Watford FC Community Sports & Education Trust
Youth Engagement Officer
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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 for improving the lives of challenging young people in both mainstream and unique educational environments?
Then look further, our social inclusion team are looking for a 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 behavior and reporting any safeguarding disclosures to the 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 session 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.
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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.
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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 utilize 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 holidays.
- 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’s responsibility. Everyone in the organisation has a role to play, to ensure that Trust policies, procedures, and practices in regard to safeguarding are followed.
Application Process
If you meet the qualifying criteria, you will be sent a link to our application form. Please complete and return your application form to your initial application email. We will then consider your application.
If you require any further information or wish to discuss the opportunity, please contact trustrecruitment@watfordfc.com.
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