Outreach youth work

Outreach youth work in Jämijärvi

Outreach youth work is intended for young people under the age of 29 in Jämijärvi. Outreach youth work offers young people early support if they want it. Outreach youth work provides support, for example, in a situation where a young person is without a job or study place or needs support to access the services they need.

You can contact investigative youth work, for example, if:

• you don't know what to do next or are worried about the future 
• you are considering study or job opportunities 
• you need support in handling official matters
• there are problems with finances or other everyday matters
• you need support for well-being or coping 
• you want to talk confidentially about pressing matters

There is nothing you can't ask a searching youth worker. Let's find solutions together!

Outreach youth work is always voluntary, confidential and free of charge. A time and place where the young person wants to meet is agreed upon with them. The young person themselves or a close relative of the young person can contact outreach youth work. The Youth Act 1285/2016 guides the activities and obliges certain parties to contact outreach youth work if there is concern about the young person's situation. 

Overtime

Aikalisä - Overtime activities offer support and guidance to all young people of conscription, conscript and civilian service age. Outreach youth work implements Overtime activities based on cooperation between the Defence Forces, the Civilian Service Centre, the State Treasury and municipalities as part of its basic work and is responsible for activities in all Finnish municipalities.

The municipalities' outreach youth workers offer all young people the opportunity for guidance and support before, during and after service, as well as when service is interrupted.

According to the operating model, municipalities are looking for youth workers:

• participate in the autumn convocations at each convocation location: the activities are presented at the convocation information and the young people are met at the Time-Out Point. National Time-Out materials are used to present the activities. The young people come to the Time-Out Point after the convocation committee.
• are participating in inspections (AJTs) organized by the regional offices of the Defence Forces to meet young people.
• are already involved in pre-conscription health checks in many locations.
• receive the Youth Act (1285/2016, Section 11) reports on young people who interrupt their military or civilian service.

Valtti workshop as a route to working life

The main purpose of the workshop activities is to promote employment and help create an individual career path. The Valtti workshop offers job seekers and students the opportunity to develop working life skills and professional competence. Valtti's main office is located in Kankaanpää at Asemakatu 7.