Youth Club Assistant
Congresbury Youth Partnership
| Name: | Youth Club Assistant |
| Organisation: | Congresbury Youth Partnership |
| Location: | Youth Club Portakabin, Riverside car Park, (Off of Kent Road), Congresbury, North Somerset, BS49 5BD |
| Type: |
Part Time
Flexible to suit volunteer's availability.
Your support can be regular, or flexible, in any of the sessions indicated, not necessarily every session or week.
Term time sessions are
Monday 3 - 6.30pm
Tuesday 3 - 5pm
Wednesday 3 - 5pm and then 6.30 - 9pm
Holiday timing vary, but usually Tuesdays and Thursdays.
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Description
Could you support our youth workers? Could you help to run clubs for 8 – 10 year olds, 10 -12 year olds or 11- 14 year olds?
Activities could include supporting young people with: providing information, developing life skills, art, crafts, cooking, IT, sports, trips and various other activities.
You will be supported at all times by professional youth workers, and your role will be to assist in activities organised by them, however, there will be opportunities to plan activities where you share your own interests and skill if you wish. Young people are also involved in planning the programme of activities. There are a number of sessions every week in term time, and the volunteer roles are shared on a rota basis so that no-one is expected to do more than they wish to. CYP also runs all day events in school holidays, which also require volunteers.
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Organisation Description
CYP works with the part-time Youth Workers to support the young people of Congresbury and surrounding areas, providing a variety of opportunities and activities to meet the needs of 8-14 year olds. Our work is funded partly by Congresbury Parish Council.
CYP promotes and supports development of teenage and adult volunteering and young people's involvement in the community.
Our current activities include:
•After school club on a Tuesday and Wednesday (Term time only).
•Youth Club session for young people, in school years 6 -11, on Wednesday evening (Term time only).
•Holiday activities during selected school holidays.
•Ad hoc fund raising events for families and young people.
When
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Cause / Interests
- Art and Culture
- Children
- Sport and Outdoor Activities
- Youth
Types of Activity
- General and Helping
- Under 16 Volunteering
- Youth Work
Skills and Qualifications
Requirements
There are no special skills required, but we welcome people with skills they feel they would like to share.
Personal qualities might include:
being open minded
having a friendly personality
being approachable
ability to talk to children and young people on their own terms
Benefits
Fun
Friends
Confidence
References
Some of our young volunteers have used their experience for DofE Bronze, Silver and Gold.
Additional/Specific Suitabilities
| Minimum Age: | 14 | |
| Maximum Age: | NA | |
| Disabled Access: | Yes | |
| Wheelchair Access: | Yes | |
| Expenses: | Yes, but due to our small budget, we can not cover travel costs for volunteers coming from outside of Congresbury | |
| Restrictions: | NA | |
| Induction: | Yes, included on your first session | |
| Insurance Cover: | Employer's liability Insurance in place | |
| Special Needs: | Can be discussed in confidence to ensure we are able to provide the correct level of support | |
| Offer: | NA | |
| Training: | In-house while volunteering. Opportunity for Basic First Aid training, Child Protection, Food Safety & Hygiene may be available | |
| Other: | Minimum Age: 14 as long as we have enough Adult volunteers to comply with our Adult:Young People ratio. Adult volunteers are classed as 18+ |
Recruitment Method
Informal discussion, References, Trial Period, DBS Check, Taster session