Youth Development Coordinator

The Youth Services Manager is a key senior position leading on the design and delivery of Caring in Bristol’s services tailored to 16-25 year olds. The postholder also acts as the safeguarding lead for the organisation.

Our youth services take a person-centred relational approach. Our youth team stand alongside young people, working together to tackle the barriers to stable housing. This role also has the exciting opportunity to shape our innovative new small-scale accommodation provision.

As the Youth Services Manager you will play a key role in developing our work supporting young adults that prevents or stops the development of a homelessness crisis.

There are two key services which this role would oversee:

·       “Project Z” - Ongoing one-to-one floating support by specialist youth practitioners for 16-25 year olds, many of whom will be experiencing multiple disadvantage; a key objective is building trusting relationships that can help to facilitate positive change. 

·       “Z House” - A project launching in Spring 2024; an innovative new model for short term youth accommodation for 18-25 year olds in Bristol, delivered primarily by community volunteers. We are in the final stages of constructing the space and the initial service design, with the aim to pilot the concept for the next 12 months. 

Both services incorporate group work, drop-in activities and co-production to ensure we are making them accessible to young people who may not usually participate in more traditional support models.

The role will work closely with our other operational managers to ensure that our volunteer management, data systems and performance monitoring are best practice.

The role will have line management responsibility for project staff including the Senior Youth Practitioner, Shelter Coordinator and some oversight of volunteers.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Lead on the coordination, delivery and development of our youth-focused services.
2. Leadership of the youth services staff team, providing line management, pastoral support, supervision and development opportunities.
3. Develop effective collaborative networks and partnerships with relevant organisations that support young people in Bristol, promote the broader work of CiB, act as a representative of the charity.
4. Work closely with the Head of Operations and Prevention Services Manager to develop a consistent approach and operational resilience, including participating in the on-call support rota for all services.
5. Act as the Safeguarding Lead for Caring in Bristol, with the support of the Head of Operations and Deputy Safeguarding Lead, providing organisation-wide support and advice to ensure concerns are captured, acted upon and escalated where necessary.

For the full specification and Skills/Experience required, download the job description or find it on our website.

To apply please fill in the attached application form and send via email to us with the subject line Prevention Services Manager