Shout Out UK are a multi-award winning social enterprise that provides impartial Political and Media Literacy training and campaigns focused on democratic engagement and combatting disinformation online, tailored to local circumstances and culture

The Position:

You will be joining our small, passionate NGO to facilitate our educational programmes focused on Political and Media Literacy, with a specific focus on Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (PCVE). Reporting to the PCVE Lead, you will be tasked with facilitating workshops in a variety of settings, as well as contributing to the design of our resources and evaluation of projects. Delivery settings and audiences can vary from students at a college/school/ PRU, as well as frontline practitioners and community members.

Key Responsibilities:

• Facilitation of workshops across a diverse range of settings and cohorts, but primarily with young people.
• Recruit, coordinate and support schools and teachers across the UK to take on our political and media literacy course, workshops and projects.
• Update and create resources around the topics of Political Literacy, Media Literacy and Counter-Extremism
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with teachers, councils, 3rd sector stakeholders through our CRM system.
• Travel nationally and/or internationally to deliver workshops as needed.
• Fulfil other duties as reasonably requested.

Requirements:

• Experience in delivering workshops to young people and/or adults
• Experience in teaching and/or school settings
• Confidence
• Good speaking and writing skills
• An understanding of and interest in media & political literacy and/or counter-extremism (PCVE / REMVE)
• Ability to organise, prioritise and manage a diverse workload
• Although you will receive training on the job, it would be desirable to have a strong understanding of extremism and radicalisation, in particular, Islamist Extremism, Extreme Right Wing, and Fascination with Extreme Violence.

Benefits:

• Unlimited holidays (we have no cap on paid leave).
• Flexi work from home for up to 3 days per week.
• Work Abroad Schemes (WAS) available.
• Being part of an innovative, forward-thinking and engaged workforce.
• Small team, meaning you will be able to get involved in a number of different aspects of work.