Senior Rural Youth Engagement Officer (Practical Landscape and Design)

The Senior Rural Youth Engagement Officer will lead on the implementation and delivery of Groundwork South co-production landscape projects created by young people for young people providing practical landscape and design sessions. The central focus of the role is engaging young people in the design and creation of outdoor spaces connected to local youth hubs.

You will be responsible for outreach, planning a programme of activities, supervising staff, monitoring & evaluation and direct face to face delivery with participants. The role will work in partnership with existing services already embedded in local communities to provide young people with opportunities to gain age appropriate practical landscape design, construction and maintenance skills in collaboration with contractors and funding guidelines.

This role would be ideal for someone who is passionate about supporting young people to achieve their individual potential and creating opportunities so they are able to enhance their life skills and make positive life choices using conservation and horticulture as a foundation.

A full UK driving licence and/or ability travel to Heathfield and/or Peacehaven is required.

For key requirements of the role please see the personal specification attached to the Job Description on our website.

We are a creative, committed and enthusiastic organisation with a great track record of project development, fundraising and delivery, so there are always opportunities to grow and develop your role within our friendly team.

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Salary: Up to £8,960 per annum DOE ( £32,000 FTE)
Hours: 10.5 hours each week (weekly sessions once a week between 3-8pm, though flexibility will be required, including weekends), A competitive salary
Generous holiday entitlement of 25 days per annum plus public holidays
Health Cash Plan including PERKS - such as discounted gym membership and shopping discounts
Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
Salary sacrifice schemes including cycle to work and pension contributions
Family friendly policies to support work/life balance with time off in lieu for out of hours activities
Business travel expenses

Groundwork South works with communities across the south of England to transform their lives and the places where they live. We have been at the forefront of social and environmental regeneration for over 25 years, and today we have a simple mission: to create better places, improve people's prospects, and promote greener living and working.

We are passionate about creating a future where every neighbourhood is vibrant and green, every community is strong and able to shape its own destiny, and no-one is held back by their background or circumstances. This vision drives the work that we do. Each year we deliver over 100 innovative projects, tackling the biggest issues facing our communities and creating real and lasting, positive change.

Appointment to this role is subject to an enhanced records check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).