Cloyne Diocesan Youth Services CLG
Regional Office, Mallow Community Youth Centre, New Road, Mallow
Phone: 022-53526 / 27 Fax 022-53456 Website: www.cdys.ie

CDYS is a voluntary youth and community organisation providing a range of quality services responding to the needs of children, young people, their families and communities in the Cork.

Cloyne Diocesan Youth Services CLG

Invites applications for the following positions

YDP Family Support Worker 
CDYS Mobile YDP –17. hours a week, East Cork

YDP Family Support Worker 
CDYS Mobile YDP – 17.5 hours a week, North Cork

CDYS is recruiting for two (part time) Family Support Workers for the Youth Diversion Project covering North & East Cork. This project is delivered in partnership with An Garda Siochana and are co-funded by the Government of Ireland and the European Union as part of the European Social Fund Plus Employment, Inclusion, Skills and Training (EIST) Operational Programme 2021-2027.

Youth Diversion Projects are local community-based projects whose aim is to help young people move away from behaviour that brings them into contact with the justice system.

The Family Support worker will work developmentally and organically with families of referrals to the Youth Diversion Project’s identified as needing additional support. Appropriate interventions and programmes will be implemented to meet the needs of families referred in innovative and creative ways.

The projects offer opportunities for education, employment training, sport, art, music and other activities. The projects seek to encourage a better quality of life for everyone in the community and to support good relations between the Gardaí and the community.

CDYS is seeking dynamic individuals, who have a 3rd Level Degree (Level 8 or equivalent) in Youth Work, Social Care, or a related field and a minimum of 1 years’ experience of working with and supporting families in a community setting. in working with young people in a targeted way in a youth, community/outreach setting.

Please ensure you read the requirements for the post and ensure you demonstrate how you meet the requirements in the application.

For further information, please go to www.cdys.ie

Please forward your CV and letter of application by email only on or before: Monday 26th August 2024 at 12 noon
To
reception@cdys.ie

Shortlisting will apply.

These projects are co-funded by the Government of Ireland and the European Union

CDYS is an equal opportunity employer.