ROLE DESCRIPTION
Job Title: Youth Engagement Officer
Organisation: Babbasa Youth Empowerment Projects CIC
Office Location: Suite 3A05, Trelawney House, Surrey Street Bristol BS2 8PS
Contact Number: 0117 329 0717
Job Type: Freelance/Temporary
Hours: Flexible
Start date: ASAP
About Babbasa and the Role
Babbasa is a Bristol based social enterprise, which supports young people with
their professional aspirations. Our vision is creating a world where all young
people are able to realise their employment and enterprise ambitions,
irrespective of where they live, their nationality, ethnicity, gender, race, sexuality
or faith
The Youth Engagement Officer is an exciting and important role to engage young
people (16 to 25 years old) to participate in our training, projects and events.
The post holder will support the planning and delivery of activities to engage
young people in the Bristol area. The post holder will divide their time between
internal and commissioned work.
Duties and Responsibilities
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Identify and recruit service users, project participants and volunteers for
Babbasa initiatives and ensure the expected numbers of young people are
retained on projects.
Grow, update and strengthen local relationships with community, youth
groups and support agencies.
Support the Programme Coordinator and Office Manager to co-organise
key Babbasa events and training workshops.
Support the preparation and delivery of education workshops, experiential
programmes and recreational activities, ensuring high quality, enjoyable
learning experiences centred on the needs of the participants.
Work in partnership with other local agencies to support engaged
individuals and young people overcome challenges and meet their holistic
needs, in order to successfully pursue their aspirations.
Person specification
We are seeking applications from individuals who possess the following skills
and attributes:
Required Experience/ Characteristics
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Understand the language and expectations of young people, particularly
living in inner city Bristol
Charismatic, friendly but disciplined in approach with engagement
activities
Empathic and responsible individual with proven ability to lead, motivate
and manage young people on projects
Able to form strong and appropriate relationships, demonstrating
excellent communication skills at all levels and assess needs of young
people
Can work independently, supervise and motivate participants
Experience of working with young people (16-25 year old) in a
development role
Planning, delivering and evaluating projects with an understanding on the
needs of young people
Experience of administrative duties
An understanding of the principles and implementation of an Equal
Opportunities Policy, Child Protection Policy and Health and Safety Policies
Good organisation and time management skills; able to prioritise
workloads effectively, meet deadlines and monitor outcomes
Good ICT skills, spread sheets and competent in Microsoft Office or Apple
software applications.
Desirable Experience/ Characteristics
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Formal vocational qualification in youth work, successful completion of
higher level education training or a degree
Contacts within the youth and community sector
Experience of networking and building local partnerships with youth
groups/community organisations/ of consulting and involving users
First Aid Certificate
A full UK driving licence
Application: Send CV and a Cover Letter that demonstrates why you are the right
person for the job and your competence to deliver on the outlined duties and
responsibilities for the role, to Office Manager Amy Gallivan on
[email protected]