YVAP Student Worker

Discover yourself in Lewisham where what you do makes a difference to our vibrant and culturally diverse communities!

We have a rich history of welcoming people from all over the world and are proud to be recognised as the UK’s first Borough of Sanctuary, for our work in championing the rights of refugees and migrants.

Life experience and enthusiasm is essential for this role, in addition to having an understanding of young people's participation and how they can be supported to influence decision making and take part in civic life.

YVAP Student Worker

The person appointed to the YVAP Student Worker role will be required to support the work of the Young Mayor, Children's Safeguarding partnership board.

This role is part time, 6 hrs a week on a 1 year, Fixed Term Contract

Excellent training and development opportunities, plus a range of benefits including:

• Generous holiday allowance
• Local Government Pension scheme
• Flexible working and family friendly policies
• Season ticket and bicycle loans
• A range of staff discounts including local subsidised gym memberships
• Supportive staff networks

The role requires someone who can work as part of the team to develop opportunities for young people to get involved in their local areas.

The post will have an office base in Laurence House, Catford, London, SE6 4RU
, however many of the post’s duties will be carried out in Lewisham’s Open Spaces and with the parks service based at Wearside Service Centre, Ladywell.

• DBS Disclosure
  
  Required:
  
  Yes
• The recruitment process is anonymous and we don’t accept CVs.

Applicant handbook - please read the guidance in this handbook when applying. It is essential that you complete the application fully and that your supporting statement covers how you meet each of the person specification criteria listed.

For an informal discussion about this job, please contact Kat

£30,225.00 - £30,654 pro rata (Scale
2)

N.B:
All appointments will be offered at the minimum spinal column point (SCP) for the grade of the role. The only exception to this will be when matching current salary (up to the maximum of the scale), which is subject to evidential proof.

Lewisham Council is a Disability Confident employer. We welcome and encourage job applications of all abilities. If you require any reasonable adjustments in the application or interview, please contact the lead contact on this advert. We will make reasonable adjustments to make sure our disabled applicants and those with health conditions are supported throughout our recruitment process. We support the access to work scheme, further details are available at

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