Team Leader - National Citizen's Service (NCS)

  • Contract
  • Contract type: Sessional
  • Department: National Citizens Service (NCS)
  • Service type: NCS

Company Description

Catch22 exists to help build a society where everyone has a good place to live, good people around them, and a fulfilling purpose. We call these our '3Ps'.

We achieve this in two ways. First we improve lives on the frontline through delivery of public services. Secondly, we use our knowledge to change 'the system', to fix the complex web that can trap and disempower those it was set up to help. With the heart of a charity and the mindset of a business, we are uniquely placed to deliver on this challenging agenda.

The National Citizen Service (NCS) is a fantastic opportunity open to all 15 to 17-year-olds across England, providing them with skills and experiences that can’t be learnt in the classroom. We aim to support participants' personal and social development and help them develop the confidence, skills and attitudes they need to take on active roles in their communities and develop themselves for their own future.

Since 2010, 33,769 young people have taken part in Catch22 NCS programmes, dedicating over 430,000 hours to social action and community projects. Over 3000 dedicated members of Catch22 NCS staff helped make this happen.

Job Description

We are looking for dynamic and passionate people to join our NCS team this summer as Team Leaders. You will be an organised and confident person, able to engage and support a group of up to 15 young people aged 15 to 17 through an intensive four-week programme including residential trips away from home, local skills workshops and social action activities.

The NCS Programme is divided into four phases:

  • Phase 1: Be Epic - 4 night away Residential
    You will go away with your team for four nights and three days for outdoor adventure, new challenges and team-building.
  • Phase 2: Live Life - 4 night away Residential
    Away residential at university student accommodation supporting the team to develop independent living skills and getting to know their local community.
  • Phase 3: Do Good - 60 hours of social action in the local community
    You will support your team design and implement a project that will make a real difference to their local community.
  • Phase 4: Go Party - Celebrate with your team at graduation.

As part of the role you will need to encourage, motivate and inspire teams to make the most of their NCS experience and help them to develop transferable skills for their future. Your main duties will include:

  • Supporting, encouraging and motivating a team of fifteen young people to complete all phases of the NCS programme
  • Assisting the NCS Programme lead/ NCS Wave Leader to ensure all safeguarding, data handling and health & safety requirements are in place to protect NCS participants and staff.
  • Engaging and building positive relationships with young people and their parent/carers
  • Working with the NCS staff team to deal with challenging behaviour from young people.
  • Ensuring programme content is relevant to the local community and builds on existing relationships with partner individuals and organisations
  • Assisting in ensuring in-kind funding opportunities are maximised
  • Leading in delivering ice breaker activities to young people at keep warm events prior to going on the programme.
See the full job description for more information about this role.

Qualifications

To be successful in this role you will need:

  • A-levels or equivalent
  • Knowledge of the NCS programme.
  • An understanding of Health and Safety, Safeguarding and data handling practices.
  • Understanding of local community needs
  • Experience and understanding of the issues affecting young people.
  • Ability to work on your own initiative to an agreed action plan.
  • Ability to handle sensitive and confidential issues with tact and diplomacy
  • Able to work within a flexible timetable and to commit to at least one 4 week programme
See the full job description for more information about this role.

Additional Information

  • Dates of work: June - August
  • Payment: Earn up to  £1587.00 for the Summer 2020 programme
  • Accommodation, meals and transport: Provided for residential weeks one and two
  • Level of DBS Disclosure required: Enhanced
  • Reports to: Wave Leader
  • Assessment days: Feb-May, dates TBC

This post will involve overnight stays and it will also involve some evening and weekend working.

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