YouthStart

Today we off due to bank holiday!

Doors will open again tomorrow at 8am. 🧡

💙CONGRATULATIONS🧡
A big massive well done to all young people receiving their GCSE results! Remember whatever is written on the page does not determine who you are or your future!

We have staff across the city at local secondary schools speaking with young people and parents.

Catherine and Caitlin will be at Kennedy Centre from 9am-2pm.

If you need any support do not hesitate to reach out!

💛 GOOD LUCK 💙
Good luck to every young person receiving their exam results tomorrow! It is extremely important to remember that we can do anything we put our minds too!! Your exam results do not define YOU or PREDICT your future!!

“You have brains in your head, you have feet in your shoes, you can steer yourself any direction you choose” - Dr Suess

We are delighted to announce that we have just sponsored two dancers to attend the World Championships at Blackpool 🌎

The hard work and talent at Studio 5 is truly remarkable. Do yourselves and your communities proud and bring it back to Belfast! 🖤

We’ll be cheering y’all on!! 🙌🏻

Another fantastic sponsor!

Sponsoring 2 Dancers to attend the World Championships at Blackpool 🌏

An organisation that provides many different opportunities to young people accross the city!

We appreciate your support YouthStart

Many thanks

Pride is a protest and celebration! Never forget that 🏳️‍🌈❤️ even though we can’t walk today with our staff and young people. We all will celebrate PRIDE regardless!

So from everyone at the YouthStart Team have a fantastic and safe BELFAST PRIDE 🌈

Our doors will be back open on Monday morning at 8am!!

Take a look at our fantastic Cohort 12 & 13. Enjoying some water activities at Let's Go Hydro Resort. Lots of craic and laughter!! ☀️

☀️ Summer programme 2024 ☀️

Take a look at our latest cohort of young people. Engaging in plenty of activities and icebreakers.

This group of young people have already made such a positive impact to our summer programme. Enthusiastic and ready to seize the day!! ❤️

Our fantastic young volunteers doing us proud!! 🫶🏻

Springvale Training and Learning Prize Giving 2024 🏆 What a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the achievements of our fantastic young people. A special congratulations to our very own Bradley and Sophie who accepted their awards as the this year’s Rising Stars 🌟

SUMMER PROGRAMME INCOMING ☀️

Our wonderful staff out early this morning and displayed some more of our Youth Start banners!! Be sure to scan the QR for more information 😎

Banners are located Belfast wide : Upper Springfeild, Springvale Training and Learning Tech, Limestone Road, Shankill, The Markets, Castlereagh Road and Boucher Road.

💙 Exciting news! 🧡 We are back again with a brand new cohort of young people, Tuesday 25th June!! *SPOTS ARE LIMITED*

In the meantime, if you're aged 16-24 and not currently in education, another training programme, or employment, this is your chance to kickstart your dream career with our 20-week employability programme! Want to learn more? Reach out, ask questions, and register your interest for upcoming cohorts today! We're here to answer any questions and get you started on your journey to success. Don't miss out!!

Move more for your mental health! This Mental Health Awareness Week, let's prioritize physical activity as a way to boost our well-being. Get moving, whether it's a walk, dance, or workout, and take care of your mind and body. Together, we can promote positive mental health! 💪💙

Our CIT Work Ready kids have recently started working in partnership with Tullymore Youth Empowerment Project YEP 🧡💙

Well done to all that are involved👏

We had a fun day today at the Belfast City Council Job Start scheme event today! 🫶🏻

Melissa is one of our success stories who came through our programme, joined our team
on the JobStart scheme and has now been working with us for 2 years now! 💙🧡

We promote this scheme with our young people, so they know they have many different options and there are opportunities out there!

💙 Exciting news! 🧡 All cohorts are back again starting next Monday, April 8th! We hope you all have been enjoying your Easter break.

In the meantime, if you're aged 16-24 and not currently in education, another training programme, or employment, this is your chance to kickstart your dream career with our 20-week employability programme! Want to learn more? Reach out, ask questions, and register your interest for upcoming cohorts today! We're here to answer any questions and get you started on your journey to success. Don't miss out! 👏🏼

WE RAISED £600👏🏼

Thank you everyone for your generous donations, we hope you enjoyed the buns!

Thank you for helping us support the work Macmillan Cancer Support do! A special cause that holds a special place in many peoples hearts.

THANK YOU👏🏼👏🏼

🚨‼️CURRENTLY RECRUITING‼️🚨

Are you ready to make strides toward your dream career? Get in contact with us now!

We are currently welcoming new participants for Cohorts 10 and 11, starting on the 19th of March! If you are 16 - 24 years old and not in education, training or employment, this could be the opportunity for you!

We are here to help you gain the skills, qualifications and experience needed to get you ready for employment!

Contact us now on 07485394456 or [email protected]

💘𝙃𝘼𝙋𝙋𝙔 𝙄𝙉𝙏𝙀𝙍𝙉𝘼𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉𝘼𝙇 𝙒𝙊𝙈𝙀𝙉’𝙎 𝘿𝘼𝙔💘
Today is a day about celebrating all the amazing women in our lives and celebrating being a woman!

Shoutout to all the amazing young women, past and present, who have been on our programme! And to the hard working, caring female’s within the YouthStart team! 🤍

Cohort 8 took a trip to Need 4 Speed for some team building! Hope everyone enjoyed their trip!

The results are in and it goes as follows
🥇Our very own Rachael
🥈Cal
🥉Anto
with our own Catherine following up behind in 4th!

💙🧡

👏ACHIEVEMENTS👏
Big shoutout to our incredible YouthStart participants on passing their Level 2 Numeracy! Meet James and Pierce, two outstanding achievers! 👏 Your hard work truly paid off!

If you're eager to enhance your numeracy skills or need support to launch your career, you're in the right place! 🚀

New groups kick off every month – don't miss out on this chance to excel! 💙🧡

Celebrating National Apprenticeship Week with a bang! 💙

We are thrilled to share that YouthStart is making waves in empowering youth by connecting them with diverse apprenticeship opportunities across various sectors in Belfast!

If the thought of starting your career feels overwhelming, don't stress! 🌈 We're here to guide and support you every step of the way. From developing your own personal, social, to professional skills, we've got your back! Let's kickstart your journey to success together.

Apply now and let us be your partner in unlocking a world of possibilities! 🌐

Some new participants stuck around for a photo at the end of today’s session!

We had a big group in today! We just want to send a big thank you to all that attended today, we were very excited to welcome you to YouthStart!💙🧡

We hope you had a brilliant first day and we look forward to seeing you on Wednesday again!🙌🏼

Due to today’s bus strike, we are closed!

We will be back up and running next week! See you all then!
💙🧡

🚨VACANCY AVAILABLE!🚨
We are currently recruiting for a Health & Wellbeing Officer to work closely with our young people and other delivery staff. The underpinning value of the work is to ensure that every young person achieves their potential through the provision of targeted support and intervention. Under the direction of the Project Co-Ordinator, the Health & Wellbeing Officer will contribute to all aspects of participant wellbeing and achievement, using the key outcomes of ‘Every Child Matters’ agenda as a basis for their work.

For more information and to apply, follow the link:
https://www.communityni.org/job/health-wellbeing-officer-0

Good luck in your application!
💙🧡