Part-time Youth Worker

Shared Agenda for Peace is a regional youth work project operating in disadvantaged and polarised communities across 11 Northern Ireland Council areas and the 6 border counties of Ireland.  Shared Agenda For Peace is a youth work partnership between 7 organisations from Northern Ireland and Ireland including YouthAction NI (Lead partner), Bytes Project, Corrymeela Community, Fighting Words, Youth Link, Youth Work Ireland and YMCA Ireland. It includes 3 associate partners; Community Dialogue, Integrated Education Fund and Peace Players.

Job Responsibilities:

(a)        To deliver local cohorts of Shared Learning Partnerships as part of the Peace Plus Shared Agenda For Peace Project to Youth Link Member churches and Faith-based youth work organisations.

(b)       To support young people aged 11-24, through engaging them in quality youth work that includes Good Relations, Social Action and Creative expression through music, sports, and /or art. 

(c)        To build and maintain a strong network of relationships with churches and key stakeholders across the youth sector and the wider community and voluntary sector. This includes partners in this consortium and shared learning partnership organisations,

(d)       To contribute to the development of Youth Link through the implementation of its Strategic Plan.

Youth Link Responsibilities

-           To ensure that the delivery of programmes reflects the organisation’s aim to contribute to a more inclusive and peaceful society, underpinned by a value base that promotes respect, inclusion, fairness, justice and interdependence.

-           To liaise with other key staff in the development of research, resources and curriculum development material that responds to the needs of young people within the Churches and wider society.

-           To liaise with line manager and other appropriate staff with regard to relevant budgetary, human resource and other operational and managerial issues.

-           To participate in regular supervision meetings with the Senior Youth Worker, staff meetings and undertake appropriate and approved in-service training.

-           To work within the ethos of Youth Link and embrace the Christian vision of Churches working together to develop excellence in youth ministry and to promote equity, diversity and interdependence.