Applications are invited for the following position

Youth Work Assistant 30 hours

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, energetic and enthusiastic person to join the Youth Work Team at Belvedere Youth Club CLG (BYC). We have an immediate vacancy for a youth work assistant based in Dublin 1.

About Belvedere Youth Club

BYC is a youth service based in the north east inner city of Dublin which has been working with young people in this community since 1918. Staffed by a team of specialists and a professional youth work team, BYC provides a range of services and supports to our young people, including a drop in service, an extensive after school programme, a targeted youth work programme, a Summer Residential Programme, educational supports and a volunteer-led evening and night time activity based programme.

Dublin’s north east inner city has been one of the most disadvantaged and marginalised communities not just in Dublin, but nationally. Study after study has highlighted the impact of this social disadvantage. The community and the young people with whom BYC works are affected by high levels of unemployment, exposure to street level drug and alcohol misuse, poor health and associated health outcomes and a lack of access to structured social and leisure activities.

BYC’s aim is to provide a comprehensive youth service to young people in the North East Inner City. In that context, BYC teams work together to implement a model that allows for a universal drop in service (after school and week day evening programmes), complemented by more targeted youth work interventions. This delivery model has been developed with the aim of engaging our young people through universal services. Through this contact time, young people are identified and supported to participate in more structured strands of youth work including in the following programme areas:

• Formal Educational Support
• Drug and Alcohol Awareness
• Sexual Health and Awareness
• Sports Inclusion
• Arts, Crafts and Creativity
• Residential Programmes
• Seasonal Programmes
• Drama and Youth Theatre

The role:

This is a busy role and the successful candidate will have a wide brief across a number of work areas. They will work alongside our youth work team within a busy youth-work setting. Candidates will help design and deliver programmes to meet the needs and interests of our young people and will be supported by the wider youth work team.

Garda Vetting and detailed reference checks are mandatory.

Location:

Lower Buckingham Street, Dublin 1

Working hours:

Youth Worker 30 hours per week, excluding breaks, in a flexible manner

To Apply:

Prepare a detailed covering letter and an up-to-date copy of your CV and email:
careers@belvedereyouthclub.ie

Closing date and other important criteria:

• Closing 16th September 2024@5p.m.
• No late applications will be considered.
• Canvassing will disqualify.
• Belvedere Youth Club CLG is an equal opportunities employer.
• This position is funded through the NEIC Initiative
• This post is a one year fixed term contract subject to satisfactory completion of a 6-month probationary period.
• Garda Vetting and detailed reference check will apply

If any additional information is required, please contact careers@belvedereyouthclub.ie