Total 2 job vacancies by Children & Young People's Empowerment Project Ltd

Chilypep is a nationally registered charity based across Sheffield and Barnsley, where the majority of our work takes place. We take a 'strengths based' relational approach, empowering young people to meaningfully participate in decisions that affect their lives and build their social capital, focusing on areas of high disadvantage and marginalised communities of interest, identity and belonging, as well as those furthest from services and support. We support young people who face additional barriers and whose voices are rarely heard, and our work priorities are based on the needs and issues identified by young people. Our work has been recognised as good practice by organisations including the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, through our partnership in the Sheffield Right Here pilot, NHS England and Yorkshire and Humber Youth Work Unit, and has influenced local and national participation practice.

For further information about our work visit: www.chilypep.org.uk

Main Purpose of the Role:
We are currently seeking a Voice & Influence Participation Project Worker to work in our Voice & Influence team whose focus is on mental health participation work, including the facilitation of the weekly Young Commissioners sessions in Sheffield and Barnsley, our mental health action groups and our work with young people within schools and colleges in Barnsley.

Chilypep is currently funded by the Integrated Care Board, South Yorkshire, to engage young people with lived experience of mental health in influencing and shaping services across Barnsley, Sheffield and South Yorkshire. We are also funded by Sheffield CAMHS to support young people to directly influence the services they provide.

The Voice & Influence Participation Project will lead on the planning and running of the weekly Young Commissioners groups, for young people aged 11-25, in Sheffield and Barnsley, supporting and facilitating their involvement in mental health service design and influencing, through training them as young commissioners and supporting them to meaningfully participate in service development, design, delivery and evaluation. We support young people to share their stories and experiences with those in positions of influence, to improve and shape services and commissioning around mental health. This means working closely with commissioners, service providers and other sectors, as well as with children and young people, and with the wider teams and projects that support young people’s mental health and wellbeing across our organisation.

The ideal candidate will need to be a thoughtful and flexible practitioner who places young people and their welfare at the heart of their practice and has a compassionate, authentic approach. They will have a demonstrable commitment to equality and social justice and be a positive team player willing to share learning and good practice. They must be able to demonstrate experience of planning and facilitating group work.

Working Conditions:
• Travel will be required across Sheffield and Barnsley and to regional and occasionally national meetings and training events.
• Office based, with hybrid and flexible working patterns in some circumstances with line manager’s agreement.
• Flexible working hours will be required with regular evening (minimum 2 evenings per week) and occasional weekend/residential work.

Chilypep are an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to diversity and inclusion and ensuring equality of opportunity in our recruitment processes for staff and volunteers. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, colour, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic. Our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams. We celebrate differences and encourage everyone to join us and be themselves at work. Our policy is to recruit a diverse workforce and follow the guidelines of the Equality Act. We are an employer that values lived experience at all levels of our organisation.

Our priority is to safeguard and protect the Children and Young People we work with, and we operate strict Safe Recruitment Practices, including a DBS check, social media check, and 2 references covering a period of no less than 3 years for all staff and volunteers.

This post is funded by the Youth Investment Fund

The Children and Young People’s Empowerment Project (CHILYPEP) is a registered charity that has worked with disadvantaged Children and Young People for almost 23 years. Our work is a combination of youth work approaches and principles, and early intervention and prevention services based on good practice, with young people’s voice at the heart of everything we do.

Chilypep, in partnership with our Landlord SOAR, are delighted to have secured funding for a brand-new Youth Club and facilities at our Southey base in North Sheffield, through the Youth Investment Fund.

We are currently looking for a skilled and dedicated Youth Worker Coordinator with experience of managing and running youth spaces and who has expertise in developing and delivering creative needs-led programmes with young people.

This role will oversee the day to day management of the centre S5 Youth Hub activities, and lead a team of staff, including youth workers and volunteers. The Coordinator, working alonbgside and with support from the Hub Facilities Coordinator, will be responsible for ensuring the centre is used to its full capacity..

The ideal candidate will need to be a thoughtful and flexible practitioner, leader and manager who places young people and their welfare at the heart of their practice and has a compassionate, authentic approach.

Job Description:

Youth Work Coordinator
Salary scale: Chilypep Scale 26 : (£32,511.03) to 28: (£34,379.45) as of 01/04/2023. Pro Rata.
Hours of work: 37 Hours per week. 37 FTE
Pension: 8% employer contribution
Leave entitlement: 38 days leave, including bank holidays (pro rata)
Place of work: 11 Southey Hill, Sheffield, S5 8BB
Duratio: This post is initially until 31st March 2025 but further funding is actively being sought to secure this as a permanent post

Candidates must have proven experience and skills in:
• Knowledge and understanding of youth work values, principles and theories and its methods of delivery, including undertaking Community Profiles.
• Managing a youth centre/space and co-ordinating a range of youth work projects within it.
• Demonstratable and significant experience of working with young people in a range of youthwork settings including centre based, outreach and detached youth work – with a focus on participation and engagement.
• Line managing staff and volunteers.
• Competent in the use of computers and IT and Management Information Systems (Chilypep uses Lamplight)
• Using monitoring and evaluation tools and techniques to record outcomes.
• Flexibility due to significant amount of evening and occasional weekend work

You will need a JNC recognised qualification (level 6 minimum) in youth work/youth and community work, and 2 years FTE post qualification experience (Voluntary or paid).

Chilypep are an equal opportunity employer. Our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams. We celebrate differences and encourage everyone to join us and be themselves at work. Our policy is to recruit a diverse workforce and follow the guidelines of the Equality Act. We are an employer that values lived experience at all levels of our organisation.
Our priority is to safeguard and protect the Children and Young People we work with, and we operate within strict Safe Recruitment Practices, including a DBS check, social media check, and 2 references covering a period on no less than 3 years for all staff and volunteers.
All candidates must have existing permission to work in the UK.

Closing date for applications: Monday 8th April 2024 @ 9 am

Interviews to be held in person on: Monday 15th/Thurs 18th April 2024