Young 's Advocate

Position: Young People's Advocate
Young People’s Advocate - RECRUITMENT PACK

Hopscotch takes pride in working to support women and families facing racial and gender inequity in London. We take our trauma informed practice seriously, both with service users and within the organisation. We also run a successful Homecare service, with Care Workers taking care of vulnerable people in south Camden who draw on care.

This Young People’s Advocate role will give you the chance to be an integral part of our organisation. You will be working with the VAWG team to deliver positive masculinity workshops in Camden Schools. You will be engaging with boys and girls aged 12-17 years and to enable them their improved understanding of masculinity.

Salary: £32,639 FTE

Hours of Work:
Flexibly, normally 09:00-17:00 Monday to Friday

Location:

Mainly based in a school but to also spend some time in the office (NW1)

Reporting to:
Head of Programmes

Funding:
Annual

WHY HOPSCOTCH?

* An opportunity to live out your values

* Working in a human rights environment

* A chance to challenge the status quo and not settle for what is

* Working with a diverse and vibrant team

* Team positivity, creativity and problem solving

* A place where all voices are heard

* Daily opportunities to make a meaningful impact on those in need

* Signatories of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant – creating a safe working environment for all staff

* Part of an award-winning charity

* Generous annual leave provision

* Occupational sick leave

* Regular internal and clinical supervision with amazing therapists

* Ongoing training with experts from around the country

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

* Supporting young people referred to Hopscotch’s programme in schools to safely explore positive masculinity.

* Listening and helping the boys to cultivate healthy attitudes and behaviours – towards each other and girls.

* Work closely with young people and the school to co-create each programme, with a focus on supporting boys to embrace qualities such as empathy, respect, and emotional intelligence.

* Create a culture of inclusivity and respect where teenage boys can develop into confident and compassionate young men.

* Supporting experts by experience

* Maintaining data and reports

* Carrying out relevant administration requirements of the post

* Speaking at public events about the project

This job description in no way implies that these duties are exhaustive as any other duties falling reasonably within the scope of the position may be assigned from time to time. All staff members must be committed to and promote Hopscotch’s Equal Opportunity Policies and Procedures in relation to both service provision and employment issues.

Values, Behaviours & Competencies

* Committed to the Vision and Mission of Hopscotch, ensuring our service-user voices are centred in all circumstances

* Committed to fostering innovation and continuous improvement in working practice

* Flexible and open to new challenges, ideas and experiences, and able to be self-reflective

* Committed to understanding diversity and ensuring anti-discriminatory practice is applied in all forms of our work

* Non-judgemental with a commitment to self-care within the team

* Collaborative, building relationships with internal and external partners

Knowledge, Experience and Skills - Essential

A degree in Psychology – Desirable

Experience of working within the charity sector

A coaching or mentoring qualification - Desirable

An understanding of the essence of Positive Masculinity and attitudes on this issue

Knowledge of how to relate to young people

Knowledge of how to challenge young people to think differently

Knowledge of how to teach young people to challenge non-conformist views and behaviours of other young people

Knowledge of how to mentor young people.

Experience working with a diverse staff team applying anti-discriminatory practice

Experience of working to targets and meeting deadlines

Ability to critically reflect on own practice and performance and make use of clinical supervision

Excellent organisational and IT skills including the ability to be self-servicing, use relevant IT packages and maintain an efficient case recording and data reporting system

Excellent written and…