Princes Trust Team Leader

An exciting opportunity to join our Princes Trust Delivery Team, within Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service. This role will require flexibility with delivery and support to all Princes Trust locations within the service expected. The role is initially for 12 months with a permanent post review according to performance and service needs . Base location subject to change depending on role and organisations requirements. Your role To lead and motivate a team of young people, through GMFRS led personal development course and act as a role model at all times. To implement appropriate recruitment strategies to ensure that there is an effective, consistent and targeted recruitment in place to attract unemployed team members from the local community to support in reducing levels of worklessness for the future. Understand and be familiar with the Prince’s Trust Team Toolkit, Team-partners’ webpage and Team Leader Guidelines to influence the delivery of Team programme. Help plan and deliver the Team 12-week personal development programme in line with the Team programme Toolkit requirements. General Duties & Requirements of the Role: Ensure the appropriate use of policy and procedures within delivery. Support delivery of qualifications and accredited outcomes in line with required Standards Plan and carry out regular individual and team reviews incorporating the development of individual learning plans. To support the Annual Quality reviews and contribute as required. Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service Responsible for completion of relevant paperwork to the required standard, timescales and deadlines set. Contribute to the development and maintenance of partnerships with local employers. Support Team member progression into a positive outcome of employment, education, training and volunteering and evidence outcomes as appropriate. Undertake key tasks to support delivery of GMFRS led personal development programmes as identified by the Team Manager. To deputise for the Team Manager in their absence Contribution to delivery of intervention initiative/programmes within the borough/clusters. Utilise and maintain equipment and team resources. Practise and promote health, safety and welfare of participants. Promote the good name of the Prince’s Trust and the Delivery Partner organisation at all times. Organisational and Departmental Support: Attend residential training courses as required Provide resilience across all youth engagement/education activity Requirement to work evenings and/or weekends Responsible for identifying, managing and reporting safeguarding issues in accordance with GMFRS Safeguarding Policy NB: This list of duties and responsibilities is by no means exhaustive, and the post holder may be required to undertake other relevant and appropriate duties as required. About you Knowledge & Experience Good level of numeracy and literacy Possession of PTTLS, CTTLS, DTTLS or equivalent Youth work qualification (or a willingness to study for this level of qualification if appointed) (desirable) D1 Category (Minibus) licence (desirable) Food Hygiene Certificate(desirable) First Aid Certificate (desirable) Experience of partnership working within the local community Effective time management skills, including the ability to prioritise and manage a varied workload Organisational and administration skills and self-motivation Experience of working with a range of young people in a variety of settings Experience of managing health and safety including risk assessments Knowledge of Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (desirable) Knowledge of The Prince’s Trust Team Programme (desirable) Awareness of the issues affecting Children and Young People (desirable) Knowledge of Portfolio based learning (desirable) Understanding of Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel) (desirable) Experience of partnership working within the local community (desirable) Experience of Safeguarding processes and issues (desirable) Skills & Behaviours Customer focused approach To communicate clearly, orally and in writing Ability to work effectively as part of a team Well organised and methodical Flexible approach to work Commitment to equality of opportunity in employment and service provision. Presentation Skills Ability to act as a positive role model at all times Other Qualities Commitment to attend residential courses with the team as part of the role Requirement to work evenings and/or weekends Be prepared to work/provide cover at other locations. The post will involve access to and processing of confidential and sensitive. A very high degree of confidentiality is required. About us: As an employer, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is made up of a number of key Greater Manchester strategic functions and service providers including; Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS); Waste and Resources; Environment; Work and Skills; Research; Public Sector Reform; Police, Crime and Criminal Justice; Homelessness; the Greater Manchester Ageing Hub and the Commissioning Hub. We value the diversity of our employees, and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects our diverse communities across Greater Manchester. We encourage applications from all suitably qualified individuals, irrespective of people's age, disability, Trans status and Non-binary identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability. To find out more about working for us please click here: https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/ Our offer: In return for your hard work, we offer our employees a competitive package as part of our offer that you can find out more about here: Greater Manchester Combined Authority - Home | greater.jobs Mandatory Information: Privacy Notice Employees on the redeployment register will be given priority for any vacancies in the first instance. If employees are identified as a match from the register then the vacancy may be withdrawn or put on hold pending an outcome. For this opportunity, you must be able to prove you have the right to work in the UK - if in doubt please visit the following link Employers' right to work checklist - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) . Please note we are not a licenced sponsor. Hybrid working This role is part of GMCA’s hybrid working scheme. As part of our commitment to ‘Build Back Fairer’ in Greater Manchester following the Covid-19 pandemic, we have evolved our management methods by trusting and empowering staff to deliver their work in the best way that suits the business and their individual needs, and supports health and wellbeing. Our hybrid working policy sets out a flexible approach, combining attendance at our [Manchester city centre office / Fire and Rescue service HQ in Swinton / other location] with remote working, typically from home; the location of work is primarily dictated by the needs of the business: ‘Do what is right for you and the business on that day’. If appointed to the role you will work with your manager to agree and regularly review the best working pattern for you, your team and your work. STANDARD OR ENHANCED The role holder will be subject to an Enhanced level check by the Disclosure & Barring Service. This post involves working with children, young people or vulnerable adults and is therefore exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. Failure to disclose information when asked within this application could result in dismissal but will not necessarily be a bar to employment with us. The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provides that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website . Safeguarding Policy and Procedure