Youth Worker - London, United Kingdom - ECHO Evelina Childrens Heart Organisation

Description

YOUTH WORKER

ECHO is looking for a special person who wants to grow their experience whilst providing safe and engaging activities for young people.

Is that you?


HOURS OF WORK: 40 hours, including breaks. This role requires flexibility, and there will be a requirement for some evening and weekend work


SALARY:
£24,000 - £26,500 depending on experience (Equivalent NHS band 4)


PLACE OF WORK:
ECHO office, SE1 7LL includes hospital and community-based


RESPONSIBLE TO:
Lead Youth Worker


TYPE OF CONTRACT:
Contract 36 months


BENEFITS INCLUDE 25 day's annual leave, increasing to 28 for length in service, winter shopping day off, a workplace pension, and flexible working.





CLOSING DATE:
18thJune 2023




INTERVIEWS:
26th PM zoom with young people 28th between 9-5pm panel.

Working with children and young people with heart conditions as well as their siblings and families. Delivering, co-delivering, and developing support services for these children and young people and their siblings. Predominantly working with 11-25 year olds but some work will focus with the younger bracket of 8-11 years. Working both in the Guys & St Thomas NHS trust including the Evelina London and its network hospitals, and in the community.

Do you:

Want to enable young people with heart conditions and their siblings to have positive lives? Want to make the heart community better for children and young people? Want to be part of a small, supportive, dynamic, and fun team, teaching and learning from us?


Can you:

• Use your background, training, or life experience to make an impact on the young people we work with?
• See the world from a young person's perspective?
• Create meaningful resources or events focusing on mental health, wellbeing, physical activity, sport, and medical transition from children's healthcare to adult services?
• Communicate with our team, volunteers, medical professionals, children, young people, and parents/carers in a conscientious and inclusive way?
• Develop and create ways to engage with young people, from designing a poster to interacting on social media?

To discuss the role, call

Tania Weekes Youth Worker:
Mon-Fri 10-4pm or Emma Orpin Families and community lead Mon-Thur 10-2


Job Types:
Full-time, Fixed term contract

Contract length: 36 months


Salary:
£24,000.00-£26,500.00 per year


Benefits:

• Flexitime
• Onsite parking

Schedule:

• Flexitime
• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Work Location:
In person

Application deadline: 18/06/2023


Reference ID:
ECHOYW23