Vacancy Details
Contract
Permanent - Part Time
Salary
£13 to £15 per hour
Down Syndrome Training & Support Service Ltd
The Pamela Sunter Centre
2 Whitley Street
Bingley
BD16 4JH
BD16 4JH
Youth Club Worker
Salary: £13 to £15 per hour depending on experience
Hours: Part- Time, 3 to 4 hours per week
Annual leave: 5.6 weeks per year plus public holidays
Start date: June 2025
The Down Syndrome Training & Support Service, based in Bingley is looking for a youth worker to help run their Friday youth club, called the WisH Club (Weekend is Here). The Club is for young people with Down syndrome aged 11 upwards.
The Down Syndrome Training & Support Service Ltd is a charitable company based in Bingley with outreach across the North of England and beyond. We work with families and professionals living and working with people who have Down syndrome aged birth upwards offering support through many activities and services designed to promote the wellbeing of families and the education, development and inclusion of people with Down syndrome.
The Down Syndrome Training & Support Service is looking for a youth worker to help run our Friday youth club, called the WisH Club (Weekend is Here). The Club is for young people with Down syndrome aged 11 upwards. Members are welcome to bring one friend or sibling in order to provide a more inclusive setting and some members attend with their personal assistant.
The club, established in 2014, is delivered by two youth workers and several volunteers. It is based in the top floor of our centre in Bingley and currently has 20 members and a regular attendance of about 10 each week.
Prime Objectives Of The Post:
To be responsible for the wellbeing of the members of the youth club
Range Of Duties:
To liaise with the youth club coordinator
To actively engage the young people who attend the group in age appropriate activities and games ensuring they are safe and comfortable and enjoying themselves.
To engage with parents and develop a bond between the club and the families concerned.
To liaise with YCC to update individual personal care plans and personal evacuation plans
Along with the Youth Club Coordinator to:
help plan group activities to enhance interaction and develop self care skills
help with the admin associated with the club particularly with regard to personal care plans
help promote the club to recruit new members.
Personal Specification
Essential
Experience of working in a similar role
Desirable
Terms and Conditions
The position is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check and reference and will be offered initially until 31st December 2025 with a probationary review after the first 3 and 6 months.
Please contact office@downsyndromebradford.co.uk for an application pack.
Closing Date: 12 Noon, Friday 31st May 2025
Interview: Week beginning 2nd June 2025