Youth Creative Engagement Worker
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council invites applications for a Youth Creative Engagement Worker for a pilot project from October 2020 to March 2021.
This pilot project is aimed at working with targeted young people using the arts and/or creative media to develop and respond to their needs. The Youth Creative Engagement Worker will work with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown (DLR) County Council’s Arts Office and local community services in the Ballyogan area.
The Youth Creative Engagement Worker will research, design and deliver a series of taster projects in youth arts and/or creative media by consulting with services and targeted young people in the Ballyogan area. Key to this role is the creation of strong partnerships with community groups and services in the Ballyogan area. The worker will be responsible for co-ordination of all aspects of this pilot project; direct facilitation, recruitment of participants, sourcing and overseeing any freelance facilitation, delivery of any informal training for youth development officers, monitoring progress and writing reports as required by funders. The Youth Creative Engagement Worker will be required to ensure that all policies and procedures including Child Safety and Health & Safety are adhered to.
The timeframe is October 2020 – March 2021.
Application Process: Please submit a CV and a one-page letter detailing your interest in this role and your experience to date as it relates to this pilot to:
arts [at] dlrcoco.ie with Youth Creative Engagement in the subject line
Queries to mdavey [at] dlrcoco.ie (01) 2362756
Closing date: Wednesday 7 October 2020 at 12 noon.
See link below for further details.