Job Opportunity: Youth Worker/s

Have you got what it takes to be an Anti Racist Youth Worker?

We have some amazing projects for young people and to continue bringing these projects to life, we need more youth workers! Some projects meet monthly, others weekly and some on a more ad hoc basis. Some projects specifically require Youth Workers from the Global Majority (1*) but not all. ARC youth projects are young person centred and take place at times that best suit young people, which usually means outside of school and work hours, so flexibility for evenings, weekends and holiday time working would be essential.

 

What we’re looking for:  

1. To deliver anti-racist face to face youth work, in person and online. 
2. To work with the ARC team to identify the needs of young people and assist in the creation of sessions for the young people in line with the various project aims. 
3. To understand the community you work with. 
4. To build and maintain positive relationships with young people. 
5. To monitor and evaluate youth work in consultation with colleagues and young people. 
6. To encourage young people to actively participate in the decision making processes of the projects. 
7. To implement Safeguarding and Health & Safety policies and procedures at all times. 
8. To be accountable and responsible. 
9. Complete administrative tasks for the sessions such as replying to emails and responding to queries from ARC and young people involved. 
10. Attend session planning and feedback meetings. 

We currently have two projects we need youth workers for and you could be working across either of these and/or any other projects depending as they grow and develop in the future, depending on your availability and experience. 

• Living Whilst Black Youth

Monthly – Kendal, Carlisle, Virtual (2*) 

You’d be needed to support a safe Black-led space which is specifically for a growing group of young Black and Brown people. You will be creating engaging and fun content for regular monthly sessions that support their wellbeing, educate them about anti-racism and create a sense of community and belonging.

The meetings last 1.5 hrs and, when in real life, you will need some time to set up before the session and tidy up after. You will also need some time for prepping with the ARC team and for regular evaluation/feedback meetings that will help us make sure that we are moving in the right direction.

 

• ARC Youth TikTok 

Sessions/number of hours TBC (+ likely 2 x residential weekends)

 

This youth-led project has reached the end of its development phase and is moving into delivery. Working closely with the ARC team and the Project Lead (applications are open for this position too) you will help support the young people turn their ideas into reality and facilitate the young people at both physical and virtual sessions that support them to create TikTok content for their new channel.

 

Upcoming projects:

Young ARCtivists
This has not yet been launched but we would like to create a space for all young people to come together to become anti-racist activists in their own way. We would want this space to be open to young people of all backgrounds up to age 25, a space to educate and empower them to create anti-racist projects, discussions, events and campaigns where they feel they are most needed. 

Essential 

Good local knowledge of area

Sense of adventure and willingness to try new things

Sense of humour and good fun 

Excellent rapport with young people (you need to be able to relate to young people on their level, including young people who communicate or present in a variety of ways) 

Reliable and supportive 

Experience of having worked with young people previously 

A clear understanding of what is for young people and what is led by young people

Administrative skills to be able to manage, diaries, budgets, coordination of meetings/activities

Safeguarding knowledge

Willing to be DBS certified 

A demonstrable sound knowledge of intersectionality  

Desirable 

Driving licence 

First Aid Training 

Health and Safety Training 

Qualification in youth work or working with young people 

Interested?

 

Then send us either 1 A4 sheet or a 2-minute maximum video recording of you, setting out:

1. Your experience
2. What you can bring to the role
3. How you would motivate young people to lead in anti-racist projects

We need the above information by Monday 3 April  5pm. Send your information to admin@antiracistcumbria.org and remember to include your full name, email and contact mobile number.

If we like what we see, you will need to be available on either 24th or 25th April to chat to us in more detail via zoom (exact time to be confirmed).

Please note that Living Whilst Black Youth is specifically for Black and Brown young people, it is therefore appropriate in order to maintain the safe space for these young people that youth workers for this project are also from the Global Majority. Youth workers for all other projects can be from any ethnic background as long as they can evidence their allyship to anti-racism. We welcome applications from anyone interested and we would nominate you to the projects as required. 

We have care on hand to support you in your work and to deal with any racial trauma you may experience but it’s important to note that the work is robust.

£15 per hour. 

Paid for meetings held with us and 1.5hrs pre and post session prep/feedback

Help us build the UK’s first anti-racist county.

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1 Global Majority is a collective term for ethnic groups which constitute approximately 85 percent of the global population. It has been used as an alternative to terms which are seen as racialised like “ethnic minority” and “person of colour” (POC), or more regional terms like “visible minority” in Canada and “Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic” (BAME) in the United Kingdom. The term was used as early as 2003 as a way to challenge the normativity of a white majority or Eurocentric perspective. Its proponents argue that terms like “ethnic minority” marginalise the skills, the ways of thinking, and the lived experiences of those from African, Asian, indigenous, or dual-heritage backgrounds. 

2 We ask you that you join the meetings in your area and make space for potential flexibility if we need support in another area