Project Worker
Location: Montpelier Central, Station Road, Bristol, BS6 5EE
Salary: £27,500 - £28,000 per annum (depending on experience)
Hours: 35 hours per week
Contract: Full Time, Fixed term for a year with extension by agreement
Our client is a youth-led charity, they support young people with their learning and expose them to a range of potential areas of interest. They provide them with opportunities to achieve their ambitions and aspirations. The young people devise numerous creative educational projects covering a range of contemporary societal issues. These projects enable young people to learn and develop transferable skills in many different areas. Their work may involve script and film development, a stage production, song writing or organising and hosting an annual conference whereby they showcase all the brilliant work created throughout the year. Many of them are invited to speak at high profile events both nationally and internationally, to consult policy-makers or deliver training to frontline professionals, including teachers, police, lawyers and medical professionals.
The Role
To deliver youth programmes that meet the organisation’s mission, set by its young people, to end violence and abuse against women and girls (VAWG), honour based violence and abuse (HBA), patriarchal interpretations of culture, Islamophobia, racism, extremism and gender stereotyping. To foster positive relationships between young people from different racial and religious backgrounds and empower them to recognise and challenge negative stereotypes.
To support young people to improve their prospects and reach their potential by planning, organising and overseeing programmes in 3 or more schools, planning and hosting events and activities at Integrate and through 1-1 support. To facilitate youth-led activities (including workshops, youth board and steering group meetings, media projects and conferences) to support the personal, social and emotional development of young people. To nurture young leaders who will influence community attitudes, change minds and drive policy, attitudinal and societal change.
Key Responsibilities
- To lead the projects with young people in secondary schools, in their office and occasionally in other locations, engaging them in creative and educational projects, activism and aspirational opportunities.
- To build constructive and professional relationships with young people with the aim of supporting their personal, academic and social development.
- To deliver training and development activities for young people to enhance their skills and future prospects.
- To work with the CEO to plan, organise and deliver youth led events including an annual conference.
- To support young people to lead project activity and deliver sustainable impact, including delivering peer education.
- To support the creation of an Equalities Council in each School, ensuring that young people have a voice in decision-making.
- To monitor and evaluate project activities through agreed processes and procedures.
- To deliver project activities in line with minimum standards, the needs of beneficiaries and partners/ funders.
- To work with support from the CEO to build constructive relationships with key stakeholders, including schools and other youth-focused organisations, to ensure the smooth running of programmes and in the interests of sustaining relationships.
- To ensure that all activities are undertaken in line with both the School and Integrate UK’s policies. To understand and follow health and safety policies and procedures including undertaking risk assessments.
- To be alert to potential child protection issues and concerns and to report any concerns immediately to the school’s Safeguarding Lead and/or Integrate CEO and to act upon instructions in this regard.
- To travel around Bristol and occasionally the South West and rest of the UK, to meet the travel requirements of the role.
- To undertake enhanced DBS check with Child Barred List check which is a requirement for this post.
- To perform any other duties requested by the CEO that are commensurate with the grade of this post.
Skills and Qualifications
- Educated to graduate level or level 6 equivalent
- Ability to positively engage young people from a wide range of backgrounds, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds
- Ability to maintain a professional attitude and boundaries in working with young people
- Knowledge of issues affecting young people including FGM, HBA, forced marriage, gender inequality, racial and religious discrimination, CSE and extremism
- Ability to develop effective relationships with partners and stakeholders
- Able to work to tight deadlines, dealing with competing demands and to prioritise own work programme.
- Able to communicate effectively with a variety of internal and external audiences
- Effective administrative and organisational skills along with attention to detail
- Computer literate with practical skills on MS Word, Excel and an ability to use in-house software packages
- A flexible approach and ability to work out of office hours including evenings and weekends if necessary
- Ability to adhere to the organisation’s health, safety and safeguarding policies and procedures.
- A commitment to promoting equal opportunities and diversity in all work practices
- Proven track record of working effectively with young people from minoritised / Muslim and other backgrounds around challenging issues.
- Delivery of training to young people and the wider community
- Experience of working in a secondary school environment
- Independently planning and developing a project or projects
Benefits
28 days annual leave (including public holidays) increasing with length of service
3% employer pension contribution.
Company laptop and mobile phone.
Flexible working hours
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
Learning and career development opportunities.
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable organisation, please do not hesitate to apply.
They actively encourage applicants who are representative of their beneficiaries’ diverse backgrounds and/or share lived experience with the issues their young people are facing