DIGITAL DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY LEAD

Location: Blackburn & Darwen Youth Zone
Contract: : 37.5 hours per. Evenings and Weekends
(minimum of four delivery sessions with young people per week)
Reporting to: Head of Service
Salary: Up to £27,000
(dependent on experience and qualification)

THE ROLE

Making, alongside sport, the arts and Youth Work is at the heart of B&DYZ’s offer to young people. The purpose built ‘Making Zone’ offers a wide range of technical and creative opportunities for young people including, 3D printing, electronics & programming, STEAM, moulding & casting and much more. Together with our partners The Making Rooms - an organisation dedicated to creative and technical training, you will help develop and deliver a diverse and exciting programme of activities aimed at young people aged 5 to 25 years, that stimulates, develops and meets the needs of young people from all backgrounds and abilities. You will utilise creativity and technical problem solving in the wider youth work agenda supporting and encouraging young people to express themselves, develop their technical abilities and facilitate personal development by developing their skills through positive engagement and experiences.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• To schedule, design, coordinate and deliver a comprehensive making programme for young people aged 5 to 25 at B&DYZ which will enable them to build their confidence, creative and technical skills, social skills and overall well being.
• To have line management responsibility for the arts and creative team, helping guide, support and coach so their delivery meets our quality assurance framework standards.
• Provide a universal service to all children and young people that is well marketed and reaches across the borough to ensure membership is reflective of local demographics promoting social mix within the sessions.
• To ensure that the programme is high quality and meets the needs of the young people, including young people with additional needs and disabilities and young people who may typically not engage in these provisions.
• To ensure that the programme contributes to the wider youth work agenda, supporting the development of personal and art skills of young people
• To ensure all sessions are equipped with a range of resources and activities to engage, develop and inform young people.
• To ensure all programme delivery is safe.
• To organise events, challenges, competitions and showcases, both internally and externally on a regular basis.
• To support the promotion plan and work in the community to attract young people.
• To motivate, encourage and support young people to participate fully in sessions.
• To network with local appropriate groups and community providers and other partner organisations to develop joint working programmes.
• In conjunction with other partners, identity, support and develop talented young people.
• To work closely with our partner organisation, The Making Rooms, to feedback about the delivery of the programme, and engage with the other Making Zone leads from other Youth Zones.
• To keep The Making Zone in a clean, tidy and safe state.
• Carry out any other reasonable duties as requested by management.
• To work with youth work managers to plan and deliver specific funded projects such as science week and other relative projects.
• To support, deliver and evaluate funded projects, according to the objectives and provide reporting on specific projects.
• A willingness to work unsocial hours during evenings and weekends is required.
• The ability and willingness to travel to meetings and events both in the region and beyond.
• To adhere to B&DYZ policies at all times, with reference to Health and Safety, Safeguarding and Equal Opportunities.