Frith Youth Centre, Bussage, Stroud - Job Opportunity

Frith Youth Centre at Bussage, Stroud, is currently looking for a regular youth worker for its Thursday night Senior club.  We are particularly keen to find someone who can organise and facilitate art-based projects.  Sessions are from 7pm to 8.45ish, with a quarter of an hour each side for setting up and clearing away.  The youngsters who attend are between 12 and 16, noisy but fairly well behaved.  Previous projects have included graffiti workshops, film and photography, jewellery making, glass fusing, scrap sculture and so on.

We pay £20 per session and there is a small budget for materials.  There are currently 2 youth workers plus volunteers in place and the new youth worker would be part of the team, working with the others to devise a termly programme of events.  We are looking for someone who is extremely reliable, calm and who is interested in working with this age group.  Experience is not as essential as enthusiasm.  A CRB check will be done by us, at our expense.  Previous youth workers have been all ages and from all sorts of backgrounds, including those who want to extend their CV's to go into teaching and youth work. Own transport is necessary as the centre is not easily accessible by public transport.

There is an opportunity for youth workers to apply for grant funding for specific projects, especially during the holiday periods, at a professional rate.

If anyone is interested in the position, please email Beth on frithyouthcentre@hotmail.com or call 01453 885056.  More information about the centre can be found on www.frithyouthcentre.org.uk.