Lead Project Worker – Big World Impact – Havant, Hampshire

Job Description
Big World Impact is an award winning charity, committed to the empowerment of communities and individuals through bespoke education and support projects, with the aim of creating self-sustainable futures.

    Leigh Park Project

Leigh Park has 4 electoral wards and is ranked in the 20% most deprived areas in the UK. The population is 26,000 with a relatively low age range.

Big World Impact will work with local communities in the Leigh Park area to deliver a diversionary sports and arts/cultural offer that supports the personal and social development of young people primarily aged between 9-19 years who reside or are educated in Leigh Park. The programme will also provide accreditation and training activities, awareness workshops, health information and volunteering opportunities to support the local priorities and outcomes including:

• Increase the enjoyment of learning and achieving.
• Increase participation in physical activity and cultural activity.
• Improve the health of young people.
• Increase social and community responsibility of young people, improving resident’s perception of the area and young people.
• Reduce Anti-Social Behaviour.
• Increase community involvement of young people.

The programme will use outreach work and the delivery of high quality positive activities to attract disengaged young people. The programme will also work with partner agencies, including Police, Youth Offending Team, specialist health services, Schools and others supporting a formal referral process of young people exhibiting risk-taking behaviour.

    MAIN PURPOSE:

To lead the delivery and development of a range of sports programmes, primarily aimed at engaging young people aged 9-19 years. To support any coach education and sports development programmes, targeted interventions and other funded positive diversionary activities as outlined by their Line Manager.

    JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design, plan and deliver high quality provision of sports activities, including sports for development courses to young people, primarily aged 9-19 years.
• To lead sports related accredited school inclusion sessions working with local schools to increase educational attainment and attendance and decreasing the risk of young people becoming NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training).
• To design, plan and deliver projects in partnership with a range of local services including the Police, Local Authority, Youth Services, Youth Offending Team (YOT), Health, Education and any other relevant local and national partners including National Governing Bodies of sport.

• Support the delivery of Sports Leaders UK Awards Level 1-3 and other coaching courses. To support delivery of workshops addressing areas such as healthy eating, drug awareness and other health services.
• Support all young people including those who display social, education or behavioral difficulties, in positive activities and develop positive relationships and outcomes for all.
• To arrange venues for the delivery of activities and complete regular risk assessments to ensure the safety of all participants and staff.
• To attend, (where appropriate) Team around the Child (TAC) meetings for young people involved in BWI projects and provide feedback to Coordinator and/or Line Manager.
• Responsible for the inputting, monitoring and evaluation system (VIEWS) or other appropriate system, collect monitoring and evaluation information at all sessions and upload onto the online monitoring database. Input information as required and ensure the system is up to date at all times by managing any staff involved in inputting data.
• To support a strategy to promote services offered, engage and maintain interest of the relevant target group (local young people aged 9-19 years). This may involve outreach work and more general marketing and promotion within schools and community venues.
• To consult with participants and groups of young people in the planning stage so that young people are at the centre of the project delivery.
• To manage Support Project Workers, Apprentices, Volunteers and school and/or college placements/work experience pupils involved when required.

    OTHER ACTIVITIES:

• To keep up to date with new methods and complete necessary internal and external training sessions as identified by your Line Manager.
• To undertake duties as can be reasonably expected to ensure the smooth running and efficiency of the projects.
• To ensure all staff and volunteers comply with the Child Protection, Equal Opportunities and Health and Safety policies at all times.
• To attend all relevant training provided by BWI.

How to apply
Please send your CV along with a covering letter (one side of A4) detailing why you are best suited for the role – matching your skills, knowledge and experience against the job description. Please email this to charlotte@bigworldimpact.org

Please note, unfortunately we are unable to contact unsuccessful applicants prior to the interview stage.

For any enquires please call – 023 9222 2127

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