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Shieldfield Youth Programme Opportunities

JOB OPPORTUNITY: Youth Programme Producer

Posted: 13 March 2024

We are recruiting for a Youth Programme Producer, who will be responsible for project managing the ongoing development and delivery of meaningful youth activity for children and young people as part of the Shieldfield Youth Programme.

Salary: £29,000 pro rata – £11,600 actual for 2 days per week

Hours: Part time, 2 days / 16 hours per week

Deadline: Wednesday 24 April, 12 noon

Interview: Week beginning 6 May
(this will be in 2 parts including a panel interview between 10am – 6pm, and an evening workshop session with some of the youth group).

We are recruiting for a Youth Programme Producer, who will be responsible for project managing the ongoing development and delivery of meaningful youth activity for children and young people as part of the Shieldfield Youth Programme.

The Youth Programme Producer will line manage and lead the youth team. This includes a Youth Worker and Sessional Youth Worker.

In this new, key role, the Youth Programme Producer will oversee the planning, development, and management of the running of the Youth Programme across development, operations, administration and communication. Working closely with a Youth Worker and Sessional Youth Worker to design an engaging programme of activities that not only meets the needs of young people but has their voice and vision at its centre.

The Shieldfield Youth Programme creates a space for young people to come together in the place where they live and build new friendships. It offers opportunities for them to develop their creative skills and talents, exploring new ways of thinking and doing things together in a supportive environment. It aims to empower people to become active members of the local community and is locally rooted, thematically strong and aims to instil values of solidarity, social and economic justice and creativity.

Young people have been at the heart of the programme since its inception and since launching in Spring 2021 the Youth Programme has grown to include over 90 young people in Shieldfield.

The content of the programme at present includes:

  • Regular detached youth work.
  • Regular youth and children’s activity groups (2 sessions between 4.00pm –6.30pm on a Wednesday, and an hour-long session as part of our monthly ‘Saturday Social’).
  • Monthly workshops – working with an invited workshop leader such as an artist or activist, for young people to learn new skills and put some of their ideas into practice.
  • Seasonal events – including field trips, summer schools and holiday activities.

Please download the job pack for full details about the role

The Job Pack contains all of the information you will need to apply! Please download and read carefully before applying.

It includes a description and overview of the job, the roles and responsibilities, and outlines the skills and experience we are looking for. It also provides guidance on how to apply, and more information about NewBridge, Dwellbeing and the Shieldfield Youth Programme.

Diversity Monitoring

We encourage applicants to complete our Equal Opportunities Form which helps us monitor the diversity of our organisation and our work. Your responses will be treated with full confidentiality, if there are any questions you would rather not answer, please just tick ‘prefer not to say’ or skip to the next question.

How to apply

The deadline for applications is Wednesday 24 April, 12noon

All applications must be sent to applications@thenewbridgeproject.com with the subject heading Youth Programme Producer Application

We have a number of different ways to apply for this role. You can do this through:

  • A single PDF document containing the information outlined below
  • A video or audio file containing the information outlined below
  • A mixture of written and video or audio application (e.g. an audio application but written Equal Opportunities Form)

If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, please contact us directly so we can discuss how to support you in your application.

Please read this job pack (download above) carefully before applying – the job description and skills outlined should help you to make a strong application.

Selection process

Applications will be assessed by our staff from The NewBridge Project and Dwellbeing Shieldfield. We assess applications using a matrix based on the criteria outlined in section 4 and the answers given in your statement or audio/video application.

Equal Opportunities monitoring information may be taken into account at the final shortlisting stage to help us achieve our diversity and inclusion goals. This is part of our commitment to taking positive action to achieve equality of opportunity throughout our recruitment process.

Interview

The Interview process will be held the week beginning 6th May. This will involve you delivering a 15-minute workshop session with a small group of young people one evening, and a 45 minute panel-style interview with staff from The NewBridge Project and Dwellbeing. Please indicate in your application if you are unavailable to interview this week.

If you are shortlisted for an interview, we will contact you via email, giving full details of the day, time and who you will be meeting at interview, as well as details of the workshop session that you will need to prepare.

We will also provide you with the main interview questions you will be asked in advance, though we may ask some follow up questions during the interview, particularly in relation to the content of your workshop session.

Getting in touch

If you would like to find out more about this role and NewBridge / Dwellbeing, and would like to chat to a member of team, then you can attend our online OPEN AFTERNOON on Monday 8th April, where you can ask any questions you have about the role. Please sign up for a slot HERE

Once your appointment is confirmed we will email you a zoom link, or we will request a phone number to reach you by telephone if you prefer.

We are also happy to meet in person if you prefer or arrange a time to chat on another day if the 29th doesn’t work for you.

We can also answer written questions via email, please send your query to

applications@thenewbridgeproject.com with the subject heading Youth Worker Query. Please don’t leave it too late with any questions though, so we can make sure we have time to get back to you.