Youth Volunteering Awards Coordinator

Salary: £18,000 to £23,000 dependant on experience

Reports to: Programme Impact Manager

Location: JLGB’s Head Office

Do you have what it takes to inspire young people to take part in volunteering
and social action programmes that makes a positive impact in their community?

JLGB are looking for exceptional, experienced and passionate people to join our evolve youth social action team to coordinate and deliver our national volunteering awards and accreditation programmes.

The ‘evolve - young volunteering and skills initiative’ is JLGB's response to the ever-changing needs of young Jewish volunteers. evolve is a revolution in youth volunteering, creating an age-progressive volunteering journey removing faith and cultural barriers to participation for Jewish young people throughout primary and secondary school and on to university.

Each year through national awards, including the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, National Citizen Service and Open College Network Accreditations, evolve enables and equips thousands of Jewish young people to fully engage in meaningful social action, enhancing their employability and transferable skills to become active citizens in their local community and wider society.

As we expand evolve to reach over 15,000 young people over the next three years, JLGB is excited to recruit more Youth Social Action Coordinators who will lead on:

Increasing young people’s participation in volunteering and social action through evolve, with specific delivery targets for each award, using a range of digital systems to keep effective and up to date records.

Delivering a retention and communications strategy to raise the level of completion rates across awards, providing supportive, encouraging and inspirational leadership to all young people, staff and volunteers throughout the experience.

Building further our strong partnerships with schools to prioritise youth volunteering, liaising with key teaching staff, Heads of Year and Informal Educators to deliver a full engagement plan, including launch assemblies, volunteering fairs, follow up sessions and parent’s evenings.

Working closely with new and existing partner charities, youth groups and synagogues to help them in becoming more youth friendly and faith sensitive, actively supporting them to develop and upload exciting volunteering opportunities to the evolve online platform.

Managing events, seminars and the creation, planning and delivery of award graduation ceremonies.

Ensuring all JLGB’s safeguarding standards, policies and procedures are closely adhered to.

The chosen candidates will be hard-working, enthusiastic and reliable and will need to be sensitive to the needs of faith communities when working with JLGB’s young stakeholders and their families, and be respectful of their observance, dietary and practise needs.

For more information and to apply:
Please send your CV and a cover letter to: vacancies@jlgb.org

PERSON SPECIFICATIONS:

ESSENTIAL

DESIRABLE

QUALITIES

Passion for youth social action and the empowerment of young people
Talent to communicate effectively with both young people and adults
Ability to build, maintain and facilitate effective relationships with a wide range of key evolve stakeholders (including funders, teachers, charity workers and faith, youth and community leaders)
First class organiser able to keep accurate records with sharp computing skills
Full clean UK driving license

Experience of working with young people from different faiths, backgrounds and communities
Experience of working with charities, schools and youth groups

Training and an understanding in volunteer recruitment and management
Ability to create and implement project plans, timelines and reports
Knowledge of current issues and government polices affecting young people

Integrity
Committed to ensuring high standards and quality programmes
Flexible lateral approach and ability to use own initiative to solve problems
Self-motivated, able to plan, manage and monitor own tasks and time
Commitment to JLGB’s vision, mission and values

ABOUT JLGB:

JLGB is a modern, thriving, innovative and award winning national youth organisation that is a model of professional youth work in the 21st century. Through a diverse range of experiences and activities the JLGB seeks to enrich the lives of young people through its local, regional and national framework.

The JLGB removes barriers to participation by providing positive activities within a fun, friendly, safe and structured environment, that meet the religious and cultural needs of the Jewish community.

The JLGB encourages friendship through achievement, recognition and personal development programmes, which prepare and enable young Jewish people to develop the essential life skills needed to help their transition from young person to adult life.

Central to the ethos of the JLGB is active citizenship and giving back to society. The JLGB encourages Jewish young people’s involvement in volunteering, inter-faith and intergenerational projects that have a positive impact in both the Jewish and wider communities.

For more information and to apply:

Please send your CV and a cover letter to: vacancies@jlgb.org

Youth Volunteering Awards Coordinator

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