Vacancy at Power2
- Empower young people to develop self-esteem, become more resilient and engage with school and their own future.
- Build and sustain constructive relationships with young people, including setting clear boundaries and knowing when to be flexible with young people and school partners.
- Support project delivery by assisting with planning, marking and data collection.
- Support the Programme Lead on such duties as may be necessary, e.g. scheduling meetings/events, help with VIP visits, presentations to students.
- Maintaining up to date contact details and cooperative relationships with schools and nursery staff.
- Ensure the effective implementation of and adherence to Power2’s Safeguarding policy and procedures.
- Support internal & external stakeholder relationships including; schools, nurseries, beneficiaries, funders, colleagues and other external professionals.
- Work with to ensure coordination of projects with stakeholders and any other projects as required, such as marketing functions.
- Provide feedback to Director of Service on any business development opportunities within schools as well as any school/nursery issues/difficulties.
- To ensure all evaluation data (usually paperwork) is collected accurately and promptly from all projects under the responsibility of the Programme Lead.
- Support the Programme Lead with data input into Salesforce.
- Internal: Work as part of the wider team to ensure delivery of the charity’s strategic goals. Provide cover for colleagues where necessary.
- External: To represent the charity to schools, young people, funders and supporters.
- Willing/able to support delivery according to the basic principles of the Power2 programme approach.
- Ensure that safeguarding practices and procedures are followed and understood.
- A satisfactory Disclosure and Barring check (DBS) enhanced level with Children’s Barred List.
- Support relationships with a wide variety of colleagues, partners and stakeholders[1].
- Confident, credible, professional and well-presented – a role model to young people and school staff alike and a good ambassador for Power2.
- Proactive and able to work with others to find pragmatic solutions to problems
- Able to work in a team.
- Able to maintain professional relationships with clients and feedback effectively to colleagues.
- Able to remain discrete and maintain confidentiality.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Able to remain patient and flexible within an environment of change.
- Experience of working with children and/or young people.
- Experience working with schools - secondary and/or nurseries and/or primary.
- Familiar with MS Office tools and able to handle data transfer and submission using electronic means e.g. excel.
- Behaviours – can-do attitude, consistent, empathic, flexible and adaptable, non-judgmental, proactive, reliable, supportive, resilient.
- Self-aware and seeks to learn/develop self; willing to ask for help
- Sets clear boundaries and manages expectations
- Follows up on agreed actions
- Supports the learning of others within Power2
- Assumes positive intent.
- Role models respect, assertiveness and confidence
- Actively works to understand each young person and their needs
- Genuinely interested and cares
- Sets boundaries and manages them effectively
- Stays focused, calm and committed even when tested.
[1] Stakeholders can include: school staff, children and young people, team members, funders and other external professionals.
Employer pension scheme: Power2 operates a salary-sacrifice auto enrolment pension, with matched contributions of up to 5% of salary.
Season ticket loans: An interest free loan is available to purchase a travel season ticket; repayments are made by salary deduction over a 10-month period.
Cycle to work scheme: An interest free loan is available to purchase a bicycle; repayments are made by salary deduction over a 10-month period.
Give as you earn scheme: If you wish to make regular donations to a charity of your choice, you are able to do so by making tax effective payments through the Give as You Earn scheme operated by the Charities Aid Foundation.
Eye tests: Power2 will pay the cost of an eye test once per year up to the value of £30.
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Candidates are encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn’t precisely match the job description for this role. Your experience, skills and passion will set you apart so tell us your achievements, irrespective of whether they are personal or work-related and how this has shaped you, including things you’ve learnt along the way.
We are particularly interested to hear from applicants who have lived experience of the issues we seek to address (childhood experience of having low family income, being disengaged with school and learning, experiencing poor wellbeing/mental health, being care-experienced, involved in gangs and violence). It is also important to us that the people we hire do not discriminate. We believe in being inclusive and giving everyone an equal chance to succeed. Applications are welcome from all regardless of age, sex, gender identity, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, race, sexual orientation, transgender status or social economic background.