Calderdale Youth & Community Programmes Lead

Newground Together; Virginia; Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holidays

Hybrid working

Generous pension

Job summary

Newground Together in Calderdale is seeking an experienced Community Programmes Coordinator to lead and develop youth and community programmes that drive positive outcomes for local residents.

You will manage a front-line team, secure funding, and build partnerships with community and statutory organisations to deliver impactful services across Calderdale, while ensuring safeguarding and governance standards.

Qualifications

• Experience of community development, youth work or delivering community-based programmes.
• Experience of leading, motivating and developing staff within a service delivery environment.
• Strong partnership-building skills and experience working with statutory, voluntary and community sector organisations.
• Experience of managing budgets, funding requirements and performance targets.
• Knowledge of safeguarding practices relating to young people and vulnerable adults.
• Excellent communication, leadership and organisational skills.
• The ability to monitor performance, analyse information and drive continuous improvement.
• Experience of engaging with local communities and involving participants in service development.
• Confidence using Microsoft Office, databases and CRM systems to manage information and reporting.
• A proactive, solution-focused approach with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• A genuine passion for supporting young people, communities and people facing disadvantage.
• A commitment to equality, diversity, inclusion and delivering person-centred services.
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle insured for business use.
• Flexibility to work occasional evenings and weekends to meet service needs.
• Enhanced DBS clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead, motivate and support a team delivering youth and community programmes across Calderdale.
• Ensure projects achieve agreed outcomes, contractual targets and quality standards.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with community groups, partner organisations, funders and stakeholders.
• Manage project performance, monitoring, evaluation and reporting requirements.
• Develop and implement improvement plans to enhance service delivery and participant outcomes.
• Manage project and contract budgets, ensuring income and expenditure are effectively monitored and controlled.
• Identify and secure new funding opportunities to support service sustainability and growth.
• Ensure high-quality engagement and support is provided to participants, tenants and community members.
• Promote Newground Together's services and social impact across local communities and partner networks.
• Support staff development through coaching, supervision, training and performance management.
• Ensure compliance with safeguarding, health and safety, GDPR and organisational policies.
• Oversee the safe operation of community venues and hubs used to deliver services.
• Represent Newground Together professionally and positively at meetings, events and partnership forums.

Skills

Community development

Staff leadership

Partnership building

Budget management

Safeguarding knowledge

Communication skills

Performance monitoring

MS Office / CRM

Driving licence

DBS clearance

Tools

CRM systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Newground Together in Calderdale is seeking an experienced Community Programmes Coordinator to lead and develop youth and community programmes that drive positive outcomes for local residents.

You will manage a front-line team, secure funding, and build partnerships with community and statutory organisations to deliver impactful services across Calderdale, while ensuring safeguarding and governance standards.