Job summary
We are currently recruiting Young Ambassadors who can work for us a few hours a month in a number of areas in England and Scotland to support our young people services. If you are an enthusiastic and creative person, passionate about changing people's lives for the better, we'd love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
Some examples of what you could get involved in are: Local outreach events such as stalls at colleges and Pride eventsInterview panelsAdministrative tasks to support the service121 mentoring of 10-24 year oldsInvolvement in co-production events such as forums and groups on a local and organisational level
About us
Everyone should feel comfortable getting the support they need for issues with drugs, alcohol or mental health. At We Are With You, we work with people on their own goals, whether that's staying safe and healthy, making small changes or stopping an unwanted habit altogether. We give people support in a way that's right for them either face to face in their local service, community or online. We provide a free and confidential service without judgement to more than 100,000 people a year. We use our expertise to improve the help available and raise awareness around drugs, alcohol and mental health so that more people can get support. We Are With You. IND LP
Job description
Job responsibilities
Are you 16-25 and interested in a future career in drug and alcohol or mental health services for young people? The salary is paid at the National Living Wage rate, depending on your age (under 18: £ an hour, aged 18 - 20: £ an hour, aged 21 or over - £ an hour). Please note that this role may close early should sufficient applications be received, so early application is advised. Please include in your application which service you'd be interested in working with - you can find which services are local to you on our website. Diversity Statement As an organisation, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices and experiences of our staff. We know that representing the communities we serve is key to us meeting our goals of radically improving people's lives. We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring and we encourage people from underrepresented communities and backgrounds to apply to join our team, including people with lived experience, people with disabilities, people from racialised communities, LGBTQ+ people and armed forces veterans. As part of our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant, we provide a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates that are veterans and meet all the essential criteria for a role. With You is also a Disability Confident Employer and we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with a disability and meet all the essential criteria for a role. If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. We are looking for young people who are local to one of our offices who match our organisational values: Compassionate, Determined and Professional.
Experience
Essential
2. You may feel that you lack the knowledge or experience to work for our organisation but we are keen for 16-25 year olds who live by our guiding principles to join our teams (we can teach you everything else!):
3. Collaborative - We are outstanding team players
4. Ethical - We are open, honest and transparent, we are powered by our integrity and principles
5. Inspiring - We are exceptional communicators who empower our clients and each other to reach potential
6. Resilient - We have a positive, solution focused "can do" approach
7. Self challenging - We strive for personal excellence, outstanding service quality and continual service improvement