- Advertised from 6th July 2022
- 35 hours per week (flexible over 7 days). Job Sharing would be considered.
Role
Duties of CHILDREN & FAMILIES COORDINATOR will include
- Planning & supporting personal and social development of young people from pre-school to age 26 yrs.
- Redress inequalities and empower individuals to understand and take action on
- Issues affecting their lives from health, education to unemployment, the environment and social and recreation
- Responding to needs and interests of local children and young people, encouraging them towards self-determination and increased self-confidence.
- Focus development on accommodated children & young people
- Working in partnership continue to develop the organization’s participation and development of 'The Promise'
- Support the development of Children & Young people’s mental health programmes.
- Seek and apply to funders and grants.
- Create and report to management and funders as required.
- Lead and manage a team of Youth leaders, sessional staff, and recruit and support volunteers.
Typical Work Activities
- Working with Youth team leaders continue to support and develop existing programmes ensuring they meet the needs of families & children.
- Youth groups
- Boys group
- Girls group
- Parent & Toddlers
- Jellybean Club
- Friday Night group
- In Partnership with other team leads support and collectively develop
- ASN Employability training,
- ASN Horizon Social group,
- Without Walls Schools Programme
- Active travel
- Community Garden & environment programmes
- Young people mentoring & befriending
- Work in partnership with local schools to identify Young Cares and establish a Young Carers Group
- Work in partnership with local schools encouraging young people from age 9 to join North Lanarkshire Challenge
- Work in partnership with Statutory Partners develop and deliver training & qualifications for all young people as appropriate to need
- Managing and administration of youth and community projects and resources for children and young people from pre-school to age 18
- Deliver programmers via discussions, art-based activities community/environmental projects, residential activities, physical activities and health programmers
- Develop Forest Adventure Club giving access to all children and young people from pre-school-age 18
- Using interpersonal skills to befriend and support individual young people in different settings
- Line manage Team Leads and Sessional Youth Workers
- Assisting in recruiting, training and managing volunteers
- Liaising and networking with Social Work, Schools, Police and other agencies to address issues and promote opportunities for young people
- Working with young people to identify and develop projects in line with their needs
- To ensure maximum access for all children and young people to youth work provision
- Identifying and pursuing sources of funding for projects
- Identifying and pursuing sources of funding to continue full time Youth Development project
- To work evenings and weekends including residential as negotiated and agreed
- Represent the organisation on Partnership Boards working collectively to develop and support appropriate services for family & children as identified through Gap analysis
- Participate in the planning and delivery of GDT Community events with other team leads and staff
Application notes
Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification prior to completing your application form.
You should send your completed Application Form and Equality Monitoring Form either by e-mail to christine@glenboignh.com or by post marked Private and Confidential to: Glenboig Development Trust, Main Street, Glenboig, Coatbridge, N Lanarkshire, ML5 2RD
You will receive confirmation that your application submission has been received when you we receive your form. Unfortunately, we may not be able to write to applicants who are not successfully shortlisted for interview due to the volume of applications. If you have not received an invitation for interview within 10 days of the closing date, please assume on this occasion you have been unsuccessful. We hope this will not deter you from applying again.
Glenboig Development Trust does not accept a CV, unless a CV has been specifically requested as part of the recruitment process.
Closing Date: 27th July @ 5 pm
Interview Date: Wk beg 8th August 2022
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- £23,997 pro-rata
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- Closing 22nd April 2024
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- Involve families and carers in the project and work with them through out.
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- Part time
- £26,138 pro-rata
- The Base, Glenavon North Maryhill and surrounding areas. (On site)
- Closing 24th April 2024
We are looking for a family worker to deliver sessions, clubs and activities for our children, and families. The delivery will be varied and will always be driven by the needs of the community.
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