OUR PROJECT Co-ordinator

The OUR Project Co-ordinator will facilitate the outworking of three strands of the Project:

• OUR training: providing young people with access to high-quality leadership training opportunities in areas including leadership, facilitation, and working with marginalised groups. Where possible, training will be accredited. Participants will be provided with monthly 1-on-1 mentoring sessions, focused on their leadership development.
• OUR community: young people will be supported to deliver and lead community-based events. Developed by the young-people, based on local needs they identify and linking with existing local events.
• OUR volunteering: young-people will be given opportunities to take on volunteer leadership roles. 

The Role Responsibilities will include:

• Designing and writing youth work programmes and workshops, based on the needs of young people.
• Oversee and deliver a one-to-one mentoring programme for programme participants.
• Plan and deliver over-night residential opportunities for young people.
• Motivate and support young people to play an active role in the project, within our models of youth participation.
• Manage project budgets effectively, including budget setting and record keeping.
• Work with (young adult) volunteers including recruiting, inducting, and supporting their involvement and maximising their potential.
• Understand youth work policy in NI and other relevant policies and strategies that impact upon youth work and young people.
• Coordinate community events alongside young people, which are based on community needs and the interests of young people.
• Implement HFT’s Child Protection Policy and work with the young people to safeguard their welfare and the welfare of others.

For full Essential and Desirable requirements see the Job Description and Person Specification.

The Essential Training/Qualifications needed to apply include:

• 3rd Level qualification in youth work or relevant field of study (applicants will need to clearly demonstrate the relevance of a qualification outside of youth work).
• 3+ years experience of working with young people in youth settings, between the ages of 16 – 25 years old, and developing medium-long term relationships with them.

For full Training and Qualification requirements see the Job Description and Person Specification.