Club Leader

**Company description**

The Speech Langauge Communication Company (SLCo), is a Scotland wide charity. Our primary aim is to address speech, language and communication needs for children and young people up to the age of 21.

**Job description**
- SLCo is extending its services for young people and families in the Dundee area. Our programme is designed to provide weekly club activities promoting access to fun, friendship, social opportunities and improved wellbeing, and to support young people aged 6 - 21 who are often excluded from mainstream opportunities due to speech, language and communication barriers. Clubs and activities run several nights a week and at weekends._
- SLCo’s services provide a local network of support for parents and carers and siblings who need guidance and support; building a cohesive framework and programme of events and engagement agenda will form part of the post-holder’s role, in addition to working in collaboration with team colleagues and the Third Sector community._
- **JOB TITLE**:_ _Club Leader_

**LOCATION**: Dundee - venue tbc

**SALARY**: £14.11 depending on experience. Hours of work to be discussed minimum 12 per week

**START DATE**: ASAP

You will be a confident, self starter who will help manage our family, children and young people activity programmes, supervising staff, training and health and safety. This position will suit someone with demonstrable experience in youth/family work and the applicant must have experience in a similar role. The post requirements are attention to detail, great organisation skills, IT and social media experience. We are looking for someone who can work under pressure in a flexible way to suit the needs of the programmes we run.

The Leader must be able to empower staff, volunteers and most importantly children, teenagers and young adults who require a lot of support and encouragement to make sure that their experience at our clubs and activities is the best it can be. We are seeking a dynamic new team member who can bring ideas and a lot of experience to help manage and develop existing services. Hourly rate negotiable, depending on skills and experience.

Experience of supporting parents and carers who support their children’s needs would be an advantage. It is envisaged the Leader will be able to work at all levels, be comfortable liaising with families and professionals as well as skilled in communication and modelling language to children and young people.

The post is temporary for one year; it is anticipated the role will continue but is reliant on funding.

Interviews will take place in person in Dundee.

**PERSON SPECIFICATION**

**Educational Qualifications and Achievements**

**Essential**
- Any relevant management/education/CYP support
- Demonstrable learning/education setting experience
- Team supervision

**Desirable**
- Experience of story-telling or similar type of intervention
- Delivering skills-building sessions for CYP

**Knowledge and Experience**

**Essential**
- Proven experience of working with CYP/families
- Understanding of SLCN/ASN
- Behaviour/conflict management
- Understanding of the Third Sector and its role

**Desirable**
- Health & Safety procedures
- Experience of special needs
- Experience of children’s clubs/sessions
- Experience of planning and organising age appropriate activities
- Working in partnership with parents; listening and responding to queries using a solution focused approach
- Building service programmes and monitoring delivery and outcomes

**Skills and Abilities**

**Essential**
- High level of numeracy & literacy
- Organisational skills
- Ability to manage groups of CYP and sensitively manage challenging behaviour
- ICT literate

**Desirable**
- Building social communication skills
- Creative Skills Art/craft/drama
- The ability to organise fun activities around the needs and aspirations of CYP and their families
- Supporting SLC and literacy

**Attributes/ Qualities**

**Essential**
- Develop positive relationships with CYP/families/affinity with CYP.
- Work individually and as a member of a team.
- Solution focused and a flexible approach to work.
- Punctuality and good time management.
- Professional appearance and manner.

**Desirable**
- Able to use own initiative.
- Appreciation of Third Sector value and person-centred, strengths-based approaches.
- Open to new ideas and willing to try different working practices.
- Willingness to undertake professional development.
- **SLCo is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment and building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.**_

**SLCO is a **_**Mindful Employer®; Living Wage Employer; Disability Confident Employer**_

**Job Type**: Part-time

Pay: From £14.11 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 12 per week

Application question(s):

- This post requires flexible