Senior Youth Worker Post

Candle Community Trust provides educational, developmental, and therapeutic services for young people. We are committed to creating and delivering a comprehensive, best practice youth service to meet the needs of young people who experience disadvantage and marginalisation. Through a range of targeted services, including the Youth Service, Candle aims to provide a context for the physical, emotional, intellectual, social, and spiritual growth of the person.

Candle Community Trust now invites applications for the position of Senior Youth worker, Candle Youth Service. This is a permanent position. This position is offered under the UBU Your Place Your Space funding scheme through City of Dublin Youth Services. This is a key position within the Candle organization and the successful applicant will be responsible for the oversight, planning, and delivery of quality frontline youth services. The position involves significant leadership and responsibilities within the service provision at Candle.

Essential Requirements:

• Professionally endorsed youthwork qualification or have a degree level qualification within the Youth Work/Education/Social Sciences sector or a relevant field.
• Worked with young people for 5 years full time and have experience of working with young people at risk in a youth work setting in a paid capacity

Other Requirements:

• Strong conviction about, and commitment to, youthwork theory and practice.
• An understanding of the issues affecting marginalized youth, and dedication to being a positive advocate for same.
• Leadership experience in a relevant setting.
• Experience of planning and delivering creative and innovative youth programmes.
• Skills, experience, and values requisite for working with young people who present with challenging behaviour.
• Effective organisational, administrative, communication, IT, analytical and research skills.
• Enthusiasm, flexibility, and a can-do attitude.
• An understanding of the impact of relational/ developmental trauma.

What we offer:

• A supportive and positive working environment
• Opportunities for training and professional development
• Attractive terms and conditions

Salary Scale: €53,056- €59,677, starting point on the scale will be commensurate with experience

All positions at Candle Community Trust require Garda Vetting.

Role Definition and Job Description attached.

Informal enquiries to Clare Mander: cmander@candletrust.ie or 01-6269-111

Applications in the form of Curriculum Vitae (3 pages max) and cover letter outlining why you are suitable for this position

By email to: info@candletrust.ie with Senior Youth Worker in the subject bar.

Closing date for receipt of applications is 5pm on the 27th of July 2025. Interviews will be held the week of 4th August 2025. A panel may be formed following the interview process.

Candle Community Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer

The role is funded under UBU Your Place Your Space through the Department of Education and Youth (DEY) and administered by City of Dublin Youth Services.