Youth Development Coordinator

Do you want to make a difference to the lives of children and young people?

The Violence Reduction Network has an exciting new part-time Youth Development Coordinator role for 22 hours per week on a fixed term contract until 31st March 2025. . You will be strengthening the Violence Reduction Network Partnership’s involvement with children and young people throughout all areas of your work. The position requires the ability and willingness to work outside normal office hours and at weekends when required to support and deliver engagement communication activity. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Support the design, delivery and evaluation of a new youth development programme including co-designing it with young people and communities most affected by violence.
• Work collaboratively with Statutory and Voluntary/Community sector partners and service providers to ensure the delivery of sustainable evidence-informed youth projects.
• Develop and share resources relating to violence prevention and associated issues to communities and young people.

 The must haves 

• Educated to A Level standard or equivalent.
• Significant experience working in the Voluntary and Community Sector (or other relevant setting) delivering and/or leading on youth projects and designing and delivering involvement and co-production strategies.
• Passionate about supporting children and young people to co-design sustainable solutions to preventing and reducing violence.
• Able to work both independently and collaboratively to lead the development of key areas of business.

 What’s in it for you?

At the Office of the Police Crime Commissioner, we aim to create an environment that puts people first. We want you to feel supported in everything you do, so you can give your very best. What’s more, we have a range of reward and benefits such as yearly salary increments, Bluelight Card (discounts), flexi scheme, pension contribution scheme, cycle to work scheme and so much more.

Salary- £30,783 - £32,772

For part time hours the salary will be calculated on a pro-rata basis, this is based on the number of hours for the vacancy.

 Next Steps

If we feel like a place where you can belong, we'd love to learn more about you.

 Please click apply to complete your application stating how you meet the essential/desirable criteria as listed within the job description.

 To support you with your application we have provided some guidance linked here.

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• Vacancy closes 21/4/2024 at 23:55.
• Shortlisting week beginning 22/4/2024
• Interview will be held 30th April 2024.

 Who we are

The area we are responsible for covers over 2,500 square kilometres (over 965 square miles) and has a population of over one million. There is a rich diversity of communities all with their own policing needs. Many steps have been taken to bring policing back into the very heart of local communities and the OPCC has been instrumental in driving this change.

 To find out more about Leicestershire Police and the OPCC and to understand how you can make a difference visit our careers website and the OPCC website.

We value diversity and inclusion and encourage applications from underrepresented and neurodiverse backgrounds, so that we can truly reflect the communities that we serve in.

 The force is undertaking Hays Job Evaluation scheme; therefore the advertised grade may be subject to change. To be completed by April 2024 and if there are any changes to the grade, they will take effect from this date.

For part time hours the salary will be calculated on a pro-rata basis, this is based on the number of hours for the vacancy.

We welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds and encourage anyone who has considered a career in policing to apply. We are particularly keen to increase the number of females and candidates from black and minority ethnic communities and candidates from the LGBT community, so that we can truly reflect the communities that we serve in.