Events Manager - Safety In Action for Schools

Background and Job purpose

We require someone to develop, deliver and run Salus’s Safety in Action program across the county.

Safety in Action has been running in Kent since the early 1990’s, with several thousand children from across Kent taking part. It is supported by many organisations including Kent Police, Kent Fire and Rescue Service, RNLI, Kent County Council, British Transport Police and UK Power Networks.

Through this multi-agency approach we deliver safety messages to young people as they prepare to transition to secondary school, providing them with tips and advice about how they can stay safe, access services and develop personal and social skills. The event is designed to develop citizenship and safety skills and to increase awareness of dangers.

You will need to have experience of organising large scale events, gaining support from multi-agency partners and engage with key decision makers within schools.

Due to the geographical area that this post covers, you will need to hold a current driving licence.

Contact

For an informal chat and for more information please contact Peter Heckel on 07725 595719.

This is a flexible role but you will be expected to work full-time during the Safety in Action events. These run between February and June and equate to approximately 8 weeks. This will be offset at other times of the year.

Contract: Fixed term contract for year with extension subject to continued funding.

Location: Various locations across Kent

Closing date: Monday 21st October 2024. This post will be withdrawn as soon as a suitable candidate is found.

Job Description/Principal Accountabilities

Ensure that Safety in Action events are delivered in a safe and productive way that meets the needs of schools, partners and funders
Build excellent working relationships with schools/settings participating in the programme to ensure that their needs are understood, that the service is responsive to those needs and outcomes are shared
Build and maintain relationships with delivery agencies and funders to ensure continued support for the service
Ensure that Safety in Action events are delivered in a safe and productive way that meets the needs of schools, partners and funders
Keep clear accurate records and provide the required monitoring and evaluation information and any other progress reports required by due dates
Fulfil safeguarding and health and safety responsibilities in line with Salus policies and procedures
Participate in team meetings and supervision as agreed with the line manager
To maintain high standards of professional integrity and respect for others
To ensure continuous self-development through training, supervision and other appropriate means
Any other duties which may reasonably be required by the Salus Management Team

This job description is provided to assist the post holder to know their principal duties. It may be amended from time to time in consultation with you without change to the level of responsibilities appropriate to the grading of the post.

Person Specification

Experience/ Skill/ Qualification	Essential	Desired
Educated to a good standard	✓
Professional qualification (or academic equivalent) in related area e.g. Teaching, counselling (or equivalent), youth work etc.		✓
Experience of delivering large events for young people, schools or equivalent	✓
Experience of working effectively with schools and other education settings	✓
A good understanding of agencies and partner agencies in Kent	✓
Experience of multi-agency liaison	✓
Strong organisational ability including ability to plan workload and manage own time effectively	✓
A high level of written and verbal presentation skills and ICT skills	✓
Experience of communication and engagement with parents		✓
Good knowledge of use of Microsoft office; word, excel etc.	✓
Knowledge of issues affecting children, young people, their schools and their communities	✓
Knowledge of health and safety and event management	✓
An understanding of Safeguarding and Data Protection legislation	✓
A willingness to undertake any training	✓
An ability to remain calm whilst working under pressure and within tight timescales on sensitive and confidential issues	✓
To be creative and proactive, able to use initiative and make sound judgements	✓
An ability to deal with a number of tasks at once and to be flexible with work routines	✓
An ability to actively engage children and young people through a variety of methods	✓
A positive outlook and a result focused approach	✓
To work effectively as part of a team	✓
Able to travel to meet post requirements. Due to the geographical area that this role covers, a driving licence is essential.

Further information

Any appointment will be made subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

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