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Summary of the role
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Just Like Us is the LGBT+ young people’s charity and works with thousands of schools and young people across the UK through its programmes. This role is critical to the delivery of our mission and will support the Volunteering Programmes Manager to meet the needs of our community of 350+ volunteers so that we can reach even more LGBT+ young people across the UK. The role will be working across the Programmes Team, working on the Ambassador Programme and supporting the School Talks programme weekly. This role is an entry-level position and will provide the successful candidate with a strong foundation for a career in the voluntary sector. We are looking for someone who is eager to learn, with strong organisational and administrative skills, and good communication skills to join a friendly, driven Programmes Team. We are very keen to hear from underrepresented voices, particularly trans and non-binary, Black and/or PoC candidates.
About Just Like Us
Just Like Us is the LGBT+ young people’s charity. Founded in 2016, we work with primary schools, secondary schools and sixth form colleges across the UK to improve the lives of LGBT+ young people. To do that, we run several programmes:
Ambassador Programme: We support our ambassadors to use their voice, develop skills and find community. They also deliver our School Talks programme to schools across the UK.
School Talks programme: We train and support our LGBT+ 18 to 25 year olds to speak in secondary schools about growing up LGBT+ and allyship.
Pride Groups: We help secondary schools set up and run lunchtime or after school clubs for LGBT+ pupils and their allies to meet, learn and get support, creating a safe space in every setting.
Resource Library: We provide free resources to thousands of schools, making LGBT+ inclusive education accessible to all. This includes free e-learning for teachers to increase their confidence in creating LGBT+ inclusive educational settings.
School Diversity Week: We run the UK-wide celebration of LGBT+ equality in primary and secondary schools. We provide free educational resources to thousands of schools, making LGBT+ inclusive education accessible to all.
The position
Salary: £28,886 p.a.
Role: Fixed-term contract for two years, full time.
Holiday: 25 days (excluding statutory public holidays)
Location: London (with hybrid working)
Reporting to: Volunteering Programmes Manager
We Offer All Employees
Pension contribution: Just Like Us will match your pension contributions up to 6%
Flexible working: Just Like Us currently offers a hybrid model, enabling team members to work from home and at an office near Victoria
Professional development: We are committed to the ongoing professional
development of all team members, with an annual training budget and clear
personalised pathway to help your career goals
Employee Assistance Programme: Through Health Assured, a leading
Employer Assistance Provider, staff can access support in a range of areas,
including (but not limited to) - counselling, stress, tenancy and housing, legal
support and childcare
Extra day of annual leave: For each year in post, team members gain an
additional day of annual leave, up to a maximum of five
Job Description
This role reports directly to the Volunteering Programmes Manager.
Programme delivery
Support the Programmes Team to deliver our programmes
Good regular communication and reporting to the Volunteering Programmes Manager
Manage the administration of our Ambassador and School Talk programmes. Including the recruitment, training, opportunities and engagement of volunteers
Deliver Ambassador volunteer training on the weekend, in-person at different locations across the UK and online
Act as a first point of contact for ambassadors on our programmes, answering questions, sharing new resources and encouraging participation. This includes supporting ambassadors with their direct questions, managing the group chats on a daily basis and inboxes
Support the School Talk programme, including organising bookings with schools, organising volunteers, supporting schools, supporting the whole delivery
Represent the charity at conferences, events, prides and fairs
Ensure volunteers to have a fulfilling and engaging experience when volunteering with Just Like Us, that they feel recognised and understand the impact of their contribution
Work collaboratively across teams to manage logistics and ensure the smooth running of Just Like Us programmes throughout the academic year.
Support with the creation and development of resources for volunteers
Assist the monitoring and evaluation of volunteering programmes by distributing surveys, collecting case studies and providing analysis of data obtained to evidence our impact
Support our marketing and communication initiatives, writing emails and monit