Casual Ncs Youth Team Leader

The Youth and Employability department provides informal learning and engagement opportunities for young people to build and develop essential life skills to support their transition to adulthood, engagement in their local community, and employability skills for the world of work.
We believe in high-quality provision that makes a difference in young people’s lives; we offer a variety of personal, social, and educational opportunities for young people to engage, in both group and 1:1 sessions. Our work includes residentials, weekly groups, short courses/projects, PSHE-style activities, holiday programmes, training opportunities, volunteering & social action, work-ready programmes and industry days.
We work closely with key stakeholders such as schools, charities, local authorities, and national services to both gain access to young people as well as give young people different networks, opportunities, and experiences.
Our work is based on key youth work values; We seek to build effective relationships with young people based on mutual respect and valuing individuality. Our provision is inclusive and non-judgemental with the aims to get young people to express themselves, develop their skills and attitudes and empower them to make positive decisions and choices for their future. We work with young people rather than for them, seeing them as partners in their development. We promote young people’s voices and opinions in all areas of our work and strive to ensure that youth voice is at the heart of everything we do.
About NCS
NCS is a government-funded programme that brings together young people aged 15-17 year olds and engages them in a unique programme. NCS is designed to empower young people as they transition into young adults, engaging them in activities that challenge, build confidence, and develop skills. More details can be found at https://wearencs.com/
This year our NCS team will be:

• Taking over 400 young people on community experiences
• Partnering with over 20 community and professional partners
• Completing over 6000 hours of social action and volunteering

If you are looking for a fun, rewarding and inspirational summer this is the role for you!
The NCS community programme is made up of 3 experiences delivered locally
Phase 1 Life Skills: The team of young people work together through taking part in exhilarating outdoor challenges and team building activities to bound and develop team work skills.
Phase 2 Social Action: The team will work together using youth voice and community research to make a difference to the community in which they live. They will take part in volunteering and delivering their own social action projects
Phase 3 Employability: This phase is about building and developing new skills and employability. Taking on team challenges designed to promote independence, enterprise and help young people develop skills to support them in the world of work.
Programmes length will vary and will run between Monday to Friday.
Purpose of the role
The NCS Youth Team leader role is key in creating a positive, safe and memorable NCS experience for a team of 15 - 17 year olds. NCS Youth Engagement Workers will lead, inspire and develop a team of up young people through all phases of the NCS programme.
NCS Youth Team Leaders will need to be innovative and think outside the box. They will provide pastoral care, deliver inclusive curriculum sessions and support young people in implementing a social action project.
The role is suitable for a dynamic and confident person who has experience of leading, motivating and supporting groups of young people to successful take part in activity programmes.
Main Responsibilities
1. Lead, inspire and motivate young people through positive and creative sessions and activities.
2. Supervise and take responsibility for pastoral care, and safety needs of the young people are always met.
3. Plan, design, adapt, and deliver assigned curriculum sessions which include reflective learning, facilitating workshops, and youth-led delivery. Ensure sessions are consistent with the project themes and youth work outcomes.
4. Build positive working relationships and support young people to work successfully and impactfully with key partners including community groups, venues and other providers.
5. Encourage young people to develop teamwork, leadership, and communication skills and to reflect on their experiences.
6. Engage and build positive relationships with young people to provide effective support, mentoring and coaching on a one-to-one and group basis where needed.
7. Collaborate with the Coordinators to ensure a united approach to delivering sessions and supporting the team.
8. Be responsible for First Aid on the group and with the group of young people.
9. Support young people with challenging behaviour and ensure our code of conduct is upheld.
10. Ensure all activities and sessions are adapted to include and meet the needs of all team members. Implementing inclusion support plans where necessary.
11. To understand and comply with all policies and procedures in line with Trust and contractual responsibilities including the safeguarding of the young people, GDPR, health and safety and EDI.
12. Support youth volunteers, young leaders and assistant youth workers to work positively with young people and follow Trust policies and procedures.
13. Ensure all administration tasks are completed accurately and within allocated time scales including handling personal data, managing expenses and petty cash, safeguarding reporting and risk assessments.
14. Work closely with the Manager, Coordinators, Youth Workers, Coaches and community partners to support the young people on sessions.
15. Attend regular supervision sessions and compulsory training to enable all duties to be carried out effectively.
16. Work with other BFCCST staff to develop youth voice, youth development programmes and groups, and employability activity across other BFCCST projects.
17. Any other reasonable duties and responsibilities considered appropriate by the Senior Manager
18. Work flexible hours including regular evenings and weekends when require.
Person Specification
Essential:

• At least one year experience of delivering positive activities with young people (either in a voluntary or paid capacity).
• A Safeguarding and First Aid qualification or willingness to complete training.
• Experience of inspiring and motivating young people from a variety of cultural, economic and social backgrounds.
• Experience of planning, leading and facilitating both group sessions and 1 to 1 activities.
• Experience of building a positive rapport and empathy with young people and adults.
• A proactive and adaptable approach to managing challenging behaviour and supporting young people with inclusion needs.
• Ability to lead and work collaboratively as part of a team.
• An awareness of current socio-economic issues and trends which may affect young people in the areas we work in.
• Strong interpersonal & communication skills
• Ability to work in a fast paced and demanding environment, responsive to changing situations.
• Ability to build relationships and work alongside partners (local and voluntary groups)
• Knowledge of and a commitment to safeguarding, health and safety, equality and diversity and data protection in relation to working in the community and youth work environment
• A willingness to regularly travel within the allocated work areas.
• A willingness to work flexible hours as this role will involve evenings and some weekend and commitments.