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Job description: youth worker role

Draft a clear, inclusive job description grounded in YMCA values.

When to use this prompt

Reach for this prompt when you need to draft a clear, inclusive job description grounded in YMCA values. It's designed for HR lead, Line manager. Typically used within Recruitment work.

How to use it

1
Gather your inputs
Have your local context, audience and goal to hand.
2
Fill in the template
Copy the template below and replace every bracketed placeholder with real, local context. Keep names and safeguarding details out.
3
Run it in your AI tool
Paste into your preferred AI assistant. Ask a follow-up if the output misses your association's tone or context.
4
Review with the checklist
Work through the human-review checklist below before you send, publish or act on the output.

Prefer a guided flow? Adapt with the guided builder — it fills placeholders from your association profile.

Prompt template

Act as an experienced YMCA HR partner. Draft a job description for a {ROLE_TITLE} based at {LOCATION}. Include: purpose, main responsibilities (max 8), person specification (essential/desirable), safeguarding responsibilities, salary band {BAND}, hours {HOURS}. Reflect Vision 2030 values (belonging, youth voice, community wellbeing). Use plain English at reading age 12. Flag anything a human must confirm.

Replace bracketed placeholders with real context. Never paste identifying details about children, health or safeguarding cases.

Worked example

ROLE_TITLE: Youth Development Worker · LOCATION: [town] · BAND: £[x]–£[y] · HOURS: 30/week

Why this prompt works

Structured, inclusive, and safeguarding-aware — a strong first draft that a hiring manager can edit rather than write from scratch.

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