Wave 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 experienced sessional NCS Wave Leaders to support our Summer 2020 programme. If you are a seasoned Youth Worker, this role will allow you to develop your leadership and planning skills.

As Wave Leader, you will support our Team leaders and Assistant Team Leaders and help guide a cohort of 15 to 17-year-olds through the NCS programme, helping ensure they have an experience of a lifetime, learn new skills and become inspired to make a difference in their communities. NCS is a once in a lifetime experience with the potential to change a young person’s outlook and future. As a Wave Leader you will be a positive role model to young people and to the staff team.

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 Wave Leader, you will lead, direct, encourage and motivate a staff team to facilitate young people completing all phases of the NCS programme. Your main duties will include:

  • Leading, directing, encouraging and motivating a seasonal staff team to facilitate young people completing all phases of the NCS programme
  • Assisting the NCS Programme lead to ensure all safeguarding, data handling and health & safety requirements are in place to protect NCS participants and staff.
  • Manage any safeguarding or health & safety incidents
  • Ensuring all participant registers and relevant paperwork (including risk assessments, safeguarding reports and incident reports) are completed within agreed timelines
  • Engaging and building positive relationships with young people and their parent/carers
  • Supporting the team leaders 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
  • Recording daily activity across the delivery of the NCS programme, including participant contact and outcomes during the programme
  • Assisting in ensuring in-kind funding opportunities are maximised
  • Managing a petty cash float
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
  • Substantial experience of working directly with young people from a wide variety of backgrounds
  • Experience of planning, delivery and evaluation of activities for and with young people
  • Experience of working in a residential setting with young people
  • Experience of supporting a staff team and volunteers

See the full job description for more information about this role.

Additional Information

  • Dates of work: June - August
  • Payment: Earn up to £1750.00 for the Summer 2020 programme
  • Accommodation, meals and transport: Provided for residential weeks one and two
  • Level of DBS Disclosure required: Enhanced
  • Reports to:
  • Assessment days: Feb - May, dates TBC

This post will involve overnight stays and it will also involve some evening and weekend working. You will be expected to support the management of behaviour overnight.

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