EASTSIDE YOUTH
#YouthWorkChangesLives
Do you positively identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Trans?
Be part of an amazing team!
Eastside Youth is a brand new youth work charity, based in East London aiming to change the lives of young people and has been set up in response to the massive and severe funding cuts and closures of youth services across East London, leaving young people with lack of services and feeling isolated in a time where young people already feel segregated from society with no real voice.
#YouthWorkChangesLives and at Eastside Youth we aim to facilitate that change by giving young people aged 11 to 19 years old based in East London the tools and skills to lead active and independent lives by providing interactive and engaging structured youth activities, training opportunities and support that will help improve their physical, mental, emotional, social and educational well-being.
We have taken over the management of the Colours LGBT Youth Group in Tower Hamlets and we are planning to re-launch the youth group in the next few months as a monthly youth group and are seeking a Lead Youth Worker to run the group in Tower Hamlets for approximately. 5 hours per week, including the monthly youth group (evening based anytime between 6pm and 10pm).
Duties Include:
1. To be the lead worker of the Colours Youth Group, including the supervision/line management of a small team of volunteer youth workers.
2. Planning, organising and running activities and sessions for young LGBT + people.
3. Ensuring the health and safety and wellbeing of all young people attending, including safeguarding.
4. Assisting in writing funding applications and doing fundraising for funds for the group.
5. Promoting, flyering and publicising the youth project to attract young LGBT + people to attend, including attending school assemblies and talking to young people around the area.
6. Attending internal/external meetings, training sessions and open evenings.
7. Filling in session recording forms and carrying out health and safety checks and Risk Assessments.
8. Other tasks required for the role.
People we are looking for:
1. Positively identifies as LGBT +
2. Can do attitude.
3. Fantastic people skills (Friendly, Approachable, Confident in talking to young people).
4. Excellent time keeping and punctuality.
5. Organised and able to plan and deliver activities.
6. Good standard of reading and writing.
7. Excellent people and presentation skills.
8. Good understanding of confidentiality, safeguarding/child protection and equal opportunities.
9. Ability to commit the same evening each week and occasional weekends.
Eastside Youth Offers:
1. A great opportunity to join this new role and be part of an amazing team and culture, shaping a start-up organisation that will make a big impact in the community and to the lives of young people.
2. An opportunity to get hands on experience in a role that will look good on your CV and provide you with professional and personal development opportunities.
3. A reference for any future employer or training course.
4. An opportunity to be part of the LGBT + community, making a difference to young LGBT lives and the wider community.
5. So much more than just a volunteer role.
CLOSING DATE: Saturday 10th June 2022, by 1pm
To apply email us your CV and we will get in touch with further info and a short application form.
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