Schools, Youth and Community Project Co-ordinator - Ludham, United Kingdom - THE NORFOLK HERITAGE FLEET TRUST

Description

The Norfolk Heritage Fleet Trust

Schools, Youth and Community Project Co-ordinator

This is an exciting opportunity to spearhead the growth of a new initiative at the Trust.

You'll be responsible for giving the experience of sailing on the Broads to over 600 young people each year, from year 5 through to late teens.

That experience may last a couple of hours, or a week. In particular, you'll target young people from disadvantaged communities and households in Norfolk.

As it grows, this project will help young people improve their self-confidence, learn through discovery, experience teamwork and develop their leadership skills.

You'll also help them learn about the Broads' environment and why it is so necessary to cherish and protect it.

You'll work with schools, youth and community groups to deliver the programme. You'll also secure on-going funding for the project beyond its initial two years.

You don't have to be a sailor (we have plenty of those) but you do need to be prepared to learn to sail.

The Trust has a long heritage of introducing young people to sailing on the Broads. Many other youth groups also use our facilities for their young people who come from all over the country.

You will be responsible for delivering the project, but you'll be well supported by the team at Hunter's Yard, the Trust's boatyard base.

Please have a look at the job description. If you have any questions, do contact our manager, Martin Whitaker, who will be pleased to chat with you.

We look forward to welcoming you to our team

You'll find a job description with salary and holiday details attached


Job Description:

Norfolk Heritage Fleet Trust

Job Title:
Schools Youth and Community Project Co-ordinator


Location:
Ludham, Norfolk

Employment type: 2 year, renewable, contract


Salary:
£27k pa. 25 days holiday, plus statutory days.


Reporting to:
Hunter's Yard manager


Job Background:
This is a new post, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. We are expanding our schools, youth and community engagement programme.

By the end of 2025 we are aiming to have built our youth sailing programme to encompass over 600 primary school children and young people.

As well as experiencing the thrills of sailing, they will have learnt about their local heritage and the Broads' flora and fauna.

We also want to build a new programme introducing older children to a residential experience living on our cabin yachts, together with the life skills associated with that experience.

Responsibilities:

• Identify and liaise with local schools, youth and community groups to secure the numbers needed to meet the programme's targets.
• Develop the Trust's approach to engaging with community organisations, building enduring relationships and creating programmes to meet the needs of specific groups.
• Identify and create support materials and experiences that allow the programme to deliver key parts of the National Curriculum to the satisfaction of the teachers.
• Visit schools and work with staff to deliver heritage themed projects, particularly during the winter months.
• Help children learn about the heritage of the Broads and its natural environment.
• Liaise with Yard management and staff to ensure that the operation can deliver the programme's objectives.
• Identify risks, including Health & Safety risks and ensure these are mitigated.
• Identify and secure a roster of skippers able and willing to help deliver the programme; ensure their experience meets the needs of the programme, with particular emphasis on sailing skills and communication skills. Ensure all necessary safeguarding checks are completed.
• Create and implement a community engagement plan that delivers the aim of the programme, including outreach activities.
• Use social media platforms creatively to promote and celebrate the programme, actively engaging with schools and community groups throughout the year. Analyse and report on appropriate metrics.
• Monitor the effectiveness of the programme against key performance indicators.
• Create an annual budget and monitor and report on performance.
• Ensure that comprehensive records are kept to ensure effective handover of the project at the end of the period, if necessary.
• Contribute toward the strategic development of the Trust, particularly in the area of schools, youth and community engagement.
• Support the Trustees and management with developing proposals for further funding to support the youth and community programme with local and national grantmaking bodies.

Support:
We already have the beginnings of the programme in place, having hosted over 400 children in 2023. You will be well supported by your colleagues in delivering the programme.


Person Description:

• Experience of working with young people and /or community groups in a learning environment.
• The confidence and skills to deal with a wide variety of young people, from varied backgrounds, and their support staff, ranging in age fr