Lead Youth Engagement Practitioner
You will also be able to lead on a specialist area of work within the team.
A crucial part of our model is to develop strong, trusted and caring relationships with the team, with funders and commissioners, and with a cohort of young people. You will ensure that young people are recruited, engaged and supported to attend, and that activities are co-created, creative, safe and inclusive, developing the skills and expertise of the young people involved.Much of the role is outreach, from our Victoria head office, to going to where young people are for engagement, delivering sessions with young people in community or secure settings, or for recruitment of new young people, with one day a fortnight work from home.
Projects span youth voice and influence work across:
Secure Children’s HomesYoung Offenders Institutes
Liaison and Diversion Schemes
Violence Reduction Partnerships
Youth Justice Services
Pupil Referral Units Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
Child and Youth Social Care Services
Youth Charities
Training and Delivery of our Empathy Led Model
As a Lead co-ordination role, we’re looking for someone who can develop high quality relationships and liaise with funders and commissioners and has a qualification in youth work or significant relevant experience. Experience with youth justice and/or secure settings is desirable, but not essential.
An average week might look like:
Co-ordinating and delivering youth voice or wellbeing sessions, liaising with commissioners, funders, and young peopleDelivery and co-ordination of accredited skills development sessions for young people Providing one‑to‑one relational support to young people
Preparing young people for meetings/events with partners
Working alongside contractors to ensure consistent delivery quality
Completing safeguarding, risk assessments and session planning
Recording outcomes and monitoring impact using CRM systems
Supporting young people’s involvement in decision making internally
Supporting young people’s involvement in training and coaching