Youth Work For All Clubs and Volunteers Coordinator

Funder:  DCEDIY Volunteer Activation Fund

Location: This is a hybrid role combining working from home with frequent travel to Youth Work Ireland member services

Description of Project:

The key objective of the Volunteer Activation Fund is to increase capacity in the youth sector through increasing the overall number of volunteers taking part in the sector, increasing the number of volunteer-led youth clubs across the State, and enhancing organisations’ ability to support volunteers.

The Fund is intended to support initiatives that will deliver on this objective, including initiatives focused on:

• Recruiting and supporting new volunteers;
• Establishing new volunteer-led clubs;
• Encouraging young people to volunteer; Retaining volunteers;
• Developing training materials (including making resources available online); and
• Promote and facilitate regional and national networking of volunteers and young people to surface and support best practice in supporting volunteers

In line with the stated fund objectives, this role will support the development of additional youth clubs and youth club volunteers by working with volunteers, youth club support staff, and youth workers who interact with clubs. New resources, promotion campaigns and electronic infrastructure will be developed. Training and direct support will be delivered to youth work staff and volunteers. Volunteers, club workers and youth workers will be engaged in identifying needs and in the co-design of resources. Particular attention will be given to underserved geographic areas, growing areas of club development such as clubs for young people with additional needs and emerging topics such as climate justice.

Job Description:

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Application Process:

Prior to 5pm on 11/12/24 please email an up-to-date CV, recent example of written work and cover letter outlining your suitability to Matthew Seebach mseebach@youthworkireland.ie

12/12/24:  Interview panel to contact candidates to arrange interviews.

13^th/12/24 Interviews to take place (via Zoom or Microsoft Teams)

Policy Statement:

Youth Work Ireland is committed to equal opportunity and its Recruitment and Selection procedure is in full compliance with all legal requirements. At all times, applicants will be treated in a fair and consistent manner, and discrimination will not be tolerated in respect of age, gender, race, disability, family status, marital status, religion, sexual orientation or membership of the Traveller community.