Stroud and the Cotswolds

About Us

At Family Action, we transform lives by providing practical, emotional, and financial support to those who are experiencing poverty, disadvantage, and social isolation. We have been building stronger families since 1869, and today we work with more than 60,000 families in over 150 community-based services, as well as supporting thousands more through national programmes and grants.

We are now looking for a Youth Participation and Outreach Lead to join us on a full-time, permanent basis, working 37 hours per week.

The Benefits

Salary of £28,315 - £31,073 per annum
An annual paid leave entitlement of 25 working days plus bank holidays
Up to 6% matched-pension contributions
Flexible working hours
Enhanced paid sick leave
Enhanced paid family leave provisions
Eye care and winter flu jabs vouchers
Cycle to work scheme
Investment in your professional development with ongoing quality training and career development opportunities

This is an inspiring opportunity for a passionate and experienced youth leader to join our forward-looking organisation.

Youll be at the forefront of creating innovative youth participation strategies and programmes, developing meaningful opportunities that allow young people to engage, grow and thrive.

Whats more, with a strong focus on professional development and personal growth, this permanent role offers you the chance to continue to enhance your skills in a supportive and nurturing environment.

So, if youre ready to make a meaningful impact in the lives of young people and help shape the future of our community, we want to hear from you!

The Role

As our Youth Participation and Outreach Lead, you will develop and deliver participation opportunities for young people to influence and shape our local Youth Service provision across Stroud and the Cotswolds.

Working closely with young people, partners, and stakeholders, you will lead the service, championing the voice of children and young people whilst ensuring their views, experiences, opinions, and interests are considered.

You will create and implement youth participation strategies, develop and manage programmes that engage young people in social action and decision-making and ensure their voices are heard in all aspects of service delivery.

Additionally, You Will

Build strong relationships
Identify service gaps and support the co-design of youth services that meet these
Promote youth participation through various media channels
Supervise young people at youth centres and other locations
Manage case records using a management information system
Collaborate with local stakeholders to build a comprehensive youth participation strategy
Promote youth engagement activities and events
Ensure compliance with safeguarding, health and safety and equality policies

About You

To be considered as our Youth Participation and Outreach Lead, you will need:

Experience in face-to-face youth work in a variety of settings
Experience leading participation using different tools techniques and approaches
Experience facilitating inclusive engagement and group work activities
Experience supporting young peoples voices and influence in decisions that affect their lives, individually and in their communities
Experience managing safe youth work practice
An understanding of issues impacting young peoples emotional health and welling
Knowledge of the National Participation Standards and the UNCRC (United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child)
Knowledge of safeguarding procedures
A recognised qualification in Youth and Community Work at a minimum of Level 3

Appointments are subject to Family Action receiving a satisfactory disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Please note, you must be prepared to work in the evenings and weekends and to take part in residential visits as required. You will also be required to travel between locations as appropriate.

The closing date for this role 16th September 2024 at 9:00am.

Other organisations may call this role Youth Engagement Manager, Youth Services Development Lead, Youth Programmes Manager, Community Youth Lead, or Youth Engagement and Development Manager.

Webrecruit and Family Action are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

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