Programme Lead Employability
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Programme Lead Employability
Salary:29000 per annum
Location:Glasgow and Inverclyde ( the position will cover both areas)
Contract/Hours:Permanent Full Time- 37 hours (Mon-Friday- 9am-5pm 4.30pm finish on a Friday)
Position closes Wednesday 18th February
Interviews will be held in person on 24th February
Benefits:
- 29 days annual leaveplusbank holidays(over 7 weeks paid leave a year for full time workers)and theoptionto buy or sellleave
- Professional qualifications and excellenttraining
- Flexible maternity adoption andpaternitypackages
- Up to5% employer contributionandlife assurancecover
- Blue Light Card eligibility withdiscounts at15000 national retailers
At Action for Children we offer more than just a job. Join us andyoullbe part of a team dedicated to giving children safe and happy howyour skills can make a real difference helping solve the problems children and young people face every day.
A bit abouttherole
Our Employability service providessupportto young people aged 16-24 who have a range of barriers or needs to make positive choices for their future. By delivering a range of employability personal development sector specific programmes and one to one support you will work with the team in Glasgow and Inverclyde to support young people to achieve a positive destination within employment training or education.
As a ProgrammeLead youll be:
- Participating in the design and planning and lead on the implementation of programmes including delivery ensuring that they are compatible with the objectives of the funding and young peoples needs
- Managing a caseload of young people to support them into a suitable positive destination (employment training or further education) and provide aftercare support to ensure sustainment.
- Providing direct and overall line management of 4 staff applying appropriate policies and procedures also sharing knowledge and experience through coaching and mentoring techniques.
- Nurturing developing and promoting effective relationships and channels of communication with colleagues community organisational partner agencies and other external agencies.
Letstalk about you
Our job description for theProgrammeLeadoutlines the requirements of the role but the must-haves are:
- A management qualification or experience of line managing staff and/or a specific project/programme.
- Experience of designing and delivering group work sessions with young people facing multiple barriers.
- Experience working in a project management approach planning and monitoring work programme in line with key milestones and targets.
- The ability to engage colleagues agencies community groups and wider networks to deliver positive outcomes.
- Experience and the ability to understand the barriers facing young people
- Strong planning IT and administration skills.
- To have a suitable means of transport to enable the duties of the role to be carried out effectively.
Why Action for Children
Every child should have a loving home food warmth the chance to grow and learn - the support to cope with lifes challenges. But too many childrendont.
By bringing your passion and unique skills and experienceyoullhelp us create change that really matters. And when we succeedwellrecognise what you did to make a difference.
Wevebeen driven by love totake actionfor children for over 150 years giving them the protection and practical help they need. A lots changed since 1869. But what children really needhasnt. Soas long aschildren need uswellbe here.
Will you join us
How to apply
If you require any support to applyplease contact: Reference 12626
Diversityequalityandinclusion
Wework hard to create an inclusive environment. One where individuality is celebrated and where everyone feels valued and supported. Because when we come together with skills like yourswerecapable of amazing things.
Weactivelyencourageapplications frompeople withBlack AsianandMinority Ethnicbackgroundsandpeople with adisabilityas these groupsare under-represented within Action for Children.
For Children Service roles only:Menarecurrentlyunder-represented within our Children Service to change reallyencouragemen to applyforany ofour Children Serviceroles.
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Key Skills
- Project Management Methodology
- Project / Program Management
- Program Management
- Management Experience
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Project Management
- Microsoft Project
- Budgeting
- DoD Experience
- Leadership Experience
- Supervising Experience
- Contracts
