Hart Gables is recruiting for a Young Persons Emotional Wellbeing Coach (part time)
16 hours pw, fixed term 12 months
Flexible working hours between Monday and Friday (there will be the occasional weekend and evening work based on the needs of the service users)
Hart Gables is an award-winning charity in Teesside who have supported thousands of LGBTQ+ people for nearly two decades.
We are now looking to recruit a friendly and dynamic individual with excellent communication skills who will strive to make a difference to the lives of LGBTQ+ young people struggling with their emotional health.
Responsibilities include
- Delivering one to one work directly with LGBTQ+ young people to improve their confidence and emotional wellbeing
- Helping parents who are unsure how best to support their LGBTQ+ child
- Liaising with partner organisations to help improve engagement between services and multiagency work
- Engaging in Clinical Supervision
- Using specific measuring tools to ensure key outcomes are being met
- Supporting Hart Gables with any other work that is deemed essential by management to the running of the service, i.e., group cover
Requirements include
Essential
- 2+ years working with young people
- Specific knowledge of barriers LGBTQ+ young people face, including gender clinic waiting times and gender critical narratives
- Experience within the Charity Sector
- A passion to improve the lives of LGBTQ+ communities
- Attention to detail and problem-solving skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office
- Excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritise work
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills
Desirable
- Qualification in the arena of Mental Health, Youth Work, Social Sciences and/or Counselling (levels are not specified)
- Experience working within the LGBTQ+ sector
- Hold a full driving licence
If your application is successful, you will be invited to take part in a two-part recruitment process. This will involve a remote or face to face interview and an assessment session at one of our support groups - this will be an opportunity for us to see how you engage with young people.
Please email our Chief Executive Officer Sarah Lewis sarah.lewis@hartgables.org.uk for more details and an application form.
Closing date 6pm on the 8th of April 2022.
All successful applicants must have references available upon request, anyone chosen for the position will undergo enhanced DBS checks.
This post comes with the opportunity to work additional hours to deliver LGBTQ+ Awareness training for the organisations fund-raising project, LGBT Advance Training and Consultancy (train the trainer training will be provided).
Contact
Sarah Lewis
01642 675509
sarah.lewis@hartgables.org.uk
The closing date for this job is 8 April 2022 - 6:00pm.