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Job - Casual Session Workers - Buckinghamshire (Freelance)

Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 3:56 pm
by the i-van project
Position - The i-van Project – Casual Session Workers (Freelance)
Hours – Flexible, as and when required weekly
Salary - £15 p/h
Location – Aylesbury

The i-van is a youth multimedia project that specialises in the delivery of workshops and sessions in video, animation, music production and other computer related arts to young people across Buckinghamshire to increase skills, experience and confidence.

As an i-van Project Session Worker your role will involve engaging with young people aged 11-19 and assisting in the delivery of sessions and projects in a variety of settings, predominantly from our mobile multi media vehicle.

Experience of working with young people is desirable but not necessary as we are looking for enthusiastic and motivated people with strong communication skills.

We would be very interested to hear from applicants with specialist skills, i.e. Musicians, Singers, Music Producers, DJs, Filmmakers, Editors, VJs, Animators, Photographers, Computer Artists, etc and who are Apple Mac literate although full training in the software and equipment we use will be provided.

The position will involve working some evening and weekend sessions. You must hold a current driving license. Successful applicants are subject to interview, reference and CRB checks. A full induction will be provided.

For further information on the role and an application form please email Jon@i-van.org.uk or contact a member of the i-van team on (01296) 432438.

Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 4:05 pm
by djake
£15 an hour


:o

Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 4:07 pm
by serox
djake wrote:£15 an hour


:o
Big monies in Cornwall?

Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 4:08 pm
by djake
i would of said £15 is lot but im 18 and have no job so £6 an hour is alot to me

Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 4:17 pm
by futures_untold
Being a youth worker myself, I note with irony that they pay £15 but for no more than a few hours per week.

Thus, unless you already have another job, how can you afford to live off this!

-:sigh:-

I saw a few posts advertised recently (not by this organisation I might add), that were for 3 hours per week.. One can earn more working in a supermarket :(

Youth work in britain sucks pum

Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 4:21 pm
by serox
People who are in that line of work are not in it for the money imo.

I would be interested in doing something like that part for fun tbh.

Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 4:23 pm
by djake
yea same

Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 4:39 pm
by setspeed
Serox wrote:People who are in that line of work are not in it for the money imo.

I would be interested in doing something like that part for fun tbh.
i think his point was that if you don't have another job, you can't afford to live off the money from this, but if you do have another job, then you probably don't have time to volunteer flexible hours every week... bit of a vicious circle

Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 5:17 pm
by futures_untold
setspeed wrote:
Serox wrote:People who are in that line of work are not in it for the money imo.

I would be interested in doing something like that part for fun tbh.
i think his point was that if you don't have another job, you can't afford to live off the money from this, but if you do have another job, then you probably don't have time to volunteer flexible hours every week... bit of a vicious circle
:idea:

Hit the nail on the head spot on mate.

If you want quality youth workers, then they need to be trained. Trained youth workers have a right to be paid a professional living wage inline with similar professions, ie, teaching.

What vexxes me immensly are the amount of £40,000pa management jobs going within the sector, yet most projects are under staffed.

Is it that difficult to pay two people £20,000pa fulltime or four people £10,000 pa part time? Even at £10,000, because it's only part time that leaves people the opportunity to work in another job.

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