COMMUNITY NAVIGATOR X 1
YOUTH NAVIGATOR X 1
Glasgow
Do you believe in second chances? Do you have the energy and commitment it takes to support someone to turn their life around? Could you help a young person make positive choices and achieve their full potential? Then come and work with us.
The team behind the award-winning Street&Arrow social enterprise is launching a new programme to help navigate those at risk of becoming involved in violence towards a more positive future. Run by charity Braveheart Industries in partnership with the innovative Scottish Violence Reduction Unit, the YDT programme works side-by-side with communities in Glasgow.
We are looking for two dedicated individuals to join the YDT team:
- 1 x Community Navigator – You’ll forge strong relationships with people and services in the area. Using a trauma-informed approach you will work with people of all ages and from every walk of life, supporting them in making positive changes. You must be a skilled communicator who has an ability to connect with people facing a challenging range of issues.
- 1 x Youth Navigator – You will engage with young people on the edge of, or who are actively involved, in a violent lifestyle which may include gang activity. You will help support them to make positive choices about their health, safety, well-being and future. This is a challenging but rewarding role as you will have the opportunity to be a stabilising influence on a young person and help support them towards a positive future.
Both posts are initially funded until March 2023, with extension subject to successful funding.
Salary: £22,800 – £25,800 (applicants will be expected to start at the bottom of the scale)
Hours: 35 Hours Monday – Friday, however weekend and evening work may be required.
For further information please contact:
June Hepburn at June.Hepburn@scotland.police.uk
Closing Date: Midnight Friday 22nd April 2022
Please submit your CV and Covering letter to violence.reduction@scotland.police.uk
