Company Description
Catch22 exists to help build a society where everyone has a good place to live, good people around them, and a fulfilling purpose - we call these our '3Ps'.
We achieve this in two ways. Firstly, we improve lives on the frontline through delivery of public services. Secondly, we use our knowledge to change 'the system', to fix the complex web that can trap and disempower those it was set up to help. With the heart of a charity, and the mindset of a business, we are uniquely placed to deliver on this challenging agenda.
National Citizen Service
NCS offers a range of experiences for young people, that support them to become world ready and work-ready, through growing their confidence, independence, and skills - connecting them with people from all walks of life, and empowering them to make a difference in their communities, and across wider society.
Over the last decade, more than 700,000 young people have taken part in the National Citizens Service, completing over 15 million hours of community based social action, and gaining priceless life experiences.
We aim to create a more socially cohesive society, and we encourage young people to seize opportunities, and actively engage in civic life - facing the future with confidence, with an appreciation and tolerance of different views and perspectives.
Job Description
The role of NCS Team Leader is an exciting opportunity to encourage, motivate, and inspire teams of young people, to make the most of their NCS experience, and help them to develop transferable skills for their future. In this role, you will lead and motivate a generation of young people, at pivotal moments in their lives.
Through our community experiences, we are seeking to provide young people with regular activities close to home, giving them more choice, and flexibility, in how they engage with a year-round offer:
- Developing life skills and supporting independent living
- Building employability and work-readiness
- Providing opportunities for volunteering and social action
- Enabling social mixing of young people from all backgrounds
Main Duties and Accountabilities
- Leading and motivating a team of up to fifteen young people, to complete an NCS Community Experience programme.
- Delivering programmes that provide young people (15-16 years old) with the life skills to transition into adulthood, supporting young people from initial application through to programme completion.
- Supporting young people to develop skills and encouraging them to seize opportunities, face the future with confidence, build an appreciation and tolerance of different views and perspectives, and become more actively engaged in civic life.
- Supporting managers to continually improve programme content.
- Ensuring that we are maximising opportunities to build on existing relationships with external partners, to increase the impact of our programmes.
*Multiple roles are available across Telford & Wrekin, Shropshire, and South Staffordshire.
*Roles can be delivered at hours to suit you (across evening and weekends during term time, or throughout the week during holidays).
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Qualifications
We are looking for candidates who can demonstrate:
- Experience of working directly with young people from a wide variety of backgrounds.
- Experience of planning, delivery, and evaluation of activities for and with young people.
- Experience and understanding of Health and Safety, Safeguarding, Equality and Diversity, and data handling practices.
- Knowledge of the NCS programme.
Additional Information
Salary: £12.20 per hour
Hours of work*: Varying hours (evening, weekends, school holidays)
Contract: Sessional
Start Date: Flexible programmes, with a choice of start dates
Location: West Midlands (various) - Telford & Wrekin, South Staffordshire, Shropshire
DBS Disclosure Level: Enhanced - you will be asked to complete a self disclosure form, and to agree to our safeguarding policy
*We encourage you to apply to this role as soon as possible, as applications will be reviewed, and places will be filled, on an ongoing basis.
*Hours of work: These are sessional roles with varying/flexible hours available. You’ll lead the delivery of 16-hour programmes, but these 16 hours can be delivered according to your agreed availability. Sessions are delivered in evenings and weekends during term time, or throughout the week during school holidays. There is no minimum commitment, all we ask is that you are clear with your availability and commit to delivering your programmes to completion.
See the benefits of working for Catch22 here.
Unless otherwise stated, interviews will be arranged as suitable candidates are identified, so early application is strongly advised.
At Catch22 we value equality, diversity and inclusion. We are wholeheartedly committed to the principle of equality of opportunity, both as an employer and as a provider of services. Diversity and Inclusion is part of what we do every day, working to deliver our vision to build a strong society where everyone has good people around them, a purpose, and a good place to live.
Catch22 is committed to rigorous safeguarding and safer recruitment practices; ensuring that every individual within the organisation has been safely and appropriately checked.
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