Work and Volunteering Opportunities

Brighton Youth Centre is a large, busy voluntary sector Youth Project in the City Centre. Our programme includes open Youth Work, Brighton’s only indoor skatepark and B.fest, Brighton’s  annual youth arts festival. As a Charity we own our own building which is well used by ourselves and many partner organisations. 

Vacancies:

Youth Work Manager
Contract type: Permanent
Location: Brighton Youth Centre, central Brighton (on site)
Hours: 37.5 per week
Practical requirements: Flexible hours including weekends and evenings
Salary: £32,000 – £35,000
Job Purpose: Support and manage the Youth Work team to provide the Youth Work programme including planning, face to face delivery, funding and safeguarding. Report and agree delivery plans with CEO. Ensure staff meetings, supervision and training take place and that recording, evaluation and reporting are in place.
We are looking for an efficient youth work leader; someone who is willing to get stuck in and join our warm and enthusiastic team. Importantly, we are looking for someone who can demonstrate they are passionate about wanting to support and work with young people along with sharing their expertise and knowledge alongside the CEO with the wider team.
How to apply:
Please send a thorough cover letter addressing all aspects of the Job Description along with your CV to office@brightonyouthcentre.org.uk
Closing Date & Time: The application deadline is 9 am on Monday, 29th July 2024.
Interviews: Date TBA, we anticipate a weekday from 3 pm – 7 pm. This is to ensure young people are involved in the process. There will be up to 2 hours of interviewing with an in-person panel interview (45 mins), a written test and meeting a young person involved with BYC.
Please let us know when you submit your application if you have any issues with the interview date and time.
You should find the necessary information in the linked document below, however if you want an informal discussion before applying, please call the office on 01273 681 368.
Brighton Youth Centre Youth Work Manager Job Pack June 2024

volunteers

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We are always on the lookout for volunteers to join our amazing youth work team. We have a volunteer induction termly, towards the start of the term. We are looking for volunteers for the following days and sessions.

B.fest. B.fest is the annual Youth Arts festival, run by young people, for young people to celebrate the arts and culture created by young people. B.fest runs in Oct half term.

Tuesday Youth Club – 6.30-9.30pm. Tuesday is our lively and dynamic, open drop-in youth club nights. With about 60-80 young people attending per week, there’s lots going on, including basketball, dj-ing, arts, gaming, pool, cooking, with the skate park also open. Session is from 7-9, plus set-up, pack down and evaluation.

Music volunteers. We’ve just had two rehearsal studios built in our basement, so we’re looking for volunteers to run sessions with our young people. Initially during our youth club sessions on Tuesday night.

B.Game – Wed 6:00pm-9:30pm B.Game is our weekly gaming group, digital and analogue gaming session, all levels welcome! Our B.game nights see a group of around 20-30 young people, and consist of an hour of board & tabletop games, and an hour of video games. Sessions run from 6:30pm – 9pm, with half an hour either side for set-up & evaluation.

Gigs and events, Friday nights, 6.30-10.30pm. Currently we run a monthly gig night on the last Friday of then month, but are looking to expand this to more regular events. Would especially welcome anyone with technical experience but also looking for general volunteers to help support the events.

If you are interested in volunteering please get in touch for more details:

Email:  office@brightonyouthcentre.org.uk
Phone: 01273 681 368

 

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