Full-Time Youth Advice Centre Service Manager
Job Description
THE ROLE – Full-time (37 hours per week) / Permanent / Job description and application pack (including details on our benefits) are available to download from our website
CLOSING DATE – 9 March 2023 at midnight. Please note we will be interviewing successful candidates on a rolling basis and as such may close the vacancy before the deadline
We are seeking an experienced Service Manager to manage, motivate, and develop a youth information, advice and counselling team and its services across Brighton and Hove.
As Service Manager you will lead an award-winning service that is commissioned by Brighton and Hove City Council to provide friendly, non-judgmental information, support and advice to young people in Brighton aged between 13-25.
The post holder will lead the Youth Advice Centre (YAC) team, be an ambassador for the Youth Information, Advice and Counselling Service (YIACS) model and represent the broader interests of YMCA DownsLink Group across Brighton & Hove City, in line with the strategic objectives of the organisation.
This role is based on site at the Youth Advice Centre in Brighton, working Monday to Friday between the hours of 9am-6pm
ABOUT YOU – We know that there are great candidates who will not fit everything described, or who have important skills we have not mentioned. If that is you, please do not hesitate to apply and tell us about yourself
To be successful in this role you will need to be an excellent, supportive and engaging manager, with experience of service delivery, ideally within a youth support setting.
Essential skills and experience include:
- Experience in safeguarding, child protection and/or protection of vulnerable adults
- Knowledge of issues affecting vulnerable children, young people and adults including sexual & criminal exploitation, gangs, radicalisation, learning disability and cognitive impairment, homelessness, mental health, trauma and attachment, substance misuse, domestic violence, trafficking, and modern slavery
- Experience of leading improvements in service performance
- Demonstrated experience of creating psychologically informed environments, and embedding the principles of trauma informed care and support within services
- Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion and experience of relating these core values and principles to develop and improve services
- Ability to build strong and credible relationships with all internal and external stakeholders, including service commissioners and statutory/third sector partners
If you would like any further information or an informal discussion about this post, please contact
ra***********@ym*****.org
Should you require any assistance with our application process, please email us at
re*********@ym*****.org
TO APPLY — Please ensure you fully complete the online application form and upload a copy of your CV
YMCA DownsLink Group welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We value diversity and promote inclusion, which we demonstrate through our activities, as well as in our policies and working practices.
YMCA DLG requires all staff and volunteers to be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and to respond proactively to safeguarding concerns. Successful applicants are required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure (including the Children’s barred list and the Adults’ barred list) via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
How to Apply
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