Child Friendly Neighbourhood Manager

• To manage the Sparkhill Child Friendly Neighbourhood programme, ensuring targets are met and services are delivered to a high standard.
• To liaise with key stakeholders to shape and design new service provision, promoting and encouraging the voices of children and young people as our primary stakeholders
• To devise a project plan for future service delivery and agree priorities and strategy for fundraising

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• To manage existing and developing services for children and young people aged 5 – 19, this currently includes holiday playschemes, after school activities, community events, youth advisory board, youth volunteering, youth programme (under development)
• To provide line management and supervision for staff
• To oversee contracted partners working with us under service level agreements
• To manage the development of new services for children and young people in the local area
• To ensure that children and young people are able to shape and co-create services and activities and that the voices of children and young people are amplified to stakeholders, including those with power to affect positive change
• To ensure that children and young people have opportunities to contribute to their neighbourhood as active citizens
• To work closely with other departments within the Springfield Project, ensuring a joined up approach to addressing whole family wellbeing and improving outcomes for children and young people
• To develop and build on strong partnerships with local partner organisations including schools, health organisations, voluntary, community and faith organisations, police, library, leisure centre
• To work with partners to develop creative solutions to improving the physical environment of Sparkhill, including local parks and residential areas
• To promote the principles of child friendly neighbourhoods and showcase our work to stakeholders
• To promote the value of the arts, access to nature and outdoor spaces and leisure activities for children and young people
• To develop proposals for new areas of practice
• To work in partnership with the Fundraising Officer to complete funding applications to sustain and build on existing provision and develop new services
• To ensure effective monitoring, evaluation and reporting systems are in place in line with the project’s quality assurance policy and the requirements of funders.
• Support and prioritise the physical and emotional safety and wellbeing of children at all times.
• To ensure a warm, welcoming and inclusive environment where individuals are valued and appropriate adaptations are made to maximise engagement of all children and young people
• To promote and celebrate a culture of inclusivity and community cohesion, where there is open discussion of issues of diversity, equality and inclusivity.
• To act as Designated Safeguarding Lead for children within the activities covered by this role, working in partnership with a team of Designated Safeguarding Leads across the Project.
• To put into practice the agreed policies and procedures of the organisation in order that legal, regulatory and quality standards are met.
• To work as part of the Springfield Project’s Senior Leadership Team, supporting and collaborating with colleagues to ensure effective leadership across the Springfield Project.
• To carry out any other associated duties appropriate to the grade of the post, as may be required.

WORKING CONTEXT

The post holder will be expected to understand the Project’s context in which this service operates.  The post holder must be aware of the developing nature of the role within the Project.  The post holder will be a member of the Project staff and will be expected to attend staff meetings and training days as necessary.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

The post holder will adhere to the Project’s Equal Opportunities Policy in all aspects of service delivery, actively promoting services to meet the needs of disadvantaged and minority groups.

SAFEGUARDING

The post holder will be expected to work within the Project‘s Safeguarding Procedures, which are informed by the policy and procedures of the Birmingham Safeguarding Board.  The post holder will be expected to undertake Child Safeguarding training and will act as Designated Safeguarding Lead.

This post is subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check.

DATA PROTECTION

There is a requirement to obtain and/or process information held on paper or electronic records in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998/ 2018 and the requirements of Project’s policies.  Information must only be held for the specific registered purpose and must not be used or disclosed in any way incompatible with such purpose.  Information must only be disclosed to authorised persons or organisations as agreed by the Chief Executive Officer.

HEALTH AND SAFETY

The post holder is expected to work within the statutory and Project’s health and safety requirements.