Amplify Youth Workers - Louth

Role overview:

Suitable candidates are invited to apply for the position of Youth Work Ireland Amplify Youth Workers for Louth. The youth worker will be part of a team of three full-time Youth Workers and one full-time Co-ordinator that will be responsible for meeting ambitious deliverables through the provision of the following Joint Training Schemes in the counties of Louth, Cavan, Monaghan.

About Amplify

The key objective of Investment Area 3.2 is to: ‘enhance the capacity of children and young people to form positive and effective relationships with others of a different background, develop their confidence and future potential, and contribute towards the creation of a more cohesive society’.

Specifically, the AMPLIFY project will engage young people who are disadvantaged, excluded or marginalised and who are aged 14-24 yrs across defined regions and communities in Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland.

Through an established and creative partnership, underpinned by youth work principles and practices (youth participation and co-design), we will maximise the reach to young people who have fallen on hard times and who experience volatile and chaotic lives and where their vulnerability is heightened. Young people who are at risk of anti-social influences, unemployment and who have languishing mental health will be prioritised.

Job Description

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Application Process

20th September 2024 please email an up to date CV and cover letter outlining your suitability to Matthew Seebach mseebach@youthworkireland.ie

23th September 2024 - Notice of interview wills will be sent to shortlisted candidates

26th and 27th of September Interviews of shortlisted candidates will take place

Policy Statement

Youth Work Ireland is committed to equal opportunity and its Recruitment and Selection procedure is in full compliance with all legal requirements. At all times, applicants will be treated in a fair and consistent manner, and discrimination will not be tolerated in respect of age, gender, race, disability, family status, marital status, religion, sexual orientation or membership of the Traveller community.