About Candle Community Trust

Candle Community Trust provides educational and developmental programmes for young people. We are committed to creating and delivering a comprehensive best practice service to meet the needs of young people who experience disadvantage and marginalisation. Candle provides a context for the physical, emotional, intellectual, social, and spiritual growth of the person. Candle Community Trust is a progressive organisation that has pioneered the integration of the Trauma Recovery Model and Restorative Practices into their approach to working with young people.

Role being advertised:

This is an exciting position of a full-time youth worker in a dynamic youth service in Candle Community Trust. The Youth work position involves the development and delivery of programmes and activities that aim to meet the needs of the young people aged 11 to 18 years of age. Candle Community Trust aims to work with young people from marginalised backgrounds that are at risk of social exclusion. It is important that the Youth Worker has the skill set and commitment to work with our target group and to support their personal/educational development. The service will be delivered in accordance with best practice and will provide a safe environment for young people.

The ideal candidate will have the following:

Have worked with young people for two years’ full time in a youth work setting and have a degree level qualification within the Educational/Social Science/Youth Work or Community Work field.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide opportunities which support young people to improve their social and developmental outcomes.
• To engage and build professional relationships with young people.
• To plan, deliver and facilitate non-formal educational and personal development programmes.
• To be flexible and attentive to the needs of young people
• To provide Outreach and Detached Youth Work to ensure the most difficult to reach young people have opportunities to engage with the service.
• The Youth Worker will have shared responsibility for connecting young people and families into the service.
• Good report writing skills and ability to maintain project records; provide updates and reports as requested and attend regular meetings.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and an ability to work effectively as a team member.
• Ability to liaise effectively with appropriate agencies.
• To always ensure that the values and ethos of Candle Community Trust are respected and maintained.
• To undertake other appropriate and relevant tasks as directed by the Director.

Candidates under consideration for employment in Candle Community Trust will be subject to Garda vetting and reference checks.

The salary will be aligned with the CDYSB Youth Worker salary scale. (€35,395-€53,056)

Application Process

Please send a CV (max 3 pages) including a cover letter to info@candletrust.ie with the title ‘Youth Worker’ in the subject bar.

Closing date for receipt of CV and letter is Monday, May 13th 2024 at 12 noon.

Interviews will be held the week of May 20th 2024

Applications received after this deadline will not be accepted.

A panel may be formed following the interview process.

Candle Community Trust is committed to a policy of Equality of Opportunity in its employment practices.