Youth Engagement Coordinator

Our Youth Engagement Coordinator will lead on our Just for Girls session on Sunday afternoons,

designing an engaging programme of activities alongside staff and young people aged 10-17 years

old. They will also work to engage girls and young women in all other sessions offered by WEST Youth Zone, ensuring the sessions are relevant and fun. They will provide some line management support and development for sessional youth workers in these areas. This role requires a minimum of 55% of time spent face-to-face working with young people and you must be able to work on Sundays with some evening hours required.

Our Coordinators are crucial members of our delivery team, responsible for an exciting programme

of activities for their given area. We want to make sure that we have an exciting offer for young

people aged 8 to 19 (up to 25 for those with additional needs) at WEST Youth Zone.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

• To plan, coordinate and deliver a comprehensive programme for girls aged 8 to 19 (up to 25 with addition needs), helping to build their confidence, social skills and improve their overall wellbeing
• To ensure that the Just for Girls session is high quality and meets the need/wants of young people in the area
• To ensure that the Girls programme contributes to the wider youth work agenda, supporting the development of young people
• To motivate, encourage and support young people to participate fully in their sessions
• To organise special events, challenges and projects within their area regularly
• To ensure all staff and volunteers are equipped with a wide range of resources and activities to engage, develop and inform young people
• To identify relevant issues or areas of development for young people and ensure that these are targeted in the WEST’s programme
• To ensure that young people and their ideas contribute fully to the planning and delivery of all activities within the youth zone
• To support the youth zone promotional plan and work in the community to attract young people, including outreach at schools or other community locations
• To manage, support and develop a small team of part-time workers and volunteers, working with the Volunteer Coordinator, other delivery Coordinators, Club Managers and Head of Youth Work to support CPD
• To monitor, record and evaluate the Female Engagement programme and provide reports and information as required in order to ensure a consistently high-quality youth work provision and demonstrate the impact of the programme
• To network with local appropriate organisation and community providers/other partner organisations to develop joint working programmes
• To be alert to issues of safeguarding and child protection, ensuring the welfare and safety of youth zone members is promoted and safeguarded, and to report any child protection concerns to the designated Child Protection Officers using policies, procedures & practice
• Comply with policies and procedures, particularly safeguarding, codes of conduct, health and safety and equality and diversity, to ensure all activities are accessible and appropriate
• To support across the whole youth zone offer as required. Sessions take place every evening, weekend and during school holidays. This could also occasionally include residential work
• To deputise for the Club Managers as required and carry out any other reasonable duties as requested by the Leadership Team
• Be a role model for young people and present a positive ‘can do’ attitude
• This role will include session leading and locking up of the Youth Zone

To apply for this job, please visit our website https://westyouthzone.org/work-with-us/vacancies/ to download our application form.

ABOUT WEST YOUTH ZONE

WEST Youth Zone, named Where Everyone Sticks Together by local young people, opened in April 2024 - a purpose-built space fizzing with energy and crammed with incredible facilities. Staffed by talented, skilled and dedicated youth workers who truly believe in young people, helping them see what they could achieve, and giving them the skills, confidence and ambition to go for it.

At WEST, we believe all young people in West London should have the opportunity to discover their passion and their purpose and be able to explore where it can take them. We are open 7 days a week, while schools are closed - that’s evenings and weekends, plus all through the school holidays. We offer a safe and active space for young people to flourish in their leisure time, where their interests can be nurtured, and they can grow as individuals.

Hammermith & Fulham is a borough of wide disparities, with an acute need for youth services. This vast difference between those living in different neighbourhoods can lead to radically different life outcomes. Our Youth Zone is a vital provision that will make a huge impact on the lives of young people, and on the whole area, levelling the playing field for our young people.

We give 8 to 19-year-olds, (and up to 25 for young people with additional needs) affordable access to a broad range of sport, arts and mental health support, and employability services, designed to empower them to lead healthier, positive and more active lives – raising their aspirations for themselves and their community. This is a charity that the whole community can be proud of, and you can be part of that journey.