Programme Coordinator

Fixed term contract until end of March 2026

Location: Peripatetic – North Lanarkshire, initially Shotts

One of the UK's most inspiring and best-known faith-based organisations, The Salvation Army, is looking for a Programme Coordinator to run our Starfish Programme. Starfish is a mentoring programme designed to work with children and young people in schools, aged 9-16 years. Working within a school's student wellbeing support, Starfish provides committed and trusted adults (mentors) to work with children and young people who need Early Help without which they would be at risk of not meeting their full potential. Their identified needs may related to their health, educational or social development.

Key Responsibilities:

• To provide day-to-day mentoring, co-ordination, and development of the Starfish programme with local primary and secondary schools.
  
• To ensure Starfish operates efficiently to meet the aims of the programme to help support children and young people to reach their potential guided by a Trauma Informed Practice approach.
  
• Co-ordinate referrals to the programme, ensuring the receipt of all relevant information and match children and young people with mentors.
  
• Recruit and support volunteer Starfish mentors from local Salvation Army corps and other churches in line with Salvation Army volunteer and Safe & Sound guidelines
  
  The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:
  • A qualification in children's or youth work and/or good experience of working with children and youth aged 9-16 in education and or in the wider community. Applicants with transferable / relevant skills will also be considered.
    
  • Knowledge of issues affecting young people (e.g. education, poverty, mental health)
    
  • Excellent people skills and experienced in working with children and young people (individuals and groups) with the ability to create and run creative and age-appropriate positive mentoring activities.
    
  • Must have the credibility and skills to represent The Salvation Army appropriately and professionally in a variety of settings and able to develop and harness external partnership opportunities and relationships.
    
    This role has an occupational requirement to be a practising and committed Christian, actively involved with your own Church.
    
    Benefits:
    
    25 days annual leave + bank holidays (pro rata for part-time), a contributory pension scheme; season ticket loan and an employee assistance programme
    
    

    Appointment subject to satisfactory references, proof of right to work in the UK and PVG.
    
    

    Promoting equality in the workplace and as a disability confident scheme employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.
    
    

    Closing date: Tuesday 18th June 2024.