Pshe Coordinator - Staffordshire, United Kingdom - Staffordshire Council of Voluntary Youth Services

Description

PSHE Support Worker

Salary:
£24,000 pa plus access to pension and healthcare schemes


Hours:
Full time (37 hours per week) worked flexibly with evening and weekend working as required


Probation:3 months


DBS:
The role is eligible for an enhanced DBS check


Driving:
Ability to be mobile across the county in areas where public transport might not be available


Location: 42a Eastgate Street, Stafford, ST16 2LY but with a requirement to visit locations across Staffordshire (including Stoke-on-Trent).


Closing Date:
Friday 8th September 2023**
Interviews:Week commencing 25thSeptember 2023**, 42a Eastgate St, Stafford, ST16 2LY (First floor office with no disabled access)


The Organisation

Staffordshire Council of Voluntary Youth Services (SCVYS) was established in 1982 to support voluntary organisations providing positive activities for local children and young people and to create a strong representative voice for the voluntary youth sector across the County.

Presently SCVYS has over 200 member organisations delivering work through over 900 regular delivery units to approximately 25,000 children and young people between the ages of 5 to 25 years, delivered by some 8,500 volunteer leaders.

In addition, we have teams supporting Children and Young People's Engagement and education providers with Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) Education provision.

Our aim is to help the youth sector to advance the informal education, social development and empowerment of children and young people so they can develop their full potential as responsible individuals and to promote five positive outcomes for children and young people: Staying Safe; Being Healthy; Enjoying and Achieving; Making a Positive Contribution; Experiencing Economic Well-Being.

Our Vision
A County where all children and young people thrive and their value and contribution is recognised


Our Mission
Supporting the children and young people's voluntary sector in Staffordshire to be safe, strong and sustainable.


Our Values
Supportive Inspiring Dedicated

Knowledgeable Reassuring Committed to excellence


Who we are looking for

We are looking to recruit a new member of staff to extend capacity within our PSHE Education Service for Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent.

Specifically, to enable schools and informal education providers to access and utilise an exciting new Virtual Reality resource supporting young people's decision-making in several important topic areas.

Recruitment and Selection Guiding Principles

SCVYS is committed to working closely with Staffordshire Safeguarding Children and Adults Boards and The Safe Network to develop and implement policies and procedures that reflect national and local best practice in Recruitment and Selection and take into account our responsibilities under the Equality Act 2010 and any other relevant legislation or guidance appropriate to our organisation.

Benefits
We recognise that our employees are central to everything we do.

We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.

As a member of staff you will have access to a range of benefits including:


Annual leave: 25 days per annum, plus 3 fixed office closure days to be taken between Christmas and New Year (pre-defined), plus statutory public holidays


Flexible and Hybrid working:
Possible upon completion of training and probationary period


Health:
Access to staff health scheme


Training & Development Opportunities:
Personal development training reviewed at each supervision meeting


Parking:
Free parking available at SCVYS' Stafford town centre office


How to apply

Job Description and Person Specification

Responsible to:

CEO SCVYS in terms of line management, but working closely day to day with the PSHE Coordinators for Stoke on Trent and Staffordshire.

Responsible for:
Not applicable (no line management responsibility)

Your primary role will be to facilitate, coordinate, deliver and evaluate the Virtual Reality resources in formal and informal educational environments across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent.

The key purpose of the PSHE Support Worker role is to enable educational establishments to book, access and utilise the Virtual Reality resources to support young people's learning in decision-making


This includes:

• Coordinate bookings for the VR resources, ensuring service level agreements are completed.
• Delivering the Virtual Reality resources to local young people, ensuring best practice principles are adhered to.
• Promote the Virtual Reality resources to all relevant stakeholders and targeting deployment in key areas of the City and County, as directed.
• Work with the local education providers to pilot and evaluate locally created sessions and resources.
• Contribute effectively to areas of business administration including producin