PLEASE NOTE THIS ROLE IS A VOLUNTEER ROLE
Do you want to volunteer for a new youth work charity that is aiming to make a difference to young peoples lives in East London?
We are a brand new charity with various and wide range of volunteer roles to help us build a solid foundation for our charity from management roles, to frontline youth work roles and of course office based/support roles.
Join our new charity and help us make maximum impact for young people.
#YouthWorkChangesLives
Eastside Youth is a new youth work charity, that started in January 2022 and is 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 are looking for someone to join us as our Youth Engagement Worker for a few hours per week (evening/weekend based in line with our core service hours) to lead on engaging young people into Eastside Youth, increasing participation within our charity. The role also involves leading on the Youth Ambassadors Programme, including recruiting young people and organising meetings and activities that enable young people to help Eastside Youth make informed choices about our charity.
We need someone who is approachable, friendly and solution focused, who is able to get things done with little supervision who can work well alone or within a team, who is able to manage their own workloads and is able to engage, coach, support and supervise young people and help them make positive choices.
This role offers an amazing opportunity for someone interested in a youth work charity, youth work/youth engagement or charity work, especially having an impact in a new charity and also offers great flexibility to fit around your personal/work life.
Duties Include:
1. Coordinating all youth engagement activities and programs at Eastside Youth, including facilitating and coordinating the Youth Ambassador Programme.
2. Planning, organising and delivering youth engagement activities and sessions for young people that are fun, interactive, engaging with elements of informal learning and development.
3. Ensuring all policies and procedures are implemented including the health, safety and wellbeing of all young people attending and the team, including safeguarding.
4. Assisting in writing funding applications and doing fundraising for funds for Eastside Youth.
5. Promoting Eastside Youth and its projects, including flyering, attending school assemblies, using social media, etc. To attract young people into our services.
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 duties and tasks required for the role.
Time Commitment and Work Location:
This role would ideally be approximately. 3-6 hours per week commitment (during evening and weekends), managed flexibly and with some remote/home based volunteering to fit around your work/life responsibilities.
Eastside Youth Offers:
1. A great opportunity to make this role your own and be part of an amazing team and organisational culture, shaping a new charity 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 great on your CV and provide you with professional and personal development opportunities.
3. A reference for any future employer or training course.
4. Joining us is so much more than just a volunteer role, you will be joining a family, a team, a community.
To apply email us your CV and we will get in touch with further info and a short application form.
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