Job | Full Time

Project Coordinator

Superstars Club Cookstown

Management
£22,000 per annum (Workplace pension provided)
37.50
This role will involve the management and delivery of a user led project focused on training, development, job skills, employment opportunities and social and leisure activities for young people with learning disabilities in the Cookstown and Mid Ulster.

Summary of Role

 

The Project Coordinator will have a sleeve’s up approach and a real passion to work with people with learning difficulties empowering them to be fully engaged in the project. The Co-ordinator will plan, budget, execute, oversee and document all aspects of this project in consultation with the Young People’s Steering Group.  They will work closely with the Chairperson, Treasurer and Management Committee of Superstars Club to ensure that the scope and direction of each aspect of the project is within the ethos of Superstars, is on schedule, and within budget.

This is an interesting and varied role, so the post holder will need to have a flexible approach to work and project delivery and be able to attend evening and weekend activities as required.

 

Duties and Responsibilities

 

Key Area: Project Management & Coordination

  • To be responsible for the coordination and delivery of this project, the focus of which will be providing interesting and diverse opportunities for young people with learning disabilities across the Cookstown and wider Mid Ulster areas.
  • To liaise with the young people's steering group to take forward issues that are important to them including the organisation of new activities and the delivery of any training and personal development opportunities required.
  • To maintain accurate financial records, managing the project budget, assisted by the Treasurer of Superstars Club.
  • To ensure delivery of appropriate employability training programmes using external providers where applicable and all other training and development activities associated with the delivery of this programme.
  • To partner with local businesses to provide work placement opportunities for young people and/or local charities or community and voluntary organisations to provide volunteer placement opportunities.
  • To ensure the delivery of a high quality programme of sports, drama, dance & leisure activities for the young people involved in the club.
  • To work in partnership with other local service providers/charity groups, schools, colleges in recruiting participants in the programme and in building the profile of the organisation as a whole.

 

Key Area: Performance & Monitoring

  • To collect, collate and monitor project information to ensure that delivery targets are being met using this information to monitor, measure and report on the impact of this programme.
  • To prepare monthly progress and financial reports for presentation to Steering Group and Management Committee of Superstars Club.

 

Key Area: Marketing & Communications

  • To be the main point of contact across all areas of this programme;
  • To pro-actively manage effective communication and promotion to build relationships with potential and existing participants and volunteers through a range of media; including newsletters, press releases, social media, website, email and other formats to maximise participation, gain community support and positive press coverage.
  • To organise and promote project events as and when required and to increase the profile of Superstars Club to ensure that membership grows

 

 

 

Key Area: Volunteering

  • To establish, recruit and oversee a volunteer panel to ensure adequate supervisory cover available at all times during club activities.
  • To ensure that volunteers are given the appropriate training and support to be successful in their roles.
  • To implement formal and informal ways of recognising and celebrating participation and volunteering.
  • To establish a process for evaluating the contribution of volunteers.

 

 

Additional Responsibilities

  • To adhere to, and maintain, good working knowledge of, all the policies and procedures and regulations governing the organisation. Key policies include Safeguarding, Health & Safety and Volunteering.
  • To apply for funding where applicable to implement new projects and complete the necessary returns and evaluations when required.
  • To ensure AccessNI checks are up to date in line with the group’s Safeguarding policy.
  • To create, review and update, risk assessments for all project activities in line with H&S policy and ensure project delivery partners submit risk assessments for their activities.
  • To comply with the data security requirements and procedures at all times and process data in line with the current Data Protection Act.
  • To be prepared to carry out work in the evenings as required.
  • Any other duties that can reasonably be expected in a post of this nature. 

 

It should be noted that the post holder will be required to be flexible to the changing needs of the organisation and as such undertake tasks and responsibilities not specifically listed here but which are relevant to the smooth running of the project and Superstars Club.  This will include general office and administrative tasks and all aspects of service delivery as directed by the management committee.

Summary of Role

 

The Project Coordinator will have a sleeve’s up approach and a real passion to work with people with learning difficulties empowering them to be fully engaged in the project. The Co-ordinator will plan, budget, execute, oversee and document all aspects of this project in consultation with the Young People’s Steering Group.  They will work closely with the Chairperson, Treasurer and Management Committee of Superstars Club to ensure that the scope and direction of each aspect of the project is within the ethos of Superstars, is on schedule, and within budget.

This is an interesting and varied role, so the post holder will need to have a flexible approach to work and project delivery and be able to attend evening and weekend activities as required.

 

Duties and Responsibilities

 

Key Area: Project Management & Coordination

  • To be responsible for the coordination and delivery of this project, the focus of which will be providing interesting and diverse opportunities for young people with learning disabilities across the Cookstown and wider Mid Ulster areas.
  • To liaise with the young people's steering group to take forward issues that are important to them including the organisation of new activities and the delivery of any training and personal development opportunities required.
  • To maintain accurate financial records, managing the project budget, assisted by the Treasurer of Superstars Club.
  • To ensure delivery of appropriate employability training programmes using external providers where applicable and all other training and development activities associated with the delivery of this programme.
  • To partner with local businesses to provide work placement opportunities for young people and/or local charities or community and voluntary organisations to provide volunteer placement opportunities.
  • To ensure the delivery of a high quality programme of sports, drama, dance & leisure activities for the young people involved in the club.
  • To work in partnership with other local service providers/charity groups, schools, colleges in recruiting participants in the programme and in building the profile of the organisation as a whole.

 

Key Area: Performance & Monitoring

  • To collect, collate and monitor project information to ensure that delivery targets are being met using this information to monitor, measure and report on the impact of this programme.
  • To prepare monthly progress and financial reports for presentation to Steering Group and Management Committee of Superstars Club.

 

Key Area: Marketing & Communications

  • To be the main point of contact across all areas of this programme;
  • To pro-actively manage effective communication and promotion to build relationships with potential and existing participants and volunteers through a range of media; including newsletters, press releases, social media, website, email and other formats to maximise participation, gain community support and positive press coverage.
  • To organise and promote project events as and when required and to increase the profile of Superstars Club to ensure that membership grows

 

 

 

Key Area: Volunteering

  • To establish, recruit and oversee a volunteer panel to ensure adequate supervisory cover available at all times during club activities.
  • To ensure that volunteers are given the appropriate training and support to be successful in their roles.
  • To implement formal and informal ways of recognising and celebrating participation and volunteering.
  • To establish a process for evaluating the contribution of volunteers.

 

 

Additional Responsibilities

  • To adhere to, and maintain, good working knowledge of, all the policies and procedures and regulations governing the organisation. Key policies include Safeguarding, Health & Safety and Volunteering.
  • To apply for funding where applicable to implement new projects and complete the necessary returns and evaluations when required.
  • To ensure AccessNI checks are up to date in line with the group’s Safeguarding policy.
  • To create, review and update, risk assessments for all project activities in line with H&S policy and ensure project delivery partners submit risk assessments for their activities.
  • To comply with the data security requirements and procedures at all times and process data in line with the current Data Protection Act.
  • To be prepared to carry out work in the evenings as required.
  • Any other duties that can reasonably be expected in a post of this nature. 

 

It should be noted that the post holder will be required to be flexible to the changing needs of the organisation and as such undertake tasks and responsibilities not specifically listed here but which are relevant to the smooth running of the project and Superstars Club.  This will include general office and administrative tasks and all aspects of service delivery as directed by the management committee.

Closing Date

Monday / 11 June 2018
12:00pm

Contact Details

13 Oldtown Street
Cookstown
BT80 8EE
United Kingdom

Files

Final Job Specification - Project Coordinator.docx Job Application Forms.docx