Youth Liaison Officer Dorset

Youth Liaison Officer – Dorset

Salary: £12,487.38 pro-rata including holiday pay, based on a working pattern of 20hrs/week across 3 days, and 39 weeks/year. £26,700 FTE  

Hours: 20hrs a week, working term time only (39 weeks/year). The hours and days of coverage may be negotiable for the right candidate and experience; however, the minimum hours required are 20pw.

Contract: Permanent

Ideal opportunity if you enjoy working with young people and want to help them be the best they can be.

Flexible and rewarding position within a dedicated and supportive team, working together to develop teamwork, leadership, and employability skills that inspire the next generation to aim high.

Join our team and make a real difference!

Our charity, the Jon Egging Trust, is looking for a highly motivated individual with experience of working with young people, to plan and deliver inspiring teamwork, leadership and employability programmes in Dorset. The role involves liaising with school staff, local partners (including the Military and local businesses) and volunteers to ensure programmes meet the needs of our young people and is supported by the Regional Manager, Dorset.

The successful candidate will be based from home with a requirement to travel to partner schools and business sites in and around Dorset. Fuel expenses are paid and travel time is included as part of working hours. Working with secondary schools to provide early support programmes, core delivery time is usually within the school working day and during school terms only. All other working hours can be managed with flexibility by the post holder to ensure that all administrative tasks are completed as required.

About the Jon Egging Trust (JET)

At JET, we support vulnerable young people to get back on track and realise their potential; more than 30,000 young people right across the UK to date, and there’s so much more we can do. We’re an organisation that really values its people and we’re immensely proud that our team culture is based on caring and raising each other up. 

Our benefits package includes:

·       Flexible working 

·       Enhanced annual leave

·       Homeworking allowance

·       Occupational pension scheme

·       Occupational sickness scheme

·       Special paid leave provision

Read our Applicant Privacy Notice

Child and adult at risk protection policy statement

The Jon Egging Trust is committed to providing a safe and positive environment for everyone involved in its services and activities. The Trust takes its extended moral and legal duty of care very seriously in relation to children, young people, staff and volunteers. We seek to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children and to protect them from harm or abuse when they engage in any of our activities. JET expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. The suitability of all prospective employees or volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment.

To apply

Please complete our online application form.

The closing date is Monday 7th October at 23.30 hrs

Interviews to be held in person at one of our partner schools in Dorset week commencing 14 October 2024, location to be confirmed.

Questions?

Contact us via the website.

Please note: In order to become an employee at JET you must be able to produce evidence of your Right to Work in the UK and a satisfactory DBS check – enhanced with children’s barred – is required for this role.