ID: 1434 Youth Participation & Outreach Lead
Gloucester Youth Services
Salary: £28,598 - £31,384
Location: Stroud and the Cotswolds (Stroud Youth Centre and Impact Youth Centre)
Hours: 37 hours per week (full-time)
Contract: Permanent
Family Action & the Role’s Impact:
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced, passionate and motivated youth leader to join us on our journey to develop and embed our youth participation work across Stroud and Cotswolds.
Family Action is a registered charity, building stronger families since 1869. 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 transform lives by providing practical, emotional and financial support to those who are experiencing poverty, disadvantage and social isolation.
You will hold a vital role, which will support the implementation and ongoing development of our new youth service in Gloucestershire. We are looking for a dynamic individual, with a creative flare who can lead change with young people and effectively communicate and collaborate at all levels.
You will have experience of developing, coordinating and delivering impactful youth participation activities, enabling young people to have a voice in decisions which affect their lives. You will be skilled in working with young people who have experienced barriers to participation in education and community life. We are seeking applicants who are positive, empowering, resilient and can work with others to foster a sense of team wellbeing.
The Youth Participation & Outreach Lead will take a pivotal role in making a difference in young people’s lives. The Youth Sector in Gloucestershire is a diverse landscape made-up of a rich and varied range of youth and community organisations. This role will develop and deliver participation opportunities for young people enabling them to shape the planning and delivery of local Youth Service provision.
Main Responsibilities:
• Act as the overall lead for youth participation & outreach within the service, championing the voice of children and young people whilst ensuring their views, experiences, opinions, and interests are considered.
• To support the development of the Stroud & The Cotswolds Youth Participation strategy and delivery plan alongside young people and local stakeholders e.g. Schools, Police, Housing, Health, voluntary organisations and other youth service provision across Gloucestershire.
Main Requirements (for details check the job description and person specification):
• Recognised qualification in Youth and Community Work minimum Level 3.
• Experience of leading participation using different tools techniques and approaches.
• Experience of supporting young people’s voice and influence in decisions that affect their lives, individually and in their communities.
• Experience of managing safe youth work practice
• Knowledge of contemporary youth issues and understanding issues impacting young people’s emotional health and welling.
• Knowledge of the National Participation Standards and the UNCRC (United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child).
• Strong relational skills and ability to form positive relationships with young people, families and professional stakeholders.
• Ability to align with and support Family Action’s mission and values.
• Appointments are subject to Family Action receiving a satisfactory disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Benefits:
- an annual paid leave entitlement that commences at 25 working days, rising each April by one day, subject to a maximum of 30 working days plus bank holidays
- up to 6% matched-pension contributions
- flexible working arrangements and new starters have the right to make flexible working requests from day one of employment
- enhanced paid sick leave and paid family leave provisions
- eye care and winter flu jabs vouchers
- cycle to work scheme
- investing in your professional development with ongoing quality training and career development opportunities
We are forward looking, ambitious and committed to continuous improvement. We are a people focused, can-do organisation, which strives for excellence in all we do and operates with mutual respect.
To Apply:
• Click the “Apply Now” link below and fill out our digital application form
• Closing Date: 21st of April 2025
• To learn more about Family Action: Careers
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For direct queries or if you would like to discuss any aspect of the selection process or flexible working requests, please email: Rachel.sanders@family-action.org.uk
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion:
We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process and you will be asked whether you require any adjustments if shortlisted for interview. We also make reasonable adjustments on the job, where required.
We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Intersectionality is important to us and we particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ candidates and disabled candidates because we are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Action. We know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role and will reimburse your travel cost if you attend an in person interview.
*Ordinarily Family Action appoints new starters at the starting point of the salary scale (with subsequent annual pay progression), unless you have experience that would justify appointment further up the salary scale or there are any other exceptional reasons.
