Amaze seeks East Sussex Youth Workers

Are you passionate about supporting young people to thrive?  We are looking for sessional youth workers to join our growing and brilliant team, to help young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) to have fun, try new things, make friends and prepare for adulthood in our youth group sessions.

Youth Worker

• Regular term-time hours offered with the possibility of extra hours during busy times and summer holidays
• Working in our Eastbourne base and at different venues across the county, including Heathfield youth hub and Bexhill
• £15.89 per hour
• Other staff benefits include paid training opportunities and learning and development.

You will be a natural at connecting, and building a rapport, with young people, at supporting youth-led participation and you will be driven by a true passion for making a difference in young people’s lives. You’ll be working under the guidance of our East Sussex lead, and alongside our core permanent youth worker and intern, plus other sessional staff.

We are committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe having a diverse workforce at all levels allows us to represent the communities we serve.

• We want to employ staff who have lived experience of disability themselves and/or as a relative/carer of a child, young person or adult with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND), and have an excellent understanding of the issues faced by SEND families
• We particularly welcome applicants from Black, Asian and minoritised ethnic communities.

To support your application, please read:

• Youth Worker ESx Job Description
• Terms and conditions
• Guide to writting cover letter

To apply

• The closing date for applications is 9 am Friday 12^th June, but we will be reviewing applications as they come in and offering rolling interviews
• Upload your CV and cover letter or video application here

You are warmly encouraged to contact us for an information discussion about the role if you have any questions – call 07494 121 322 or email [email protected] to arrange.