Location: Maidstone but involves travelling across Kent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £23,690 gross per annum
Contract: Fixed Term until 2021
Closing date: 9am Tuesday 12 March

Because like you, we’re dedicated to changing attitudes and changing lives.

About us: at Porchlight, we’re passionate about helping vulnerable people to reach their full potential. Our vision is a fairer society where the most excluded are included and everybody has a safe place to call home and the chance to make a positive contribution.

The role: You’ll be part of a new service working across Kent to provide LGBT+ young people with safe spaces to meet and socialise. You’ll help young people to develop the skills and confidence they need to be active members of the group and their local community, as well as providing the support, understanding or information they may not be able to access at home or at school.

What you need: A keen interest in building strong LGBT+ communities and relevant experience in designing, promoting and managing youth group programmes. You’ll have a commitment to enhancing and sustaining the health and wellbeing of LGBT+ young people and the energy and enthusiasm to help us drive this service forward to deliver positive change.

Benefits: as a member of the Porchlight team you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:

free life insurance
flexible working hours
25 days holiday per year rising annually to 30 days after 5 years
Porchlight pension scheme
Incremental salary rise

The closing date is 9am Tuesday 12 March.

How to apply: If this sounds like the job for you, please visit our website to apply online. The job description is available on our website by clicking on the ‘Our Current Vacancies’ button.

Porchlight is an Equal Opportunities Employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

If you have any questions regarding your application please contact Daniella Sherriff, HR Assistant, on 01227 760078, selecting option 3 or at recruitment@porchlight.org.uk.