Are you a qualified youth worker who is looking for a new challenge? We have a vacancy for an outstanding individual to coordinate regular, ongoing and one-off activities and wellbeing interventions for the young people we support.
The successful candidate will be dynamic, innovative, professional and a strong communicator. They must be able to build collaborative parterships, as well as delivering the activities.
Building on the success of this role in its part-time capacity, it has now been expanded and developed to a full-time position.

We are looking for an outstanding individual to join our Advocacy & Support team on a
full-time basis and who will coordinate regular, ongoing and one-off activities and wellbeing
interventions for the young people KRAN supports. To do this effectively, you will work
closely with others in KRAN, you will manage and build the capability of volunteers and you
will be adept at building high-quality partnerships with other organisations towards the
same goal. You will be a qualified youth worker who sees every engagement as an
opportunity for the measurable development of young people’s practical skills and
socio-emotional skills (responsibility, empathy, problem solving, initiative, teamwork,
emotion management) in ways that help them feel safe, secure and empowered.

KRAN takes an empowering and supportive approach to its work with young refugees and
asylum seekers, offering a range of services to help them address their needs. We achieve
this through education (Learning 4 Life) and our Advocacy and Support team. A&S delivers
the following:

● Complex casework support, housing support and early intervention
● Mentoring support
● Sports and wellbeing activities
● Youth engagement and youth interactions.

We raise awareness about the challenges our young people face, develop opportunities to
engage with the local community and ensure that their voices are heard. Our ambition is
that all young refugees and asylum seekers thrive and help others to also thrive.
For more details about us (including our Strategic Plan 2025-2028 and our annual report),
please go to kran.org.uk

The role will use the principles of trauma-informed, quality practice and co-operation to
undertake the main responsibilities and duties. These include:
Managing Quality Services for Results - - -
With others and young people themselves, assess the needs of young refugee and
asylum seeker individuals, outlining where activities and wellbeing interventions may
contribute to building their practical and socio-emotional skills.
Co-ordinate the provision of a range of activities and wellbeing interventions, with
others in KRAN, with volunteers and prioritising partnership with other organisations
in service delivery where possible.
Ensure that activities and wellbeing interventions are measured for results and
impact and that lessons are learned and stories are communicated, with support
from KRAN’s Impact and Insight Specialist and Communications team.
Building Effective Partnerships - - - -
Planning and Organising - -
Identify and build partnerships with other organisations for one-off, regular and
on-going activities, prioritising building partnerships for quality practice where
organisations are willing and become able to sustain their engagement with limited
involvement of KRAN.
Work in partnership with key people in a young person's life, as well as with
professionals from other organisations such as social care, health, police, education,
youth offending teams and local authorities, in order to build a strong support
network.
Co-operate with partners in measuring the quality and effectiveness of the
interventions, including through feedback from young people.
As necessary, co-operate with other organisations in joint fundraising, supported by
KRAN’s Senior Fundraiser.
Ensure activities are well planned, resourced and budgeted for, effectively managing
their own workload and medium - to longer-term plans with their manager’s
support, being available “out-of-hours” where it makes sense for accessibility of
service delivery for young people and partners
Work with the Learning for Life team to plan and organise holiday and regular
curricular activities for young people, including the contractual activities for Year 11. -
Work with the Small Grants group and Senior Fundraiser to develop funding
proposals to improve services and/or resources for young people.

People and Stakeholder Management - - - -
Develop a relationship with young people based on respect and trust, while
establishing boundaries; modelling and challenging inappropriate behaviour to help
them develop their socio-emotional skills.
Ensure activities are culturally sensitive and allow young people's cultural identity to
develop.
Recruit, build the capability of and supervise staff (including volunteers) towards
quality practice based on warmth, responsiveness, scaffolding and supporting
awareness.
Develop relationships of trust and respect with external partners and agencies,
building a support network for young people and acting as a critical friend as
necessary.
Risk Management and Safeguarding - - -
Ensure activities and wellbeing interventions and partnerships that help deliver them
are risk assessed and safeguarding procedures are in place as required, while
maintaining up-to-date knowledge of safeguarding, health and safety and local policy
developments.
Share any issues of concern regarding young people with the relevant member of
staff and other agencies.
Person Specifications – Core Competencies
Undertake administrative tasks, maintain effective recording systems and keep an
up-to-date record of engagement, individual’s issues and development, and comply
with KRAN’s policies and procedures.

Person Specifications – Core Competencies
Undertake administrative tasks, maintain effective recording systems and keep an
up-to-date record of engagement, individual’s issues and development, and comply
with KRAN’s policies and procedures.
● Professional, experienced youth worker that delivers measurable improvements in
the lives of young people, with successful completion of a National Youth Agency
validated recognised undergraduate or postgraduate course or equivalent
experience, preferably with an understanding of young refugees and asylum seekers
● Delivery-focused and detail-oriented with strong organisational, planning and
problem-solving skills, while being innovative and creative, sensitive to changing
needs and able to handle ambiguity, and comfortable working independently and
collaboratively across teams and with partners.
● Strong interpersonal and counselling skills: an ability to initiate and build
relationships with a diverse set of people based on warmth, engaging sensitively and
supportively with our young people, individually and in groups. Able to work
productively with partners and team members, backed by excellent verbal and
written communication skills
● Sound judgement and decision-making: able to assess complex issues, situations and
risks, highly attuned to safeguarding needs and requirements, escalating issues when
appropriate.