Role Summary
AFC Fylde Community Foundation is recruiting a Project Co-ordinator to join its successful and respected team to lead the Champions project. The role will include working with individuals and groups of young people involved or at significant risk of becoming involved in crime and anti-social behaviour to find positive outcomes.
Funded by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner, the Champions project is a youth intervention programme that aims to reduce reoffending, by establishing positive relationships with young people. The programme supports young people referred in by partner agencies such as police, child and youth justice, schools and prisons, to divert young people aged 10 to 25 years old away from crime.
Person specification (essential):
Qualifications & Experience
- Hold a recognised Youth Work qualification (or relevant lived experience).
- Emergency First Aid at Work (or willingness to complete).
- Hold a safeguarding qualification or evidence of recent professional training.
- Experience of working with young people in a youth work setting to achieve successful outcomes.
- Proven track record of working with people at risk of involvement in violence and affecting positive change in behaviour.
- Experience of working alongside key agencies including child and youth justice, youth services and police to manage risks they may face.
- Experience of monitoring and evaluating youth intervention programmes.
- Full UK Driving License and use of a vehicle.
- Mental Health First Aid Qualification. (desirable)
- Have undertaken Trauma Informed training. (desirable)
- Educated to degree level in a community/youth related subject (or equivalent). (desirable)
Knowledge & Skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to effectively plan and prioritise own work and workload of others.
- Ability to be proactive and decisive when leading programmes/ projects.
- Have an understanding of the local communities and the challenges that it faces
- Have the confidence and competence to talk to young people who may be distrusting of adults.
- Perseverance with young people who are hard to work with, looking beyond challenging behaviour and recognising vulnerabilities which underpin this.
Personal Qualities
- Self-motivated and the ability to work well within a team
- Confident and articulate
- Ability to perform under pressure and respond calmly to competing demands
- Must have a ‘can do’ attitude
- Committed to continuous professional development
- Have excellent knowledge of local referral agencies, and the ability to engage them in the project.
- An awareness and understanding of wider issues such as exploitation, gangs, domestic violence, community violence.
- A sound understanding of Equality and Diversity and the challenges of engaging with underrepresented groups. (desirable)
- An understanding of Fylde and the surrounding geographical areas. (desirable)
- Knowledge of relevant government policy and in particular how it relates to AFC Fylde Community Foundation. (desirable)
Job Type: Fixed term contract
Contract length: 11 months
Pay: £26,000.00-£27,499.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- On-site gym
- On-site parking
Work Location: In person
