Environmental Youth Worker
Global Link
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
About Global Link
We are a Development Education Centre (DEC) based in Lancaster, UK. We run workshops, exhibitions, training and other events in schools, colleges and the wider community on global citizenship issues such as diversity, human rights, migration, fairtrade, climate change and sustainable development. We also provide a range of support services and integration activities for refugees and asylum seekers.
We are a Development Education Centre (DEC) based in Lancaster, UK. We run workshops, exhibitions, training and other events in schools, colleges and the wider community on global citizenship issues such as diversity, human rights, migration, fairtrade, climate change and sustainable development. We also provide a range of support services and integration activities for refugees and asylum seekers.
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