Young People’s Club Co-ordinator - Change4Life Health Promotion Service

Young People’s Club Co-ordinator - Change4Life Health Promotion Service
Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster, London

About Us

At Family Action, we transform lives by providing practical, emotional and financial support to those who are experiencing poverty, disadvantage and social isolation. We have been building stronger families since 1869, and today we work with more than 60,000 families in over 150 community-based services, as well as supporting thousands more through national programmes and grants.

Change4Life takes a holistic and community-based approach, improving and promoting the physical and emotional health & wellbeing of children, young people and their families as well as expectant parents with a lasting impact.

We are currently seeking a Young People’s Club Co-ordinator to join our team on a part-time basis, working 22.2 hours per week for a fixed term contract from June 2024 to April 2025 to cover a period of maternity leave.

The Benefits

- Salary of up to £20,917.20 per annum (up to £34,862 FTE)
- Annual paid leave entitlement of 25 working days, rising each April by one day, subject to a maximum of 30 working days plus bank holidays (pro rata)
- Flexible working arrangements
- Up to 6% matched-pension contributions
- Enhanced paid sick leave
- Enhanced paid family leave provisions
- Eye care and winter flu jabs vouchers
- Cycle to work scheme
- Investment in your professional development with ongoing quality training and career development opportunities

This is an incredible opportunity for an enthusiastic individual with experience working with young people and/or an NVQ Level 3 or an equivalent qualification in a relevant subject to join our impactful organisation.

You’ll have the chance to make a real difference in the lives of young people, promoting physical and emotional health and wellbeing and fostering a supportive and inclusive environment that values their voices and contributions.

What’s more, with working hours of just 22.2 hours per week, you’ll be progressing your career whilst maintaining the freedom to undertake your other commitments.

So, if you want to step into a fulfilling role and be a part of creating healthier, happier communities, we want to hear from you!

The Role

As a Young People’s Club Co-ordinator, you will deliver our Change4Life service across Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster.

Delivering activities that promote national and local public health priorities to young people aged 11-19 (up to 25 for young disabled people and those with a special education need), you will encourage healthier eating, physical activity, oral health and emotional wellbeing.

You will plan, deliver and evaluate our free health promotion clubs, align with services that promote similar messages and promote a whole systems approach to reduce health inequalities. You will be responsive and flexible to the changing needs of the people our service supports.

About You

To be considered as a Young People’s Club Co-ordinator, you will need:

- Experience working with young people and/or an NVQ Level 3 or an equivalent qualification in a relevant subject
- Experience responding to safeguarding risks
- An understanding of contemporary health topics relating to young people and families

Please note, this role will require you to work flexibly and outside core hours, including late evenings and occasional weekends.

Appointments are subject to Family Action receiving a disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service that we consider acceptable.

The closing date for this role is 10th June 2024.

Other organisations may call this role Young People’s Support Worker, Young Person’s Support Worker, Children’s Support Worker, Children & Young Person’s Support Worker,
Community Engagement Officer, Public Engagement Officer, Engagement Officer, or Community Engagement Worker.

Webrecruit and Family Action are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you want to make a meaningful impact on the lives of young people and their families as a Young People’s Club Co-ordinator, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.