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Title: Starfish Project Manager
Service area: Starfish Project
Responsible to: CEO
Responsible for: Starfish Project and facilitators
Contract type: Fixed term until 3 March 2027
Project location: London Borough of Enfield
Salary: £40,000 Full Time Equivalent (paid pro-rata)
Actual Salary: £24,000 for four days per week (28 hours), Term Time Only (39 weeks) PLUS 6% employer pension contribution.
Purpose of role
• To work to improve outcomes for children who are at risk of social exclusion, to enable them to develop their personal, social and educational skills in order to reach their full potential
• To develop and deliver an enriching programme of support for children presenting with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties in school which will enable them to develop communication and life skills, leading to an improvement in well-being, increased participation in school and engagement with learning
• To design and deliver the Starfish Project pathways in Enfield schools, including developing sessional staff induction, policies, procedures and processes which are in line with the National Lottery requirements and report back to the Lottery on the impact, outcomes and success of the programme
• Support the sharing of good practice and replicable models which will support a sustainable framework of early intervention and support the development of EPC and the wider voluntary and community sector
• To work in partnership with the CEO, staff, and contractors/facilitators to ensure quality assurance standards are met and funding agreements are adhered to.
Main duties include
1. Line management of a team of sessional and commissioned facilitators to provide a quality service which delivers on the outcomes agreed with the funder, Reaching Communities, and has a positive impact on children, young people and their families
2. Strategic responsibility for the programme, including reporting to EPC Board of Trustees, Reaching Communities, and others as required
3. Responsibility for the project finances, resources and staffing of the programme including managing the budget
4. Monitoring and managing the performance of the project, including maintaining impact data, outcomes and evidence
5. Reporting to Reaching Communities, EPC project partners including schools
6. Manage and maintain the relationships with all schools and partner organisations involved in the Starfish Project
7. Liaise with schools regarding the referrals of children on to specific pathways and organise review meetings with school staff regarding referred children on the play therapy and mentoring pathways
8. Organise and schedule the pathway workshops and interventions with schools, including organising room allocations, staff attendance, questionnaires, evaluations, etc.
9. Maintain and develop strategic relationships with Edmonton Community Partnership and Tiger Monkey Ltd, to improve partnership commitment to early intervention and prevention services
10. Develop new and innovative ways of working to improve outcomes and work with children, young people, parents and communities to support their input into the design, delivery and evaluation of services
11. Attend EPC staff, team meetings and external meetings as required
12. Be responsible for safeguarding and child protection across the project pathways
13. Ensure all commissioned contract have required DBS checks and public liability insurance
14. Be responsible for data protection and adhering to GDPR regulations
15. Attend annual child protection and safeguarding training and other training as required for professional development
16. Maintain and develop social media publicity
17. Working with the Chief Executive on funding plans to develop and deliver the aims of the organisation
18. Undertake other duties which are commensurate with the role of Starfish Project Manager.
