Brentwood Borough Council Young People - The Hermit

The Hermit

What happens at the Hermit?

The Integrated Youth Service (IYS) is located @ The Hermit site in Shenfield Road and offers a range of services for young people aged 13-19 (and up 25 with additional learning needs).

The IYS team is made up of Connexions Personal Advisers and Youth Workers The service provides information, advice and guidance on a range of issues affecting young people as well as careers advice and targeted support during the day and a range of positive activities at night and during school holidays. The team also works out in the local community offering guidance in local libraries and working with young people in their local communities through detached work and using the mobile youth centre.

For more information about Youth Work and positive activities call 01277 249300

For more information about the Connexions Service call 01277 693300 or visit www.essexconnexions.co.uk

 The youth work team is currently seconded to Brentwood Borough Council are responsible for the following provisions.

Mondays – Duke of Edinburgh Award 

A DofE programme is a real adventure from beginning to end. It doesn’t matter who you are or where you’re from. You just need to be aged between 14 and 19 and realise there’s more to life than sitting on a sofa watching life pass you by. We are now accepting new entries at Bronze level for our September intake.

Tuesdays – Endeavour Youth Club 

An open centre for young people with learning needs to encourage participation, increase self-awareness and promote new learning opportunities. The centre is open to all young people with a statement of special needs.

Wednesdays – Up2U 

An open youth centre for young people to encourage participation, offer support, guidance and signposting to raise awareness of issues. Emphasis also on developing life skills (cooking etc).

Creative Projects (graffiti art, mc workshops etc) run alongside the open centre.

Thursdays – Brentwood Performing Arts Group 

Brentwood Performing Arts Group is a young person led drama group, that has been going for nearly twenty years with young people coming and going but the essence of the group has remained constant.

Come along and participate either as an actor, director or behind the scenes.

Fridays – Hermit Live! 

Hermit-Live is held in The Hermit Club on Friday evenings, it is a live music gig that is attended by over 100 young people every week, young people play a full part in the session. Our young volunteers, do almost all of the significant jobs, booking bands, publicity, tickets, sign people in etc. Young musicians perform each week, all of our technicians are teenagers. Youth workers support young peoples initiatives.

Detached Work - Brentwood

The detached project is used primarily to support young people who are unable to or do not wish to access the main provisions based at the Hermit. Youth workers meet young people in areas that they congregate and provide an informal point of contact for activities, information and support.

We are looking to roll out a new delivery programme in September to incorporate West Horndon, Ingatestone and King George’s Playing Fields.