We wish to employ a Youth Mental Health Worker to develop and deliver a package of support with a specific focus on youth mental health & emotional well-being through a range of activities such as group work, information sessions, campaigns and other relevant activities during our drop-in sessions.

Using current campaigns, media and youth issues as the platform for initial discussion the group work would involve sessions where the young people identify issues and look at ways of addressing these.

This would be delivered during the drop-in sessions using tools such as arts and social media to form their own campaigns which would be acknowledged through the club and supported by all staff e.g., mental health week, anti-bullying week to name a few suggestions. The campaigns would focus on promoting positive mental health & well-being and promote the already free existing activities available at The Pavillion such as art & crafts, music and cooking as well as shape new activities where gaps exist.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Act as point-of-contact to liaise and meet regularly with all project partners, taking responsibility for communication and sharing of information, and provide feedback on progression of ongoing work.
• Oversee all aspects of the programme and ensure it delivers the agreed outputs and outcomes.
• Work closely with the Manager to establish project goals and ensure they are achieved.
• Establish and maintain agreed timetables and budgets.
• Ensure an appropriate monitoring and evaluation framework is place for all aspects of the programme.
• Ensure all information is shared with sensitivity, demonstrating awareness of data protection and copyright legislation.

Skills, abilities and knowledge

Essential

• Ability to work in a participative way with young people.
• SVQ Level 3 in youth work
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to convey information in an engaging and effective way with young people.
• Excellent administrative skills.
• Ability to build positive working relationships with young people and the youth work staff.
• Good general ICT literacy, including MS Word, Excel, Outlook. Knowledge of web writing skills, and familiarity with social media.
• Ability to work independently without close supervision, to be self-motivating and act with judgement and initiative.
• Ability to plan, prioritise and manage a diverse programme of work, and to deliver planned outcomes to competing agendas and deadlines, with the flexibility needed to respond to new demands.
• Ability to manage projects, including collaborations with external partners.

Desirable

• Familiarity with the work of The Pavillion
• Flexibility working hours – evening and weekend work required.
• Knowledge of data protection
• Child Protection trained or willingness to undertake this training.
• Experience of supporting/developing Podcasts

Personal qualities

• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams.
• Commitment to supporting the professional standards.
• Ability to work well under pressure.
• Ability to act as a positive role model for young people.

Experience

• Experience of delivering issue-based work in the youth work sector.
• Experience of working with young people experiencing mental health issues.

Responsible to: Manager

St Paul’s Youth Forum are seeking a passionate and committed individual to help us kick-start a cycling revolution at the Seven Lochs Hogganfield Loch. St Paul’s have gained funding to start and run a bike repair shop/hire venue.

As the On Bikes Community Development Worker you will be working to support apprentice bike mechanics thrive and learn in a supportive atmosphere. You will also have a public facing role in which you will engage with the local community in how best to support them use active transport as a way of moving around the City.

Strong communication and people skills are essential for this role as you will be working with young people to set them up to be able to cycle to and from school.

As this is a new project, we need someone who can take the initiative and who isn’t afraid to get stuck in!

This position is funded through the Rank foundation for 6 months from the start of employment.

For more information please see attached Job Description or contact Ben Raw via ben@stpaulsyouthforum.co.uk or 0141 770 8559 / 07874 058504.

Organisation profile:

Established in 1997, St Paul’s Youth Forum works with young people in the north east of Glasgow to provide a wide range of opportunities for their growth and development. We run a wide range of activities from a youth radio station to weekly pizza nights.

St Paul’s Youth Forum are seeking a passionate and committed individual to help us kick-start a cycling revolution at the Seven Lochs Hogganfield Loch. St Paul’s have gained funding to start and run a bike repair shop/hire venue.

As the On Bikes Apprentice Bike Mechanic you will be leaning or refining skills to repair and maintain bikes. You will have the chance to go through training that will give you an industry standard qualification. You will then be supported by a community engagement officer and experienced and trained bike mechanic to use these skills in a bike hub at the Hogganfield Loch. You will help a community development officer to lend out bikes for a small fee, talking to the public to gain interest in the project.

As this is a new project, we need someone who isn’t afraid to get stuck in, learn and have fun!

This position is funded through the Rank foundation for 6 months from the start of employment.

For more information please see attached Job Description or contact Ben Raw via ben@stpaulsyouthforum.co.uk or 0141 770 8559 / 07874 058504.

Organisation profile:

Established in 1997, St Paul’s Youth Forum works with young people in the north east of Glasgow to provide a wide range of opportunities for their growth and development. We run a wide range of activities from a youth radio station to weekly pizza nights.

We are Rock Trust and our vision is an end to youth homelessness in Scotland Who we are For 30 years we have been working to prevent youth homelessness and to support young people to build better futures. We aim to ensure that every young person in Scotland has access to expert youth specific services to assist them to avoid, survive and move on from homelessness. We work to ensure that the public, policy makers, commissioners and practitioners understand the issues, make decisions and take action which will help us to end youth homelessness.

The Health and Wellbeing Worker will be working along side two art therapists and a peer mentor project worker in the team. The team’s focus is supporting young people’s mental health who are at risk of or experiencing homelessness. They will receive individual and group clinical supervision. The Health and Wellbeing Worker will be based within the Youth Development Team but will work with other teams in the organisation. The Health and Wellbeing Worker will use a person-centered approach with young people to build trust and enable them to improve outcomes with a focus on:

• Mental and emotional health, self-esteem, and confidence
• Relationships, boundaries, and safety

The Health and Wellbeing Worker will work with young people within drop ins, one-to-one support, and group work. Where appropriate they will support young people to gain additional support from statutory services.