Sessional Youth Engagement Facilitator

YMCA DownsLink Group; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A community organization in the UK is seeking a Youth Engagement Facilitator to enhance youth participation across schools. You will facilitate sessions to support students' mental health and empower them to enact positive changes within their school environments. The role is flexible, with hours limited to school timings, running from September to July. Ideal candidates will have experience in youth participation and safeguarding.

Qualifications

• Experience in youth participation and facilitating youth groups.
• Understanding of key mental health related issues affecting young people.
• Proven experience in safeguarding.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate youth participation sessions in schools.
• Support young people's mental health and wellbeing.
• Empower students to make positive changes in their school environments.

Job description

Our missionis to help children and young people have a fair chance to be who they want to be. We do this by providing a safe home, increasing life skills and self-confidence, and improving emotional wellbeing and mental health.

A fantastic opportunity for a Youth Engagement Facilitator to help us bring youth participation to life across Brighton and Hove Schools and Colleges. As part of our Youth Engagement Team, you’ll facilitate sessions in Primary, Secondary and Colleges to support young people's Mental Health and Wellbeing and empower them to make a tangible change in their school environments to help all students Mental Health.

This is a role for a Sessional Facilitator and hours and days can be flexible based on how many Schools Mental Health Champion sessions you can run. Working hours will be restricted to school opening times and will run in the school day. This role will run annually from September to July and ideally a minimum of three hours a week (there are many more hours available). Individual schools receive 8-10 sessions over September to July with the same cohort of students throughout. Your role will be to support their mental health youth voice action to make a positive change in their school.

If you’re enthusiastic about this opportunity but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement, we encourage you to apply anyway and demonstrate how your experience is transferrable.You may be just the right candidate.

Qualifications, knowledge, and experience

This role is ideal for anyone who has had experience in youth participation and strives to get young people’s voices heard. The successful applicant will have experience ofworking directly with young people, facilitating youth groups and/or user led projects and leading face to face sessions. You will have an understanding ofkey mental health related issues that affect young people and proven experience in safeguarding.

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CLOSING DATE: Sunday 31 August 2025 at midnight. We reserve the right to close this advert early if a successful candidate is found, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

Successful candidates will already have the right to live and work in the UK without restrictions.We are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role

An inclusive workplaceWe are committed to policies and practices of equity, diversity, and inclusion and to supporting our people to make sure our culture is consistent with this commitment.

AccessibilityIf you require assistance or have questions regarding the application process, please do contact us.

YMCA DLG requires all staff and volunteers to be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and to respond proactively to safeguarding concerns.Successful applicantsare required to undertake an Enhanced DBS (including theChildren’s and Adults’ barred lists)check, along with a reference and background check carried out by a third-party service provider.