Youth Engagement Worker in London

About us:

Spark2Life is a community inspired charity.

We have been running programmes since 2006 and we operate in London, Kent and Buckinghamshire.

Our mission:To prevent harm and promote life.

We strive to reduce violence affecting young people, racial disproportionality within the Criminal Justice System and school exclusions.

We exist to help young people thrive by equipping them the tools to successfully navigate life and increase resilience.

At Spark2life we are looking for an Youth Engagement Worker to come and join our ever-growing organisation.

Responsibilities:

• To plan and establish monthly events and meeting attended by the Black African and Caribbean community and local authority representatives to discuss localised issues effecting the said demographic.
• To develop and implement a youth panel aimed at increasing young peoples participation in Spark2Lifes decision making, service improvement and service delivery
• To develop partnership work with key stakeholders, both internally and externally, with a view to developing and broadening community engagement and involvement within the youth.
• To identify, develop and maintain effective partnerships with local communities, service users, volunteers and key partners to engage them in the prevention of violence affecting young people.
• To help young people build their skills and confidence so that young peoples participation and contribution are maximised and that they can express their views
• Be a champion for community and youth engagement, adopting a young person centric approach.
• Work with the Communications Team to promote opportunities and involvement through a range of channels and create opportunities for young people to share their stories.
• To collate the insights and voice of residents and young people to feed into and support policy decisions and funding opportunities.
• To build knowledge and understanding of national and regional changes in violence reduction and youth involvement and practice.
• To ensure that all activities involving young people, including regular youth panel sessions, are undertaken in a safe environment and ensure health and safety compliance is maintained.
• Representing the Spark2Life youth and community groups at public events, conferences, and with the press/media.

Essential Experience:

• Experience of working in network development/ building communities of young people
• Experience and good understanding of user involvement and youth participation
• Experience of understanding and communicating with different audiences
• Experience of working with communities and young people creating opportunities for them to lead and have their voice heard
• Experience in lead engaging sessions that help young people discover and utilise their strengths and resources.
• Experience in managing and fostering the voices of communities and young people.
• Experience in managing various stakeholder relationships

Personal Qualities:

As a Youth Engagement Worker we would expect the following:

• A pro-active approach, self-motivated and enthusiastic with very high levels of initiative, innovative and imaginative thinking
• Excellent interpersonal skills and good at developing relationships
• Good understanding of different audiences
• Excellent influencing and persuading skills
• Absolute discretion and ability to maintain confidentiality
• Robust decision-making skills
• High-level organisation, attention to detail and time management skills
• A can do and flexible approach with the ability adapt to changing priorities

Stay and Grow:

• 25 DAYS annual Leave plus 8 Bank holidays per Year
• Annual performance review with develop plans
• Discount for services and products via Bright HR System
• Free access to counselling
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme
• Team Building sessions throughout the year

If you are interested in working at Spark2Life as a Youth Engagement Worker, please do not hesitate to click APPLY.

Spark2Life is committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone regardless of their background.

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