Youth & Therapeutic Worker

Project Esperanza supports women and families from multi-ethnic backgrounds affected by poverty, chronic health conditions, caregiving responsibilities, language barriers, inadequate housing, racism, and migration trauma. We are seeking a dedicated individual to enhance the well-being of multi-ethnic and care-experienced young people by connecting them to vital services. You will collaborate closely with our people. The ideal candidate will be expected to: Conduct assessments to identify the needs, strengths, and barriers faced by individual and multi-ethnic youth. Build trusting relationships with young people, particularly those at risk or facing challenges such as poverty, racism, migration trauma, and lack of access to essential services. Provide therapeutic support to youth who have experienced trauma, especially care-experienced and neurodivergent youth. Offer emotional support, counselling, and guidance on personal, social, and educational issues. Connect youth to resources such as education, job training, healthcare, and housing, while addressing mental health, employment, and social integration. Serve as a mentor and role model, helping youth develop life skills, set goals, and make positive choices. Advocate on behalf of youth to ensure their needs and human rights are upheld. Organise and participate in community events, workshops, and programs to promote youth engagement and development. Provide immediate support in crisis situations such as homelessness, substance abuse, or mental health emergencies. Maintain accurate records of youth interactions, assessments, and progress. Identify areas for personal training and development. Follow Project Esperanza's policies, including child protection, equal opportunities, and anti-discriminatory practices. Gather data to assess outreach impact and identify emerging needs of multi-ethnic youth. Develop and execute social media campaigns targeting Black and multi-ethnic communities, in collaboration with partners and schools. Ensure campaigns are inclusive, culturally sensitive, and visible to young audiences. This job description is intended to indicate the broad range of responsibilities and requirements of the post. It is neither exhaustive nor exclusive but, whilst some variation can be expected in particular duties,the outline is considered to provide a reasonable general description of the post., None specified

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We’re a Womanist initiative dedicated to bringing race and faith-sensitive specialist services & culturally appropriate support to women of African heritage in Edinburgh. We address social isolation, migration trauma and racial trauma. Through offering culturally appropriate race-sensitive, faith-sensitive and trauma-informed, stigma-free support and services as well as mental health and well-being support through coaching and mentoring. We have a trusted network of partners who understand the needs of the people we serve and have a human rights-based approach to working with people.