Responsibilities and Duties

• Oversee the coordination of projects (in this case our Youth project) across Rainbow Service to ensure successful delivery to a high standard in order to achieve our charitable aims.
• Line manage staff in project teams and the wider Rainbow Services office as necessary.
• Establish a positive and interactive relationship with all young people referred to the Youth Project and those met when carrying out outreach and engagement work.
• Support young people to re-engage with learning and develop stronger connections within their community.
• To develop and maintain links and relationships with schools/colleges, community groups, other youth organisations, statutory services, youth justice services, funders and potential employers.
• Plan, prepare and deliver accredited (currently Gateway) carpentry qualifications in the Rainbow Services’ carpentry workshop.
• To be the Internal Quality Assurance lead for the Youth Project
• Ensure the effective safeguarding of all young people supervised by you or the Youth Project team.
• To gather and record monitoring and evaluation data which demonstrates the impact of the Youth Project.
• Ensure all health and safety requirements are met within the carpentry workshop.
• To contribute to social media campaigns across all platforms by providing content to colleagues responsible for our social media.
• Establish a positive “can do” work culture, including continuous improvement and personal development.
• Continuously evaluate and monitor the success of projects to develop and improve them.
• Co-ordinate and oversee the management of volunteers, ensuring all relevant checks and training are up to date.
• Represent Rainbow Services, the Youth Project and the wider voluntary sector at external meetings.
• Participate in the staff appraisal system.
• Adhere to Rainbow Services policies, procedures and organisational quality standards.
• Any other tasks as may be required from time to time.