Holiday Club & HAF Coordinator

ROLE

PROFILE

POST:

Holiday Club & HAF Coordinator

SALARY:

 Pay range between £25,500 - £28.000

 (Dependent on experience)

LOCATION:

Warrington Youth Zone (Dallam Lane,
WA2 7NG)

REPORTING TO:

  Head of Youth Work

  CONTRACT:

Permanent – full-time
40hours per week
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 BENEFITS:
 33 days (pro rota) holiday inclusive of
Bank holidays (rising with length of
service)
3% employer pension contribution once
earnings threshold is reached

THE ROLE

As a lead member of the delivery team, you will
work across all Youth Zone sessions and have
lead responsibility for the HAF and Holiday Clubs
across our multiple sites.  Ensuring there is a high-
quality, creative and fun offer, which focuses on
the needs of young people and is in line with the
Youth Zone’s aspirations to provide young people
with the best possible experiences and
opportunities.
You will have a passion to put young people first.
The Holiday Club runs all day, Monday to Friday
during school holidays and HAF will be delivered
on set weeks throughout the year and will take
place in a variety of schools within Warrington.
You will be responsible for the continuous
improvement of the delivery and inputting towards
the strategic delivery plan for the Youth Zone.
This is a fun, exciting and challenging role in a
new, growing and ambitious charity with up to 250

The normal hours of work are 40 per week, or
those necessary to fulfill the requirements of the
position.  There will be a requirement to work
outside the normal 9 to 5, Monday to Friday,
working week, including frequent evenings and
weekends. This will mean working flexibly
across the week, to suit the needs of both the
role and the individual

   APPLICATION PROCESS

To apply, please send an up-to-date CV and
a covering letter detailing how you meet the
criteria, or complete the application form and
return to recruitment@wyz.org.uk or apply via
our website at
https://warringtonyouthzone.org/
get-involved/vacancies

In addition, please let us know of any reasonable
adjustments we can make to assist you in your
application or the selection process.

In accordance with our Child Protection and
Safeguarding procedures, this position
requires an Enhanced DBS check.

For information regarding how we process
your data, go to
https://warringtonyouthzone.org/ privacy-
policy/

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Plan, deliver and manage a programme of activities to meet the needs of the young people

Ensuring regular review and evaluation of the programme including capturing the

Ensuring the programme is safe, creative, fun, challenging and contributes toward the

To ensure there is an exciting range of activities on offer for young people aged 7+, during

Coordinating input and ownership from the wider staff team and young people including

Ensuring the programme is varied in nature, making full use of the Youth Zone’s facilities

To ensure that there is a clear path in place for young people to transition from the Holiday

Duty manage a team of staff in the YZ and also in a number of satellite centres to deliver a

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all HAF & Holiday Club programmes
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that attend our HAF & Holiday Club schemes
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safe programme of activities that meet the needs of the young people in all areas of the
Warrington borough
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the Sport, Arts, Inclusion and Enterprise Co-ordinators, resulting in a diverse offer which
responds to the needs and interests of young people
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Club & HAF into our Junior Club and Senior Club provisions; by working closely with the Junior
& Senior Club lead to achieve this
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development and growth of young people, in particular confidence, social skills, resilience,
health and aspiration
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and the diverse skill set of the staff team, ensuring the offer includes the arts, sports, issue-
based work, enterprise, support, advice and guidance and much more
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outcomes and positive impact, recording soft and hard outcomes and reporting direct to funders
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and exceeding KPI’s set by the Funders, Board, Chief Executive and Head of Youth Work
including for example membership, attendance, and representation of the local community
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all activities in the Youth Zone & Satellite centres
Provide clear hands-on leadership, role modelling and coaching to ensure high standards
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of delivery are maintained & manage, induct, train, support and develop a team of full and part
time youth workers and volunteers to contribute to the programme development and delivery
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briefs and debriefs
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the benefits to young people
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leading, and introducing elements of Play.
To develop effective joint working with schools and other agencies to ensure a holistic
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approach in service delivery to young people including representing the Youth Zone at meetings
with partner agencies
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Zone as required
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Presenting case studies and celebrating the achievements of young people
Ensuring high reach and engagement across Holiday Club & HAF programmes, achieving

Recruit and train a high number of staff prior to each holiday club provision
To manage the Holiday Club & HAF budget and other resources effectively to maximise

Provide clear structure, planning and purpose to underpin every session with clear session

To ensure that young people and their ideas contribute fully to the planning and delivery of

As a key holder, to take responsibility for the close down and opening up of the Youth

To support the Junior Club Lead on sessions twice a week, supporting with session

To be alert to issues of safeguarding and child protection, ensuring the welfare and safety
of Youth Zone members is promoted and safeguarded, and to report any child protection concerns to
the designated Child Protection Officers using policies, procedures, and practice

To support across the whole Youth Zone offer as required which takes place every

Comply with all policies and procedures, with particular reference to safeguarding, codes

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evening, weekend and during school holidays and will occasionally include residential work
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of conduct, health and safety and equality and diversity to ensure all activities are accessible
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positively contributing towards increasing Youth Zone membership
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Be a role model for young people and present a positive “can do” attitude
To  assist  with  any  promotional  activities  and  visits  that  take  place  at  the  Youth  Zone,

To deputise for the Senior & Junior club Manager as required & carry out any other

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reasonable duties as requested by the Head of Youth Work

PERSON SPECIFICATION
Applicants will be expected to demonstrate the experience, skills, abilities and attributes listed.

SELECTION CRITERIA
EXPERIENCE
Proven experience of working with young people aged 7 to13 (up to 25 for those
with additional needs) in a range of settings
Proven experience of engaging vulnerable, disengaged or hard to reach young
people
Experience of recruiting and training staff or volunteers
Experience of managing a staff team including volunteers
Experience of dealing with safeguarding issues within a multi-agency setting
Organising and delivering a programme of youth work / play-work activities in an
open access setting
Experience of managing and running a youth related department or Holiday Club
provision
Experience of managing a multi-site youth programme offer
Experience of work with those with disabilities
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ATTRIBUTES
Excellent communication skills to deliver activity programmes to a wide range of
young people
Ability to motivate and engage staff, volunteers and young people through
sessional work
Strong commitment to young people and ability to engage and build positive
relationships with disengaged young people
Ability to establish good professional relationships with young people, adults and
partner agencies/organisations
Ability to take initiative as part of a team, and lead a team
IT literate
Understanding the challenges faced by young people and issues facing their
lives
An understanding of safeguarding and currently policies initiatives
A wide ranging “toolbox” of youth work/ Play work resources, activities and
challenges to impart to the delivery team
A professional youth work and or play-work qualification
GCSE or equivalent literacy and numeracy
A management or leadership qualification
Evidence of ongoing professional development (for example Safeguarding,
health & Safety, Management)
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
A willingness to work unsociable hours
A willingness to cover events, holidays and staff absence
DBS enhanced clearance and committed to Safeguarding children

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