Cabra For Youth CLG and Cabra Step up Project

YOUTH JUSTICE WORKER 

Full Time Post (35 hours)

Cabra for Youth CLG is a community youth initiative based in Cabra Parkside Community and Sports Centre, Cabra on Dublin’s Northside. We are an organisation with deep ties to the community of Cabra and a commitment to serving the young people who live here and their families.

The service is home to a youth project that is funded through the UBU (Your Place, Your Space) a government funding scheme which targets 10-24 year olds at risk and the Step Up Project- a youth diversion project that works with young people aged 8-17yrs and is co-funded by the Government of Ireland and the European Social Fund.

Our priority at Cabra For Youth is to promote and encourage active participation of young people from the Greater Cabra Area who are deemed to be at risk, vulnerable, and/or marginalised within our community.

VISION

Cabra For Youth envisages a society where all young people are valued, included, and supported to achieve their fullest potential. We want to see a society where young people have equal access to opportunities to grow, learn, have fun, feel safe, respected and that they matter.

MISSION

Our mission at Cabra for Youth is to make a positive impact on young people, their families, and the wider Cabra community. We support and encourage young people to achieve their full potential through respect, trust, empathy and collaboration. We create a warm, inclusive environment where everyone feels supported and heard. By collaborating with other agencies, we provide a holistic response to community needs. We pride ourselves on offering reliable, flexible and person-centred support to those who need it most.

VALUES

Our core values are the bedrock of who we are as an organisation, and we aim to live out these values on a daily basis.

● Relationship ● Impact ● Innovation ● Responsiveness 
 

Cabra for Youth CLG invites applications from suitably qualified enthusiastic people for the post of Youth Justice Worker with the Cabra Step-Up Project, a Youth Diversion Project.

YOUTH JUSTICE WORKER Full Time Post (35 hours)

Cabra Step Up Project is a community-based, crime prevention initiative that seeks to divert 8-17 year-olds from anti-social and/or criminal behaviour in the greater Cabra area. This Project is co funded by the Government of Ireland and The European Union.

Essential requirements 

• A professionally endorsed qualification in Youth and Community Work is essential plus two years’ experience of working with young people at risk.
  Or
• An equivalent professional qualification or relevant degree plus two years full time experience of working with young people at risk.

Desirable

• Full Drivers licence and/or Class D1 Drivers licence

This post is a full-time position of 35hrs.The successful candidate will be required to work scheduled hours at evenings and weekends. Appointments will be subject to Cabra for Youth CLG receiving satisfactory Garda vetting and reference checks for appointees prior to them taking up position.

Cabra for Youth CLG offers:

• Employee Assistance Programme- which includes access to a confidential helpline, counselling and a wellness app
• Team Days
• Comprehensive induction, CPD training, and supervision
• 22 Annual Leave Days
• Opportunity to gain the D1 (mini bus) license with associated costs covered by the organisation

Salary: 
Salary is offered in line with the CDYS Youth Worker scale. Effective from 1 October 2024, the rates are from €37,384 to €55,340.

Application form and full job description attached.

To Apply:

Application is by way of Application form, Curriculum Vitae and cover letter. (Incomplete applications will not be considered)

Please return your completed application form and cover letter to info@cabraforyouth.ie or by post to: 
Administrator, 
Cabra for Youth CLG, 
Cabra Parkside Community and Sports Centre, 
Cabra, 
Dublin 7. 

Closing date for applications is 5pm on Friday 10th January 2025

Shortlisting will apply and a panel will be formed for our relief panel and future appointments.

Cabra for Youth CLG is an equal opportunities employer.