Casual Youth Engagement Facilitator

Job Title: Casual Youth Engagement Facilitator

Department:Youth and Employability

Location:Ealing and Hounslow and surrounding areas Richmond Kingston & Hillingdon

Reports to:CoordinatorProgramme LeadSenior Manager

Salary:12 14 hourly depending on experience

Closing Date: 28th April 2024

Brentford FC Community Sports Trust

With community work spanning three decades Brentford FC Community Sports Trust has established itself as a pioneering organisation for the local community. It uses the power of sport to educate motivate and inspire people from all walks of life.

Working in partnership with Brentford FC the Trust offers a portfolio of programmes in education health sports participation and community engagement. The Trust has won the Football League Community Club of the Year award four times and now employs more than 100 members of staff. The Trust is forecasting further significant expansion over the next two years following its appointment as a key partner in the redevelopment of Gunnersbury Park as a sports hub and its move to new larger purposebuilt premises directly adjacent to the new Brentford FC 17500 capacity stadium near Kew Bridge in 2021.

Inclusion Statement

Brentford FCCST is an organisation which values and is passionate about diversity and inclusivity. Whilst our recruitment decisions are always based on merit and suitability we welcome and encourage applications from qualified candidates including those from underrepresented groups such as those from ethnically diverse backgrounds women those from the LGBTQ community and those with disabilities.

Safeguarding Statement

Brentford FCCST is committed to equality the safeguarding and welfare of all children and adults at risk. This responsibility is shared by all staff and volunteers at the club safeguarding is everyones responsibility. Staff will be required to undertake regular safeguarding training to enable and reinforce a proactive approach to safeguarding. This role requires the post holder to apply all relevant policies and uphold the clubs commitment to safeguarding vulnerable people to ensure a safe environment for all. This includes the timely reporting of any safeguarding concern to the safeguarding team.

General Trust Accountabilities

• To ensure compliance with all relevant policies including health and safety and safeguarding policies
• To ensure compliance with all relevant legal regulatory ethical and social requirements
• To build and maintain good working relationships both internally and externally maintaining a professional image at all times when representing Brentford FC Community Sports Trust
• To keep confidential any information gained regarding the Trust and its personnel
• To maintain a flexible approach to work at all times

The Youth and Employability Department

The Youth and Employability department provides informal learning and engagement opportunities for young people to build and develop essential life skills to support their transition to adulthood engagement in their local community and employability skills for the world of work.

We believe in highquality provision that makes a difference in young peoples lives; we offer a variety of personal social and educational opportunities for young people to engage in both group and 1:1 sessions. Our work includes residentials weekly groups short courses/projects PSHEstyle activities holiday programmes training opportunities volunteering & social action workready programmes and industry days.

We work closely with key stakeholders such as schools charities local authorities and national services to both gain access to young people as well as give young people different networks opportunities and experiences.

Our work is based on key youth work values; We seek to build effective relationships with young people based on mutual respect and valuing individuality. Our provision is inclusive and nonjudgemental with the aims to get young people to express themselves develop their skills and attitudes and empower them to make positive decisions and choices for their future. We work with young people rather than for them seeing them as partners in their development. We promote young peoples voices and opinions in all areas of our work and strive to ensure that youth voice is at the heart of everything we do.


Purpose of the role

The Youth Engagement Facilitator will worker across our programmes leading and supporting in in recruitment events and promotional activities and facilitating personal development and skill based workshops. The NCS Youth Engagement Facilitator will work with the Manager and Coordinators to deliver schoolbased activities events and youth group sessions.

The NCS Youth Engagement Facilitator will need to be able to build strong relationships with young people and deliver innovative and creative sessions. They will provide engaging activities deliver inclusive curriculum sessions on life skills and employability topics and support young people in campaigning volunteering and developing social action projects

The role is suitable for a dynamic and confident person with experience of leading groups of young people being able to motivate support and guide them as they take part in our programmes.


Main Responsibilities

Person Specification

Essential:

Qualifications and experience
Demonstrable experience (either in a voluntary or paid capacity) of working with young people (particularly 1517year olds) and an understanding of the current challenges they face.

Experience of leading planning and delivering inspiring motivating and engaging activities for individuals and groups of young people in a community education/ and or outdoor setting.

A Safeguarding and First Aid qualification or willingness to complete training.Skills Knowledge and ability

Skills Knowledge and ability

Ability to lead and work collaboratively as part of a team.

Ability to build a positive rapport show empathy and relate well with young people from a wide range of backgrounds

Ability to communicate and engage with young people aged 1517 and their parents/guardians sensitively and confidently in both large groups and individual settings.

Ability to work in a fast paced and demanding environment responsive to changing situations.

A proactive and adaptable approach to managing challenging behaviour.

Good knowledge of and a commitment to Safeguarding Health and Safety and Equality Diversity and Inclusion in relations to working in the community and youth work environment.

A willingness to regularly travel within the allocated work areas.

A willingness to work flexible hours as this role will involve some weekend and evening commitments.

Desirable

Professional qualifications directly related to working with young people and children in a formal or nonformal setting

Experience of working in partnership with youth or diverse community organisations.

Ability to adapt curriculum sessions to support young people with additional support needs.

An awareness of social action campaigning and local charity organisations

A full driving license and access to own car.

Good knowledge of the local area and demographics (Hounslow Ealing and neighbouring boroughs)

Key Competencies
1. Leadership
2. Communication
3. Emotional Intelligence
4. Resilience
5. Coaching
6. Decision Making
7. Adaptability

All applicants must demonstrate eligibility to work in the UK.

Closing Date: 28th April 2024

Application Process

If you are interested in applying for more than one of the Casual Worker Youth roles please select the roles you are interested in within the application form. You do not need to apply for the roles individually.

Please note due to the nature of the roles applications will be reviewed when they come in.
We will be conducting interview assessments throughout April and May which will be for half a day ( 2 3 hours).

Assessments will be conducted from W/C 8th April.

If you have any questions or to have an informal chat please email

Please note that where appropriate for the role you will be required to complete additional background checks such as Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks and police checks for any time you have lived or worked outside of the UK in the last 10 years. You can find out more about this at

Please also note that a CV application will not be sufficient. Applications will not be considered where the application form has not been completed in full

This role is a Regulated Activity role please complete the Declaration of Offences Form