Family Support Mediator

1 month ago


Brighton, Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom YMCA DownsLink Group Full time

THE ROLE: 37 hours per week, working on site Monday to Thursday, 9am to 5pm and Friday, 9am to 4.30pm on a fixed-term contract until 1 March 2025

Our mission is 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.

The YMCA DownsLink Group Family Mediation Service aims to avert young people away from crisis point by providing an effective and proactive mediation and re-engagement programme, with providing a safe space to talk and work through issues.

This is an exciting opportunity for a Family Support Mediator to join a Brighton and Hove City Council commissioned service working with 14-25-year-olds who are at risk of homelessness due to conflict or relationship breakdown in the family home.

You will be part of a dynamic team delivering innovative frontline services to young people at the Youth Advice Centre in Brighton. In delivering the role, you will provide face to face mediation sessions with young people and their families and crisis intervention support with young people at the. You will also provide parenting support and guidance.

In addition, you will be working alongside and collaborating with team members to provide a homelessness prevention pathway. You will deliver a high-quality service that enables clients to overcome the barriers they face and manage the difficulties they experience.

ABOUT YOU: We know there are great candidates who may not fit everything described, or who have important skills we have not mentioned. If that is you, please do not hesitate to apply and tell us about yourself and why perhaps you are looking to take the next step.

We are looking for someone who has experience of mediation and/or conflict coaching, or similar work across a range of client groups. You will have experience of working with young people with mental health issues and learning difficulties, and young people and their families / carers in crisis. You will be able to relate to young people with varying needs, along with advocating for young people and parents/guardians and other agencies.

You will be an effective communicator, assertive and be able to deal with conflict when necessary. You will have awareness and knowledge of issues facing young people, especially those who are socially excluded or from hard-to-reach groups.

In addition, you will have a good understanding of a range of appropriate therapeutic intervention models and a robust understanding of both child and adult safeguarding legislation and practice.

If you would like any further information or an informal discussion about this post, please email Should you require any assistance with our application process, please email

CLOSING DATE: 26 April 2024 at midnight. Proposed interview date of 3 May 2024. 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.

An inclusive workplace: We 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. We encourage applications from people from all sections of the communities that we serve.

Accessibility: If you require assistance or have questions regarding the application process, please contact us. If you require the recruitment documents in another format, please let us know. We can also post them to your preferred address.

YMCA DLG requires all staff and volunteers to be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and to respond proactively to safeguarding concerns. Successful applicants are required to undertake an Enhanced DBS (including the Children's and Adults' barred lists)check.



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