Senior Practitioner Youth Services
Salary: £18,489 (actual amount)
Hours: 22.5 hours per week – 3 year fixed-term contract
Location: Based at Chester, Northwich or Macclesfield with travel in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire East and Warrington
DSN is a modern, dynamic charity providing a wide range of support services related to sensory loss for people across Cheshire and the surrounding areas. We are a Disability Confident employer and our values-based culture comes from the knowledge that the services we provide make a real difference to the people we support.
We are delighted to have been awarded a National Lottery Community Fund grant to continue and develop our successful youth offer programme across Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire East and Warrington. We are looking to recruit a Senior Practitioner to work alongside our Youth Worker and team of sessional Youth Support Workers on this programme.The core delivery areas for young deaf people will be youth sessions, holiday activities, youth council sessions and young leaders’ programme for 8 – 18 year olds, and as part of this project we will also be able to offer sessions to our older groups – those aged 19 – 25.
Our Senior Practitioner will have experience in- Working in the youth sector
- Managing projects
- Working as part of a team and managing others
- has great communication skills
- is approachable and professional
- can work independently in a demanding and rewarding role.
This role will include ensuring that the needs of deaf young people are at the heart of the project, and that young people experience positive differences and outcomes, including increased confidence and independence. The job is for a 3-year fixed term with travel across Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire East and Warrington so the use of a car is essential.
Please see the person specification and job description for more details.We follow Safer Recruitment practices to help make sure our staff and volunteers are suitable to work with children and young people. This role is subject to an enhanced DBS check and reference checks.
We offer a range of benefits including: 24 days pro rata annual leave plus bank holidays, company sick pay, contributory pension scheme, access to enhanced role specific training including BSL, Medicash health plan, cycle scheme.
For more information and to apply, please visit the link below: -
https://dsnonline.co.uk/news-events/senior-practitioner-youth-services/
Closing date: Friday 11th October at 12 noon.