Future Leaders Young Advocate positions

Future Leaders has started! At Changemakers, we believe the most effective way for an organisation to listen to and involve young people is to employ a Young Advocate (you!) for 6 months and support them to advocate Youth Participation within their organisation. This means that you will decide with the organisation what your work will look like and then you complete a project to help the organisation improve its practice and policy regarding young people.

How does it work?

The project will last for six months and the standard model is that you will be paid for ten days work over this time. Your payment will be £50 a day. You will be self employed but Changemakers will explain exactly what this means and support you with this. You might get the opportunity to do more than ten days work with your Host Organisation but you can talk to them about this once you have been appointed.

You will receive training from Changemakers on what you can expect and what you will need to do as a Young Advocate; the training will mean you meet the other Young Advocates around the country too. You will also meet your Changemakers Champion who works for your Host Organisation and together with the support of your dedicated Changemakers Facilitator you will all work out what needs and can be done over the six months.

If you are aged 16-25 and interested in becoming a Young Advocate, have a look through these opportunities and if you think you would enjoy working with any of the organisations, then get in touch directly with them. Please note you need to check the age restrictions with the organisation directly and that all correspondence in relation to these positions is through them.

A New Direction - London
A New Direction, which works with Young Londoners on creative projects, is keen to have an objective overview of their programmes and would like to work with a Young Advocate to help them ensure that its work with young people is fit for purpose. Have a look at the person specification on their website and fill in the application form.

Application deadline: Monday 16th August

For more information contact:
Oliver Benjamin
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T: 020 8536 5385

Kajans
Kajans - a Birmingham-community, cultural, education and training enterprise is looking for a young advocate to help develop its work with young people. Kajans provides a range of quality services that young people take advantage of but we want to go further. We want young people to be shaping their own projects and developing new projects through Kajans. And we want young people to be properly engaged with the management and development of our organisation.

Application deadline: Friday 20th August

For more information and an application form contact:
Jasmine Nelson
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T:0121 507 0904

Berwick Film and Media Arts Festival
The Festival returns 15th - 19th September 2010 where it will find its home at the Maltings Theatre & Arts Centre, and spills out on to the streets and across the town walls of Berwick-upon-Tweed.

They are looking for someone passionate about film and media arts that will be free to begin their project at this year's festival on 15th - 19th September 2010. A passion to learn new skills in media exhibition, event management, working as part of a team and leadership qualities are a must!

Application Deadline: Wednesday 18th August

For more information and an application form please contact:
Adam Graham
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T: 01289 303355

Northumberland Coast, Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
From Berwick to Amble is one of the country's finest landscapes. The Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty was established in 1958 to conserve and enhance the natural beauty of this dramatic coastline.

Would you like to support the Northumberland Coast AONB and make sure young people's voices are heard? They are looking for a motivated and passionate person to help develop new ideas about how they communicate with young people and involve them.

Application Deadline: Thursday 12th August 2010, noon.

For more information and an application form please contact:
Mel Nicholls
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T: 01665 511207

Berwick Museum and Art Gallery
Berwick Museum & Art Gallery is housed in the Clock Block of Berwick Barracks. The collections consist of around 6000 objects, such as natural history specimens, oil paintings, water colours, oriental porcelain, costume, coins and local history.

Are you passionate about painting, history or design? Take a critical look at Berwick Museum from a young person's point of view, and explore ways of making the venue more attractive and user friendly for young visitors to the gallery.

Application Deadline: Wednesday 12th August

For more information and an application form please contact:
Anne Moore
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T:01289 301 869 / 07736 865 824

Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums: Creative Partnerships - North East Regional Museums Hub
Creative Partnerships is the Government's creative learning programme, designed to develop the skills of children and young people across England, raising their aspirations, achievements, skills and life chances.

They are looking for a young person who is outgoing and enjoys communicating with a range of people. They hope that the successful candidate will be able to organise and facilitate discussions with other young people. They are looking for a young person to be creative, hardworking, keen to listen and learn and not be afraid to ask questions!

Application Deadline: Friday 13th August

For more information and an application form please contact:
Claire Smith
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T:01670 528060

Islington Council is working in partnership with Changemakers

We are recruiting young people between 18-25 years old looking for a challenge.
Islington Council is already working together with a range of young people to help shape services for children and young people in Islington. They wish to strengthen this by recruiting a young advocate through the Future Leaders Programme for a six month period starting in September 2010. Islington Council would like a young person to contribute to at least two key developments for the team during this time. The work is likely to involve research tasks, data collection through interviewing and focus groups, developing web based content and helping to review our impact on the outcomes of young people within Islington borough.

The closing date is 12pm on Wednesday 25th August 2010.

For more information please contact Susan Thatcher on 
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T: 020 7527 3116