Overview
Project Officer – YOLO – Newcastle upon Tyne
- Salary £26,354.21
- Full time position
- Closing date 9am Tuesday 14th October
- Informal chat with Gareth Williams (Gareth.williams@nufc.co.uk)
To support the delivery of the YOLO Early Intervention programme.
The role requires partnership working with key agencies such as Northumbria Police, local
authorities, Northumbria Violence Reduction Unit, schools, and social care services.
You will be required to: manage a case load of young people, aged between 10yrs and 16yrs inclusive,
to tackle attitudes and behaviours which are likely to lead to offending. You must have the ability to
plan and develop interventions which will divert young people away from criminal or anti-social
behaviour and be able to signpost young people to existing provision in their local area. You must be
flexible and able to work with young people in a variety of settings and able to engage them via one
to-one mentoring support.
This role requires a passion for delivering sessions, programmes and activities to young people that
require this support, whilst using football and the brand of Newcastle United Football Club to engage
young people at risk of criminality.
MAIN DUTIES:
Duties/Responsibilities
- Actively engage with relevant local partners including the Police, local authorities,
Youth Service, Youth Justice Services, housing authorities, health and education
services and any other relevant local partners. - Support and mentor a case load of young people who are at risk of serious youth
violence, providing them with a platform for sustainable behaviour change. - Ensure existing links with multi-agencies are maintained and developed.
- Support young people who may face barriers to learning – displaying empathy, trust
and building a positive rapport. - Ensure registration and monitoring information is collected and data entry is
completed; including case notes is completed as required to meet internal and
external deadlines and external assessment criteria. - Ensure the appropriate supervision and safeguarding of participants, following
Foundation policies & procedures. - Ensure that the course’s activities meet the needs of all young people including
those with disabilities and that the activities are sociocultural competent. - Supervise young people during sessions, confirming any behaviour management
protocol to be followed. - Effectively input case notes, safeguarding and wellbeing concerns (where
applicable) through our internal case management system, whilst following
Foundation policies. - Work across other Foundation programmes as and when required.
- Help the Foundation seek feedback from young people, Parents/Carers, Educational
settings and external partners. - Support the Senior Project Coordinator to produce resources and learning
materials. - Always present a professional image of Newcastle United Foundation, wearing
officially branded kit when appropriate. - Regularly identify and share good news stories with the Senior Project Coordinator
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Qualification/Education
- Maths and English GCSE or equivalent
- Teaching qualification or award (e.g. PTTLS)
- Valid Emergency First Aid Award and Valid Safeguarding award
- Youth Work L2 (or be willing to work towards)
Experience
- Delivering programmes that engage young adults and/or young people
- Working with groups facing barriers to participation or learning
- Partnership working
- Managing challenging behaviour
- Involving young people in user led activities
- Monitoring and evaluating work, planning, and recording and measuring
outcomes - Developing schemes of work, session plans and accompanying resources
- Working for, or with a criminal justice agency e.g. police or YOT
Specialist Training
- Behaviour/conflict management
- Assessors / moderation qualification
- Youth Work
(Specialist training will be offered in the role)
Aptitude or Skill
- An ability to build good working relationships with both young people and external
agencies - Good organisational skills
- Flexibility and creativity
- Excellent literacy and numeracy skills
- Understanding of the issues facing young people locally, regionally and nationally
- Understanding of the criminal justice system and the law
- Good IT skills
- Able to work as a part of a team
- Able to work independently
- An understanding of and commitment to equality and diversity
- Able to use own transport
- Ability to work with partner organisations
- Able to work to deadlines, prioritising, and delegating work appropriately
Personal Characteristics
- Passion for the work of Newcastle United Foundation
- Passion for helping pupils to learn and improving outcomes for young people
- Desire to maintain up to date qualifications
- A commitment to reflective practice
Special Terms
This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check. Some evening and weekend will be required.
Working in different locations
Based at NUCASTLE with travel across the region
General Statement
All employees of the Foundation must at all times carry out their responsibilities with due regards to all
policies and procedures and in particular health and safety, confidentiality and data protection.
Safeguarding and Welfare Statement
The Foundation is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all children, young people and adults
at risk of harm and requires all staff, volunteers and others associated with the Foundation to share
and endorse this commitment.
If a role requires a CRC at Standard or Enhanced level (which may include checks against the Barred
List), it is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974). Therefore all convictions, including
all spent convictions that may not been subject to filtering by the disclosure should be declared on the
documents provided as part of the recruitment process.
Equality Statement
The Foundation is also committed to equality and diversity and believes in equal opportunities for all.
We require all staff, volunteers and others associated with the Foundation to share and endorse this
commitment.
You are required to ensure a positive attitude towards equality and diversity at all times. You must
ensure that you treat others fairly and with respect. Your behaviour must align to the principles of
equality as outlined in the Foundations equality policy. You must not commit any form of direct or
indirect discrimination, victimisation or harassment of any description and must promote positive
working relationships between all internal and external stakeholders.
Declaration
I acknowledge receipt of this job description. I have read, understood and agreed the terms outlined
above. I understand that I must adhere to the requirements of this role for the duration of my
employment. I further acknowledge and understand that the requirements of this role will change and
evolve over time and that I must adhere to the requirements of the role as they apply from time to
time. I also acknowledge and agree that I may be issued with an alternative job description to reflect
my role as it changes over the course of my employment.
Following an offer, and acceptance, of employment I acknowledge and agree that I may be added to
one or many of the different software system providers that the Foundation uses (which may change
from time to time) in order to administer my employment, to facilitate my role and my employee
benefits and for the purposes of effective communications.
IMPORTANT: Before applying for this role, please make sure you have the right to work in the country where the role is based. Unless it clearly stipulates within in the job advert above that the hiring company is looking to or able to sponsor applicants it is deemed that the hiring employer will only consider applications from those able to comply with and work in the country where the role is based.
