Royal Borough of Greenwich Hiring for SBRI Youth Worker – MeeToo Education Job at Greenwich, England Full Time

SBRI Youth Worker

What We Do

MeeToo Education is a social enterprise. Our mission is to provide mental help to everyone, everywhere. Our first product is MeeToo, a multi-award winning mental help app which provides pre-moderated, anonymous peer support to young people aged 11 – 26. MeeToo has 65,000 registered users and is featured on the NHS Apps Library. MeeToo integrates the latest psychological research into digital peer support, a scalable social interaction which promotes recovery, self-esteem and mental and physical wellbeing.

MeeToo is anonymous, which makes it easier to be honest and ensures inclusivity; 40% of our users are boys who are notoriously difficult to reach. The peer support model makes MeeToo scalable, pre-moderation by humans keeps it safe. MeeToo provides emotional support to people who are worried, anxious or dealing with more severe mental health issues such as eating disorders, self-injury, depression or suicidal ideation. In May 2020 we launched the MeeToo Directory which promotes the best services, apps, books, videos and products available to help young people manage their mental health and wellbeing.

In a recent survey of 1,000 MeeToo users 94% found MeeToo helpful and 92% said that anonymity made it easier to be open about their issues. 98% confirmed MeeToo is a supportive community and 91% found that helping others helped themselves to feel better.

MeeToo is an alumni of Teach First’s Innovation Programme and the NHS Digital Health.London accelerator, and was named one of the 100 UK Digital Leaders in 2020 and won two AbilityNet Tech4Good Awards and two Mayor of London awards in 2019. MeeToo has been featured by The BBC, The Times, The Guardian, and Forbes Magazine. We will represent British social enterprise at EXPO2021.

Why We Do It

Early intervention scalable mental health support solutions are desperately needed because one in six young people has a diagnosed mental health condition (MHCYP, 2020), one in four teenagers self-harms (MCS, 2020) and suicide is a leading cause of death (ONS, 2020). 75% of adult mental illness begins by age 18 (Kessler, 2005). Although 20% of young people with mental ill health wait more than six months to receive care from a specialist (Mandalia, 2018), £45m a year is wasted through missed CAMHS appointments (Children’s Society, 2017). An app is the obvious delivery mechanism for youth mental health support because 90% of young people own a Smartphone (Ofcom, 2015).

Your Role

We’re seeking a Youth Worker to help us engage young people within Greenwich and to deliver sessions relating to peer support and wellbeing.

We will provide training for the role and organise your engagement, but skills in delivering content, managing time and connecting with groups aged 11-25 are essential. As this role will require you to integrate into varied settings (schools, youth hubs etc.) local knowledge is highly desirable.

We have begun a 9 month project funded by the SBRI to reach 2,000 children and young people within Greenwich, with particular focus on supporting those from disadvantaged groups and at risk of health inequalities. Your role will be to work with these groups to promote the benefits of peer support and the MeeToo app. Being able to speak passionately and clearly about these topics will be important aspects of the role.

In your role you will work closely with the project coordinator, engagement team and our partners. The role may also include supporting general outreach tasks and informing project planning based on local knowledge and experience.

As a critical member of a large scale project your work will help to provide evidence for the scalability of our digital support. The project will gain national recognition and will help us to make a lasting impact on young people within Greenwich and across the UK.

Due to the nature of the role you will need to hold or attain an enhanced DBS check, we can support this application.

Job Description

You will:

• Help to design and deliver engagement activities

• Work within school and community settings to reach young people

• Work to create links within the community

• Provide written and verbal feedback on your work

• Help to identify groups or individuals with lived experience who can help project design

• Be MeeToo Education’s physical presence within Greenwich and represent the company

Person Specification

You are highly organised, proactive and confident, are able to form meaningful relationships with varied groups and deliver engaging sessions for children and young people. You should have strong verbal communication and experience working with young people. You share our internal values which are to be creative, hardworking, conscientious and support our ambition to provide an essential, safe and supportive space for our users and customers.

Essential skills/experience

• Experience delivering activities to young people

• Background working/ living within Greenwich

• Confidence presenting to groups

• Ability to reflect on your work and apply feedback

• Ability to manage time effectively

Desired experience

• Ability to speak Yoruba

• Experience producing engagement materials

• Experience with peer support

• Ability to network and create new links

What We Offer

• A competitive salary and the ability to gain valuable experience in a multi-award winning social enterprise.

• Direct impact on our mission to improve the health and happiness of young people.

• Training to deliver high quality peer support sessions.

• Work alongside a highly creative and ambitious team.

Working Hours, Location and Travel

• You will work full time for 1 day per week spread out to evenings and weekends.

• You will be expected to mainly work within Greenwich.

• Internal meetings and training take place either at our office near Waterloo, London or Spitalfields, London.

• There is no remuneration for travel to internal meetings in London. Other travel expenses are covered.

For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Thomas Freeney; [email protected]