youth information worker
Youth information workers deliver youth information, guidance and counselling services in a variety of settings in order to empower young people and support their wellbeing and autonomy. They ensure that those services are accessible, resourced and welcoming for young people and run activities aimed at reaching the entire youth population, by means that are effective and appropriate for different groups and needs. Youth information workers aim to enable young people to make their own informed choices and become active citizens. They work in close partnership with other services.
Also called: information and youth advice technician, youth moderator, extracurricular manager, youth information provider, youth consultant, youth information expert, youth career consultant, youth agent
- 35
- essential skills
- 0
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
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- youth offending team worker7 skills in common
- child care social worker6 skills in common
- consultant social worker6 skills in common
- mental health social worker6 skills in common
- migrant social worker6 skills in common
- substance misuse worker6 skills in common
Essential skills
35- address problems critically
- apply quality standards in youth services
- assess the development of youth
- collaborate through digital technologies
- communicate professionally with colleagues in other fields
- communicate with youth
- communication principles
- cooperate with professionals
- develop non-formal educational activities
- develop professional network
- empower young people
- establish connections with young people
- exercise patience
- give constructive feedback
- identify customer's needs
- identify information needs of young people
- listen actively
- maintain privacy
- maintain updated professional knowledge
- manage data, information and digital content
- manage youth information services
- media and information literacy
- mentor individuals
- organise information services
- project management
- provide information
- provide youth information counselling
- reach out to diverse youth
- social media management
- support the autonomy of young people
- support the positiveness of youths
- train employees
- write work-related reports
- youth work principles
- youth-centred approach
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