who has great baking skills but who also has the passion and patience to teach our Junior Club members how to bake delicious cakes & treats. We are looking for a dedicated person who can enhance our existing team of youth workers, who is passionate about working with young people and changing their lives. |
| Application process: | Please email a CV to bethany.henry@inspireyouthzone.org, together with a concise covering letter setting out your reasons for applying for this position. |
| Closing Date: |
Ongoing Inspire Youth Zone is committed to the safeguarding of young people. In accordance with our Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures, this position requires an enhanced DBS check. Registered Charity No: 1167309 We request no contact from agencies or media sales. |
| Role: | Detached Youth Worker |
| Salary: | £9.50 – £12.50 per hour |
| Hours: Holidays: | Part-time 4 – 12 hours pw 33 days including bank holidays pro rata |
| Role profile | Download the full role profile: Job Profile Detached Youth Worker Please also see our Job Applicant Privacy Notice as well as our Equality Monitoring Form |
| More about the role: | Inspire Youth Zone is looking for a detached youth worker who can engage with young people aged 8 – 19 years old within the community. You will work to deliver positive youth work programmes that encourages appropriate behaviour and positive activities accessible for the age range. The role will include prometon of social action projects, with a particular aim to reduce anti-social behaviour through educating and engaging young people. You will be responsible for building a rapport with young people who are currently, or at risk of being, vulnerable as well as the promotion of local services, organisations and charities which can be accessed by young people. The job itself requires some detached work in local areas targeting areas with high anti-social behaviour disorders, as well as using our minibus as a transport option to allow young vulnerable people to regularly attend inspire from difficult to reach areas. |
| Application process: | Please email your CV and correspondence cover letter to george.townsend@inspireyouthzone.org |
| Closing Date: | Ongoing Inspire Youth Zone is committed to the safeguarding of young people. In accordance with our Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures, this position requires an enhanced DBS check. Registered Charity No: 1167309 We request no contact from agencies or media sales. |
Inspire Youth Zone is proud to be inclusive of all abilities. We really believe in the value and power of volunteering. Our volunteers are integral to our success and truly are part of the team. They are at the heart of what we offer to young people – that’s why a culture of volunteering and an enhanced volunteering programme has been embedded into Inspire since we opened.
Whether it is working one to one with a young person or delivering an inclusive cooking session, you will help all young people develop the social and life skills they need to be an independent and confident person.
Skills Required:
For more information on Volunteering, check out the various volunteering roles we have available and complete our volunteer application form.
We also recruit Young Leaders aged 15 to 18 from our membership of young people to support on our Junior Club and Holiday Club sessions. To learn more, click here!
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Hi, I’m Ryan and I’m the Head of Operations at Inspire Youth Zone.
Email: ryan.powell@inspireyouthzone.org
