Working as part of the GMYN Delivery team, Team Leaders will play an integral part in delivering the National Citizen Service (NCS) programme this Summer.
As a role model and mentor, you will safely lead a team of up to 16 young people through all phases of the NCS programme and plan/deliver activities where appropriate. Together with another Team Leader you will engage, challenge and inspire your team; supporting each individual on their NCS journey from start to finish, ensuring they reach their full potential and have a memorable and life changing experience. This role requires high levels of professionalism and a passion for youth work.
- Salary: For a two week programme you can earn up to £980 + annual leave entitlement
- Mandatory Training: Sat 21st and Sunday 22nd May 2022 – TBC (paid)
- Programme Dates: July – August 2022 (various dates)
- Reporting to: NCS Wave Leader & Programme Coordinators
Who are GMYN?
For many young people, the transition to adulthood isn’t easy. In the UK, one third of young people are lonely, half feel unready for work and half feel like they don’t belong to their community.
Our vision is #YoungPeopleCan and we help young people in Greater Manchester overcome this. We deliver a range of development programmes and drop-in activities to help young people aged 13-25 transition to adulthood feeling skilled, supported and positive.
What is NCS?
National Citizen Service (NCS) is a fantastic opportunity open to all 15 to 17-year-olds, providing them with skills and experiences that can’t be learnt in the classroom. We aim to support participants' personal and social development and help them develop the confidence, skills and attitudes they need to take on active roles in their communities and develop themselves for their own future.
The NCS Programme is divided into two weeks:
Week 1: Be Epic & Live Life – During a four-night residential stay, your team will take part in outdoor adventure, challenges and team building activities, along with a range of workshops to develop independent living skills.
Week 2: Do Good – Back at a community base in Manchester, your team will focus on developing a social action project. You will support your team to design and implement a youth led project that will make a real difference to their local community.
To Apply:
We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, even if you don’t feel like your experience ticks every box on the person specification. While we are looking for some specific skills, we are much more interested in attitude, personal qualities and passion.
We also know that different people have relevant experience from many different aspects of life: at GMYN, we value lived experience just as much as we value experience gained through employment, volunteering or study.
Our aim is to find suitable candidates that can meet the selection criteria below. This can be from a past/current youth work role, or a role with transferable skills. More importantly we are looking for your passion and ability to fulfil this role, whatever your background.
We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, even if you don’t feel like your experience ticks every box on the person specification. While we are looking for some specific skills, we are much more interested in attitude, personal qualities and passion.
We also know that different people have relevant experience from many different aspects of life: at GMYN, we value lived experience just as much as we value experience gained through employment, volunteering or study.
Our aim is to find suitable candidates that can meet the selection criteria below. This can be from a past/current youth work role, or a role with transferable skills. More importantly we are looking for your passion and ability to fulfil this role, whatever your background.
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Almost 1,000 young people take part in JLGB’s Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE) provision each year to broaden their horizons, develop their leadership skills, learn to work with others, volunteer in their local communities, increase their employability, and prove to themselves they can succeed at a serious challenge.
JLGB have created a new role to lead our DofE team, with responsibility for the safe delivery of over 40 expeditions each year, managing all aspects, including the staffing roster, school and partner liaison, and health and safety.
Outside of expedition season you will develop, support and promote the delivery of the DofE within JLGB, leading the recruitment, training and completion of young people through all sections of the Award.
You will be organised, hardworking and passionate about working with young people to support them to succeed.
What will be required of you?
Managing JLGB’s DofE provision
- Planning, organising, delivering and safeguarding overnight expeditions.
- Ensuring the delivery of safe, enjoyable high-quality DofE programmes for participants.
- Supporting young people’s participation and completion of DofE.
- Liaising with stakeholders and partners to ensure access to a DofE programme for all participants who wish to take part.
- Maintaining a high level of delivery of training sessions in schools and youth groups.
- Following JLGB’s DofE processes and procedures, including responding to queries or parent enquiries in a timely manner.
Leading the DofE Team
- Providing line management, direction and support to all members of the DofE staff team.
- Overseeing communications to partners, parents and young people about JLGB’s DofE.
- Using eDofE and JLGB’s administrative systems to support the delivery and management of DofE,
- Managing and supporting volunteers – support them in their role, ensure they have undergone appropriate training and actively manage the recruitment of new volunteers when necessary.
- Overseeing the care and maintenance of all of JLGB’s DofE equipment.
Person specification
Essential
- Knowledge and experience of DofE, all it’s sections and the requirements involved.
- Run DofE expeditions or residential camps.
- Experience of working with young people.
- Ability to organise and plan effectively.
- Experience and ability to manage staff effectively.
- Build, maintain and facilitate effective working relationships with a wide range of partners, including teachers, community workers and faith leaders.
- Able to provide inspirational leadership and motivate staff, adults, volunteers and young people.
- Initiative to plan, manage and monitor your own tasks and time.
- Good working knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite.
- Commitment to DofE’s guiding principles and ensuring high standards.
- Sensitive to the needs of faith communities when working with JLGB’s young stakeholders and their families, and be respectful of their observance, dietary and practise needs.
- Full UK driving license required.
Desirable
- Participated in your own DofE Award.
- Knowledge of current issues affecting young people.
- Experienced at driving vans or minibuses.
- C1/D1 license.
- Formal qualifications in outdoor leadership (e.g. BEL or ML awards).
Please note this role will require additional evening and Sunday work along with overnight camping throughout the expedition season.
All roles at JLGB are subject to a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Check, either a current or new application that can be made through JLGB.
What makes JLGB unique?
For over 125 years, JLGB has prided itself on being here to give all young Jewish people a safe space to be themselves, plus a wealth of experiences and opportunities to be the very best version of themselves they can be and a force for positive change in the world. We run weekly groups across the UK, annual camps and tours and offer the opportunity for Jewish young people to take part in national awards and volunteering opportunities that many would otherwise not be able to participate in.
Since DofE started in 1956, JLGB has been running a faith sensitive DofE provision for the Jewish community. We have an exceptional track record of providing training and assessments that meet the religious and cultural needs of Jewish young people each year.
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