The National Citizen Service (NCS) is a flagship policy at the heart of the coalition government’s vision for building a Big Society. NCS aims to support participants’ personal and social development and help them develop the confidence, skills and attitudes they need to take on active roles in their communities and develop themselves for their own future. The NCS community grants programme is an all year round programme aimed at 16 – 17 year olds to help them develop employability, independent living and social action skills.As the NCS Community Engagement you will be responsible for recruiting young people on to the NCS Programme and developing community partners to bring added values to delivery. If you choose to work in the West Midlands, you will be delivering services in Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire and South Staffordshire. If you choose to work in Greater Manchester, you will be delivering services in Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Wigan and Tameside.You will report to the NCS Coordinator.Your main duties will include:To gather data from schools, community organisations and other recruitment sites and develop a targeted recruitment strategyTo monitor volume of sign-ups to individual programmes and adjust recruitment plans accordingly to maximize participationTo organize and run parent /carer presentations providing additional information regarding the programme to young people and their families /carers if requiredTo ensure the CRM and monitoring system are accurate and in line with the compliance framework following each recruitment event, managing a caseload of schools including booking events and data imputing of expression of interestsAssist the NCS Coordinator to ensure all necessary and appropriate safeguarding, data handling, health & safety and other legal requirements are in place to protect NCS participants and staffTo work directly on NCS community programmes throughout the course of the year including evenings and weekendsFor a full list of duties for this role, please see the job description
