Team Manager (Freedom)

Application Deadline: 08/12/2024
Hours: 37.5 per week
Salary: OTR Band C | Starting salary £30,940 fte
Contract Type: Permanent
Interview Date: 16/12/2024

We are seeking a unique, creative and inspiring individual to lead our Freedom project, Bristol's oldest and longest running gender and sexuality project, supporting LGBTQ+ young people since 1995 with a wide variety of activities, workshops, groups, 1:1, support, training, events and more.

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The successful applicant will manage a team of Freedom staff and volunteers to lead on development and delivery of OTR's offer to LGBTQ+ children, young people and parents through a range of community projects, social action groups, workshops and 1:1 support.

The post holder will collaborate with key partners, providers and external stakeholders both locally and nationally, providing leadership and influence on matters of LGBTQ+ issues and rights, social policy, professional practice and service design as well as supporting the development of internal OTR services, supporting their accessibility and ability to deliver an outstanding service to LGBTQ+ young people.

Are you passionate about working together with LGBTQ+ young people to create change? If so, we’d love to hear from you!

We welcome applications from all sections of the community and are committed to developing a team that reflects the diversity of the people we work with. Those with lived experience as an LGBTQ+ person, and/or substantial experience of working with LGBTQ+ young people and communities are encouraged to apply.

To find out more about the role please download the job pack below. If you would like an informal chat about the role, please email Bianka - bianka@otrbristol.org.uk

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OTR & Benefits:

OTR is a mental health social movement by and for young people. The charity is at an exciting stage of its 59-year history and is proud to be reaching more young people than ever before (over 20,000) across Bristol, South Gloucestershire, and North Somerset with creative and diverse mental health and wellbeing info and support.

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Our approach to mental health is grounded in a set of beliefs and assumptions that underpins all of our work. We believe in celebrating diversity, empowering and mobilising young people to make change, and that catering to the unique strengths, interests and circumstances surrounding young people is key. Our approach centres on collaboration and partnership, building relationships between individuals, peers and communities.

Each day is as engaging and fulfilling as the last, and with a network of supportive, community minded people, we hope you’ll feel welcome here. As a thank you, we like to compensate our employees for the important work they do with a range of benefits including a flexible leave policy (38 days), healthcare cost assistance with HealthShield, flexible and hybrid working arrangements, enhanced sick pay, parental leave, continual training and development, free yoga and reiki, and more (subject to contractual terms and conditions).

A Willingness to Work with Difference

At OTR, whatever your role or professional background, you will be expected to work in a way that is anti-oppressive and inclusive. A key focus for OTR is to develop an organisation that is inclusive for all but we do not claim to be experts in this. We are committed to continuous learning and improvement in these areas and invite you to join us on this journey.

OTR recognises the benefits to individual practice and organisational credibility of having a diverse community of staff and volunteers and to this end is continually working towards building and maintaining an environment which values and pursues diversity accordingly.

We recognise that tackling systemic inequality, prejudice, racism and oppressive practice requires each of us to actively engage, self-examine and make changes where necessary, in order to improve access and equitable experience for all in society and all of those who come through our doors at OTR.

Job Description: Team_Manager_Freedom_Job_Pack.pdf