Youth United Stockton Alliance (YUSA) Community Development Worker - Catalyst Stockton-on-Tees
Job Summary
Contract Type:
Fixed Term
Working Pattern:
Please see advert text
Advert Start Date:
04/10/2024
Advert End Date:
21/10/2024 09:00
Job Category:
Youth / Community / Leisure Services
Employment Location:
Stockton-On-Tees
Further Information
JOB TITLE: Youth United Stockton Alliance (YUSA) Community Development Worker
RESPONSIBLE TO:
YUSA Strategic Lead Officer
RESPONSIBLE FOR:
Supporting the delivery of YUSA’s 5-year Strategy
LOCATION:
Combination of office working and home working, as required
SALARY:
£26,208
DURATION:
Fixed term until 16th June 2026
HOURS:
37.5
CATALYST STOCKTON:
Catalyst is the leading voice for Stockton-on-Tees’ voluntary, community and enterprise sector (VCSE). We work with all types of organisations, to find innovative solutions that help the VCSE sector continually improve and thrive. Catalyst offers a range of specialist support and benefits to VCSE organisations in Stockton. Catalyst:
•is strong, well-run and effective;
•delivers innovative, new ways of building capacity within Stockton-on-Tees’ VCSE sector;
•delivers strategic and practical support for VCSE sector organisations;
•genuinely listens to and represents Stockton-on-Tees’ VCSE sector and campaigns for its future;
•supports a local VCSE sector which is innovative and committed to quality and delivering results and;
•is in place to be prepared to shape public policy.
BACKGROUND TO POST
Catalyst, on behalf of YUSA Strategic Partnership, successfully secured two-years of funding from the National Community Lottery Fund. YUSA is a collective of key partners who have come together to form an alliance to support the sustainability of high-quality open access youth provision across Stockton.
Catalyst is the accountable body for this Lottery Funded project and this post will be directly employed by our organisation, on behalf of the Alliance.
JOB DESCRIPTION
YUSA Community Development Worker will be responsible for supporting and working closely with the YUSA Strategic Lead Officer to ensure the successful implementation and delivery of 5-year Strategy.
To provide support to the Strategic Lead Officer, the post holder will be responsible for effective networking and partnership development across the youth sector to help with supporting the sustainability of high-quality youth provision across Stockton-on-Tees.
The post holder will operate as a sector connector, cascading out communications to the youth sector and linking them with funding opportunities, policy and practice developments, workforce development, training and resources.
The post holder, in line with the Lottery project, will be responsible for working closely with, and consulting key stakeholders such as children and young people, YUSA Youth Advisory Forum and Stockton’s Youth Provider Forum so that there is a clear understanding of the needs of the sector.
The post holder will also be responsible for engaging and networking with wider cross-cutting themed agencies, statutory and non-statutory, partners and providers etc who can provide additional support to aid the sustainable development of the youth sector.
A key element of the role will be for post holder to undertake a comprehensive mapping exercise of what current youth provision is available across Stockton-on-Tees and what additional support services and provision is available for children and young people to help them to fulfil their ambition in life. The Community Development Worker will provide the Strategic Lead Officer with evidence of what provision and support is available and will provide an overview of strengths and gaps in provision. As part of this task, the post holder will report on specific hotspot areas across the Borough which require open-access youth provision in the future. This work will be reported to the Strategic Partnership and recommendations will be provided by the Development Worker and Strategic Lead on what potential opportunities may be available to increase youth provision in specific areas in need, such as areas with high levels of anti-social behaviour or where there is low participation in youth provision.
As this is a brand new role, the key will be for the post holder to be pro-active in engaging with existing networks and partner agencies, in the first instance, and critically to work with children and young people and partners to understand participants needs and the needs of the sector.
TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES
•To support the YUSA Strategic Lead Officer to deliver the strategy and Lottery project
•To effectively cascade information across the youth sector relating to funding opportunities, partnership development, resources and workforce development training
•Help with convening networks and partnerships to support sustainable opportunities for the sector
•To support the youth sector and providers working within the sector to identify their infrastructure and capacity building support requirements including succession planning, sustainable funding streams, strategic collaboration, staff development and quality improvement
•To consult with children and young people and other key stakeholders to ensure the effective delivery of the strategy and to ensure the voices of young people are heard
•To support with the development of Stockton’s Youth Provider Forum
•To work closely with YUSA Youth Advisory Forum
•To map current youth provision across Stockton-on-Tees and relevant provision and services that supports children and young people.
•To report on progress to the YUSA Strategic Lead Officer on a monthly basis
•Contribute to the work of Catalyst as appropriate
•Attend Catalyst team meetings and organisational initiatives as required
•Undertake any other duties as appropriate and within the post holders capabilities
•Have responsibility for one’s own health and safety in accordance with Catalyst health and safety policy
MANAGING SELF
•Participate in regular supervision.
•Attend all mandatory training.
•Comply with all policies, procedures and protocols.
•Pay regard to materials and equipment.
•Carry out duties with due regard to the Equal Opportunity Policy.
•Seek advice and support from the Chief Executive and other colleagues whenever necessary.
The role will be based at Catalyst, 27 Yarm Road, Stockton, and the postholder will spend time working in the offices of partner organisations. The postholder will have access to training and development programmes operated through partners such as Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council and the voluntary sector.