Junior Club Team Lead

**Job Role: Junior Club Team Lead**

**Accountable to: Universal Club Manager**

**Location: Blackburn Youth Zone**

**Status: 37.5 hours per week over 5 working days.**

**Salay: (Dependent on experience, training and qualification)**

**About Blackburn Youth Zone**

Blackburn Youth Zone is a 21st century youth hub located at the heart of Blackburn, open to young people aged 5 to 25 years old, aiming to change the prospects offered to young people in the area. Our vision is to be at the heart of the community, collaborating to create a more cohesive and prosperous Blackburn and Darwen.

Blackburn Youth Zone is built on land where, 100 years ago, Blackburn’s first electricity generating station once stood. On the place where electricity first came to and powered the town, the Youth Zone is now powering the community through the energy and creativity of young people. What also makes us distinctive is our relationship with the local business community, who have wholeheartedly embraced the concept and pledged to work together to raise the aspirations of our town’s young people, equipping them with life skills, increased confidence and independence which in turn will regenerate our town from the bottom up.

We are one of the leading youth organisations in Blackburn, with a membership of over 2,500 young people. We are open 7 days a week, 52 weeks of the year and offers over 40 different activities and opportunities in our open access youth club

**Our Values and principles**

**OUR VISION**:

- Blackburn Youth Zone to be at the heart of the community, collaborating to create a more cohesive and prosperous Blackburn and Darwen.

**OUR MISSION**:

- To inspire all, to have fun, meet different people, try new things and challenge themselves to be the best they can be.

**OUR IMPACT**:

- The difference we want to make

We want to make a tangible difference to the lives of young people. Our work will result in young people:

- Being happier
- Engaging positively with young people from across Blackburn with Darwen
- Living healthier more active lifestyles
- Having increased opportunities to develop and achieve
- Feeling more empowered and connected with their surrounding community
- Respecting and engaging with the environment through new and exciting experiences
- Having increased aspirations and increased economic opportunities

**OUR VALUES**

**H**onesty

**E**xcellence

**A**ccountability

**R**espect

**T**eamwork

**Main Purpose**:
Our 5 to 12 years old services are the starting point for so many young people's journeys at Blackburn Youth Zone and it is fundamental to our commitment to children and young people.

You will, with the support of 15 plus part time staff, develop and deliver a well rounded play, activity and youth work service for children and young people from all backgrounds, abilities and needs. The role will require you to think creatively, drive and empower your team to ensure our services are progressive, exciting and reach the organisation's ambitions of being the **“The Number One Play and Youth Service in Blackburn with Darwen”**. You will achieve this by leading a service which exceeds the expectations of our young people, their parents/carers and our stakeholders.

Having oversight for our Mini’s (5 to 7), Juniors (8 to 12) and Holiday Club (Out of term care provision for 8 to 12), you will be expected to work evenings and weekends (minimum of two per week) and be flexible with your working hours.

**The Person**

**Passion for Young People**: We are looking for someone who is passionate about Youth and Play Work and wants to see the lives of 5-12 year olds transformed through access to exciting, fun and engaging programmes.

**Young People first**: With a passion for **“Young people first”**, you will be required to be responsive to young people's needs and fully endorse our vision and values through

your day to day practice.

**Invest in yourself**: We believe our people are our greatest asset and we provide a training programme to ensure our staff learn, develop and progress. The expectation of you is to invest in your own development by taking full advantage of these opportunities, with full commitment and desire to be the best version of yourself, for the benefit of the town and its young people.

**Competencies**: The role will require you to have excellent **emotional intelligence**, **people's skills, leadership, organisational skills and a keen eye for detail and quality.**

**Main Responsibilities**:
**Service;**
- To devise, plan, and both directly deliver as well as coordinate a team of staff and volunteers to deliver a high quality play, youth work and activity programme, which offers a range of sports, dance, music, arts, gym, digital, and targeted activities.
- Ensure services are exciting, safe, nurturing, innovative, developmental and directly responds to the diverse needs, concerns and interests of our members. The programme must be flexible, responsive,