Youth Engagement Officer

Watford FC's Community Sports & Education Trust; Watford; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Watford FC’s Community Sports and Education Trust seeks a Youth Engagement Officer to improve the lives of challenging young people across local schools and settings. The role includes delivering the Premier League Inspires programme with groups and one-to-one support during the school day, plus travel between sites.

Full training and ongoing CPD are provided. The post requires safeguarding awareness, DBS, and a passion for education and sport.

Qualifications

• Understanding of the Trust commitment to EDI & Safeguarding.
• Experience of working with children and/or young people.
• Experience of working in schools or youth settings.
• Positive attitude and innovative personality.
• Good maths and literacy skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Access to a vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality educational delivery to local young people aged 11–18.
• Handle safeguarding disclosures and report to the Community Project Manager (Young people).
• Deliver engaging sessions with workbook, activity and wellbeing components.
• Build rapport and act as a trusted adult to young people.
• Collaborate effectively with colleagues as part of a team.
• Undertake enhanced DBS checks and safeguarding training.
• Design session plans and input data into Salesforce and other systems.
• Ensure positive impact and record outcomes for referred young people.
• Help the team reach annual targets across the academic year.
• Liaise with schools to build positive relationships and generate sustainable income.

Skills

EDI & Safeguarding

Children/young people

Schools/youth settings

Positive attitude

Maths & literacy

Excellent communication

Vehicle access

Education

Youth work qualifications

Sports/coaching qualifications

Job description

Department: Social Inclusion, Watford FC’s Community Sports and Education Trust

Reporting to: Community Project Manager (young people)

Hours: 40 hours (possibility of flexibility with hours)

Salary: £27,040.pa - £30,680.pa

Passport/Visa: Must be eligible to work in the UK

Location: Meriden Community Centre, Watford

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 27th September

Interview Date: Two interview dates will be arranged based on the volume of applications received. Interviews will be held w/c 14/09 & 05/10.

Summary Of Your Role

Do you have experience of and a passion improving the lives of challenging young people in both mainstream and unique educational environments?

Then look further, our social inclusion team are looking for passionate, innovative and reliable Youth Engagement Officer to continue growing our high-quality provision for young people in a range of local Secondary Schools, SEND Schools, AP settings and SEMH Schools.

This includes delivering the Premier League Inspires programme which aims to support young people to overcome barriers in education – equipping them with the skills, attitude, and aspiration to succeed. As well as supporting our wider inclusion and community-based work aimed at improving the lives of young people. Delivery is aimed at small groups of young people for a session each week with a mixture of educational workbooks, physical activity and wellbeing exercises. As well as running one to one sessions with young people struggling in schools.

Full training will be provided and additional ongoing CPD but experience within these settings and with young people is vital. Delivery hours are spread across the school week and will take place during the school day with travel being required between schools or settings. You will join a friendly, experienced and confident team who are looking at gaining an enthusiastic individual to grow and develop our provision across Three Rivers, Watford, Hertsmere, St Albans, Dacorum and Harrow.

Your Roles And Responsibilities, But Not Limited To

• Providing high quality educational delivery, to local young people aged 11-18 in line with projects values and structure.
• Be confident in dealing with challenging behaviour and reporting any safeguarding disclosures of our Community Project Manager (Young people).
• Deliver engaging and enjoyable sessions that young people can gain positive outcomes from.
• Build good rapport with young people and be a trusted adult.
• Be a good team player and work effectively with colleagues.
• To undertake an enhanced DBS check, complete safeguarding training and other relevant training.
• Complete administration tasks related to the programme, including designing high quality sessions plans and inputting, monitoring and evaluation data on data management systems including Salesforce.
• Ensuring that the programme has a positive impact on the lives of the young people referred and that this impact is recorded appropriately.
• Ensuring the team reaches their overall targets across the academic year.
• Liaising with the Community Project Manager to build new and existing positive relationships with schools to generate sustainable income for the organisation.

You Must Have

• Understanding of the Trust commitment to EDI & Safeguarding
• Experience of working with children and or young people.
• Experience of working in schools or youth settings.
• Positive attitude and innovative personality.
• Good maths and literacy skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Access to a vehicle.

You Ideally Would Have

• Youth work or similar qualifications
• Experience of working in alternative education or SEND schools.
• Awareness and or training around adverse childhood experiences, special additional needs, trauma informed practices and mental health.
• Sports or coaching qualifications

About Us

We are a well-established and forward-looking charity with a long and highly regarded record of delivering a broad range of community-based activities and services. Our work focuses on the key themes of; Football & Education, Health & Wellbeing, Social Inclusion, enhanced by community facilities and supported by a business services department.

Our Vision: One goal – healthier, happier, stronger communities.

Our Mission: To expand the Watford FC family by providing opportunities in Hertfordshire and London, to enrich people’s lives, create special memories, and enable positive futures.

Our Values: To be honest, reliable, and trustworthy - Integrity. To be inclusive in all our decision-making - Inclusivity. To be bold and creative in the way we work - Innovation.

Our Culture: We are a values-based and vision-driven charity, who put our people and our beneficiaries at the heart of everything we do and why we do it.

Benefits Of Working For Us

• Chance to join an award-winning charity and work alongside colleagues who are determined to utilise the positive power of sport, physical activity and learning for social good.
• Friendly working environment
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Investors in People accreditation
• Opportunity to benefit from a range of training and development opportunities
• Free gym usage at our two Community Centres
• Flexible working environment
• Staff kit
• 25 days of Annual Leave entitlement plus bank holiday’s
• Trust pension scheme
• Birthday leave
• Milestone recognition awards
• On-site parking available

Our Commitment to You

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI):

We are dedicated to fostering a diverse and dynamic working environment by building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Safeguarding:

We provide a safe and secure environment for all. We believe Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children & adults is everyone responsibility. Everyone in the organisation has a role to play, to ensure that Trust policies, procedures and practices in regard to safeguarding are followed.