Programme Coordinator (Bolton - Care Leavers Programme)

Who are we looking for to join #TeamGMYN?

We are looking for a skilled and enthusiastic Programme Coordinator to lead our programme for care leavers in Bolton. The programme funded by The Albert Gubay Foundation is in its second year of providing much needed support for care leavers to aide their transition to adulthood.

The activities provide individuals with opportunities to develop essential life skills, increase their wellbeing and create new support networks.

The programme will help individuals to build new friendships, develop aspirations and gain access to a supportive worker who they can approach for advice and guidance.

We are looking for a Programme Coordinator that can be a flexible and committed team player. In return you will have the chance to have creative ownership of this programme, bringing your own skills and ideas to make it an amazing experience for young people to be involved in.

In this role, you will need to be confident in inspiring and engaging care leavers and be able to develop positive partnerships with various stakeholders.

The main activities delivered through this programme include:

• Life skills workshops such as cooking, budgeting, travel training.
• Creative/outdoor activities such as music, cooking, drama, art, sport etc.
• One-to-one support to provide bespoke guidance so young people can overcome barriers to access education, employment and training opportunities.

A key part of the role will be promoting the programme to stakeholders and working to recruit young people. The successful candidate will integrate themselves within the Bolton Leaving Care Service to ensure we receive referrals for the programme.

Key responsibilities

• To develop effective relationship with care leavers.
• To deliver positive life skills, wellbeing and employability focussed activities enabling young people to develop key skills and experiences.
• To deliver one-to-one sessions with young people to support development and progression towards education, employment and training opportunities.
• To promote the programme to key stakeholders.
• To develop close working relationships with referral agencies such statutory services, voluntary organisations, and colleges.
• To monitor and report on programme outputs and outcomes using GMYN’s programme management database.
• To ensure that all participants and staff are safeguarded and that all activities are delivered safely.
• To effectively project manage the programme, ensuring that all planning, budgeting, recording, and reporting is up to date.
• To ensure that all activities are youth led and youth voice embedded in the programme.
• To conduct administrative tasks related to the role including internal and external communications, programme planning and data inputting.
• To perform any other reasonable duties and responsibilities that contribute to the organisations overall aims and objectives.
• To undertake training and development as agreed with line manager.
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For further infomation on the role, the personal specification and GMYN more widely, please download our job pack, available on this page. This provides all the information on how to apply and more details regarding the role.

Thank you for showing an interest in joining GMYN!