Youth Resilience and Wellbeing Workshop Facilitator

Role: Youth Resilience and Wellbeing Workshop Facilitator

Responsible to: Head of Services

Base: Bolster Community, 5-7 Marcus Street, Newry, BT34 1ET

Hours: 1 x 30 hours per week or 2 x 15 hours per week

Fixed Term until 31 August 2027

Salary: Hourly Rate of £14.50 per hour

• Pension: 6% employer contribution (subject to conditions)
• Annual Leave: 25 days per annum + 11 statutory holidays (pro-rata)
• Health Care:
  Axa Business Care (subject to conditions)

Who We're Looking For:

We are looking for an enthusiastic and engaging individual who is passionate about supporting young people's wellbeing and helping them thrive.

The Youth Resilience & Wellbeing Workshop Facilitator will be responsible for the frontline delivery and participant experience of Bolster Community's No Filters Programme, funded through Newry, Mourne and Down District Council's PEACEPLUS Strand 2:
Thriving and Peaceful Communities programme.

No Filters is not a traditional workshop programme. Through a series of creative, interactive missions, young people will take part in fun challenges that promote teamwork, communication and problem-solving while exploring issues that matter to them. Each mission is designed to encourage conversation, reflection and personal growth through engaging, hands-on experiences.

Working under the direction of the Programme Lead, the postholder will deliver dynamic and interactive sessions for young people aged 12-18 across the seven District Electoral Areas of Newry, Mourne and Down. The successful candidate will create safe, inclusive and youth-centred environments where young people feel valued, heard and supported to build resilience, confidence and positive relationships.

The postholder will deliver trauma-informed activities that promote emotional wellbeing, digital safety, empathy, confidence and positive peer connections, while supporting meaningful cross-community engagement and understanding.

This role is responsible for ensuring high-quality session delivery, participant engagement, safeguarding within delivery settings and the collection of programme evidence and outcomes. Responsibility for contract management, budget oversight, strategic partnerships and funder reporting remains with the

We are looking for the right person rather than the perfect CV. If you have experience working with young people, can build positive relationships and are passionate about helping young people thrive, we would encourage you to apply.

• Lead on the delivery of structured resilience and wellbeing sessions across multiple community venues, youth clubs and sports clubs.
• Deliver engaging, youth-centred workshops.
• Facilitate group discussions, experiential activities, team challenges and reflective learning exercises.
• Adapt session content and delivery methods to meet the needs, interests and developmental stages of participants.
• Support delivery of shared learning events, day trips and district-wide celebration activities.
• Build positive, trusted relationships with young people that encourage engagement, participation and personal growth.
• Create safe, inclusive and trauma-informed learning environments.
• Promote inclusion, empathy and positive peer relationships across diverse backgrounds.
• Encourage meaningful cross-community participation and relationship building.
• Support and mentor sessional facilitators, volunteers or placement staff involved in delivery if needed.
• Contribute to ongoing programme development and adaptation based on participant feedback and emerging needs.
• Share best practice, reflective learning and delivery improvements with the wider programme team.
• Maintain day-to-day safeguarding responsibility during delivery sessions and elicit all concerns to the Programme Lead.
• Identify and respond appropriately to safeguarding concerns, disclosures, emotional distress or behavioural incidents.
• Ensure all safeguarding concerns are recorded and escalated in line with organisational procedures.
• Maintain professional boundaries and uphold best practice in youth engagement.

• Maintain accurate records of:
• session updates, case studies, and participant outcomes
• Contribute…