Neighbourhood Youth Engagement Officer

Overall purpose of the Job

Blackburn Rovers Community Trust (BRCT) is the award-winning
independent charitable arm of founding member of the EFL and
the Premier League - Blackburn Rovers FC.

Using the brand of Blackburn Rovers FC and the power of football
and sport for positive social change, we are seeking to appoint a
Neighbourhood Youth Engagement Officer.

This role will involve working within the local community (with
predominantly young people aged 8-18 years) of Blackburn with
Darwen (BwD) to deliver youth engagement provision. The
postholder will lead and support the delivery of the
Neighbourhood Youth Offer youth provision; including Premier
League Kicks sessions, mentoring and social action projects.

The role requires an individual with experience working in a youth
work setting and a good knowledge of the type of young people
targeted and the challenges they may face.

Duties and Responsibilities

To be responsible for the following:

Support the development and delivery of a varied timetable of
youth engagement provision/opportunities across BwD
neighbourhoods.

Plan a varied youth club timetable, utilising the NYA youth work
curriculum to achieve sessions outcomes.

Lead the delivery of a social action/mentoring programme;
including young people recruitment, session planning and
monitoring/reporting.

Update and maintain data records for all reporting purposes.

Any other duties deemed reasonable

General

To always be approachable and represent Blackburn Rovers
Community Trust in a professional manner regarding dress,
presentation, personal hygiene, attitude, conduct and
professionalism.

To be able to work flexible and unsociable hours where the role of
the job requires including some evenings, weekends and overnight
stays.

To contribute to a positive working and learning environment