Youth Worker (Retreat Centre)“in today’s hectic environment where people have no time to listen to God’s voice, Benedictine convents and monasteries become oases where women and men of all ages, backgrounds, cultures and religions can discover the beauty of silence and the harmony of God’s creation”.Pope FrancisWorking as part of the wider Hospitality team, the Youth Worker will be responsible for helping to define and run activities for young people at our client's retreat centre, making a key contribution to ensuring the success of this major expansion initiative in growing the monastic apostolate of hospitality there.The Youth Worker will work with the Marketing, Communications and Outreach Officer to reach out to a variety of youth communities and grow this fundamental strand of activity, ensuring that the needs and voice of young people are met and heard and their experience is positive and fulfilling.Youth Worker Responsibilities:• To lead on engagement with all levels of youth from school to university into early thirties, for the hospitality and retreat sector of the organisation.• To work alongside the Business Manager and Marketing Executive to identify and prioritise their target audiences in all activities and look at how best to reach those audiences.• To help develop a range of programmes for different age groups.• To work with the Abbey safeguarding team to ensure the highest standards of safeguarding across all activities.• To help develop and engage closely with the intern programme, being the primary pastoral point of contact.Youth Worker Requirements:• Demonstrable experience of working professionally with young people, ideally for a minimum of 2 years.• Experience of organising and delivering programmes of youth engagement.• A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk.• First Aid qualified (desirable)• A minimum Level 3 Qualification in Youth Work related studies or recognised equivalent (desirable)About our client:They are situated in North Yorkshire and are home to the largest community of Benedictine monks in the UK. The monastic Community has for many years welcomed visitors, providing retreats and other hospitality which enable people from all walks of life to experience the peace and tranquillity that is so often lacking in our lives today. The Community are about to launch an exciting project which will be a significant expansion of its hospitality and retreat activity through their retreat centre. This new role provides an exciting opportunity to work with the Community to extend this welcome to more young people.They are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. They expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and will ensure that all recruitment and selection practices and procedures reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to checks by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) along with other relevant employment checks.Location: Ampleforth, North Yorkshire YO26 4EYContract Type: PermanentHours: Full Time, 37 per weekSalary: £27,000 to £30,000 per annum, dependent on skills and experienceYou may have experience of the following: Youth Worker, Community Work, Social Work, Community Worker, Participation Activator, Community Activities, Support Worker, etc.Ref: 99421