Volunteer Youth Support Worker

Location

• Dewsbury and Mirfield

• Tuesday Evening

Provides support and advocacy for the community youth sector across Kirklees.

Kirklees Youth Alliance is seeking volunteers aged 16+ to help out at the youth club at Dewsbury Moor Children’s Centre on Tuesday teatimes from 4-7pm (term‑time only). The youth clubs are run by a partnership of KYA and Huddersfield Giants Community Trust delivering a programme of health and wellbeing activities as well as life skills and space for young people to chill with their friends.

Responsibilities:

• Help to set up activities
• Welcoming young people and signing them in
• Encourage participation in activities
• Build supportive relationships with young people
• Support young people who need additional help to engage with activities
• Tidy up at the end of the session

This is a great opportunity to gain experience supporting children and young people.

Kirklees Youth Alliance

16+ (suitable for DoE placements where participants are aged 16+)

• Application form required
• Disabled access
• References required
• DBS (criminal record check organised by the organisation)

Ability to build good rapport with young people aged 10-19 and commitment to equality, diversity & inclusion and keeping young people safe.