The Youth and Community Support Apprentice will help High Oak Youth and Community Centre create a welcoming, engaging and safe environment for the local community. Working alongside experienced staff and volunteers, they will support activities shaped by the interests and needs of children, young people and wider community members.
Day-to-day responsibilities will include:
● Helping plan, prepare and deliver wellbeing, sport, environmental and food-growing activities.
● Supporting youth sessions, mentoring, the development of a girls’ football team and bike club activities.
● Encouraging participants to share ideas, try new experiences and take an active role in their community. support national and international programmes.
● Building positive relationships with young people, families, seniors and volunteers.
● Preparing equipment and activity spaces, welcoming participants and helping clear up after sessions.
● Supporting food and community projects with dignity and respect.
● Helping record attendance, gather feedback and promote upcoming activities.
● Following safeguarding, health and safety, and equality procedures, and reporting concerns to the appropriate staff member.
The apprentice will receive guidance and supervision while developing practical skills in youth and community work. Their contribution will help people build confidence, connect with others and access opportunities within their local community.
This apprenticeship is part-funded and supported by Coach Core's charitable programme, creating employment opportunities for 16–24-year-olds who have faced barriers to education, employment or career progression. We support young people with the potential to succeed who may have experienced financial disadvantage, additional learning needs, caring responsibilities or other personal or socio-economic challenges. No previous experience is required – we're looking for enthusiasm, potential and a willingness to learn. Coach Core provides additional support throughout the apprenticeship, while the employer is responsible for the final recruitment decision.
Desired Skills
Good communication skills Using their initiative Friendly Motivated Teamwork
Personal qualities
Interested in working with young people and the community.
IT skills
Qualifications required
No qualifications necessary good English, maths and IT skills
Good communication skills
Future prospects
Opportunities for employment, further training and international travel, through Erasmus plus programmes.
Training to be delivered
Community Activator Coach Apprenticeship L2 including Functional Skills in Maths and English
Developing young people who care about their environment, their neighbours and themself and are willing to step up to the challenges and make a difference.
High Oak Youth Group was established September 2003 as a unincorporated group. It was set up in 2012 as a company limited by guarantee to incorporate the new work we were carrying out.
The group was set up to provide a safe and friendly environment for young people to go.
The group is funded through fund rasin, dontaions and grants. High Oak does not have charity status but operatatres within charity objectives. We are working toward becoming a charity in the near future.
High Oak has been delivering youth and community projects working with Volunteers, hard to reach, disengaged young people and communities for the past 14 years. High Oak is seen as a doing organization with a strategic role, achieving high quality, innovative and competitive outcomes in a professional and financially sound manner. The projects are SMART (specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and in time-frame).
Employer
High Oak Youth and Community Centre
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34 High Oak,Brierley Hill
Tyne and Wear
Dudley
DY5 4LA
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