About us At Hillingdon we’re proud of our commitment of ‘Putting our residents first’, ensuring they’re at the heart of everything we do! We want to attract talented individuals like yourself who share our aspirations for the borough and can support us to deliver exceptional services for Hillingdon. With an ambitious strategy we pride ourselves on delivering services that improve the lives of all our residents, businesses, and partners. Embarking on a journey of continuous improvement, we’ve set an agenda to ensure the provision of; safer communities, a thriving local economy, a greener more sustainable environment, whilst increasing our digital capabilities. What does a Lead Programme Delivery Worker - LGBTQIA+ do at Hillingdon? We are offering part time positions working 18 hours per week fixed term for 18 months within the Hillingdon Youth Offer. Our offer runs throughout the year and across the whole of the borough. Work patterns may include daytime, afternoon shifts, evening shifts, weekend shifts, and occasional residential work. The salary advertised will be pro-rated. The Hillingdon Youth Offer works with children and young people to deliver high quality, consistent youth work through Targeted, Locality based, Detached, Outreach and Accredited programmes across the borough in collaboration with the statutory, community and voluntary sector.Our work is responsive to need, supports aspiration and is offered in safe spaces and places. Our work delivers opportunities that promote personal and social development, encourage children and young people to make informed choices and respect and value difference.
This post will be within the Sexual Health and Wellbeing Team (KISS) which offers a range of education, prevention and therapeutic intervention to children and young people in Hillingdon, where there is a concern in relation to sexual health and relationships and will be within the LGBTQIA+ project which the team offers About you The successful candidate will be committed to taking a positive, holistic and empowering approach to service delivery. We are looking for individuals with demonstrable experience and competence in developing work with children and young people within formal or informal education or community settings. We are seeking to recruit individuals with an excellent understanding of issues that children and young people face today and experience of leading a team. You will have a creative and dynamic approach and be able to engage with hard to reach and other vulnerable groups. There is no specific qualification required for this role, and training will be part of the induction. A willingness to learn and a commitment to supporting children and young people is a must.
As a Lead Programme Delivery Worker, you'll work within a small team of specialist practitioners delivering targeted services and have the opportunity to deliver an effective education and prevention programme offer, including workshops, assemblies, community events for children and young people, parents and professionals
Within your role you will plan and deliver group sessions targeted at adolescents who identify as part of the LGBTQIA+ community as well as facilitating 1-1 sessions for children and young people accessing the group. You will be working in partnership with other services, stakeholders and organizations to support the delivery and expansion of our LGBTQIA+ project
The ideal candidate will:
• Have experience and/or knowledge of working with children and young people who are exploring their gender and/or sexuality within the LGBTQIA +community
• Have extensive and proven experience of community development and leadership
• Have experience of managing and leading groups and individuals
• Be confident to lead on the planning, delivering and evaluating group and one-to-one interventions and services that are responsive to need.
• Be confident and motivated
• Be passionate about working with children and young people
• Have a 'Can do' attitude
• Be approachable and able to engage with a diverse client population
• Be proactive and able to work both independently and as part of a team
• Be respectful and polite
• Be compassionate and understanding
• Be reliable and organised
• Have excellent communication and listening skills
• Have the ability to work closely with a range of different organisations
• Be able to work flexibly to meet the needs of children, young people, partners and stakeholders What we offer We offer a range of Company benefits. These vary according to the business area and role but may include:
• Free parking (4 days a week) if based at the Civic Centre
• Generous holiday entitlement: a minimum 26 days a year (plus bank holidays), rising to 29 days after five years' service. For more senior positions holiday entitlements can rise to a maximum of 37 days
• Career breaks
• Electric car leasing scheme
• Season ticket loan • Access to a wide range of training and courses
• Payment of professional fees where these are required
• Discounts at council-owned leisure centres and swimming pools at Hillingdon • Cycle purchase scheme
• 30% discount on green fees at council-owned golf courses • Plus hundreds of discounts available at supermarkets, restaurants, theatres and more
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