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Hertfordshire (On-Site)
Permanent, Full time
No DBS check required
£45,441.00 with the opportunity to progress to £50,512.00 per annum
Job Title: Youth Work Practice Manager
Starting Salary: £45,441 with the opportunity to progress to £50,512 per annum Pay Increase pending
Hours: 37.0
Location: East Herts, Broxbourne, Welwyn Hatfield
Contract Type: Permanent
Directorate: Childrens Services
About the team
Hertfordshire County Council Services for Young People is the primary provider of youth work; information, advice and careers guidance; work related learning and work experience to young people in Hertfordshire.
The Service is a key contributor to the prevention and early intervention / early help agenda including Hertfordshire County Council's aim of supporting young people to make a successful transition to an economically independent adult life.
The Service delivers targeted prevention and early intervention work to ensure that young people get the help they need early and to reduce the necessity for higher cost specialist intervention.
It enables young people to succeed by providing high quality informal education opportunities to promote their personal and social development.
It supports young people who are challenged in education, their communities or home life to ensure a successful transition to adulthood.
About the role
The focus of the work of your teams is with vulnerable and at-risk individuals and groups, ensuring the delivery of preventative work, evidencing outcomes and delivering to targets and contracts.
Responsible for 3 district youth work teams, you will have successful practice and front-line management experience of youth work and a track record of establishing a culture of continuous improvement and achievement through delivering robust and effective performance management.
The Service delivers throughout the week in schools, community venues, young people's centres and projects using a variety of different styles and methods.
About you
Essential:
This job role is within the Community Services, level COM12 job profile. Please locate this via: Job profiles - Community services
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Kips Green on 01442 454083 or kips.green@hertfordhire.gov.uk
For more information regarding the work of Services for Young People please visit www.servicesforyoungpeople.org
Interview Date:
How to apply
As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences.
Disability Confident
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
Safeguarding
This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.
Driving required
You'll need to have the ability to drive and/or travel around Hertfordshire, either using your own mode of transport or a company car to travel to other locations.
English Fluency
The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.
Starting Salary: £45,441 with the opportunity to progress to £50,512 per annum Pay Increase pending
Hours: 37.0
Location: East Herts, Broxbourne, Welwyn Hatfield
Contract Type: Permanent
Directorate: Childrens Services
About the team
Hertfordshire County Council Services for Young People is the primary provider of youth work; information, advice and careers guidance; work related learning and work experience to young people in Hertfordshire.
The Service is a key contributor to the prevention and early intervention / early help agenda including Hertfordshire County Council's aim of supporting young people to make a successful transition to an economically independent adult life.
The Service delivers targeted prevention and early intervention work to ensure that young people get the help they need early and to reduce the necessity for higher cost specialist intervention.
It enables young people to succeed by providing high quality informal education opportunities to promote their personal and social development.
It supports young people who are challenged in education, their communities or home life to ensure a successful transition to adulthood.
About the role
The focus of the work of your teams is with vulnerable and at-risk individuals and groups, ensuring the delivery of preventative work, evidencing outcomes and delivering to targets and contracts.
Responsible for 3 district youth work teams, you will have successful practice and front-line management experience of youth work and a track record of establishing a culture of continuous improvement and achievement through delivering robust and effective performance management.
The Service delivers throughout the week in schools, community venues, young people's centres and projects using a variety of different styles and methods.
About you
Essential:
- Hold a nationally recognised JNC qualification for Youth and Community Workers and evidence of continued professional development.
- Experience in performance management of staff to meet agreed targets, identified outcomes and to ensure the delivery of high-quality youth work.
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with young people, adults and other agencies.
- Organisation and effective time management skills with proven ability to meet targets.
- Proven ability to establish and maintain excellent communication with a wide range of stake holders such as partners, young people, parents and colleagues.
- Evidence of incorporating equal opportunities in practice with young people, community, and colleagues.
- Experience of managing a diverse youth work provision across a geographical area, including health and safety and safeguarding
- Ability to assess, prioritise, plan and review your work.
- Ability and experience of identifying and securing funding to enhance youth work projects and programmes.
- Ability and experience of working effectively to achieve clear learning outcomes, targets and meet deadlines.
- Ability to use full range of Microsoft Office applications.
- A full UK Driving licence and access to a vehicle on a regular basis.
This job role is within the Community Services, level COM12 job profile. Please locate this via: Job profiles - Community services
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Kips Green on 01442 454083 or kips.green@hertfordhire.gov.uk
For more information regarding the work of Services for Young People please visit www.servicesforyoungpeople.org
Interview Date:
- 18th November (MS Teams)
- 19th November (Face to Face; location to be confirmed)
How to apply
As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences.
Disability Confident
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
Safeguarding
This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.
Driving required
You'll need to have the ability to drive and/or travel around Hertfordshire, either using your own mode of transport or a company car to travel to other locations.
English Fluency
The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.
Closing date: Sun 10/11/2024 at 00:00
Job reference: HCC25823