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We’re looking for a creative and enthusiastic Youth Worker to help us expand what we offer young people beyond sport.
About Alford House
Alford House is a youth and community organisation in Kennington, providing young people with safe, welcoming and structured opportunities to spend time, build relationships and develop their interests.
We want Alford House to be a place where young people can try new things, discover what they enjoy and develop their skills and confidence.
The role
As our Creative Spaces Youth Worker, you’ll help us develop and deliver creative and educational sessions for young people.
This is a varied role. You could be supporting young people with their homework, running an arts session, helping them explore dance and movement, supporting activity in our music studio or developing new creative ideas with young people.
We’re looking for someone who can bring their own creativity and interests to the role and turn them into engaging opportunities for young people.
What you’ll be doing
- Develop and deliver engaging arts and creative sessions.
- Support our homework club and educational activities.
- Deliver or support dance and movement activities.
- Help young people make use of our music studio.
- Create opportunities for young people to explore different interests and develop new skills.
- Support youth-led creative projects.
- Build positive and trusting relationships with young people.
- Encourage young people to try new activities and get involved in the wider Alford House offer.
- Record attendance and outcomes.
- Work alongside our wider youth work team to create a positive environment for young people.
Who we’re looking for
You don’t need to be a traditional youth worker to be right for this role. We’re looking for someone who has something creative to bring and knows how to engage young people.
You’ll need:
- Experience of working with children or young people.
- Strong creative facilitation skills.
- Knowledge of safeguarding.
- The ability to build positive relationships with young people.
- Enthusiasm for creating activities that young people will genuinely want to take part in.
Experience or qualifications in youth work, arts, dance, teaching or tutoring would be an advantage.
Why work with us?
This is an opportunity to help shape something new at Alford House.
We’re developing our creative spaces and want to create a broader range of opportunities for young people alongside our established sports provision. You’ll have the freedom to bring ideas, develop sessions and help create a space where young people can explore their interests.
If you’re creative, enjoy working with young people and want to use your skills to create opportunities they’ll genuinely enjoy, we’d love to hear from you.
Hours and pay
10 hours per week
Preferably 2 hours per day across the week, with flexibility.
£14.80 per hour
Part-time employment based at Alford House, Kennington.
Safeguarding
This role involves working with children and young people. Appointment is subject to an Enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and completion of safeguarding training.
How to apply
Please complete the Alford House application form and provide a CV.
In your application, tell us about your experience of working with young people, what creative skills or interests you could bring to Alford House, and how you would use them to create engaging opportunities for young people.
Registered Charity
11 - 20
To promote the mental, moral and physical wellbeing of young people in Lambeth, providing a trusted Third Space where everyone belongs.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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An Exciting Time to Join the Royal Commonwealth Society
This is an exciting time to join the Royal Commonwealth Society. As the Society approaches its 160th anniversary in 2028, we are developing an ambitious programme of communications and digital engagement to bring the RCS and the Commonwealth to new audiences around the world.
A key opportunity will be the development of Digital Commonwealth Day — a digital programme designed to complement the RCS’s annual Commonwealth Day Celebration at Westminster Abbey and extend its reach globally. Through creative content, video, social media and digital storytelling, it will help amplify the work of the RCS and showcase the achievements and diversity of the Commonwealth.
The successful candidate will play a central role in bringing this vision to life, while helping to strengthen the RCS’s wider digital presence and communications.
Role Summary
The Digital Communications and Public Affairs Officer will lead the day-to-day delivery of the RCS’s communications and digital content, alongside supporting public affairs and stakeholder engagement.
This is a creative, hands-on role for someone who enjoys creating content, telling stories and finding innovative ways to engage audiences. The postholder will manage the RCS website and social media channels, produce written, visual and video content, support flagship campaigns and events, and help develop new digital initiatives.
Key programmes include the RCS Celebration at Westminster Abbey, Digital Commonwealth Day, The Queen’s Commonwealth Writing Competition, the Commonwealth Youth Photography Competition and the RCS’s 160th anniversary programme in 2028.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Communications, Digital & Content
- Develop and deliver engaging communications and digital content across the RCS website, social media, email and other platforms.
- Manage and maintain the RCS website, including news, blogs, events and campaign content.
- Create, schedule and manage content across X, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.
- Create and edit engaging short-form video, photography, graphics and other visual content for digital campaigns and social media.
- Develop creative campaigns and content around key RCS programmes, events and Commonwealth moments.
- Produce the monthly RCS newsletter, including writing, sourcing content and managing mailing lists.
- Use Canva and other digital tools to create high-quality communications materials.
- Capture and repurpose content from RCS events, including interviews, photography, video and social media content.
- Develop stories that highlight the work of the RCS, its partners and young people across the Commonwealth.
- Monitor digital and social media performance and use insights to improve engagement.
- Identify new digital platforms, trends and opportunities to expand the RCS’s reach.
Commonwealth Day & Digital Commonwealth Day
- Lead communications and digital content supporting the annual Commonwealth Day Celebration at Westminster Abbey.
- Help develop and deliver Digital Commonwealth Day, creating an engaging online programme that complements the Westminster Abbey service and enables audiences around the Commonwealth and beyond to participate digitally.
- Develop pre-, during- and post-event content, including video, interviews, photography, graphics and social media.
- Work with Commonwealth partners, youth networks and other stakeholders to develop and amplify digital contributions and stories.
160th Anniversary – 2028
- Support the development and delivery of communications for the RCS’s 160th anniversary in 2028.
- Create digital stories and content celebrating the Society’s history, impact and future.
- Help use the anniversary as an opportunity to reach new audiences and strengthen the RCS’s profile across the Commonwealth.
Events & Public Affairs
- Support communications and logistics for key RCS events and campaigns, including The Queen’s Commonwealth Writing Competition, Commonwealth Youth Photography Competition and High Commissioners’ Banquet.
- Assist with public affairs events, stakeholder engagement, briefings, speeches and correspondence.
- Build relationships with Commonwealth stakeholders, youth networks, partners and external organisations.
- Represent the RCS at relevant events and networking opportunities.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong attention to detail.
- Experience in communications, marketing, digital communications or public affairs.
- Strong experience creating digital and social media content, including short-form video.
- Experience managing websites and producing content for public audiences.
- Confident using social media platforms professionally and creatively.
- Experience using content/design tools such as Canva or equivalent.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines effectively.
- Creative, proactive and able to identify and develop new communications opportunities.
- Strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative approach.
- Interest in international affairs, youth engagement, the Commonwealth and/or advocacy.
- Right to live and work in the United Kingdom.
Desirable
- Experience with a web content management system, particularly Wix.
- Experience with video editing software and digital analytics.
- Experience developing digital campaigns or online communities.
- Experience promoting youth-led initiatives.
- Experience supporting high-profile events with external partners.
- Understanding of the Commonwealth and the RCS’s mission.
Please note that due to the nature of this role, some out-of-hours work is required.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.