Lgbtq+ Youth Worker - Folkestone, United Kingdom - Porchlight

Porchlight

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Folkestone, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Salary
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£25,694 rising to £28,368 after 5 years' service

Location

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Folkestone

This is a _temporary_, _full time_ vacancy_ that will close _in 14 days_ at 23:59 GMT_. _

The vacancy

The role:

We are looking for a dynamic person to join the Folkestone arm of the BeYou Project - our support service for LGBTQ+ young people.

You will be responsible for:

Running BeYou meetups in the Folkestone district (physical and online) with the help of a volunteer.
Providing safe spaces where young people can be themselves, socialise, and learn more about the LBGTQ+ community and related topics.
Empowering young people to become active members of the groups and their wider community via our steering group.
Managing a caseload of LGBTQ+ young people, providing onetoone in person support, and be available to offer guidance to their families (when appropriate) via an online parents/carers support group.
Delivering assemblies and workshops to schools, organisations, services, and stakeholders, and actively partake in promotional events such as Pride, freshers' fairs, and conferences to talk about the benefits of joining the BeYou Project.

What you need:

The ability to talk with, motivate, and engage young people.
A good understanding of the issues LGBTQ+ young people face and a commitment to building LGBTQ+ communities.
Experience of designing, promoting, and managing youth group programmes
The energy and enthusiasm to help us drive our BeYou service forward to change the lives of more LGBTQ+ young people.
A commitment to Porchlight's safeguarding policies and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and adults at risk.
Confidence to run your own groups and manage your own caseload working to key performance indicators.

About us:
We are passionate about helping vulnerable people to reach their full potential.

Our vision is a fairer society where the most excluded are included and everybody has a safe place to call home and the chance to make a positive contribution.

Porchlight runs The BeYou Project because LGBTQ+ young people are disproportionately affected by homelessness. By putting the right support in place, we can ensure they feel included and have a bright future.

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

- with regular flexible/evening work required

Contract:
Fixed term until August 2025 with extension.

The charity
Porchlight is a charity supporting people who are homeless, vulnerable, and isolated. At Porchlight, we are passionate about helping vulnerable people to reach their full potential.

We strive for a fairer society where vulnerable people find stability, the most excluded are included, and where homelessness and poverty are things of the past.

The benefits

Generous annual leave entitlements

Generous pension scheme

Occupational sick pay

Occupational maternity and support pay

Employee assistance programme

Access to mental health first aiders

Sponsorship for professional qualifications

Staff loans

Hybrid and flexible working
**Life assurance