Senior Youth Officer, Support & Supervision

Foroige is creating a Support and Supervision Project Team to build the capacity of the Foróige Youth Diversion Project Network and identify and provide support and enhance supervision capacity across the organisation to achieve better outcomes for young people in the projects.

The Youth Diversion Projects are part of a network of Youth Diversion Projects; funded by the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration (DOJHAM)and by the European Social Fund and Dormant Accounts, in conjunction with An Garda Síochána and is managed by Foróige. The introduction of the support and supervision funding line in Youth Diversion Projects has created an expectation for improved practice of youth diversion staff and consequently better outcomes for young people. It will provide a unique development within Foróige for the benefit of all young participants of YDPs and in wider projects.

During 2025 and early 2026, significant work was undertaken to progress this work including a literature review, extensive consultation and the development of a Project Plan. The work of the Support and Supervision Project Team will be based on the report that was produced in 2026.

Foróige will employ a Senior Youth Officer and a small team to ensure quality support and supervision to front -line workers and better outcomes for young people.