Viva LGBTQ+ Lead

Wales, United Kingdom (Hybrid)
Llandudno, Conwy Principal Area
Flint, Flintshire
Wrexham, Wrexham Principal Area
Fixed term until 31st March 2028 (subject to continued funding)
Full-time
Contract
Job description

 Viva LGBTQ+ Lead

Reports to: Strategic Lead

Hours: Full-time (37 hours per week)

Salary: £36,600.00

Contract: Fixed term until 31st March 2028 (subject to continued funding)

Location: Multiple sites across 4 counties in north Wales

Closing Date for Applications: 10th August

Interview Dates:18th & 20thAugust

Purpose of Role

The Viva LGBTQ+ Lead is responsible for developing and delivering high-quality specialist LGBTQ+ youth work provision across a four-county area. The post-holder will lead the LGBTQ+ team, supervise junior staff, and ensure inclusive, safe, and affirming spaces for LGBTQ+ young people. This role combines direct youth work delivery with team leadership, training provision, and partnership development.

Key Responsibilities

Direct Youth Work Delivery:

●      Develop and deliver multiple LGBTQ+ youth groups across 4 counties

●      Provide one-to-one support and key working for LGBTQ+ young people

●      Deliver programmes and activities as part of the Tŷ Pride Partnership (working to prevent LGBTQ+ homelessness)

●      Provide advocacy for LGBTQ+ young people

●      Offer family support to families of LGBTQ+ young people

●      Facilitate the participation of and co-production with young people

●      Apply youth work values and principles in all aspects of the role

●      Provide role/possibility model for LGBTQ+ young people

Team Leadership and Supervision:

●      Provide line management to LGBTQ+ Youth Work Support Worker and Outreach Worker

●      Facilitate reflective supervision for junior staff in the LGBTQ+ team

●      Recruit, supervise and support volunteers working with LGBTQ+ provision

●      Contribute to organisational planning, staff and volunteer deployment

Training and Development:

●      Develop and deliver training on LGBTQ+ and diversity topics to internal staff

●      Provide training for external agencies on LGBTQ+ inclusion

●      Support training and skills development for young people

Community Engagement and Partnerships:

●      Promote and facilitate peer education and youth leadership

●      Contribute to community capacity building activities

●      Represent the organisation at forums and networks

●      Recruit volunteers to support LGBTQ+ provision

Quality Assurance and Accountability:

●      Contribute to quality assurance and evaluation of LGBTQ+ provision

●      Complete accountability and compliance reports

●      Support impact measurement and reporting

●      Contribute to communications, media, and marketing activities

Safeguarding:

●      Maintain safeguarding duties commensurate with role

●      Contribute weekly to Safeguarding Panel

●      Participate fully in reflective peer supervision

●      Liaison with statutory safeguarding partners where appropriate

●      Complete periodic training and awareness as directed

Person Specification

Essential Qualifications:

●      Level 6 Youth Work qualification or equivalent (or working towards)

●      Qualification or substantial training in LGBTQ+ awareness and inclusion

Essential Experience:

●      Substantial experience of youth work with LGBTQ+ young people

●      Experience of supervising staff or volunteers

●      Experience delivering training to professionals or community groups

●      Experience working across multiple sites/locations

●      Experience of working with families

Essential Skills:

●      Excellent youth work skills including relationship building, group work, and one-to-one support

●      Strong understanding of LGBTQ+ identities, issues, and inclusive practice

●      Ability to create safe, affirming spaces for LGBTQ+ young people

●      Strong communication and interpersonal skills

●      Ability to deliver training effectively

●      Report writing and evaluation skills

●      Access to own transport and willingness to travel across 4 counties

●      Willingness to work up to 3 evenings per week an occasional weekends and overnight duties

Essential Personal Qualities:

●      Passionate commitment to LGBTQ+ equality and inclusion

●      Expert through lived experience

●      Ability to work sensitively with young people experiencing marginalisation

●      Commitment to youth work values and principles

●      Self-motivated and able to work independently

●      Collaborative team player

●      Professional and reliable

●      Commitment to reflective practice

Desirable:

●      Welsh language skills

●      Experience working in rural areas

●      Experience of advocacy work

 

Arweinydd Viva LHDTC+

Yn Atebol i: Arweinydd Strategol

Oriau: Llawn amser (37.5 awr yr wythnos)

Contract: Cyfnod penodol hyd at 31ain Mawrth 2028 (yn amodol ar gyllid parhaus)

Lleoliad: Safleoedd lluosog ar draws pedair sir yng ngogledd Cymru

Dyddyiad terfynol am ceisiau: 10fed Mis Awst 2026

Dyddiadau cyfweld:18fed & 20ain Mis Awst 2026

Diben y Rôl

Mae Arweinydd Viva LHDTC+ yn gyfrifol am ddatblygu a darparu gwasanaethau gwaith ieuenctid arbenigol LHDTC+ o ansawdd uchel ar draws ardal sy’n cwmpasu pedair sir. Bydd deiliad y swydd yn arwain y tîm LHDTC+, yn goruchwylio aelodau iau o staff, ac yn sicrhau bod mannau cynhwysol, diogel a chadarnhaol ar gael i bobl ifanc LHDTC+. Mae’r rôl hon yn cyfuno darparu gwaith ieuenctid yn uniongyrchol â darparu arweinyddiaeth i’r tîm, hyfforddiant, a datblygu partneriaethau.

Prif Gyfrifoldebau

Darparu Gwaith Ieuenctid yn Uniongyrchol:

●      Datblygu a darparu nifer o grwpiau ieuenctid LHDTC+ ar draws pedair sir

●      Darparu cymorth un-i-un a gwaith allweddol i bobl ifanc LHDTC+

●      Cyflwyno rhaglenni a gweithgareddau fel rhan o Bartneriaeth Tŷ Pride (gan weithio i atal digartrefedd ymhlith pobl ifanc LHDTC+)

●      Darparu eiriolaeth i bobl ifanc LHDTC+

●      Cynnig cymorth i deuluoedd pobl ifanc LHDTC+

●      Hwyluso cyfranogiad a chydgynhyrchu gyda phobl ifanc

●      Cymhwyso gwerthoedd ac egwyddorion gwaith ieuenctid ym mhob agwedd y rôl

●      Bod yn fodel rôl a phosibilrwydd i bobl ifanc LHDTC+

Arwain a Goruchwylio'r Tîm:

●      Darparu rheolaeth linell i'r Gweithiwr Cymorth Gwaith Ieuenctid LHDTC+ a'r Gweithiwr Allgymorth LHDTC+

●      Hwyluso goruchwyliaeth fyfyriol i aelodau iau o staff yn y tîm LHDTC+

●      Recriwtio, goruchwylio a chefnogi gwirfoddolwyr sy'n gweithio o fewn y ddarpariaeth LHDTC+

●      Cyfrannu at gynllunio sefydliadol, a lleoli a defnyddio staff a gwirfoddolwyr yn effeithiol

Hyfforddiant a Datblygiad:

●      Datblygu a darparu hyfforddiant ar bynciau LHDTC+ ac amrywiaeth i staff mewnol

●      Darparu hyfforddiant i asiantaethau allanol ar gynhwysiant LHDTC+

●      Cefnogi hyfforddiant a datblygiad sgiliau pobl ifanc

Ymgysylltu â'r Gymuned a Phartneriaethau:

●      Hyrwyddo a hwyluso addysg gan gymheiriaid ac arweinyddiaeth ymhlith pobl ifanc

●      Cyfrannu at weithgareddau meithrin gallu cymunedol

●      Cynrychioli'r sefydliad mewn fforymau a rhwydweithiau

●      Recriwtio gwirfoddolwyr i gefnogi'r ddarpariaeth LHDTC+

Sicrhau Ansawdd ac Atebolrwydd:

●      Cyfrannu at sicrhau ansawdd a gwerthuso'r ddarpariaeth LHDTC+

●      Cwblhau adroddiadau atebolrwydd a chydymffurfiaeth

●      Cefnogi mesur ac adrodd ar effaith y gwasanaeth

●      Cyfrannu at weithgareddau cyfathrebu, y cyfryngau a marchnata

Diogelu:

●      Cyflawni dyletswyddau diogelu sy'n gymesur â'r rôl

●      Cyfrannu'n wythnosol at y Panel Diogelu

●      Cymryd rhan lawn mewn goruchwyliaeth fyfyriol gan gymheiriaid

●      Cydgysylltu â phartneriaid diogelu statudol lle bo'n briodol

●      Cwblhau hyfforddiant a gweithgareddau codi ymwybyddiaeth cyfnodol yn unol â chyfarwyddyd y sefydliad

Manyleb y Person

Cymwysterau Hanfodol:

●      Cymhwyster Gwaith Ieuenctid Lefel Chwech neu gymhwyster cyfatebol (neu'n gweithio tuag ato)

●      Cymhwyster neu hyfforddiant sylweddol mewn ymwybyddiaeth a chynhwysiant LHDTC+

Profiad Hanfodol:

●      Profiad sylweddol o waith ieuenctid gyda phobl ifanc LHDTC+

●      Profiad o oruchwylio staff neu wirfoddolwyr

●      Profiad o ddarparu hyfforddiant i weithwyr proffesiynol neu grwpiau cymunedol

●      Profiad o weithio ar draws safleoedd neu leoliadau lluosog

●      Profiad o weithio gyda theuluoedd

Sgiliau Hanfodol:

●      Sgiliau gwaith ieuenctid rhagorol, gan gynnwys meithrin perthnasoedd, gwaith grŵp a chymorth un-i-un

●      Dealltwriaeth gadarn o hunaniaethau LHDTC+, materion sy'n effeithio ar bobl LHDTC+, ac arferion cynhwysol

●      Y gallu i greu mannau diogel a chadarnhaol i bobl ifanc LHDTC+

●      Sgiliau cyfathrebu a rhyngbersonol cryf

●      Y gallu i ddarparu hyfforddiant yn effeithiol

●      Sgiliau ysgrifennu adroddiadau a gwerthuso

●      Mynediad at ddull trafnidiaeth personol a pharodrwydd i deithio ar draws pedair sir

●      Parodrwydd i weithio hyd at dair noson yr wythnos, ac yn achlysurol ar benwythnosau a chyflawni dyletswyddau dros nos

Rhinweddau Personol Hanfodol:

●      Ymrwymiad angerddol i gydraddoldeb a chynhwysiant LHDTC+

●      Arbenigedd sy'n deillio o brofiad bywyd

●      Y gallu i weithio'n sensitif gyda phobl ifanc sy'n profi ymyleiddio

●      Ymrwymiad i werthoedd ac egwyddorion gwaith ieuenctid

●      Hunangymhelliant a'r gallu i weithio'n annibynnol

●      Y gallu i weithio'n gydweithredol fel aelod o dîm

●      Proffesiynoldeb a dibynadwyedd

●      Ymrwymiad i ymarfer myfyriol

Dymunol:

●      Sgiliau Cymraeg

●      Profiad o weithio mewn ardaloedd gwledig

●      Profiad o waith eiriolaeth

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the YEW Collective View profile Organisation type Registered Charity Company size 6 - 10

The YEW Collective improves the life-chances, experiences & wellbeing of young people and communities facing barriers, disadvantage & discrimination.

Posted on: 29 July 2026
Closing date: 10 August 2026 at 23:00
Tags: Communications, Social Care / Development, Training / Learning, Advocacy, Volunteering Management, Engagement / Outreach, Homelessness, LGBTQ, Mental Health, Partnerships, Safeguarding, Wellbeing, Youth / Children, Governance / Management, Social / Support Work

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