Posts that the Youth Parliament will fund (Archive 1999-2019)
| Salary | 30,000 per annum + N.I. £6,040.44 |
| Hours | 40 hours per week |
| Holiday | 25 days per annum |
| Notice | 20 days for leave up to one month. 10 days for leave up to one week |
| Age | Applicants shall be aged 16-25 |
| Travel | Considerable travelling to various parts of the country needed |
| Your job will be to help promote and develop New Naypic / Youth Parliament's ideas, policies and practice in as many ways as possible. | |
You will be answerable to the National Executive Committee which will be voted in at the NAGM, Regional or local Management Committee. Although you will be managed and answerable to the N.E.C., regional or local MC you will be expected to work with them to decide on actions and policies, also to encourage and enable them to take part in as many aspects of your work as possible. You will be required to distribute monthly written National Development work reports to each regional Management Committee. Records must also be kept on all expenditure throughout the months.
You will also be required to produce your written National Development work reports to the N.E.C. You will be expected to attend all NEC meetings where your work program will be under continuous review.
You will be based in one of the regional offices on a permanent basis or in the youth Parliament building when we have one, however being the National Development Worker you will be required to work in other regional offices from time to time based on the requirements of the National Organization.
General Office Duties
You will be expected to work with the National administrator, or other regional administrators were appropriate. This means keeping him / her in touch with what you are doing and sharing some of the office duties with him / her. The National Administrator should share the same office with you. This will mean working together on all paper work incoming and outgoing mall, filing, orders and invoices, accounts and dealing with any telephone enquiries concerning New Naypic / Youth Parliament or other organizations where necessary. The National administrator should also be conversant with all your outside working activities.
Newsletter
All workers are expected to produce articles on development for the National Newsletter.
Case work
You will be expected to undertake casework referrals. Case work referrals will be either delegated to you by the regional development officers, when dealing with issues of National Concern or because of your own profile within the organization. Casework referrals may come to you directly. You will be expected to deal with casework referrals with the maximum efficiency, seeking advice from New Naypic / Youth Parliament. This may also require dealing with Solicitors and other relevant agencies. All casework is to be kept STRICTLY Confidential. In cases, however, that the organization can use to further the general rights of young people in and ex-care, permission can be gained from the young person/people to give the details (omitting names) to the Management for further National action and potentially changes in law.
Meetings and Media
You will be expected to attend all important meetings as directed by the NEC within the organization, as well as this you will have to support certain members when they are organizing meetings within their areas depending on your priorities. You will be able to do this by attending speaking and encouraging the young people to speak and express their views. You will be expected to be conversant with all New Naypic / Youth Parliament's policies, publications and current developments and speak about them publically at conferences. You will be expected to speak to the press in conjunction with New Naypic / Youth Parliament's media consultant , media advisor on the NEC and other workers. You will also do press releases, TV and Radio Interviews when requested. Your first and main priority will be to involve the N.E.C., Management Committee, and workers/volunteers in all your work. Many organizations will request speakers from New Naypic / Youth Parliament, when requests are made you must first refer such requests to the members, N.E.C., M.C's other regional workers and volunteers especially if they have a specialist knowledge of the subject. Unless no one else is available or appropriate at the time or you have particular knowledge of what is being requested, only then will you be required to speak yourself. All fees will be paid to New Naypic / Youth Parliament, unless they are a volunteer / unpaid worker in which case they can claim half.
Membership
All new members will be sent a comprehensive membership pack, they will be encouraged and kept informed of all New Naypic / Youth Parliament's activities and meetings. This can be done through regular mail shots, the National Newsletter or the internet. You will also work with the administrator on keeping the membership up to date and you will recruit new members.
Volunteers / unpaid Workers
The New Naypic / Youth Parliament's offices will be open to all NAYPIC members. You will advise, encourage and support all volunteers/unpaid workers and make space for those working on the projects for their own local groups. You will also encourage members to work on project's for New Naypic / Youth Parliament. Once volunteers/unpaid workers have set up their own local group, they will move on to work with other volunteers/unpaid workers in all aspects of work. Volunteers should only work for a maximum period of Six months to one year. This will be extended under exceptional circumstances. You will provide effective and adequate training for volunteers, with advice from the NEC.
Unpaid Workers - Someone with official position of Management within the organization giving almost full time commitment.
Local Groups
One of the most important parts of your work is to actively promote the setting up of New Naypic / Youth Parliament local (consumer) groups/constituencies. You must encourage members, professionals, ChildCare establishments, Directors of Social Services Department, politicians and promote our Ideology of Local Groups/Constituencies to the press and public.
New Naypic / Youth Parliament has a National Annual General Meeting, which will be arranged for the members throughout the Country, by all regional, and National Workers. N.E.C., M.C.s , Local Groups, Unpaid Workers and Volunteers. As National Development Worker you will have the large responsibility of coordinating this Annual Meeting. You will ensure that all tasks are delegated and completed by their deadline and you will take into account any hitches that may occur and ensure there are back up positions to create maximum efficiency. You will do this by meeting up with the hard-core organizers and ensuring there is no breakdown in communication nationally. So when the national organization meets at the N.A.G.M. all plans, arrangements etc, will be put together correctly. The NAGM is one of the most important events of your year, we would like you to lead the event.
Keep on Moving towards Change
To ensure New Naypic / Youth Parliament's future development we must look after our own organization membership, NEC, M.C.'s, Local Groups, Unpaid Workers, Volunteers and advisors. As you will have a National overview it is essential that you keep the NEC well informed of any potential problems within the organization so as to change situations before they develop. The organization is open to change in all aspects including the structure. Feedback is essential and so are active idea's to keep unity and strive for change. If it creates development is your job to ensure it.
The Advisors
The advisors group is compromised of friends of NAYPIC. They are only concerned with New Naypic / Youth Parliament in a supportive and advisory capacity. They should be available for you and other members/workers to contact them whenever necessary. It will be your job to keep the membership updated as to who they are and what role they play within NEW New Naypic / Youth Parliament
Mail-outs
You will be required to send monthly mail-outs or information via e-mail, to your NEC of any important letters and information that come into your office, so that the NEC knows what is going on. You will also produce a national work report, annually, for N.A.G.M. and national accounts alongside the national Treasurer and Finance worker.
Fundraising
You will work in conjunction with the financial/fundraiser on essential fundraising that keeps the organization ticking over. Any fundraising initiatives can also be discussed with the fundraiser.
Personal Awareness
Employees must be aware of Equal opportunities practice in New Naypic / Youth Parliament. That is to say that any forms of sexism, racism, homophobia or prejudice against the physically challenged will not be tolerated. New Naypic / Youth Parliament must ensure that the equal opportunities policy is practiced and promoted wherever possible within the National organization.
Disciplinary Procedures
In the event of disciplinary action or grievance, the mechanisms of our Disciplinary and Grievance procedures will be implemented
Person Specifications
Experience
(1) Having Been in care
(2) Communicating with young people at all levels
(3) Organisational experience personal or professional
Knowledge
(1) Good Knowledge of the issues faced by young people in care.
(2) Some awareness of the relationship between the media and issues relating to young people in care.
(3) Knowledge of the Children Act 1989 and Children Act 2004.
(4) Knowledge of the Criminal Justice Act 1992.
Skills
(1) To be able to represent the organisation at internal and external meetings.
(2) To be able to maintain our web-site on local constituencies ideas and developments.
(3) To be able to keep management informed of all your activities.
(4) To be able to have good written and verbal skills.
(5) To be conversant with ms word and internet explorer.
(6) To be able to help organize the creative activities of the organisation in conjunction with other workers.
(7) To be able to play a major role in conference organising.
(8) To be able to talk to Government officials and the press.
(9) To be able to do speeches.
Circumstances
(1) Must be able to give commitment of carrying out the work of the organization
alongside our members.
(2) Must be willing to learn new skills.
(3) Must act professionally at all times when dealing with the organizations business.
| Salary | 30,000 per annum + N.I. £6,040.44 |
| Hours | 40 hours per week |
| Holiday | 25 days per annum |
| Notice | 20 days for leave up to one month. 10 days for leave up to one week |
| Age | Applicants shall be aged 16-25 |
| Travel | Considerable travelling to various parts of the country needed |
| Your job will be to develop New Naypic / Youth Parliament's local groups / constituencies and to help promote and develop New Naypic / Youth Parliament's ideas, policies and practices in as many ways as possible. | |
You will be answerable to the National Executive Committee which will be voted in at the NAGM. Although you will be managed and answerable to the N.E.C., regional and local Management committee you will be expected to work with them to decide on actions and policies, also to encourage and enable them to take part in as many aspects of your work. Possible. You will be required to distribute monthly written National developments and work reports to each regional Management Committee. Records must be kept on all expenditure throughout the months. You will also be required to produce your written work reports to the NEC meetings where your work program will be under continuous review. You will be based in one of the regional offices on a permanent basis or in the Youth Parliament HQ when we have a building, however being the Local Groups Officer, you will be expected to decide on strategic developments of the setting up of local groups in every local authority across the country.
General Office Duties
You will have access to all NEW NAYPIC / YOUTH PARLIAMENT administrators Including first and foremost the National administrator. You will be expected to keep a good filing system of all your outside activities and developments. You will be required to do most of your own general office duties, such as paperwork; Incoming and outgoing mail, filing. Orders Invoices accounts and dealing with telephone enquiries concerning the setting up of local groups/constituencies. You should keep the National administrator in touch with what you are doing, so as to share the office duties with him or her. The National administrator should be conversant with all your outside work activities.
Newsletter
All workers are expected to produce articles on developments for the National Newsletter.
Casework
If you are passed on information regarding young people needing help, in other words casework you should first pass this to the National Development Officer, who will delegate it to the appropriate Regional Office and Development Officer. You should not undertake casework yourself unless requested to gather initial information until such times as the National Development Officer can refer the case to NN/YPs legal department or a childrens panel solicitor.
Meetings and Media
You may be involved in local publicity whilst setting up a New Naypic / Youth Parliament local group. Priority in these cases should always be given to hearing the local Young Peoples voices first and foremost You must encourage them to promote their opinions to create local activities and change. You will abide by New Naypic / Youth Parliament media guidelines. On request, you will be asked to attend a lot of important development meetings within the organization As well as this you should support members when they are organizing meetings to set up a New Naypic / Youth Parliament local groups. You can do this by attending, if possible, speaking and encouraging Young People to speak and express their view. You will also be expected to be conversant with all New Naypic / Youth Parliament policies, publications and current developments.
Setting up a local New Naypic / Youth Parliament group
You may be requested to attend an area, which is interested in the setting up of a Local Group. It is clearly outlined in the New Naypic / Youth Parliament publication 'how to set up a Local group', the organizations view as to the type of local groups we wish to set up. The aim of the local group / constituency will be to be able to survive with out funding, through business. Each group will be self sufficient.
It will be your job to use your own Initiative as well as others to achieve this goal. Essential to this is the organizing of local volunteers, identifying permanent and committed volunteers. Organizing local meetings, the setting up of the local Management Committee in accordance with the Local Group pack. You will be involved in development of strategies and step by step guides so you can leave the young people to go for it and get on with it, using you then only as support from time to time. It will be a Get in, Set up, and Get out Support approach. You must also provide the Young people with all the information, knowledge links and guidance they need to do it for themselves.
On a National level, we would wish you to make links with organizations such as Central Council for Education and Training of Social Workers, Citizens Advice Services, Ocean Youth Club, a National Building Society, National Counseling organizations, the princes trust youth business section etc.
The links would be to establish a basis for implementing National activities in all local groups, such as a Consumer Training Week for Social Workers on the C.Q.S.W. Course. Sailing and water sport activities available to young people. Nationally, a deal with a National Building Society that they maybe give a £2,500,00 setting up donation to all local groups in return for our local groups banking with them. A Job Club in the Local Group. Advice on how best to set up our Counseling Services in the Local Groups. The child care panel solicitor's in the local area, the Princes Trust business development for the local area etc.
Obviously, these are only some examples of the National links we that will need to be made in order that the Local Groups have clear directions on what they are there to provide for the rights and opportunities for young people in and ex-care and youth in general.
Every part of the Local Group plan so far, as outlined in the publication, has room for development and that is your job, to find the easiest, quickest and most effective way of putting Local Groups and the benefit of them toNew Naypic / Youth Parliament on the map.
As the National Local Group Worker, you will be required to set up the,' National Local Groups Committee'. This group will consist of representatives of New Naypic / Youth Parliament, Who have maybe set up or In the process of setting up a NEW New Naypic / Youth ParliamentLocal Groups. The groups will meet to discuss Ideas developments, feedback, achievements, problems and to help co-ordinate a National Supportive approach for all Local Groups also to build and develop better channels of communication between New Naypic / Youth Parliament and their Social Services Departments to create changes in child care policy.
A word of advice, plan carefully and strategically we don't want our National Local Groups worker over stretching themselves and setting up lots of groups with not enough support.
If one Local Group is set up properly, it is a model basis for the rest to be set up properly and to provide the best we can achieve. This may take time but it is essential to set up the local groupÕs efficiently and effectively.
Membership
All new members will be sent a comprehensive membership pack they will be encouraged and kept informed of all New Naypic / Youth Parliament activities and meetings. This can be done through regular mail shots or the National Newsletter. You will also work with the administrator on keeping the membership up to date, and you will recruit new members.
National Matters
New Naypic / Youth Parliament has a National Annual General Meeting, which will be arranged for all members throughout the county, by workers, NEC, MCs, Local Groups, Unpaid Workers, and Volunteers. You will ensure that representatives from each local group attend. You will do this by meeting up with the Local group representatives and ensuring there is no breakdown in communication Nationally. So when the National organization meets at the NAGM all planÕs arrangements etc. will come together correctly.
Keeping on moving towards change
To ensure New Naypic / Youth Parliament's future development we must look after our own organizations membership, NEC, MC'S. Local Groups Workers. Volunteers and Advisors. As you will have a National overview it is essential that you keep the NEC well informed of any potential problemÕs within the organization, so as to change situations, before it develops. The organization is open to change in all aspects including the structure. Feedback is essential and so are new ideas to keep unity and strive for change. If it creates development, it's your job to ensure it.
The Advisors
The advisors group is compromised of friends of New Naypic / Youth Parliament. They are only concerned with New Naypic / Youth Parliament in a supportive and advisory capacity. They should be available for you and other members/workers etc, to contact them whenever necessary.
Mail-outs
You will be required to send monthly mail-outs or information via e-mail, to your NEC of any Important letters and information that come Into the office, so that the NEC know what is going on. You will also produce a National Work Report Annually for NAGM
Fundraising
You will work in conjunction with the finance/fundraiser on essential fundraising that keeps the organization ticking over. Any fundraising initiatives can also be discussed with the fundraiser.
Personal Awareness
Employees must be aware of Equal opportunities practice in New Naypic / Youth Parliament. That is to say that any forms of sexism, racism, homophobia or prejudice against physically challenged will not be tolerated. New Naypic / Youth Parliament must ensure that the equal opportunities policy is practiced and promoted wherever possible within the National Organization.
Disciplinary Procedures
In the event of disciplinary action or grievance, the mechanisms of our disciplinary and grievance procedures will be implemented.
Person's Specifications
Experience
(1) Having Been in care
(2) Communicating with young people at all levels
(3) Organisational experience personal or professional
Knowledge
(1) Good Knowledge of the issues faced by young people in care.
(2) Some awareness of the relationship between the media and Issues relating to young people in care.
(3) Knowledge of the Children Act 1989 and the Children Act 2004.
(4) Knowledge of the Criminal Justice Act 1992.
Skills
(1) To be able to represent the organisation at internal and external meetings.
(2) To be able to maintain our web-site on local constituencies ideas and developments.
(3) To be able to have good written and verbal skills.
(4) To be conversant with ms word and internet explorer.
(5) To be able to help organize the creative activities of the organisation in conjunction with other workers.
(6) To be able to play a major role in conference organising.
(7) To be able to talk to Government officials and the press.
(8) To be able to do speeches.
Circumstances
(1) Must be able to give commitment of carrying out the work of the organization alongside our members.
(2) Must be willing to learn new skills.
(3) Must act professionally at all times when dealing with the organizations business.
(1 Year contract)
| Salary | 30,000 per annum + N.I. £6,040.44 |
| Hours | 40 hours per week |
| Holiday | 25 days per annum |
| Notice | 20 days for leave up to one month. 10 days for leave up to one week |
| Age | Applicants shall be aged 16-25 years (except in the 1st year) |
| Travel | Considerable travelling to various parts of the country needed |
| Your job will be to help promote and develop New Naypic / Youth Parliament's idea's, policies and practice in as many ways as possible. You will be responsible for all the workers and work carried out. You will oversee NN /YP's formation to independence. | |
Your job will be to ensure that New Naypic / Youth Parliament's structure is wholly re-established in the first year. This will involve ensuring that all nine workers carry out their respective job descriptions. Supporting, directing and managing them to re-establish the organisation including its commercial enterprises.
General Office Duties
You will approve all funding applications, press communications, development and commercial work of the New Naypic / Youth Parliament. You will work very much with in the organisation but on rare occasions you may need to represent the organisation publicly.
Newsletter
You will write a piece once a month for the National Newsletter. This will usually be on the organisations development.
Casework
You will ensure that all the workers do not personally handle casework but pass it to the relevant child care lawyers to deal with. You will ensure that all workers have counsellors available to them at all times especially after passing on sensitive or dangerous profile material including abuse case work. You will also ensure the workers receive child protection and any other relevant training.
Meetings and Media
You will ensure that certain workers do not get over exposed in the media and we do not create minor celebrities using people's own personal past. We are here to represent the views of our membership as a collective and we do not want to sensationalise our individual pasts to represent our genuine cause.
At meetings and working parties you will ensure that the workers do not become token representatives on a 'I have been in care basis'. If our workers are asked to express a view on childcare issues it must come from our policies brought about by our membership. If we do not have a policy on a particular issue we must put it to the executive committee to give a temporary organisational view until the membership meets at a national conference.
Membership
You will ensure that the workers do their utmost to reach as many potential members as possible including those who have left care and associate membership, ie, other national organisational representative membership.
Volunteers / Unpaid workers
You will meet with each worker's personal volunteers once a month on an individual basis and receive feedback and suggestions from them. You will do this through a confidential questionnaire.
Local Groups
You will be prepared to give as many groups and individuals on tours of the centre, its workers and good work. This can result in the setting up of other groups in conjunction with our National local groups worker through out the country. The tour should usually be conducted by yourself as director or delegated by you to another worker once the tour has officially been approved by you.
Personal Awareness
Employees must be aware of Equal Opportunities practice in the organisation. No forms of sexism, racism, homophobia discrimination against the physically challenged, and ageism will be tolerated. The organisation must ensure that the equal opportunities policy is practiced and promoted wherever possible within the national organisation.
Disciplinary Procedure
In the event of disciplinary action or grievance, the mechanisms of our disciplinary and grievance procedures will be implemented.
Person's Specifications
Experience
(1) Having been in care
(2) Communicating with young people at all levels
(3) Leadership experience personal or professional
Knowledge
(1) Good Knowledge of the issues faced by young people in care.
(2) Some awareness of the relationship between the media and issues relating to young people in care.
(3) Knowledge of the Children Act 1989 and the Children Act 2004.
(4) Knowledge of the Criminal Justice Act 1992.
Skills
(1) To be able to represent the organisation at internal and external meetings
(2) To be able to maintain our web-site
(3) To be able to keep management informed of all your activities
(4) To be able to have good written and verbal skills
(5) To be conversant with ms word and internet explorer
(6) To be able to help organize the creative activities of the NN /YP in conjunction with workers
(7) To be able to play a major role in conference organising
(8) To be able to talk to Government officials and the press
(9) To be able to do speeches
Circumstances
(1) Must be able to give commitment of carrying out the work of the organization alongside our members
(2) Must be willing to learn new skills
(3) Must act professionally at all times when dealing with the organizations business.
| Salary | 30,000 per annum + N.I. £6,040.44 |
| Hours | 40 hours per week |
| Holiday | 25 days per annum |
| Notice | 20 days for leave up to one month. 10 days for leave up to one week |
| Age | Applicants shall be aged 16-25 years (except in the 1st year) |
| Travel | Considerable travelling to various parts of the country needed |
| Your job will be to help promote and develop New Naypic / Youth Parliament's idea's, policies and practice in as many ways as possible. | |
You will be managed and answerable to the National Executive Committee (NEC), which will be voted in at the NAGM, Regional and Local Management Committees. Although you will be managed and answerable to the NEC, regional or local Management Committee, you will be expected to work with them to decide on actions and policies, also to encourage and enable them to take part in as many aspects of your work as possible.
You will be required to distribute monthly written work reports to the NEC or MC. Records must also be kept on all expenditure throughout the months. You will be expected to do most of your own administration, although there will be administrators within the organization that can assist you. Your general duties will involve paper work, incoming and outgoing mail, filing, orders and invoices, accounts and dealing with telephone enquiries concerning the Children Act. The National Administrator should be conversant with all your outside activities.
Meetings and Media.
You will be expected to attend meetings on New Naypic's/ Youth Parliament's behalf. Your first and main priority will be to involve New / Youth Parliament's members in all your outside activities, any meetings regarding the Children Act, its development and ongoing implementation. You will be expected to attend meetings or receive and update information on children act legalities.
From time to time, you will be expected to deal with the media, this will be done in conjunction with New Naypic/ Youth Parliament's Press Officer or Press advisor.
Newsletter.
All workers are expected to produce articles on developments for the National Newsletter.
Casework.
You will be expected to pass casework to specialist child care practice solicitors. The Casework you will be involved with will be specific regarding the Children Act being upheld. The Casework you will pass on and be kept updated on, will be cases that are of national concern to the Organization in up holding the Children Act. The intended outcome will be to assist changes or amendments in the current ChildCare Law.
The outcome is also to identify bad practice and recommend better ways forward. At no time will you on behalf of the organization undertake casework personally.
Networking.
As the Children Act Monitoring Officer, you will be expected to build up a wide variety of legal contact such as:, Child Care Panel Solicitors, Banisters, The Law Society, Legal Departments, in universities, including professors and lecturers. Feeding back to New Naypic / Youth Parliament's development workers and officers in Management identifying good practice - past, present and future.
The Children's Law Center
It is New Naypic / Youth Parliament's intention to work with the children's Legal centers or any other relevant bodies to set up a Children's Law Center. The idea of the Center would be to take on Casework, creating test cases for positive changes in Child Care Law and practice The setting up of the Children's Law Center will be a central focus of your duties. We would expect you to co-ordinate the development of ideas and initiatives from children and young people first and foremost; and secondly, as many relevant professionals or legal bodies as possible.
Fundraising
We will expect you to liaise with our Management on any fundraising ideas you have or any contacts you have made, especially with the setting up of the Children's Law Center.
Library
You will be expected to set up a comprehensive library on test cases, publications, videos and Child Care Law etc.
Mail-Outs
You win be expected to distribute any Interesting information or updates on Child Case Law to the local groups and regional offices, this can be done via e-mail and put into the newsletter.
Personal Awareness
Employees must be aware of the Equal Opportunities practice in New Naypic / Youth Parliament. That is to say that any forms of Sexism, Racism, Homophobia or Prejudice against the physically challenged will not be tolerated. New Naypic / Youth Parliament must ensure that the Equal Opportunities Policy Is practiced and promoted whenever and wherever possible within the National Organization.
Disciplinary Procedure.
In the event of disciplinary action or grievance, the mechanism of our Disciplinary and Grievance procedures will be implemented.
Person's Specifications
Experience
(1) Communication with young people at all levels
(2) Helping young people advising and assisting them
(3) Legal awareness
(4) Having been in care
(5) Dealing with professionals at various levels
Knowledge
(1) Good Knowledge of the child care system
(2) Good knowledge of the relationship between the media and issues relating to young people
(3) Good knowledge of the Children Act 1989 and the Children Act 2004
(4) Good knowledge of the Criminal Justice Act 1992 and Criminal Justice Act 2003
(5) Good knowledge of young peoples rights and concerns
Skills
(1) Must be able to conduct basic research
(2) Must be able to keep confidentially
(3) Must be committed to and able to implement all of New Naypic / Youth Parliament's policies, particularly the equal opportunities policy
(4) The ability to communicate effectively both in writing and verbally to people at all levels both inside and outside of New Naypic / Youth Parliament
(5) Must be able to accept instruction from the NEC, regional and local management committees.
(6) Must be self motivated and able to work on own initiative
(7) Must be able to use ms office and internet explorer
Circumstances
(2) Must be willing to travel as a representative of the organization
(3) Must be able to give commitment of carrying out work of the organisation alongside its members
(4) Must be willing to go to court cases
(5) Must act professionally at all times when dealing with New Naypic / Youth Parliament's business
(6) Must be willing to learn new skills
(1 Year contract)
| Salary | 26,000 per annum + N.I. £5,092.20 |
| Hours | 40 hours per week |
- Manage the workers of spaceshift with the ongoing profits of spaceshift..
- Train one of your workers to become the manager. In a years time they will take over the post.
- Liaise with finance/fundraising officer on all financial aspects of your work. Including stocktaking, cashing up and banking.
- Promote spaceshift as a commercial business.
- Observe all health and safety regulations.
- Train all workers to a high standard in promoting and running spaceshift..
- Write monthly reports for the management.
- Help other local group constituencies to set up businesses around the country.
Marketing, communications, health and safety, written and verbal skills, computer skills, good teamwork skills, leadership qualities.
Person's Specifications
Experience
(1) Having been in care
(2) Communicating with young people at all levels
(3) Business, marketing, communication,hygiene, health and safety.
Knowledge
(1) Good knowledge of the issues faced by young people in care
(2) Good knowledge of managing a business effectively.
Skills
(1) Must be able to manage the business efficiently
(2) Must be able to manage a team of trainees
(3) Must have computer skills including excel and ms word
(4) Must be able to make a profit by efficient management and public courtesy
(5) Must have entrepreneurial skills.
Circumstances
(1) Must be able to give commitment of carrying out the work of the organization alongside its members.
(2) Must be willing to learn new skills
(3) Must act professionally at all times when representing the organization.
Fundraising Worker
| Salary | 30,000 per annum + N.I. £6,040 |
| Hours | 40 hours per week |
| Holiday | 25 days per annum |
| Notice | 20 days for leave up to one month, 10 days for leave up to one week |
| Age | Preferential treatment given to applicants aged 25 years and under who have been in Care, in this only it is desirable but not essential |
| Travelling | Some traveling involved to regional and local group offices around the country |
You will be managed and answerable to the National Executive Committee which will be voted in at the NAGM, regional or local Management committee. Although you will be managed and answerable to the management you will be expected to work with them to decide on the best financial actions, you will encourage and enable them to understand as many aspects of your work as possible. You will be required to distribute monthly written financial reports, gathered from all offices with the organization. You will help all offices to produce these by setting up easy to understand financial systems. You will e-mail the NEC regularly on all financial activities, which must be approved by them on an on-going basis.
Training
You will be required to take on at least four apprentices each year. Who are of New Naypic / Youth Parliament category A membership. This scheme will be set up with help of the NEC management.
Payments
You will arrange for invoices to be approved for payment you will also draw cheques against invoices/authority forms. In addition you will analyze account code and enter details in a cashbook, arrange for cheques to be signed. Dispatched cheques and file invoices and authority forms.
Receipts
You will be expected to check against New Naypic / Youth Parliament's invoices/correspondence and analyze and enter cheques and cash received in cashbook. You will also bank all receipts regularly.
Petty Cash
You will draw petty cash from the bank; make reimbursements against authorized petty cash vouchers. Also code, analyze and reconcile petty cash.
Computer input and reconciliation and record keeping
You will prepare bank reconciliation at the end of each month, deal with bank queries, monitor cash flow and arrange investments of spare balances. In addition you will prepare journal vouchers and input all transactions on computer systems. Also prepare quarterly VAT returns.
Salaries
You will process the monthly payroll and weekly wages, prepare statements of monthly tax and National Insurance, pensions, union fees, etc., collect all relevant information and process forms for starters and leavers. Also, you will deal with payroll queries.
Management Reporting
Prepare monthly accounts to trail balance stage. Assist in preparation of annual budget and complete Grant Claim Forms. Prepare monthly/quarterly reports of actual against budgets and highlight variances. Also assist in the preparation of regular financial reports to the Management Committee and the National Executive Committee. Create fallback systems for when you are not available.
Publications and Video Sales etc.
You will assist in the promotion of al New Naypic / Youth Parliament sales.
Fundraising
To fundraise for the NEC to distribute to the regional offices and local groups.
To advise, assist co-ordinate and sometimes initiate all fundraising activities on behalf of the NEC of New Naypic / Youth Parliament. To oversee and authorize all fundraising events.
To investigate all avenues of raising funds for the organization.
Your job description will be updated according to the developing needs of New Naypic / Youth Parliament.
Persons Specification
Experience
- Good communication with people at all levels
- Working on a team, liaising with people on various projects
- Dealing with funding bodies and people, raising money
- Professional financial dealings
- Sales, marketing, strategic planning
- Financial management experience
- Knowledge of the issues faced by young people in general and/or in care
- Some awareness of the relationship between the media and the issues relating to children and young people
- Some awareness of children's rights
- Some knowledge of the Children Act 1989 and the Children Act 2004 and the criminal justice act 1992
- Good knowledge of financial systems/fundraising
- Must be able to collate numerous reports into condensed versions, summarising accurately the work of the organisation
- Must be committed to and able to implement all of New Naypic / Youth Parliament's policies, particularly the equal opportunities policy.
- Must be able to have meetings with accountants, solicitors and present New Naypic / Youth Parliament with an audit.
- Must be able to be confidential on New Naypic / Youth Parliament's finances, including bank details, therefore must be trustworthy.
- Must be conversant with MS Office, including Excel and Internet Explorer, especially when dealing with on line applications.
- Must keep up to date fundraising information
- Must be able to deal with funding bodies, celebrities and philanthropists.
- Must be able to give commitment of carrying out the work of the organisation along with its members.
- Must be willing to work with volunteers, visiting all other local groups
- Must be professional at all times when dealing with any New Naypic / Youth Parliament's business.
| Salary | 26,000 per annum + N.I. £5,092.20 |
| Hours | 35 hours per week |
- To develop the website www.youthparliament.co.uk
- To liase with officials at all levels in the development of the youth parliament.
- To sell publications, videos and assist in the project C.C.T.V.
- To hold private views/exhibitions monthly of youth activities from the gallery.
- To work with, 'Connexions', the new government initiative and learn direct.
- To promote the membership and ensure it's efficiently handled.
- To assist other workers in development work of NN / YP.
P.R. and fundraising, computer, creative art skills, public speaking, property dealing skills, conference organizing, administration skills.
Person's Specifications
Experience
(1) Having Been in care
(2) Communicating with young people at al levels
(3) Development experience personal or professional
Knowledge
(1) Good Knowledge of the issues faced by young people in care.
(2) Some awareness of the relationship between the media and issues relating to young people in care.
(3) Knowledge of the Children Act 1989 and the children Act 2004.
(4) Knowledge of the Criminal Justice Act 1992.
Skills
(1) To be able to represent the organisation at internal and external meetings
(2) To be able to maintain our web-site
(3) To be able to keep management informed of all your activities
(4) To be able to have good written and verbal skills
(5) To be conversant with ms word and internet explorer
(6) To be able to help organize the creative activities, such as music and art
(7) To be able to play a major role in conference organising
(8) To be able to talk to Government officials and the press
(9) To be able to do speeches
Circumstances
(1) Must be able to give commitment of carrying out the work of the organization
alongside our members
(2) Must be willing to learn new skills
(3) Must act professionally at all times when dealing with the organizations business.
| Salary | 26,000 per annum + N.I. £5,092.20 |
| Hours | 35 hours per week |
- To advertise/promote your fifteen groups a week; leaving care group, mothers and babies group, under 12's group, black and in care group, survivors of abuse group, physically challenged group, counselling group, art therapy group, job club group, developing children's rights group, drug counselling group, social work training group, developing local policy on child care group and adventure group, to organize activities such as rock climbing, sailing, camping etc.
- To ensure attendance is always high in numbers.
- To set up support networks for individuals from the groups to be referred to such as careers advice, learn direct, psychotherapy, housing specialists, solicitors, health centers and to connexions, the new government initative.
- Work with the management and other staff to identify issues which could be of national concern
- Write a monthly work report.
- Help to recruit and interview other group co-ordinator's / counsellors, to all other local groups from time to time.
- Work with your personal volunteer on a one to one basis and train them to assist you.
Communication skills, including where possible counselling skills. Knowledge of the issues, young people, especially in care, face. Good networking skills with other agencies. Good written, verbal and computer skills.
Person's Specifications
Experience
(1) Having been in care
(2) Communicating with young people at all levels
(3) Group work skills. Preferably advice or counselling skills
Knowledge
(1) Good Knowledge of the issues faced by young people in care
(2) Some knowledge of the Children Act 1989 the Children Act 2004 and the criminal justice act 1992
Skills
(1) Must be able to work in large or small groups
(2) Must be able to set up support networks, for individuals in the groups
(3) Must be able to keep the group interesting for young people
(4) Must be able to make reports have written and verbal skills, including ms word on computer
Circumstances
(1) Must be able to give commitment of carrying out the work of the organization alongside others
(2) Must be willing to learn new skills
(3) Must act professionally at all times, when dealing with New Naypic / Youth Parliament's business.
| Salary | 28,000 per annum + N.I. £5,560.68 +3% per annum |
| Hours | 35 hours per week |
- Spend time on the shop desk.
- To up-date management committee on all aspects of the liaison officers work through monthly reports.
- To meet with the management committee monthly and organize the meeting, time and place.
- To supervise all the workers, ensuring that they each look after their designated volunteer.
- To ensure workers receive counselling if needs be.
- To meet with any new local group office managers at quarterly meetings and submit reports on development.
- To help organize the national conference and to ensure all accounts and work reports are submitted to the national annual general meeting.
- To speak at specific internal meetings and conferences, regarding the organisation's development.
- To at times publically represent the organisation to the press or government officials.
- To ensure the youth parliament website and developments are running smoothly.
- To help promote membership of young people to the organisation by the development of a website.
- To promote sales of videos, publications, training and commercial sales.
Website skills, management skills, report writing skills, public speaking and representation skills, and accounts skills.
Person's Specifications
Experience
(1) Having been in care
(2) Communicating with young people at all levels
(3) Management experience personal or professional
Knowledge
(1) Good Knowledge of the issues faced by young people in care.
(2) Some awareness of the relationship between the media and Issues relating to young people in care.
(3) Knowledge of the Children Act 1989 and the Children Act 2004.
(4) Knowledge of the Criminal Justice Act 1992.
Skills
(1) To be able to represent the organisation at internal and external meetings
(2) To be able to manage the maintenance of our web site.
(3) To be able to arrange counselling back up for workers
(4) To be able to manage all aspects of your staffs work.
(5) To be able to give regular supervision to your workers and volunteers.
(6) To be able to keep management informed of all activities
(7) To be able to have good written and verbal skills
(8) To be able to update all policy or procedure documents regularly
Circumstances
(1) Must be able to give commitment of carrying out the work of the organization alongside our members
(2) Must be willing to learn new skills
(3) Must act professionally at all times when dealing with the organizations business.
| Salary | 20,000 per annum + N.I. £3,664.20 |
| Hours | 35 hours per week |
- Spend time on desk.
- To update the website with new e-mails onto our unlimited website space.
- To assist our National officers and other workers through administration.
- To keep filing up to date.
- To do the accounts of all commercial sales.
- To attend the monthly private views and organize all sales
- To attend and assist at the national conferences.
- To send out information to the management committee.
- To keep the gallery and office in good working order at all times.
Administration, Skills, including, typing, filing, minute taking, good communication skills, phone skills, computer skill, organisational skills
Persons Specifications
Experience
(1) Having Been in care
(2) Communicating with young people at all levels
(3) Administrator experience personal or professional
Knowledge
(1) Good Knowledge of the issues faced by young people in care.
(2) Some awareness of the relationship between the media and Issues relating to young people in care.
(3) Knowledge of the Children Act 1989 and the Children Act 2004.
(4) Knowledge of the Criminal Justice Act 1992.
Skills
(1) To be able to take notes from time to time in the organisations internal and external meetings.
(2) To be able to up keep the maintenance of our web site.
(3) To be able to give management all relevant documents on time for meeting
(4) To be able to have good written and verbal skills
(5) To be able to ensure policy or procedure documents are regularly updated
(6) To be able to keep office well maintained including filing systems.
(7) To assist all staff in administration work.
(8) Must be able to use ms office and internet explorer.
(9) Accounts.
Circumstances
(4) Must be able to give commitment of carrying out the work of the organization along side our members
(5) Must be willing to learn new skills
(6) Must act professionally at all times when dealing with the organizations business.
See Job Descriptions on the site for more details and send a CV to naypic@hotmail.com to apply
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