The work we do is really vital and I’ve never worked somewhere before when I feel so genuinely proud to be part of the team.
– Colleague
Employee Benefits
Working at The Kite Trust has lots of benefits including:
- 33 days annual leave each year (including bank holidays)
- 2 days volunteering leave each year
- 3 months paid sick leave each year
- Unlimited transition related healthcare leave as part of our trans inclusion policy
- Flexible contracts with options for combining home/office/on-site working
- 32hpw full-time hours worked as a 4-Day week
- Enhanced Maternity/Paternity/Adoption Pay offer
- Employee Assistance Programme from HealthAssured
- Regular staff team social opportunities!
Current Vacancies
Youth Advocate & Safeguarding Officer
This role will support the delivery of The Kite Trust’s Youth Work Programme covering Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and the surrounding areas, between our Youth Work team. You will primarily take responsibility for aspects of our Individual Support Programme, ensuring that young people receive enhanced support where wellbeing or safeguarding concerns have been raised.
The Youth Advocate & Safeguarding Officer provides high quality, holistic advocacy support, amplifying the voice of young people in challenging situations and supporting them to communicate their wishes and feelings. The advocate also provides accurate information, including signposting or referral to specialist support, to enable young people to make informed decisions. The advocate does this by: working in a young person-centred way; being a reliable and boundaried professional; acting from a place of unconditional positive regard, providing pastoral support where needed; and supporting young people to be empowered to advocate for themselves.
Your role will also include assisting with other aspects of the Youth Work Programme as required, including facilitating activities for youth groups and supporting on residential and school holiday activities.
Full time & Permanent – £28,153– £30,712
Apply Online – 9am 6th November
Volunteering
Please also see our volunteering page for more information about volunteer roles with The Kite Trust.
Housekeeping Assistant
We are looking for a Housekeeping Assistant to look after the Cambridgeshire LGBTQ+ Centre and to ensure it is kept to a high standard of cleanliness. The role is responsible for cleaning and for supporting the smooth delivery of activities at the centre.
The role also supports the Operations Manager to ensure the centre is well maintained and safe for service users, staff and volunteers.
Sessional, £11.03 per hour, plus holiday pay.
Apply Online – 9am 6th November