Black Country Support Worker………
Our Black Country Support Worker (Mark Peters) is based at Lower Gornal Community Youth Centre, Darlaston Youth Centre and Control House, West Bromwich, to maintain closer links with affiliates, associates and partner organisations in the Black Country. Support services offered include:
· Developing links with local authorities and Connexions Black Country
· Maintaining a stronger working relationship with the wider voluntary sector
· Promoting bayc to non-affiliated youth groups and organisations
· Evaluating the work that bayc undertakes with affiliated members within the Black Country
· Providing information and support to affiliated youth groups/organisations
· Investigating the positive points of affiliation to bayc
· Offering support and advice in implementing various quality standards where youth groups and organisations do not already have these in place, for example: insurance, child protection, equal opportunities, health & safety and criminal records checks
· Providing information on various projects, such as Youth Achievement Awards, art and drama projects and young women’s development
· Informing youth workers about training undertaken by bayc
· Promoting our Studio Barn residential centre
· Providing personal visits
· Offering programme support
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Youth Music is a national charity supporting music making for children and young people, especially those with least opportunity. Youth Music has invested funding in music projects in Wolverhampton, Sandwell and Walsall in the last two years. We are keen to develop partnerships to reach the young people with least opportunity, who could benefit greatly from music making. www.youthmusic.org.uk
MusicLeader West Midlands is dedicated to the professional development of music leaders, offering information, advice, training, networking, and online resources at www.musicleader.net Christina TimmsRegional Executive Officer, West MidlandsYouth Music07738 147733
