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CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE’S DIRECTORATE

YOUTH SERVICE

Pathway into a Professional Youth Work Career with the Creative Arts and Digital Innovation Team

Four under-graduate opportunities starting in January 2020

Expected interview dates – week commencing 4 November 2019

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What is EA’s Youth Service and what does it do?

The Education Authority (EA) is a statutory body of the Department of Education in Northern Ireland with responsibility for Youth Services. EA became operational as a single regional authority in 2015, replacing six existing structures in order to streamline the delivery and administration of education services. The creation of EA was the first major reorganisation of education administration in Northern Ireland since 1973. EA has a budget of approximately £1.5 billion and over 37,000 staff (the majority of which are school-based). Its remit encompasses statutory nursery, primary, post primary and special education, and youth services.

Structure of the Youth Service in Northern Ireland

The Department of Education (DE) has overall responsibility for Youth Service Policy and through EA invests in excess of £30m annually in regional and local youth services.

The Youth Service in Northern Ireland comprises a statutory sector and a significantly larger voluntary sector. There are over 1,800 locally registered youth service providers, supported by a workforce of 23,000 of whom more than 90% are volunteers. Uniformed groups (e.g. Scouts, Girls Brigade, etc.) make up half of the total number of local youth groups.

The Youth Service also offers a range of services and activities in addition to local groups, for example outdoor education, award schemes, detached youth work, school-based work, youth intervention, community relations projects, summer camps and Irish medium youth work.

Department of Education (DE) Youth Service Policy

In 2013, DE introduced a new policy for the Youth Service entitled ‘Priorities for Youth (PfY) - Improving the Lives of Young People through Youth Work’, which aligns youth work with education priorities. The policy sets youth work in the context of the DE overarching goals, which reflect the importance of raising standards for all and closing the performance gap, increasing access and equality.

It also considers three enabling goals of developing the education workforce, improving the learning environment and transforming the governance and management of education. The policy specifies a number of actions to be taken forward at local, sub-regional and regional level.

In terms of youth work, Priorities for Youth places greater emphasis on the targeting of services for young people in need of additional support and identifies the priority age range of 11-18 (although the wider age range of 4-25 remains).

The policy directs that the two strategic aims of youth work within education are:

• To contribute to raising standards for all and closing the performance gap between the highest and lowest achieving young people by providing access to enjoyable, non-formal learning opportunities that help them to develop enhanced social and cognitive skills and overcome barriers to learning;

and

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• To continue to improve the non-formal learning environment by creating inclusive, participative settings in which the voice and influence of young people are championed, supported and evident in the design, delivery and evaluation of programmes.

One of the key actions within PfY is the production of a Regional Youth Development Plan (RYPD) - a 3 year strategic regional plan responding to the assessed need of children and young people and focused to address the priorities and actions identified in PfY. A key output within the RYDP is a workforce development strategy for volunteers, part-time staff and full-time staff. These documents are available on the Youth Section of the EA Website.

Youth Work Curriculum and Expected Outcomes

‘Youth work: a model for effective practice’ identifies personal and social development as the central objective of youth work in Northern Ireland, along with the following core principles and values:

While youth work presents a very wide variety of benefits and impacts for young people, six key outcomes have been identified as characteristic of all youth work. These are: enhanced personal capabilities, improved health and well-being, development of thinking skills, life and work skills, development of positive relationships with others, increased participation and active citizenship.

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CADi Outline

The aim of the Youth Service Creative Arts and Digital Innovators (CADi) Programme is to provide quality accredited training for young people in a non-formal learning environment. It offers a programme for the trainees to apply their skills and support them through signposting to employment opportunities, or further/higher education in the creative technology industries.

In addition to this, the ICT skills would be transferable to other employment as it plays a key role in most jobs. Approximately up to 60% of the Northern Ireland job market offers IT based positions which is expected to grow exponentially over the next 10 years.

The OCNNI Level 3 Programme is targeted at young people 16-18 years who are not presently engaging effectively with formal education, their communities or are at the stage within their current youth work engagement, to move to a more challenging opportunity, and gain accreditation in a creative arts or technology discipline. The OCNNI Level 1 Programme in Music Performance is targeted at 14-18 years and acts as a feeder programme for the level 3 programme but aims to deliver a creative arts programme not often offered by youth provision.

The programme aims to develop their self-confidence to gain employment or enter further or higher education in that field, whilst doing all this locally within their community. The programme will also play a role in reaching “unattached” young people who do not access generalised Youth Service provision, by offering an alternative youth programme option.

Each participant on the programme will also be given the opportunity to engage locally in Youth Service CADi events such as, but not limited to;

• The Youth Service Oscars • Camp Rock Programme • Youth Council Events • Youth Service Conferences • Support in the delivery of ICT based youth projects to statutory and voluntary

registered youth groups

After completion of training, all participants are required to support the delivery of Creative Media Programmes to Registered Voluntary and statutory Youth Groups in their local area. Through the Internship period they will apply and develop their learned skills along with a career portfolio, whilst helping to enrich youth work delivery of creative arts and digital media-based programmes or projects.

Accreditation of the creative disciplines will be delivered by our contract partners (2019 The Nerve Centre), who under contract are responsible for all elements of the OCN tuition, accreditation and administration of the award

Programme Objectives

• To increase access to accreditation for young people

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• To increase access to Youth Service Provision, in particular to young people in disadvantaged areas

• To provide young people the opportunity to gain an accredited qualification in Creative Arts and Digital Medias

• To provide a platform for participants to apply the learned skills in youth work settings • To enable young people to reach employment or further education programmes

through the experience and skills gained on the programme • To support and develop the Youth Service in production of media-based materials to

further reach more young people and promote the provision • To develop leadership skills in participants • To develop participants’ employability • To develop participants’ educational attainment

Programme Methodology

• Direct tutor input (training elements) • Group work process • Practical Experiences • One to One Support • Study Visits • Career Portfolio • CADi Intern Team Meetings

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Overarching Policy The Programme for Government (PfG) is the highest-level strategic document of the Northern Ireland Executive, setting out the priorities that will be pursued by the NI Assembly and identifying the most significant actions it will take to address them. PfG contains 14 strategic outcomes which place emphasis on every aspect of Government, including the attainment of good health and education, economic success and establishing confident and peaceful communities. The PfG has brought about a significant change in approach from that used by previous NI administrations, with much greater focus on collaborative working between organizations and groups, whether in the public, voluntary or private sectors, as well as the adoption of outcomes based planning and accountability.

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Why choose EA Youth Service and a career in youth and community work? Youth work is a rewarding, challenging, varied and flexible career through which you can positively impact upon the lives of young people. Our aim, in line with the NI Youth Work Curriculum, is to provide innovative, informal learning opportunities whilst developing nurturing relationships, inspired through the dialogue between the youth worker and young people. This in turn supports young people to make positive decisions and life choices towards being the best that they can be. Particularly, to this pathway provides the opportunity to meet the needs of children and young people through the delivery of youth work practice using creative arts and digital media.

The Pathway Scheme provides opportunities for individuals from a range of backgrounds to develop the professional skills to be a Youth Worker. Benefits will include:

• Career Development – You will gain a nationally recognised university degree which is recognised by the Joint Negotiating Committee (JNC) and North South Education and Training Standards (NSETS). Within the UK and Ireland this will offer new career pathways. Within the EA Youth Services staff will have greater flexibility to access jobs as a Youth Worker, Team Leader and Youth Officer.

• Improve Service for Children and Young People – Completion of a NSETS/JNC recognised degree will ensure that you gain the necessary Youth Work skills to positively impact youth people in a range of settings, including: youth centres, youth clubs, community centres, outreach and detached projects, area projects and schools.

• Debt-free - The Scheme will allow you to develop your career without the student debt that can be accumulated during a course. Candidates currently on a course of study leading to a recognised JNC qualification will be supported to complete their course.

If you are seeking an opportunity to start, or re-start, your career this could be the scheme for you.

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Introduction to EA’s Pathway into a Professional Youth Work Career

EA Youth Services are seeking to attract new audiences to the youth and community work field. Currently there are a range of job opportunities available and we are seeking people with a range of backgrounds to make an application.

Through this exciting scheme EA continues to demonstrate its commitment to the provision of quality professional training, whilst opening up the opportunity for new audiences to embark upon a rewarding professional career as a youth and community worker.

The JNC for youth and community workers is the body that sets the National Framework used to grade and pay youth work staff. This is set at:

• Unqualified Youth Worker • Qualified Youth Worker

From 2010, Honours Degree level became the minimum requirement for conferring professional status in a youth work position. To become professionally JNC qualified you therefore require an Honours Degree level or higher qualification. Details of the JNC qualification are available at the following link. The EA Pathways Scheme is delivered through the Ulster University and is professionally endorsed by NSETS. NSETS ensures the degree reflects current demands of the professional youth work role and that opportunities for professional formation are provided through work experience and placements. NSET endorsed qualifications are JNC recognised. Working in partnership with the University of Ulster, EA’s Youth Service has developed the Pathway to Professional Youth Work, a positive response to both attracting and encouraging new talent into the Youth Work sector. EA are providing the opportunity for successful applicants to train to become a professional youth worker through three years of part-time study. For the duration of the training successful applicants will also hold an unqualified youth support worker position within EA, and upon successful completion of the degree programme be upgraded to a permanent professional youth worker post. This post will be at the site nominated and will be either at an Area Youth Worker 1 or Centre Based 1 grade. The successful completion of the three year part-time course will lead to the BSc Honours in Community Youth Work. The Community Youth Work (CYW) Degree Course consists of 12 x 30 credit modules, with a total of 360 credits achieved following the three year programme of study. Participants will complete four modules per academic year. Placements are a key element of the Pathways Programme, conducted in the workplace and supervised by a professional youth worker.

Youth workers who are currently JNC qualified are welcome to apply for the scheme. If successful the candidate would be immediately paid at the qualified grade. If you are currently studying for your JNC qualification, you are also welcomed to apply, however you will be required to move your studies to the Ulster University.

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Course Structure

The course structure for undergraduates is outlined below:

YEAR 1 ( Level 4) YEAR 2 ( Level 5) YEAR 3 ( Level 6)

Context of Youth Work

Power, Inequality & Anti- Discriminatory Practice

Ethical Leadership, Management and

Supervision

Foundations for Youth Work

Practice

Assessed Practice

Pedagogy of Youth Work

Critical Thinking and

Professional Development

Applied Socio-Political levels

The NI Context

Transforming Communities

Study of Applied Practice

Assessed Practice Level 4

Assessed Practice Level 5

Assessed Practice Level 6

This Scheme is also open to those who hold a degree level qualification in another discipline. In this instance, the post-graduate pathway would be the chosen option towards gaining professionally qualified status. This pathway requires 2 years part-time study combined with holding an unqualified youth worker post in EA.

YEAR 1 YEAR 2

Context of Youth Work

Power, Inequality & Anti-Oppressive Practice

Assessed Practice

Pedagogy of Youth Work

Ethical Leadership, Management and

Supervision

Assessed Practice Level 7

Critical Thinking and Professional

Development

There are up to 25 places available on the EA Pathways Scheme. The initial youth support worker placements and subsequent permanent JNC qualified youth worker positions are available in a range of locations across Northern Ireland.

The Education Authority will hold a reserve list for the pathway program until February 2020 when the scheme will commence.

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The Job – what you will do as a Youth Worker

JOB TITLE: Youth Support Worker-in-Charge (Pathways Programme - CADi)

REPORTS TO: Nominated Officer

RESPONSIBLE FOR: The development and delivery of the agreed programme, the management of appropriate staff/volunteers and the implementation of Education Authority organisational policies.

JOB PURPOSE: To work directly with young people to develop their social education by providing programmes of activities. This post is for workers that have operational responsibility for delivery of programmes/projects using creative arts and digital media. The post holder will be line managed by the assigned Senior Youth Worker, providing strategic leadership and operational guidance. The post may involve the development of youth work across a range of settings.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• To identify, prioritise and deliver a programme of youth work activities based on need in the designated area, related to the ‘Model for Effective Practice’.

• To provide leadership and support for a team of part-time workers and volunteers within the project.

• Ensure that young people play an active role in the project and work towards a model of youth participation.

• Develop and maintain relationships with the wider community and external agencies.

• Provide information and support to young people to assist them to express and realise their goals and to work effectively in groups.

• Challenge oppressive behaviour in young people. • Encourage young people to broaden their horizons and be active citizens. • Monitor and evaluate the quality of youth work activities, supporting young

people in the evaluation of the activities and the impact of youth work on their development.

• Support young people in their understanding of risk and challenge and in taking action to address key issues in their lives.

• Implement the Management Committee’s Child Protection Policy and work with young people to safeguard their welfare and the welfare of others.

• Be responsible for administration within the project, including financial matters, effective record keeping and ensuring that the administrative requirements are met.

• As appropriate be involved in the recruitment, selection and induction of paid staff and volunteers.

• To carry out such duties, as may be assigned by the Line Manager, within the level of the post.

Upon successful completion of the course candidates will be upgraded to the Area Youth Worker 1 or Centre Based 1 job description.

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The Person – what you will need to be successful

NOTES TO JOB APPLICANTS 1. You must clearly demonstrate on your application form under each question, how, and to

what extent you meet the required criteria as failure to do so may result in you not being shortlisted. You should clearly demonstrate this for both the essential and desirable criteria, where relevant.

2. You must demonstrate how you meet the criteria by the closing date for applications, unless the criteria state otherwise.

3. The stage in the process when the criteria will be measured is outlined in the table below. 4. Shortlisting will be carried out on the basis of the essential criteria set out in Section 1 below,

using the information provided by you on your application form. 5. Please note that the Selection Panel reserves the right to shortlist only those applicants that

it believes most strongly meet the criteria for the role. 6. In the event of an excessive number of applications, the Selection Panel also reserves the

right to apply any desirable criteria as outlined in Section 3 at shortlisting, in which case these will be applied in the order listed. It is important therefore that you also clearly demonstrate on your application form how you meet any desirable criteria.

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SECTION 1 - ESSENTIAL CRITERIA The following are essential criteria which will initially be measured at the shortlisting stage and which may also be further explored during the interview/selection stage. You should therefore make it clear on your application form how, and to what extent you meet these criteria. Failure to do so may result in you not being shortlisted.

Factor Essential Criteria Method of Assessment

Qualifications • A minimum of 4 GCSE’s (grades A* - C) one of which should be English (essential skills level 2 is accepted as an equivalent to GCSE English).

• One GCE A’ Level (grade A* - E) or equivalent or higher**.

• OCN Youth Work Level 2 or equivalent or higher.1 **Please note these are the academic qualifications required for entry onto the JNC qualified course. Original documentation will be required for each qualification before being accepted onto the Scheme.

Shortlisting by Application Form

Experience

• Demonstrable evidence of a commitment to working with children and young people.

• Experience delivering youth work practice using creative arts and digital media

Shortlisting by Application Form

Skills / Abilities

• Ability to demonstrate readiness to learn. Shortlisting by Application Form

Other

• Ability and willingness to work unsociable hours including evenings, weekends and holidays.

• Ability to commence the under-graduate or post-graduate programme of study in January 2020.

• Have access to a suitable vehicle (appropriately maintained and insured for Education Authority business) that will enable you to carry out the mobility requirements of the post in an efficient and effective manner;

OR Provide sufficient information to satisfy the employer that you have access to an appropriate alternative form of transport that will enable you to carry out the mobility requirements of the post in an efficient and effective manner.

Shortlisting by Application Form

1 Please note if you are already JNC qualified you still need to fulfil all essential criteria.

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SECTION 2 - ESSENTIAL CRITERIA The following are additional essential criteria which will be measured during the interview/selection stage.

Factor Essential Criteria Method of Assessment

Knowledge • Awareness of the following: o NI Youth Work Curriculum. o Risk management processes relative to the

welfare of young people. o Child Protection regulations.

Interview

Skills / Abilities • Ability to develop and maintain effective relationships with young people.

• Evidence of excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to use both windows and Mac operating systems

Interview

Values Orientation

Evidence of how your experience and approach to work reflect EA’s Values. You will find information about our Values here on our website: https://www.eani.org.uk/about-us/how-we-do-it.

Interview

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Available Posts

The posts available are outlined below. You will be able to rank your preference in the application form:

Council Area Post location Post title North Locality (Derry & Strabane, Causeway Coast & Glens, Mid & East Antrim, Antrim & Newtownabbey Areas)

Limavady Youth Resource Centre OR Ballykeel Youth Centre

CADi Youth Support Worker in Charge

South Locality (Belfast, Ards North Down, Lisburn & Castlereagh, Newry Mourne & Down)

Finaghy Youth Resource Centre or Crabane Youth Resource Centre

CADi Youth Support Worker in Charge

West Locality (Mid Ulster, Fermanagh & Omagh, Armagh Banbridge Craigavon)

Epicentre (Armagh) OR Omagh Youth Centre

CADi Youth Support Worker in Charge

Derry & Strabane Derry/Londonderry Area Youth Office

CADi Initiatives Youth Support Worker in Charge

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Key Terms and Conditions of Appointment for Pathway Scheme

Length of Contract and Salary Scale:

Initial appointment will be on a fixed-term basis as a Youth Support Worker in Charge (JNC points 10-13 - £21,512 - £24,636 per annum)

• 3 years for under-graduate pathway

• 2 years for post-graduate pathway

Upon successful completion of the professional youth work qualification the post will be confirmed as permanent and upgraded to qualified youth worker status (JNC points 18-21 - £27,787 - £31,179 per annum)

JNC Qualified staff who are successful at interview will continue to be paid at Area Youth Worker 1/Centre Based 1 level (JNC points 18-21) and work to the EA Terms and Conditions for Area Youth Worker 1 or Centre Based Youth Worker 1.

Probationary Period:

The first 26 weeks of appointment are probationary, at the end of which, subject to a satisfactory performance report, the appointment will be confirmed. Where the successful candidate is a serving EA employee, a 26 week probationary period will also apply, following which EA will confirm the appointment where performance has been satisfactory, or consider alternative options with the employee as appropriate.

Conditions of Pathway Scheme:

• Participants must complete all the modules for the recognised JNC qualification.

• EA will only support a participant three times in the retaking of modules before terminating their contract as the candidate must have a JNC recognised qualification to fulfil the role of professional youth worker.

• If a participant fails to complete the JNC Recognised Qualification the EA reserves the right to claim the cost of the course from the individual.

• On successful completion of the Scheme participants are expected to continue service within the EA for a period of three years or the cost of all qualifications will be recouped from the individual.

• Successful candidates will sign an undertaking that they will work within Youth Services in Northern Ireland for a period of at least three years.

• Successful applicants must be able to commence the under-graduate or post-graduate programme of study in February 2020. A reserve list will be held until the end of March 2020.

• Students will work a 36 hour week as an EA Youth Worker until completion of study. While studying participants will be released for two sessions per week and for 5 study

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days per year from their workplace to study for the youth work degree or post graduate award. Modules and dates for semester one are outlined in the appendix.

• All placements will be supervised by a professional youth work line manager.

• On completion of the Scheme, participants will be offered a Centred Based 1 or Area Youth Worker 1 post in the location they were appointed to.

• EA will pay the fees for each of the participants directly to the university.

• Participants will be reimbursed for travel costs at casual user allowance (to and from university if further from their work base. The difference in the mileage will be paid).

Annual Leave:

The annual leave entitlement for the post is 30 days per annum.

In addition, there are normally 12 public and statutory holidays in any leave year.

For EA employees who apply for the scheme, current holiday entitlement will be applied.

Pension Scheme:

Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme for Northern Ireland is available. The EA will enrol you in the Scheme on a contractual basis and contributions to the Scheme will be deducted from your pay. Further information is available on the NILGOSC website at www.nilgosc.org.uk

Location:

Youth Worker posts are available at a range of locations across Northern Ireland. EA will take work location preferences of successful candidates into consideration, however, there is no guarantee in this regard as job locations are driven by organisational need.

The university modules and location are outlined in appendix one. This is a flexible approach so locations will move to different locations including EA youth centres and outdoor learning facilities.

Hours:

36 hours per week. The successful candidate will be expected to work four evenings per week and weekends, as and when required. Travel time will not be included as part of the working hours as travel to and from your work base is in employee’s time.

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Disclosure of Criminal Background

If you have been appointed for a post that involves ‘regulated activity’ under the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (NI) Order 2007, the Education Authority will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure of Criminal Background. Please note that you WILL be expected to meet the cost of an Enhanced Disclosure Certificate, which is currently £33. Details of how to make payment will be sent to you at the pre-employment stage.

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Selection Process

Shortlisting

The selection panel will review the completed application forms in relation to the essential and any desirable criteria as specified. The information you provide in relation to those criteria will be assessed to determine to what extent you meet those requirements. Only those applicants whose responses meet the highest standards expected for this role will be invited to the next stage. In the event of a high number of applications, the panel may use scored shortlisting and/or apply the desirable criteria in order to achieve a manageable number for interview. Interview

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend a panel interview.

Anticipated dates for the selection process are as follows:

Closing date: 18 October 2019

Shortlisting: Week commencing 21 October 2019

Interview: Week commencing 4 November 2019

These timings are indicative, however, you will be given as much advance notice as possible.

Please note that it may not be possible to reorganise any stage of the selection process because of unavailability of applicants.

Issuing of Correspondence

All correspondence regarding the selection process will be forwarded to you via e-mail where an e-mail address is provided on your application form. It is important that the e-mail address you supply on your application form is your preferred e-mail address for receipt of correspondence.

Equal Opportunities

The Education Authority as an employer is fully committed to the promotion of equality of opportunity in employment to all, irrespective of sex, marital status, pregnancy or maternity leave, civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religious belief, political opinion, race, disability, age and trade union membership or non-membership.

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Appendix One – Overview of Semester One Modules

Context of Youth Work

Week Date Session/Content Venue

0 03/02/20 Induction Day

1 10/02/20 What is Youth Work & Youth Work Curriculum

Module Overview Jordanstown

2 17/02/20 Structure of the Youth Sector National Occupational Standards Jordanstown

3 24/02/20 Human rights / youth work as political

Reading seminar 1: informal, formal and non-formal education (The Informal Educator)

Off Site

4 02/03/20 Ethics and values in youth work Ethics and values in youth work Off Site

5 09/03/20 Priorities for Youth Wider policy Jordanstown

10/03/20 History of youth work & policy development

History of the troubles & policy development through the troubles

Jordanstown

6 16/03/20 Essay and presentation preparation

Reading seminar 2: youth work, social control, and activism (Youth Workers as Controllers, Young People as Activists).

Off Site

7 23/03/20 Youth work in ROI, ROI Policy, NSETS & BREXIT

Policy test Jordanstown

8 30/03/20 Work with young women Reading seminar 3: the nature of youth work, principles, practices & challenges (Squaring the Circle)

Off site

9 06/04/20 Assessment: group presentation Assessment: group presentations Offsite

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Foundations for Youth Work Practice

Date AM PM Venue

Day 1 – 20/04/20

Introduction to module, expectations, module outline, reading list, assessment MH

Exploring the purpose of youth work – Socratic dialogue; youth work as education MH

Jordanstown

Day 2 – 27/04/20

Principles of youth work – difference between principles and process; Bernard Davies paper MH

Informal youth work processes – relationship building MH

Off-site

Day 3 – 05/05/20

(NB Tuesday)

Self and Self-awareness: exploring aspects of self and understanding the links to youth work PH

Motivation: examining the motives for working in a helping profession SM

Jordanstown

Day 4 – 11/05/20

Rogers’ Person-Centred Approach: theory and practice behind relationship building process in youth work PH

Conversation skills - 5 of 10 Skills of active listening & Labs Prep

SM

Jordanstown

Day 5 – 18/05/20

Informal youth work processes – conversation & dialogue MH

Informal youth work processes: participation MH

Jordanstown

Day 6 – 25/05/20

(NB Tuesday)

Conversation skills – 5 of 10 Skills of active listening SM

Placement preparation GN

Off-site

Day 7 – 01/06/20

Groupwork - one day training in understanding groups and group process MH & PH

Groupwork - one day training in understanding groups and group process MH & PH

Off-site Residential

Day 8 – 02/06/20

Groupwork – one day training in facilitation skills MH & PH

Groupwork - one day training in understanding groups and group process MH & PH

Off-site Residential

Day 9 – 08/06/20

Communication labs Interpersonal skills development and feedback Whole Team

Communication labs Interpersonal skills development and feedback Whole Team

Jordanstown

Day 10- 15/06/20

Informal youth work processes: Experiential learning MH

Reflection and the learning process of education MH and EA staff

Off-site

Day 11 22/06/20

(End of module)

Assessment of interpersonal skills Whole Team (6-8 geographical groups)

Assessment of interpersonal skills Whole Team (6-8 geographical groups)

Off-site (Set groups)

Day 12 29/06/20

Review and contextualising the experience (4-5 seminar groups exploring relevance of module to specific contexts)

Placement preparation Jordanstown

NB. Some of the days are scheduled for Tuesday as the Monday is the Bank Holiday. There is also a residential scheduled for 1st and 2nd of June (if possible).