RECRUITMENT PACK:
 PROGRAMME COORDINATOR (YOUNG ADULTS)

THE WINCH

www.thewinch.org

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About The Winch Over one in three young people in North Camden are growing up in poverty. Yet whilst there is a great deal of work at policy level to consider how to address this, not enough is being done to tackle it in an innovative and robust way on the ground.

Founded in 1973, our vision is to transform the life chances of children growing up in poverty in North Camden. We work to achieve this through our cradle to career pipeline of activities, opportunities and support.

Our mission is to help each child succeed, regardless of their circumstances, by giving them the opportunities and support they need.

To achieve our mission, we need to ensure that our offer to young people enables them to move into adulthood with the agency to aspire and make decisions, the resilience to withstand and overcome challenges, and a set of positive relationships, all of which will help them to succeed as young adults.


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The Winch Beliefs & Values We believe:

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More can be done to transform the life chances of children growing up in poverty.

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Every child deserves to flourish.

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Every child has the potential, meaning the capabilities and the strengths, to succeed.

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There is no shortage of expertise and goodwill to support children and young people but what is needed is to get everyone together to support each individual.

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To transform life chances we must engage both the child and their ecology, that is the systems and interactions, which affect their development and opportunities.

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Community is central to children’s wellbeing: it takes a village to raise a child.

We’re committed to the following values:

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Act with integrity because we believe that authenticity must lie at the heart of what we do.

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Be ready for anything because we recognise that others’ lives and situations require us to be flexible and responsive.

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Go the extra mile because we understand that additional commitment is often needed to make a difference, whether to a child or a professional.

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Show compassion because we see each person we work with as a unique individual and part of our family.

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Take the initiative because we feel that too often interventions fail or systems miss the point because nobody is being proactive and seeking out solutions.

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Work collaboratively because we believe that children, parents and everyone committed to supporting them hold part of the solution.

The Winch Recognition Highly Commended, Children & Young People Now ‘Charity of the Year 2015’

London Youth Quality Mark Bronze, 2015

Best Practice Case, Camden Equality Taskforce, 2013

Finalists, Children & Young People Now ‘Charity of the Year 2013’


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Job Description Post:



Programme Coordinator (Young Adults)

Contract:



Permanent

Accountable to:

Youth Work Manager

Salary:

£27k to £30k per annum



Hours: Location:

Full time, 40 hours per week with an openness to work flexibly and on occasion anti-social hours



21 Winchester Road, London, NW3 3NR and the local area

About the Programme Coordinator role Over the past three years, The Winch has developed The Company, a business start-up programme for young 18 to 25 years olds who face additional barriers. We are now in a position to broaden our offer for young adults, looking to develop social, leadership, entrepreneurial and community activities. It is for this purpose that the Programme Coordinator role has been created.

The Winch is seeking a Programme Coordinator to develop our work with young adults beyond our flagship business start-up programme, The Company. The role will comprise oversight and delivery of The Company alongside new activities developed as part of the wider team and alongside young people.

The Winch is seeking an individual with the experience, energy and vision to develop and deliver this growing area of our work. The successful candidate will need to combine strong face to face skills with experience of programme delivery, enterprise and management. Good communication skills, the ability to plan ahead and to build relationships with young people will be essential.

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Key Responsibilities The Programme Coordinator will work with the wider team and be responsible for leading the delivery of The Company and facilitating the design, delivery and development of activities and programmes for 18 to 25 year olds. The objectives of this work will be to:

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Bridge young people experiencing difficulties into existing specialised services

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Assist young people to develop the character strengths needed for them to succeed

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Facilitate youth-led social and community action

More specifically, the Programme Coordinator will be expected to:

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Deliver our enterprise programme, The Company, for marginalised young people covering content centered on business development and financial planning, activities, events and up to two residentials per cohort.

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To develop and maintain relationships of longevity, quality and trust with current and new service users.

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To plan and develop the activities for service users alongside the Youth Work Manager, Promise Worker and key partners, stakeholders and volunteers.

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To be responsible for organisation, coordination and administration of programmes and activities within the post-secondary segment of the Youth Department.

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To manage and support volunteers supporting post-secondary activities including the Business Mentors supporting young people on The Company.

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To undertake monitoring, evaluation and reporting with a focus on accountability, learning and impact.

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To contribute to The Winch through dialogue about the identity, ethos and aims of our work with young people.

Review of Job Description This job description is intended as an outline indicator of general areas of activity and will be amended in the light of the changing needs of The Winch. It will be reviewed in conjunction with the post holder on an annual basis.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure & Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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Person Specification (Please note: E – essential; D – desirable)

Required Skills and Experience Working with young adults 18 to 25 years old, and building strong and productive relationships with them (E)

Delivering programme content to mixed ability groups, differentiating for variance between individuals (E)

Supporting young people to set milestones, achieve goals and problem solve (E)

Managing challenging behaviour whilst maintaining a person-centred approach (E)

Building effective working relationships with a diverse cross-section of internal and external stakeholders (E)

Excellent time management skills + experience coordinating complex programmes (E)

Excellent written and verbal communication skills (E)

Proficiency with basic IT applications and the ability to learn how to use applications such as Adobe Illustrator, Lightroom and Photoshop (E)

Ability to work as a reflective practitioner (E)

Experience working self-employed, initiating or supporting new enterprises and/or growing small businesses (D)

Understanding of the issues and challenges facing marginalised young adults (D)

Experience working with significantly marginalised young adults (D)

Experience supporting young adults to start businesses (D)

Experience designing and delivering courses or training programmes (D)

Financial management experience (D)

Personal Characteristics Able to think on feet and demonstrate high levels of initiative (E)

Highly motivated, self-starting and resourceful (E)

Ability to forge effective internal and external working relationships at every level (E)

Ability to cope under pressure (E)

Open to and inclined towards innovation, change and adaptation (E)

Able to adapt quickly to change and to support others to follow (E)

Able to multitask to a high level (E)

Able to work in a busy and complex environment which is regularly accessed by children and young people who can at times be highly challenging (E)

Demonstrate the beliefs and values of the organisation (E)

Connected with organisations outside of the voluntary sector that can be leveraged to broaden young people’s horizons (D)

Passionate about new technologies and their application within non-formal education (D)


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HOW TO APPLY To apply for this position, please send a full two-page CV and a supporting statement. Please ensure that your application fully addresses the key responsibilities and person specification in this application pack.

You should give the names, positions, organisations and telephone contact numbers of two referees, one of whom should be your current/most recent employer. References will only be taken once your permission has been granted. In addition, an enhanced DBS check is required for all employees at The Winch.

We would also be grateful if you could let us know if you will require any special provision as a result of any disability should you be called for interview. Finally please ensure that you have included mobile, work and home telephone numbers, as well as any dates when you will not be available or might have difficulty with the indicative timetable.

Applications should be sent via email to [email protected]. If you wish to discuss the role or require further information please contact Andre or Paul on 020 7586 8731.

Timetable The closing date for submission of applications will be Thursday 8th December 2016. Candidates will be informed and required to do some preparatory work ahead of interviews which will be scheduled to take place in the week commencing Monday 12th December 2016.

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