Chichester Youth Leader

Challengers is searching for an engaging and passionate Youth Leader to join our Chichester Youth scheme. Supported by our dedicated team of Service Managers, you will plan and deliver a range of exciting and engaging activities. Your role will include leading services for young people, both in centre and out in the community.

Chichester Youth Leader – Job description

Closing date – Wednesday 23rd August
Interview date – Tuesday 3rd September

You’ll be great if you have:

• Experience Leading and motivating a team
• Experience working with disabled people and providing care
• Experience of providing leisure services
• Skills in administration
• Resilience
• A sense of joy!

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
The specific duties that the Leader will undertake include, but are not limited to, are as follows:

• To be a champion and advocate of positive play, youth and leisure for disabled
  children and young people.
• Liaise on a regular basis with the line manager and/or the Head of Service regarding
  any issue where you require support to provide a service to children and young
  people at Challengers.
• To supervise all aspects of the on-the-day care of children and young people
  (including administration of medication) who attend Challengers schemes while
  positively encouraging and supporting children to fully realise their abilities in a fun
  and happy environment.
• To manage all staff whilst being a role model for excellent play and youth work and
  to provide ongoing support and encouragement to the staff team in an appropriate
  manner.
• To contribute to the effective liaison and working arrangements between the
  Challengers schemes, children, their families, schools, local authority departments,
  other centres and other organisations in the locality.
• To deliver schemes in accordance with Challengers systems, policies and
  procedures and to participate in and contribute to the development of Challengers
  schemes and systems.

BENEFITS – What is in it for you?

• 31 days holiday (including Bank Holidays) with extra for long service and after your first years’ service, you’ll get your birthday off. Holiday entitlement is pro-rata for part time contracts.
• To work for an organisation who truly consider work life balance and have high expectations for our outcomes not only for those who use our services but for our teams as well.
•  Free training – We regularly invite all our staff to free training courses including Disability and Inclusion Awareness, Medication Administration, Safeguarding, First Aid, Makaton and more!
• Free DBS – As we require all staff to have a DBS before they start with us, we have decided tooffer this free of charge.
•  Pension & Health Care Cash Plan – All our staff have access to a NEST pension and SimplyHealth health care plan.
•  Career breaks available after three years’ service, subject to approval.

About us – Challengers is a voluntary sector organisation providing play and leisure services to disabled children and young people across Surrey, Hampshire and in Richmond, Kingston, and Chichester. Our values are to be Accountable, Ambitious, Inclusive, Playful and Trustworthy, if these resonate with you find out more here – https://disability-challengers.org/about-us

 

Confidence can sometimes hold us back from applying for a job – there is no such thing as the perfect candidate. Challengers is a place where everyone can grow. We follow equal opportunities so however, you identify and whatever your background you bring with you, please apply if this is a role that would make you excited to come into work every day. 

Challengers is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS Check and satisfactory references.

 

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