Youth Worker

Full Time Post (35 hours)
Part Time Post (21 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 

The Independent Board of Management invites applications from suitably qualified enthusiastic people for the following positions:

Youth Worker

Full Time Post (35 hours)
Part Time Post (21 hours))

Essential requirements

• An NSETS recognised professionally endorsed qualification in Youth Work or Youth and Community Work
• Or
• Have worked with young people for two years full time in a youth work setting and have an equivalent professional Degree level qualification within the Education/Social Science/Youth Work or Community development field.

Desirable

• Full Drivers licence and/or Class D1 Drivers licence
• At least two years’ experience in direct work with young people at risk, in a youth work or community setting.

The successful candidate will be required to work scheduled hours in the evenings and at weekends.

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

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.

Cabra for Youth CLG is an equal opportunities employer.

Appointments will be subject to Cabra for Youth CLG receiving satisfactory Garda clearance and reference checks for appointees prior to them taking up duties.

Application form and full job descriptions attached. Please state which post you are applying for.

To Apply:

Application is by way of Application form, Curriculum Vitae and cover letter. Please ensure to include a CV.

Email: info@cabraforyouth.ie

Or post to:

The Administrator
C.A.B.R.A. for Youth Clg
Cabra Parkside Community and Sports Centre
Cabra,
Dublin 7
Ph: 01 817 8473

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.
This post is funded by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth through City of Dublin Youth Services.