Cared for Children

1 month ago

Bury, United Kingdom Greater Manchester Youth Network Full time

Who are we looking for to join #TeamGMYN?

We are looking for a skilled and enthusiastic Programme Coordinator to lead our programme for cared for young people aged 10-16 in Bury and Oldham. The programme funded by Children in Need is now in its eleventh year and has provided much needed support for cared for young people.

The programme will engage cared for young people in a variety of weekly enrichment activities, one-to-one support and holiday provision. It will help individuals to build new friendships, develop aspirations and gain access to a supportive worker who they can approach for advice and guidance.

In this role you will need to be confident in inspiring and engaging cared for young people and be able to develop positive partnerships with various stakeholders.

We are looking for a Programme Coordinator that can be a flexible and committed team player. In return you will have the chance to have creative ownership of this programme, bringing your own skills and ideas to make it an amazing experience for young people to be involved in.

The main activities delivered through this programme include:

Life skills workshops such as cooking, budgeting, leading healthy lifestyles workshops. One-to-one support to provide bespoke guidance so YP can overcome barriers and set goals. Creative/outdoor activities such as music, cooking, drama, art, sport etc. Consultations to ensure that young people have a voice in designing the programme. Holiday Clubs so young people have access to support during school holidays.

A key part of the role will be promoting the programme to stakeholders and working to recruit young people. The successful candidate will integrate themselves within statutory services to ensure we receive referrals for the programme.

Key responsibilities

To develop effective relationship with young people who are in care. To deliver high quality, fun group work sessions. To deliver 1:1 sessions with young people to support development and progression. To promote the programme to key stakeholders. To develop close working relationships with referral agencies such statutory services, voluntary organisations, and schools. To monitor and report on programme outputs and outcomes using GMYN’s programme management database. To ensure that all participants and staff are safeguarded and that all activities are delivered safely. To effectively project manage the programme, ensuring that all planning, budgeting, recording, and reporting is up to date. To ensure that all activities are youth led and youth voice embedded in the programme. To conduct administrative tasks related to the role including internal and external communications, programme planning and data inputting. To perform any other reasonable duties and responsibilities that contribute to the organisations overall aims and objectives. To undertake training and development as agreed with line manager.

For further infomation on the role, the personal specification and GMYN more widely, please download our job pack, available on this page. This provides all the information on how to apply and more details regarding the role.

Thank you for showing an interest in joining GMYN

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