Youth Services Manager

at  South Wales Fire and Rescue Service

STANDARD SERVICE REQUIREMENTS

• To attend in-house and external training courses as required.
• Any other duties commensurate with the grade and post.
• To co-operate fully with any scheme or pilot scheme that shall be

introduced within the department or across the Service.

• To implement the principles of the Service’s Equal Opportunities and

Diversity Policies and Welsh Language Schemes whilst carrying out

the above duties.

• To adhere to Health & Safety Legislation/Relevant Service Policies and

Procedures and to take reasonable care for the health and safety of
yourself and other persons who may be adversely affected by your
acts/omissions.

RESPONSIBLE FOR

Phoenix Project Manager, Reflect Project Manager,
Fire Cadet Manager, Youth Ops Liaison WM and
Volunteer Co-ordinator

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE POST

To lead the Phoenix Project, Reflect Project, Fire Cadets, Volunteers and
other occasional youth programs, providing key local and national direction.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Initiate, develop and manage Community Safety youth programmes and

initiatives supporting organisational, local and national strategies

• Develop and manage the SWFRS volunteer project in line with

organisational policy

• Maintain knowledge and understanding of Youth and Volunteer

strategies and legislation

• To develop, implement and review policies and procedures to ensure

that youth interventions and volunteer project meet the needs of the

organisation

• To provide advice, support, direction and supervision to the Youth

Operational Liaison WM, Fire Cadet Manager, Phoenix Project

Manager, Reflect Project Manager and the Volunteer Co-ordinator.

• To manage the Fire Cadet, Volunteer, Phoenix and Reflect Project

budgets

• To research and prepare funding proposals for existing and additional

youth initiatives and volunteering opportunities

• To lead and direct best practice and delivery for qualifications, awards

and accreditation in relation to youth initiatives and volunteering

• To collate and present data and evaluation information in the

furtherance of strategic planning

• To prepare reports for strategy meetings, stakeholders, and Welsh

Government

• Management and monitoring of the Youth Database, ‘Online Fire Cadet

Manager’ and ‘Better Impact’ electronic systems

• Represent SWFRS at the All-Wales Fire Cadet Board and Early

Intervention Board Meetings

• Represent the Service at NFCC Fire Cadet Board, NFCC Princes Trust

and NFCC Volunteer Network meetings

• To represent the department on internal and external committees and

the working parties of partner organisations

• Attendance at conferences and seminars to present and promote good

practice

• To provide advice and guidance to service personnel and external

organisations in respect of Youth and Volunteer related issues

• To maintain an overview of the service’s risk reduction strategy
• To maintain personal core competencies and help to develop those of

others

• Any other duties commensurate with the post and grade

the above duties.

• To adhere to Health & Safety Legislation/Relevant Service Policies an