Team Leader - Kings Trust

We are seeking an inspiring and passionate King's Trust Team Leader to deliver life-changing experiences that help young people build confidence, develop essential skills, and take positive steps towards education, employment, or training.

The Team Leader supports The Trust's mission to help disadvantaged young people in the UK to change their lives and get into work, education or training by:

• Delivering excellence for young people
• Supporting young people to achieve positive outcomes in the best and most effective way
• To support and grow The King's Trust's reputation within the youth sector

Working with 16 to 25-year-olds who may face barriers to success, you will lead the delivery of the renowned King's Trust Team Programme, empowering young people to discover their strengths, overcome challenges, and create brighter futures. If you are committed to making a meaningful difference, thrive on motivating others, and share values of inclusion, empowerment, and opportunity, we would love to hear from you.

Please note that interviews for this position will take place w/c 5th October.

• Responsible for managing own expenses within the financial management guidelines and allocated budget, and supporting King's Trust Programme Team to maximise drawdown on relevant programme funding contracts whilst keeping expenditure within agreed limits.
• Deliver the required number of Teams, ensuring delivery complies with the structured 12-week stages and processes outlined in the Team Toolkit, the Team minimum quality standards, all assessment criteria for the qualification and any additional contractual obligations
• Recruit a range of young people across the target group to achieve an appropriate Team mix. Ensure appropriate young people are referred to the Team within agreed time frames
• Progress young people through the programme in line with local budgets, achieving a range of KPI targets including the number of young people recruited, their retention on the programme, and the qualifications and positive outcomes achieved
• Take responsibility for the successful participation of Employed Participants recruited by PT for Teams, and for the supervision of any social work students on placement with the Team in agreement with the PT Programme Manager/Executive.
• Attend Team Review meeting after the end of each programme, organised by the Programme Executive and ensure actions to improve the quality of the programme are followed up and completed in good time
• Support the implementation of multiple external funding contracts or initiatives (local and national) to ensure requirements and outputs are achieved as advised by the Delivery Partner Manager or The Trust's Programme Executive
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records, paper and electronic, as required by The Trust or external funding contracts and in line with The Trust's data protection policy
• Compliance with the Delivery Partner's and The Trust's policies for working with young people, Recruiting Safely, Safeguarding, Health and Safety and any other operational procedures for direct delivery
• Implement action plans to address issues identified in the Team Review, Annual Quality Review and other Quality Assurance processes as outlined in the Toolkit
• Attend all necessary internal/external training courses and management/steering group meetings as required, including King's Trust initial Team Leader Training course, Risk Management and, if not already held, Food Hygiene and First Aid at Work
• Carry out other Team-related duties as may reasonably be required by the Delivery Partner or The Trust, including deputising as appropriate on activities relevant to the area of responsibility
• To supply information as required by the Delivery Partner Manager, the Trust's Programme Executive and Programme Manager

These duties may be amended from time to time by the line manager in consultation with the post holder.

Our ideal candidate will be a learner and quality-focused with a commitment to our vision of working together to transform lives. You should be able to contribute to our journey to Outstanding, creating a positive working and study environment, and Equity, Diversity & Inclusion should be embedded within your core values.

As part of the hiring process, candidates may be required to complete a psychometric test, which will provide valuable insight into your potential fit within Bradford College.

• GCSE 4 - 9 or equivalent level 2 qualification in…