Anti-Bullying Trainer (East/West Midlands)

The Diana Award

Location West Midlands or East Midlands
Salary £24,000 per annum
  • Closing: 5:00pm, 30th Nov 2020 GMT

Job Description

PLEASE NOTE THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS HAS NOW BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 30TH NOVEMBER AT 9AM

Are you passionate about changing the lives of young people? Do you think the 10,000 hours young people spend in schools should be safe and bully free environments? Do you have experience in working with young people?

If you answered yes to the above, then we want to hear from you!

To date our ‘Anti-Bullying Ambassador Programme’ has trained over 35,000 young people in the UK, empowering them to lead real change in their schools and promote a culture which celebrates difference.

We’re looking for another person to join us, as we aim to train thousands more young people across the UK.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is confident in facilitating session for young people and staff on and offline, is able to adapt training to various stakeholders, embraces new opportunities, and who is meticulous in their attention to detail.

You will deliver multiple Training Sessions during the  week, during term-time, primarily to primary schools but on occasion to secondary. The rest of your time will be spent collaborating with your colleagues to develop resources, organising training events and recording the incredible impact you are having so we can share your success stories.

Please note that given the current restrictions in place as a result of Covid, and to help reduce the amount of travel required, we are looking for someone who lives in any of the following regions: West Midlands or East Midlands, and who would be happy to travel extensively in this area, either by car or public transport, with some overnight stays required depending on the location of the school/s.

When not delivering training, the post holder will be based from their own home, with support from the wider team given remotely and occasional trips to our London office as required.

JOB DESCRIPTION

  • Deliver up to 4 Anti-Bullying ambassador training sessions a week during term time both virtually and in person (in line with government and school guidelines)

  • Support on key administrative duties to ensure smooth running of Anti-Bullying Ambassador training events, to include booking travel, accommodation and preparing resources for training events

  • Take responsibility for any data management of programmes of work to feed into impact reporting

  • In collaboration with the Events and Communication teams, support on the recruitment of students and teachers to training events, via email, phone, post, and contribute to social media content

  • Support on the production any associated curriculum based resources for schools to reinforce the programme’s work, to be used both pre and post training events

  • Support on monitoring and evaluation of the training (in conjunction with the Impact and Evaluation Team). This will include collation of case studies to demonstrate impact of the programme and input of training data

  • Prepare and provide regular reports, in line with KPIs and targets set

  • Support on the organisation and delivery of Anti-Bullying Week Conferences and other Anti-Bullying Campaigns or events throughout the year 

  • Participate in training focus groups to inform best practice to colleagues across departments

  • Collaborate with colleagues across the organisation, as and when required 

PERSON SPECIFICATION

SKILLS

  • Ability to address appropriate training content to a wide variety of audiences

  • Exemplary public speaking and presentation skills

  • Excellent oral and written communication skills with an ability to communicate at all levels

  • Able to prioritise own workload and deal with competing demands

  • Ability to work on own initiative and within a team

  • Excellent marketing skills to recruit schools to training events

  • Ability to develop produce reports and track data

  • Possess strong creative, leadership and communication skills

  • Ability to market events to schools to maximise engagement

  • Excellent time management

  • Excellent IT skills including all Microsoft packages

EXPERIENCE/KNOWLEDGE

  • Proven experience track record  of delivering training or facilitation to large groups of both young people and adults

  • An understanding of peer to peer education models

  • Knowledge of current school curriculum

  • Knowledge of issues affecting young people online and offline including bullying, mental health and any influences young people in their peer group

  • Extensive knowledge of child online safety, school and government policies and staff responsibility in executing duties

  • Proven track record of developing and maintaining a performance and accountability culture that measures and meets its KPI’s

  • Experience of organising and prioritising a demanding workload to meet deadlines

  • Knowledge of The Diana Award and its services

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

  • Commitment to and ability to inspire commitment to The Diana Award’s vision, values and mission

  • Ability to forward-plan and think strategically

  • Personal integrity and credibility

  • Ability to communicate with a wide variety of audiences

  • Commitment to self-development

  • Ability to work well under pressure

  • Driven to achieve great results

  • Energetic, flexible and a willingness to work outside of ‘normal’ office hours and travel extensively across the region

The Diana Award is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all. This is a responsibility that is shared by all members of staff the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS or equivalent police check.

The Diana Award is committed to building and developing a workforce which reflects the diversity of the young people we support. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer that values and respects the people who work for us. We seek to ensure all job applications are treated fairly, with respect and without bias.

Removing bias from the hiring process

Applications closed Mon 30th Nov 2020

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Removing bias from the hiring process

  • Your application will be anonymously reviewed by our hiring team to ensure fairness
  • You’ll need a CV/résumé, but it’ll only be considered if you score well on the anonymous review

Applications closed Mon 30th Nov 2020