Young People's Programmes Engagement Officer

We are looking for an experienced and passionate Young People’s Programmes Engagement Officer to work as part of our Young People’s Programmes Team.

Imagine being part of an organisation whose common purpose is to help those who are severely impacted by mental illness. We believe that everyone should be treated with respect and dignity – and that’s why equity is one of our core values. We draw on the expertise, unique perspectives and lived experience of our people – regardless of who they are or their background – to help us become inclusive and anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider that reflect the diverse communities we support as a mental health charity.

Our Young Peoples Programmes focus on mental health prevention by delivering upstream resilience building programmes to young people across the UK. Traditionally delivered through workshops in mainstream education and community-based settings, we have recently diversified our approach, and our focus is now on engaging and supporting young people from diverse and underserved communities.

Building on our existing programmes we have been through an extensive needs assessment and co-production phase which has provided us with the foundation to design evidence-based and culturally appropriate programmes.

How you will make a difference

• Regional landscaping to determine priority areas to offer all our programmes, focusing on our priority underserved groups

• Devise strategies to engage successfully in their region

• Utilise a range of communication tools to promote our programmes and raise their profile regionally

• Promote the programme with all key stakeholders in each region

• Engage with schools and community organisations to offer and deliver our programmes

• Book Training Associates and oversee deliveries, ensuring all relevant paperwork is in place.

I will work with the following people and teams

• The Manager of Young Peoples Programmes

• Young People’s Programme Engagement Officers

• Young People’s Programmes Coordinators

• Young People’s Programmes Support Officer

• Freelance Training Associates

Engage and collaborate with teams in the other founding charities of Mental Health UK – Change Mental Health in Scotland, Adferiad Recovery in Wales and MindWise in Northern Ireland

If you have any questions about the position, please contact – recruitment@rethink.org