Senior Youth Engagement Officer – Changing Trax

(Supporting Newly Arrived Young People)

 £21,638-24,342 (Pro-rata)

Contract: 1 year (with potential to extend)

Hours of Work: Flexible contract offers
Full time (40 hours per week), Part-time (20-25 hours per week), 6-8 hours per week (Thursday evenings session 6-8pm, one other evening, flexible planning and evaluation time per week)

THE ROLE…

We are looking to recruit dynamic, passionate and committed youth worker(s) to join our dedicated team at Positive Youth Foundation. We are recruiting to our ‘Changing Trax’ strand designed to raise the aspirations, employability and creative skills of young people across Coventry.

PYF is an organisation that supports young people to reach their potential and lead fulfilling lives by building secure and positive relationships with them based on their individual unique needs. We offer young people safe spaces to express themselves with creative courses, youth clubs and practical advice and support.

We are looking for experienced youth worker(s) who will lead ‘Changing Trax’ delivery, a targeted accredited project at venues across Coventry. The programmes will be targeted at young people who are outside of mainstream provision or identified to be in need of support services due to living in challenging circumstances.

You will have experience of leading and planning youth activities. It is desirable that you have had some experience of leading others (whether that’s staff or volunteers) and will be expected to plan, deliver and evaluate sessions, whilst also being able to work as part of a team. You will be supporting young people from diverse backgrounds.

You will have a good knowledge of barriers that young people face in accessing positive activities and will be able to support young people in accessing appropriate support.

New programmes in the pipeline include: a daytime creative training offer for young people in alternative education settings. An ambitious youth-voice initiative working in collaboration with the City of Culture evaluation team. An R&D piece of work regarding Art Therapies in youth work settings, and a season of youth led events.

Deadline for applications: 27th September 5pm

To apply please submit Cover Letter and CV to info@positiveyouthfoundation.org

Creative Programmes Manager – Changing Trax

Salary Band: £31,374-34,620

12 months fixed term contract

(Dependant on experience)     

Location: Across Coventry           Hours of Work: 40 per week

Job Purpose:
PYF is looking to appoint a Creative Programme Manager to take strategic lead for a series of creative programmes that promote engagement with, and are led by, a diverse range of young people from across the city.

The role will lead the organisation’s strategic relationships/programmes with our key partners and funders: Youth Music and Coventry City of Culture Trust. It will be imperative to maintain high-level relations with a breadth of stakeholders in the city who work with young people.

The Creative Programmes Manager will be responsible for guiding and managing a team of practitioners. They will have oversight of the strand’s quality, standards and impact.

The collaborative Youth Music/City of Culture Trust funded ‘Changing Trax’ programme has been designed to raise the aspirations, employability and creative skills of young people across Coventry.

Deadline for applications: 27th September 5pm

To apply please submit Cover Letter and CV to info@positiveyouthfoundation.org

 Creative Programme Lead – Changing Trax

Salary Band: £25,424 – 30,293 Fixed Term until December 2022
(Dependant on experience)

40 hours per week, 12 months fixed term contract
(Dependent on experience)

THE ROLE…

PYF is looking to appoint a Creative Programme Manager to take strategic lead for a series of creative programmes that promote engagement with, and are led by, a diverse range of young people from across the city.
The role will lead the organisation’s strategic relationships/programmes with our key partners and funders: Youth Music and Coventry City of Culture Trust. It will be imperative to maintain high-level relations with a breadth of stakeholders in the city who work with young people. The
Creative Programmes Manager will be responsible for guiding and managing a team of practitioners. They will have oversight of the strand’s quality, standards and impact.

The collaborative Youth Music/City of Culture Trust funded ‘Changing Trax’ programme has been designed to raise the aspirations, employability and creative skills of young people across Coventry.

Deadline for applications: 27th September 5pm

To apply please send a cover letter and CV to info@positiveyouthfoundation.org

Salary Band: £21,638-24,342
Location: PYF locations across Coventry
Hours of Work: 40 per week
Contract: 1 Year (with potential for extension)

Under the supervision of the PYF Management Team & Programme Leads, support the design & delivery of a range of youth focussed programmes within our community engagement projects.
The programmes will be targeted at young people who may be outside of mainstream provision or identified to be in need of support services due to living in challenging circumstances.

• Preparing, designing and developing new programmes, sessions & resources both independently and as part of a team
• Lead on the engagement and delivery of a variety of programmes targeting diverse groups of young people experiencing challenges
• Supporting the development quality IAG & being equipped to signpost young people to specialised provision and support elements of Safeguarding
• Support young people to access a range of provision across strands within the organisation in a group and 1:1 capacity.
• Build positive and encouraging relationships with young people, in order to support them in their personal development
• Possess the skills to be able to involve young people in decisions that directly affect them & create platforms and opportunities for youth voice, whilst advocating for young people consistently
• To complete a range of monitoring and evaluation processes – including detailed case studies and additions to funder reporting

To apply please send your CV and cover letter to: info@positiveyouthfoundation.org

Deadline for applications: 5pm, Friday 8 th October 2021

Job Title: Progress Coach
Duration: Fixed term – initially to March 2023
Hours per week: 40
Salary Band: £20,015 – £24,342

Job Purpose:
Under the supervision of the PYF Management Team, take responsibility for the direct mentoring of beneficiaries of the European Social Fund and the National Lottery Community Fund, Building Better Opportunities for Young People in Coventry and Warwickshire (BBO) – Progress Programme.

To deliver intensive work focussed pre-employment and appropriate post-employment holistic pastoral support and mentoring support to disadvantaged NEET, inactive and unemployed young people (15-25).
To support a young person’s progression using a mix of holistic support, challenge and mentoring techniques, keeping a focus on achieving sustainable employment and/or training/education.

To work closely with members of the BBO partnership in order to manage the transition into employment.

To apply please send your CV and cover letter to: info@positiveyouthfoundation.org

Deadline for applications: Friday 15th October 2021