Youth United Stockton Alliance (YUSA) Community Development Officer will be responsible for supporting and working closely with the YUSA Strategic Lead Officer to ensure the successful implementation and delivery of the Youth Provision in Stockton-on-Tees 5-year Strategy and the objectives set out within the Action Plan and the delivery of the outcomes of the Lottery Funded project.
Working with 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, Youth Voice, Young Inspectors 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 Board 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.
You can view the full Job Description HERE
You can view the full Job Advert HERE
You can download an application form HERE
Deadline for applications – Monday 29th April @ 12noon