Work for Redthread

Youth Intervention Practitioner – Birmingham c.£23,700 p.a.

This role is part of our Youth Violence Intervention Programme (YVIP) in Birmingham and will work across three hospital sites – Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QE), Birmingham Children’s Hospital (BCH) and Heartlands Hospital (HH). The role will be based at QE and will visit and take referrals from the other sites on a regular basis. As a Youth Intervention Practitioner based in the A&E departments you will support young people who are experiencing trauma or tragedy and their families. You’ll be part of a team that is fully embedded in the hospital and that is highly valued by clinicians and community partners alike.

To do this well you need to be a people person; passionate about supporting young people, and excited at the prospect of working in a fast-paced and exceptionally busy environment. You’ll need a proven ability to work with high risk, vulnerable young people and an understanding of the impact intense, short term work can have.

You must be a strong communicator: as comfortable building a relationship with a young person as you are liaising with our clinical colleagues. You’ll be keen to keep learning, seizing training opportunities at Redthread and continuously reflecting upon and improving your practice.

During the Covid-19 outbreak, our teams are still working from the hospitals as we are classed as essential workers. You will need to do shifts at the hospital, as well as working some days from home, depending on the needs of the team and the service.

You will find a job description with a person specification including details of the terms and conditions of the post here:

Youth Intervention Practitioner Job Pack

To apply, please follow the link to our recruitment portal, Applied, where you will need to fill in a short application and
upload a CV (these will only be reviewed if you are shortlisted): https://app.beapplied.com/apply/tz5gvztxvr

The deadline for applications is 10am on Monday 25th January.

Please note: If we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert before the closing date. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.

Communications and Content Officer c.£28,000 p.a.

As our new Communications and Content Officer, you will be joining a small but ambitious Communications and Policy team, helping take our activity to the next level as we transition from a small to mid-size charity, and begin a new five-year organisational strategy. This role will be instrumental in helping further establish our reputation as experts in serious violence, adolescent health and youth work.

You will be responsible for creating a pipeline of content which strengthens and supports our broader communications work. You’ll manage Redthread’s social channels and digital presence from the start, but there will also be opportunities for you to take on more responsibility and develop your content and editing skills within the role. As well as being the first port of call in a busy press office, you’ll be expected to apply a proactive approach throughout your work and support the Communications and Policy team to place articles and secure coverage across national, local and sector press.

You’ll need to be a great communicator with excellent attention to detail, along with the ability to assimilate complex information in creative, compelling ways that inspire others to engage with and support our cause.  The ability to use a range of social media channels in a professional capacity, plan and deliver high quality communications material and work collaboratively in a busy and dynamic environment is essential.

As the majority of the role will be home based for the first few months due to current travel restrictions, you’ll also need to be a self-starter who can work independently and forge strong new relationships remotely.

Some charity communications experience would be helpful, but we are happy to consider applicants with relevant skills looking to transition from different sectors and welcome the new perspective they could bring. So, if you enjoy writing and editing social media content, finding engaging ways to communicate service impact whilst building effective working relationships with staff at all levels including external stakeholders, then we’d love to receive your application.

You will find a job description with a person specification including details of the terms and conditions of the post here:

Communications and Content Officer Job Pack 

To apply, please follow the link to our recruitment portal, Applied, where you will need to fill in a short application and
upload a CV (these will only be reviewed if you are shortlisted): https://app.beapplied.com/apply/ns9flbewow

The deadline for applications is 10am on Monday 25th January.

Please note: If we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert before the closing date. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.