Job Title: Mental Health Youth Worker

Reporting to: Operational Manager and CEO

Location: This position is based at the Involve office, Monksland Business Park, Athlone, Co. Roscommon.

Hours: 30hrs per Week

Salary: €31,200

Purpose: 

To support and deliver a high quality, professional youth mental health programme to young Travellers aged 15 to 20 years nationally. To promote and assist the voluntary participation of young Travellers through delivery of a range of innovative mental programmes and activities through the No Shame mental health youth project.

Main Duties

• Work directly and collaboratively with all local youth work organisations and providers of youth programmes, especially those who engage with young people form the Traveller community.
• Recruit and train volunteers to support the activities of your Project
• Manage all aspects of the project on a national level
• Project Development: planning, managing, reporting and executing against a set of defined project outcomes set out in the No Shame strategic plan.
• Community Support: Supporting a regional network of youth organisations, youth workers and volunteers to deliver the No Shame Programme with young people from the Traveller community

Requirements

• Youth, Community, Educational Qualifications level 6 or higher required.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills.
• Ability to work across a range of work tasks, managing to deadlines and prioritising workload.
• Excellent attention to detail & evidence of well-developed written skills
• Commitment to team-work and supporting others to action organisational objectives.
• Proactive and self-motivated individual with excellent administrative skills.
• Possess an ability to work on their own initiative
• Full driving licence & access to vehicle essential.
• An understanding of the issues impacting members of the Traveller Community

This is a two year contract, subject to continued funding. These are the key duties and responsibilities for the post and they are subject to regular review. To apply please forward a Cover Letter and CV to hr@involve.ie

Closing date for applications Friday 5th July