Environmental Youth Worker

Working as a 'Blue Mentor' you will work as part of a wider network to engage with young people (ages 10-14) in schools and the wider community to enable environmental youth social action, focussed particularly around marine environments.

This is a fixed term contract for 18 months starting in June - July. Your weekly hours will be 16 hours working primarily in youth settings, though this is flexible. 

Purpose of the role: 

• Build a network of organisations, charities, groups and institutions in your area that support young people and are looking to enable environmental youth social action
• Engage with 60 young people (target age 10-14 year olds) per year of the project
• Facilitate Blue Influencers learning around coastal and marine environmental issues and other environmental issues affecting their communities
• Support the Blue Influencers groups in the conception, planning, delivery and continuation of youth-led environmental social action projects of their choosing, to the benefit and involvement of their local community and to the benefit of the natural world
• Actively connect Blue Influencers groups with other local organisations to embed projects in local communities and facilitate intergenerational and cross-cultural projects
• Support local networks in communicating and embedding environmental change beyond the life of the projects
• Be an active member of regional and national network of Blue Mentors Blue Influencers Scheme

Closing date: 9.00 am April 30th
Interview date: 15 May 2025