Youth Engagement Group Worker

4 days ago


London, United Kingdom Youth Engagement Full time

**About Us**

akt is the UK’s national LGBTQ Youth Homelessness charity. We provide safe homes, mentoring, and support to ensure that no young person needs to choose between a safe home and being who they are. 24% of young people facing homelessness in the UK identify as LGBT (National Scoping of LGBT Youth Homelessness, akt, 2015) and 78% of LGBTQ+ young people cited an absence of family support (The LGBTQ+ Youth Homelessness Report, akt, 2021). The charity was founded in 1989 and operates service centres in London, Manchester, Newcastle, Bristol and works online through a Digital Service to offer support to young people outside of our four office regions. akt works with over 800 vulnerable young people a year providing both face to face and online assistance.

**Job Summary**

**There are two roles available on temporary four month contracts**:

- **one London-based (three hours per fortnight, Tuesday 5.30pm - 8.30pm); and**:

- **one Manchester-based (three hours per month, Wednesday 5.30pm - 8.30pm).**

There is a high percentage of Queer, Trans and Intersex People of Colour (QTIPOC) service users at akt who this role will directly support. Therefore, this role will require someone who has in-depth knowledge of the lived experiences of QTIPOC young people.

The role will involve supporting the provision of youth engagement activities to a diverse range of QTIPOC young people aged 16-25 who are homeless, at risk of homelessness or living in a hostile environment. Our focus is in maintaining our ability to provide the highest service possible, giving our young people the opportunities to access peer support, community engagement and life skills. Overall, we aim to support LGBTQ+ young people into safe accommodation and work or education and prevent them from becoming homeless again in the future.

Our Youth Engagement programme provides opportunities for young people accessing our services to:

- build skills and confidence to reach their own goals and objectives;
- access an affirming community of LGBTQ+ peers; and
- shape the work of akt.

More details about the job can be found in the Job Information attached to this advert on the akt website.

**Application deadline: midnight (11.59pm) Sunday 7th July 2024**

**Interview date: Wednesday 17th July (afternoon) or Thursday 18th July (morning)


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