Children & Young People's Coordinator

Job Title: Children & Young People’s Co-ordinator

Salary: £26,306 to £27,931 depending upon experience

Location: BLGC Sites and Home Working

Reports to: Service Manager, Targeted Youth Services

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time

For full Spec: https://www.blgc.co.uk/get-involved/jobs/

The Charity

Bolton Lads and Girls Club (BLGC) is a community-based charity driven by a mission to ensure that every child and young person in Bolton has ‘the best possible start in life, so that they have every chance to achieve their aspirations, succeed and be happy’ (Bolton Vision 2030). BLGC provides innovative and accessible services, to enable children and young people to do what they want, where they want, in an inclusive and integrated environment.

We support children and young people and families, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds, to live happier, healthier and safer lives. Each year we support around 4,500 individuals through our services across Bolton and the surrounding area, and through our outreach in schools and community settings.

Our offer includes: A Universal Youth Provision providing diverse youth club activities, sports, multi-media, social interaction and arts; a Targeted Youth Service providing critical support to some of our most vulnerable children and young people and families in the community; a Football facility that provides fundamental football skills and emphasises the importance of inclusivity and teamwork; an Education provision providing an alternative curriculum for children and young people who benefit from creative and practical approaches to learning in a supportive and nurturing environment.

About the role

You will be energetic, solution focused and creative to ensure the best outcomes for children and young people on our Mentoring Service. Coordinating a caseload of young people who have been referred for a range of reasons, you will be responsible for ensuring children and young people get the most out of their mentoring experience. You will manage a caseload of young people, working directly with them on a 1:1 basis with the specific intervention required to be tailored to what each individual child needs. Where appropriate for the support of young people, you will work as part of a team organising group activities and interventions.

A good communicator with excellent interpersonal skills is needed to engage and negotiate with children, young people and their families. Attending a variety of professional meetings is key to the role, to best understand how to support young people in building their self-esteem, self-confidence and resilience and to raise their aspirations. Where appropriate to enable young people to achieve their goals and maintain their progress, the role will involve advising, guiding and coaching parents carers.

Meeting targets as outlined by funders is a crucial element of the role and for ensuring the quality of support children/young people receive to achieve positive outcomes.

This role requires a flexible working pattern, and you will be expected to work evenings and occasional weekends. You will also be expected to travel to different venues/locations.

Main Responsibilities

• To offer direct support and interventions to young people to assist them in reaching their identified goals.
• To attend professional meetings and work with other relevant agencies to keep young people safe, thrive and work towards their aspirations.
• To complete all necessary assessments prior to match and ongoing assessment tools to measure outcomes, impact and capture young person’s views wishes and feelings.
• To use assessments to develop an action plan to implement relevant interventions to assist young people to achieve their self-identified goals.
• To record work using case management database.
• To work with and support children/young people from diverse backgrounds focusing on building self-esteem, self-confidence and resilience using a trauma informed approach.
• Work alongside colleagues across BLGC to ensure young people can access the opportunities the organisation has to offer.
• To signpost young people to other agencies and create exit plans that provide supportive pathways once they have left the service when necessary.
• Advise, guide and coach parents / carers where this benefits the young person to achieve their goals.
• Signpost and refer parents / carers to other agencies where family support needs are identified.
• To write quality case studies and good news stories that demonstrate the impact of the work.

• Ensure that you follow safe practice, manage risk and constantly review your casework.
• To actively take part in reflective supervision and performance reviews.
• To keep children and young people safe in line with safeguarding policies and local authority arrangements around safeguarding.
• To understand and adhere to policies and procedures at all times, with particular emphasis on equal opportunities, health and safety and safeguarding.
• To undertake any other work requested by your line manager.

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