Senior Youth Worker Post

Candle Community Trust provides educational, developmental, and therapeutic services for young people. We are committed to creating and delivering a comprehensive, best practice youth service to meet the needs of young people who experience disadvantage and marginalisation. Through a range of targeted services, including the Youth Service, Candle aims to provide a context for the physical, emotional, intellectual, social, and spiritual growth of the person.

Candle Community Trust now invites applications for the position of Senior Youth worker, Candle Youth Service. This position is offered under the UBU funding scheme through CDYS. Reporting to the Director, this is a key new position within the Candle organization and the successful applicant will be responsible for the oversight, planning, and delivery of quality frontline youth services. The position involves significant leadership and responsibilities within the service provision at Candle.

Essential Requirements:

• Professionally endorsed youthwork qualification or have a degree level qualification within the Youth Work/Education/Social Sciences sector or a relevant field.
• Worked with young people for 5 years full time and have experience of working with young people at risk in a youth work setting in a paid capacity

Other Requirements:

• Strong conviction about, and commitment to, youthwork theory and practice.
• An understanding of the issues affecting marginalized youth, and dedication to being a positive advocate for same.
• Leadership experience in a relevant setting.
• Experience of planning and delivering creative and innovative youth programmes.
• Skills, experience, and values requisite for working with young people who present with challenging behaviour.
• Effective organisational, administrative, communication, IT, analytical and research skills.
• Enthusiasm, flexibility, and a can-do attitude.
• An understanding of the impact of relational/ developmental trauma.

What we offer:

• A supportive and positive working environment
• Opportunities for training and professional development
• Attractive terms and conditions

Salary Scale: €53,056- €59,677

All positions at Candle Community Trust require Garda Vetting.

Role Definition and Job Description attached.

To Apply:

Applications in the form of Curriculum Vitae (3 pages max) and cover letter outlining why you are suitable for this position
By email to: info@candletrust.ie with Senior Youth Worker in the subject bar.

The closing date for this application is Monday 2nd December 2024 at 12 noon.

Interviews will be held on week commencing Monday 9th December 2024. A panel may be formed following the interview process.

Candle Community Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer

The role is funded under UBU through the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and administered by the City of Dublin Youth Service Board.