Youth Coordinator

The role will be working with communities to co-produce community-based support with teenagers so they can benefit from our weight management and behaviour change programmes, whilst embedding practice within communities. The post-holder will lead, innovate and implement changes to support participants and ensure they experience a quality service, with their individual needs met.

Non London - £24,500 to £28,500

London - £27,000 to £31,000

• To build community connections to support the development of the Be.You(th) programme
• To work with communities and youth groups to co-produce the Be.You(th) programme
• Delivery of the Be.You(th) programme across Gloucestershire
• To work collaboratively within Gloucestershire team to support delivery of the Weight Management Contracts
• To work collaboratively with other internal and external services
• To support the Contract Manager with contract data and reporting
• To support Triage across programmes
• To build a space within the local community where children and young people can go and feel supported on their journey to becoming a healthier version of themselves.

Qualifications

A relevant qualification in youth/community/ wellbeing/ health/ education/social care/ counselling

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with children and young people
• Lived experience of working with young people (aged 12-17)
• Experience of working on events involving young people

Desirable

• Experience of designing and delivering engaging sessions for young people
• Experience of working in a health, education or social care environment or good understanding of supporting others to maintain a healthy lifestyle

Individual Competencies

• Empathy combined with a genuine desire and commitment to improve the quality of the lives of the young people
• A personable, non-judgemental and sensitive approach to communicating with the public
• Excellent communication skills with the ability and confidence to establish positive relationships with young people and motivate them to participate in activities and projects
• IT literate especially excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Excellent data processing and data management system skills
• Excellent organizational skills to manage and prioritise workload, anticipate needs and work on own initiative and as part of a high functioning team
• Able to carry out your roles and responsibilities whilst holding a complex caseload
• Fluent and clear in English speaking
• Confident, self-motivated, passionate, flexible, adaptable and creative
• Attention to detail
• Able to respond positively to new situations
• Methodical with the ability to understand and meet targets and deadlines, able to learn and assimilate new information
• Ability to reflect and appraise own performance and that of others
• Drive and have own car
• Based in or around Gloucester

Key Contacts & Relationships

Internal

• Line managed by Contract Manager of Gloucestershire Contract.
• Will form part of the Gloucestershire team, working together to deliver weight management services to CYP and their families.
• Will work closely with other Youth Coordinators across the company as well as the product development team during development.

External

• Will work closely with community organisations, partners and teenagers to develop a new Be.You(th) programme for delivery in Gloucestershire, providing feedback to partners and community organisations on the development of the programme.
• Will likely work with Gloucestershire County Council Commissioning team.

EEO Statement

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