Sessional Youth Programme Facilitator

LSC CIC is looking for an engaging, reliable and experienced facilitator to help deliver personal-development programmes for young people. The role will initially include Girls Life Club Project sessions and may also involve other LSC CIC projects.

• Facilitate engaging, structured and age-appropriate sessions for young people.
• Create a safe, inclusive and supportive environment.
• Support young people's confidence, self-awareness, life skills and personal development.
• Follow agreed programme plans and objectives.
• Maintain appropriate professional boundaries.
• Complete reasonable session-related administration, attendance records, feedback and reporting.
• Follow LSC CIC safeguarding procedures and report concerns appropriately.
• Participate in relevant programme briefings or training where required.

Essential

• Experience working with children or young people.
• Experience working with approximately 11–16-year-olds or a comparable age group.
• Experience facilitating groups, workshops, youth activities, educational activities, mentoring programmes or similar.
• Good understanding of safeguarding children and young people.
• Ability to establish appropriate professional boundaries.
• Strong communication and group facilitation skills.
• Reliable, organised and able to complete basic programme administration.

Qualifications

Applicants should have, be working towards, or have substantial relevant professional experience equivalent to a relevant qualification in areas such as youth work, education, mentoring, coaching, counselling, social work, community development, children and young people's services, youth/community studies or another relevant discipline.

Desirable

• Experience working with girls and young women.
• Experience delivering personal-development, confidence, wellbeing, life-skills, leadership or empowerment programmes.
• Experience working in youth hubs, community centres, schools or similar settings.
• Experience supporting young people from diverse communities.
• Relevant additional safeguarding, SEND, mental-health awareness, trauma-informed practice or behaviour-management training.

This is a flexible sessional opportunity. Sessions are offered according to programme requirements and availability. The majority of delivery takes place face-to-face at community and youth venues in Basildon and Laindon, with occasional online delivery.