The role
The Role:
The Youth & Play Service are responsible for providing positive activities borough wide for young people aged 11 to 19 years (25 years with SEN) as well as delivery of Adventure Playgrounds for children aged 8 to 15 years. These services are provided in a variety of building based youth centres and adventure playgrounds across the borough.
The post holder will be responsible for the smooth and effective management and functioning of the business support function to ensure the highest standard of service, systems and structures are provided to support operational functions of the Service. This will include centrally coordinating all key performance indicator reporting requirements, supporting the administration of small grants, and overseeing the safety and safe opening of our buildings for users, staff, visitors and hirers.
About Southwark:
We are the largest local authority social landlord in London, managing 55,000 homes lived in by 40% of Southwark’s residents. We are home to over 18,300 businesses including iconic London venues and social enterprises and we have a young, diverse, and growing population.
At Southwark we are committed to making our borough just and fair and are taking positive action to tackle inequalities. Our residents and communities are our greatest asset and the passion we have for Southwark is shared by millions of Londoners who enjoy our outstanding cultural offer, use our hospitals and attend our universities. Our refreshed borough plan and focus on Southwark Stands Together, (which is our work with Southwark’s communities and the council’s staff to tackle racism, injustice and inequality) underpins all that we do.
About You:
The post holder will liaise with the corporate facilities management (CFM) team and external services to provide efficient and effective building related facilities services ensuring the youth and play sites’ working environment fully supports the Council’s plans and ambitions for the Service.
The post holder will at times work independently and will receive regular supervision to enable delivery of high quality, modern and customer focused services to young people in the Borough.
Additional salary details
Please be advised that this post is a 2 years fixed-term contract.
Benefits and more information:
https://jobs.southwark.gov.uk/why-us/
To find out more about the roles in the Youth and Play Service, please click on attached link: https://southwarkcouncil.promotingpeople.co.uk/youth-work/
Open Day:
Find out more at our Open evening On Wednesday 21st February 2024, 6.30pm at Damilola Taylor Centre, East Surrey Grove, Peckham SE15 6DR.
Recruitment timetable
Application Closing Date: 11.59pm on 29th February 2024
Interview and Assessment: 21st March 2024
We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together initiative. We particularly welcome applications from members of the black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme
As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:
- Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
- Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
- If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition
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