Youth Placements Advisor

**Youth Placements Advisor**

**Location: UK Flexible (hybrid between home and office)**

**Contract type: Fixed term 12 months maternity cover**

**Hours: 35 hours per week**

**Salary: Up to £25,500 per annum (plus London Weighting of £3,344 if applicable)***

**Could you provide young people with opportunities to engage with the British Red Cross?**

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**What you’ll be doing**

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As Youth Placements Advisor, you’ll lead on the recruitment and support of around 200 young people on British Red Cross placement projects across the UK each year.

You will manage and develop our voluntary placements programme and support the development of other key work which engages young people in short-term activity such as work experience, educational and paid placements.

Reporting to the Youth Strategy and Policy Manager, you will collaborate with other projects including student engagement, development opportunities for young volunteers, youth social action and externally funded programmes, with a key focus is to increase the diversity of people accessing placements.

**We’re passionate about equality, diversity, and inclusion**

Diversity is something we celebrate at the British Red Cross, and we’re looking for the best people to help us provide support to millions of people affected by crisis in the UK. We want our team to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve, offering equal opportunities to everyone, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

**This role might be for you if**

You will either have experience of youth work, working with young people in a variety of settings, including supporting young people into employment and supporting those with additional support needs, or a level 3 qualification in youth work.

You have experience of working with young volunteers, an up-to-date knowledge of volunteering policy and practice, and experience of developing and running training programs for both volunteers and those who support them.

You have good project management experience; you’re organised and able to manage a busy workload with multiple priorities and deadlines with minimum supervision. You’ve got great interpersonal and teamwork skills, able to communicate effectively with a diverse range of audiences, using a variety of media.

You have knowledge on how to promote diversity and equality in volunteering and employment opportunities and are commitment to promoting diversity and equality within the British Red Cross and living our values.

You have good general office skills that include experience of developing and reviewing policies, procedures and systems, report writing, and a working knowledge of Microsoft that including Word and Excel
- Please read the role profile for more information about this vacancy_

**How to apply**

**What you will get in return**

We offer a wide range of staff benefits, these include:

- Generous 36 days annual leave entitlement (including Bank Holidays)
- Option to buy an extra 5 days annual leave per year
- Up to 6% contributory pension (employer matched contributions up to 6%)
- Flexible and family friendly working policy
- Genuine investment in your professional development

**A little bit more about us**

The British Red Cross help anyone, anywhere in the UK; get the support they need if crisis strikes. From hiring a wheelchair or dealing with loneliness, to adjusting to life in a new country - we're there when you need us.

Our organisation was born out of a desire to bring help without discrimination.

Impartiality and neutrality have been central values for the Red Cross since we started.

Diversity is something we celebrate, and we want you to be able to bring your authentic-self to the Red Cross. We want you to feel that you are in an inclusive environment, and a great position to help us spread the power of kindness.

In the British Red Cross, we will not tolerate any form of misconduct, including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse. We have a code of conduct in place and are committed to creating a culture of integrity in the organisation where misconduct is not tolerated, situations of abuse are quickly investigated, and perpetrators are dealt with effectively.
- The British Red Cross, incorporated by Royal Charter 1908, is a charity registered in England and Wales (220949) and Scotland (SC037738)._
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**Connecting human kindness with human crisis