Casual Youth Engagement Facilitator

Job Title: Casual Youth Engagement Facilitator

Department: Youth and Employability

Location: Ealing, and Hounslow, and surrounding areas Richmond, Kingston & Hillingdon,

Reports to:Coordinator, Programme Lead, Senior Manager

Salary: £12 -£14 hourly depending on experience

Closing Date: 28th April 2024

Brentford FC Community Sports Trust

With community work spanning three decades, Brentford FC Community Sports Trust has established itself as a pioneering organisation for the local community. It uses the power of sport to educate, motivate and inspire people from all walks of life.

Working in partnership with Brentford FC, the Trust offers a portfolio of programmes in education, health, sports participation and community engagement. The Trust has won the ‘Football League Community Club of the Year’ award four times and now employs more than 100 members of staff. The Trust is forecasting further significant expansion over the next two years following its appointment as a key partner in the redevelopment of Gunnersbury Park [as a sports hub], and its move to new, larger, purpose-built premises directly adjacent to the new Brentford FC 17,500 capacity stadium near Kew Bridge in 2021.

Inclusion Statement

Brentford FCCST is an organisation which values and is passionate about diversity and inclusivity. Whilst our recruitment decisions are always based on merit and suitability, we welcome and encourage applications from qualified candidates, including those from underrepresented groups – such as those from ethnically diverse backgrounds, women, those from the LGBTQ+ community and those with disabilities.

Safeguarding Statement

Brentford FCCST is committed to equality, the safeguarding and welfare of all children and adults at risk. This responsibility is shared by all staff and volunteers at the club, safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility. Staff will be required to undertake regular safeguarding training to enable and reinforce a proactive approach to safeguarding. This role requires the post holder to apply all relevant policies and uphold the club’s commitment to safeguarding vulnerable people to ensure a safe environment for all. This includes the timely reporting of any safeguarding concern to the safeguarding team.

General Trust Accountabilities

• To ensure compliance with all relevant policies, including health and safety and safeguarding policies
• To ensure compliance with all relevant legal, regulatory, ethical and social requirements
• To build and maintain good working relationships both internally and externally, maintaining a professional image at all times when representing Brentford FC Community Sports Trust
• To keep confidential any information gained regarding the Trust and its personnel
• To maintain a flexible approach to work at all times

The Youth and Employability Department

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.
Purpose of the role
The Youth Engagement Facilitator will worker across our programmes leading and supporting in in recruitment events and promotional activities, and facilitating personal development and skill based workshops. The NCS Youth Engagement Facilitator will work with the Manager and Coordinators to deliver school-based activities, events and youth group sessions.
The NCS Youth Engagement Facilitator will need to be able to build strong relationships with young people and deliver innovative and creative sessions. They will provide engaging activities, deliver inclusive curriculum sessions on life skills and employability topics, and support young people in campaigning, volunteering and developing social action projects
The role is suitable for a dynamic and confident person with experience of leading groups of young people, being able to motivate, support and guide them as they take part in our programmes.
Main Responsibilities

• Deliver presentations and other agreed recruitment events (e.g. assemblies, PSHE lessons, lunchtime/event stands) to secondary schools, non-mainstream schools, colleges, and other allocated organisations

• Support delivery of Youth Group sessions. Support young people to engage, develop new skills and be active in the local community.

• Deliver and facilitate bespoke personal and skill development sessions within allocated schools for year 10- 13.

• Lead, inspire and motivate young people through the Programmes and activities. Ensure that the pastoral care, and safety needs of the young people are met at all times.

• Engage and build positive relationships with young people to provide effective support on a one-to-one & group basis, using coaching and mentoring techniques when needed.

• Encourage the development of teamwork, leadership, social development and community social action skills. Support young people to reflect on their own experience and share this with others.

• Plan, adapt and deliver assigned curriculum sessions which include reflective learning, facilitating workshops and youth-led sessions. Ensure all activities and sessions are adaptable to include and meet the needs of all young people.

• Support young people with challenging behaviour and ensure the code of conduct is upheld.

• Ensure all policies and procedures and administration tasks are completed accurately and within allocated time scales including handling personal data, safeguarding reporting, and risk assessments

• Work closely with the team, wider Brentford FC CST team, schools, and delivery partners to support the young people on our programmes.

• Work with other Trust staff and departments to deliver engaging and fulfilling activities for young people.

• Attend regular supervision sessions and compulsory training to enable all duties to be carried out effectively

• Support youth volunteers, young leaders and assistant youth workers to work positively with young people and follow Trust policies and procedures.

• Work closely with the Manager, Coordinators, Youth Workers, Coaches and community partners to support the young people on sessions.

• Any other reasonable duties and responsibilities considered appropriate by the Senior Manager

• Work flexible hours including regular evenings and weekends when require.

Skills, Knowledge, and ability

• Ability to lead and work collaboratively as part of a team.

• Ability to build a positive rapport, show empathy and relate well with young people from a wide range of backgrounds

• Ability to communicate and engage with young people aged 15-17 and their parents/guardians sensitively and confidently in both large groups and individual settings.

• Ability to work in a fast paced and demanding environment, responsive to changing situations.

• A proactive and adaptable approach to managing challenging behaviour.

• Good knowledge of and a commitment to Safeguarding, Health and Safety and Equality Diversity and Inclusion in relations 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 some weekend and evening commitments.

All applicants must demonstrate eligibility to work in the UK.
Closing Date: 28th April 2024
Application Process

If you are interested in applying for more than one of the Casual Worker Youth roles, please select the roles you are interested in within the application form. You do not need to apply for the roles individually.

Please note due to the nature of the roles, applications will be reviewed when they come in.
We will be conducting interview assessments throughout April and May, which will be for half a day ( 2 – 3 hours).
Assessments will be conducted from W/C 8th April.
If you have any questions or to have an informal chat please email youth-staffing@brentfordfccst.com

Please note that where appropriate for the role, you will be required to complete additional background checks such as Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks and police checks for any time you have lived or worked outside of the UK in the last 10 years. You can find out more about this athttps://www.gov.uk/dbs-check-applicant-criminal-record

Please also note that a CV application will not be sufficient. Applications will not be considered where the application form has not been completed in full

This role is a Regulated Activity role - please complete the Declaration of Offences Form