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Head of Youth Violence Intervention Programme Recruitment pack March 2020 Redthread March 2020 1
Head of Youth Violence
Intervention Programme
Your application
Thank you very much for your interest in this post. On the following pages, you will find details of
the role and the selection process to assist you in completing and tailoring your application. To
apply you should submit:
• An up-to-date CV which shows your full career history – we recommend that this is no longer
than three pages;
• A supporting statement explaining why you are interested in this role, detailing how you are a
good candidate for this post and how you fulfil the person specification – we recommend that
this is no longer than three pages;
• The declaration form – although completion of the equalities section is not mandatory, this is
requested for monitoring purposes in line with our commitment to equality and diversity; and
• Indicate on the declaration form if you cannot attend any of the interview dates.
Please note that applications can only be considered if all the documentation is complete. Please
submit your completed application documents using the online form, which is accessible via our
jobs page: www.campbelltickell.com/jobs
Applications must be received by Monday 13th April 2020 at 12 noon.
Please ensure we receive your application in good time.
If you wish to have an informal discussion about the role and organisation, or if you have any other
questions you would like answered to help you decide whether to apply, please do call me for a
confidential discussion.
Kind regards
Dawn Matthews
Senior Consultant (HR & Recruitment)
020 3434 0900
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Contents
Welcome to Redthread 4
About Redthread 5
Our Youth Violence Intervention Programme 6
Role profile 7
Person specification 10
Executive team structure 11
Key terms and conditions 12
Key dates and the selection process 13
Media advertisement 14
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Welcome to Redthread
Dear Applicant,
Thank you for considering a role with Redthread. We are a team of compassionate, collaborative and
courageous professionals, committed to empowering young people to change their lives. This clip from
BBC News will give you a taster of what we do every day.
The Head of Youth Violence Intervention Programme (YVIP) is an exciting new senior role for Redthread
and will take a lead in the management and development of YVIP in London and the Midlands. We
currently provide a service in eight hospitals and will be setting up YVIP in another three hospitals in 2020.
We are looking for a highly experienced professional who can take responsibility for the continuing delivery
and development of YVIP, build our fantastic team of very capable programme managers and ensure that
we provide a high-quality and effective service to young people experiencing trauma and violence, that is
able to demonstrate its impact and continues to develop and innovate.
To do this well you need to be an excellent manager of programmes and people: experienced at developing
programmes to ensure they deliver a strong impact, and skilled at enabling people to thrive in their roles.
From your own practice of working with high-risk vulnerable young people, you will know what our team
need to work effectively and safely and will work with our programme managers to ensure the right
structures and training are in place. You need to be a strong and confident communicator, able to see the
big picture and manage detail to make things happen.
In this application pack, you will find a job description with a person specification and the terms and
conditions of the post. Please read through the person specification carefully as we will be shortlisting
applications using these criteria. Make sure you tell us why you want to work for Redthread in your
supporting statement.
We would love to receive a diverse range of applications for this role, and we particularly welcome
applications from BAME communities and male applicants.
Kind regards,
Jenny Baker
Chief Operating Officer
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About Redthread
Redthread empowers young people to thrive as they navigate the challenging transition to adulthood by
integrating trauma-informed youth work into the health sector. Whether a young person has been the victim
of a stabbing, is seeking support for anxiety, has suffered a sexual assault, or wants to find a new home
beyond the reach of a gang, we support them to overcome the challenges they face through our dynamic
youth work programmes. We started our health work in primary care at Paxton Green Group Practice and
ran The Well Centre in Streatham for eight years in partnership with Herne Hill Group Practice. Our youth
workers in the King’s Adolescent Outreach Service at King’s College Hospital meet young people who have
been admitted onto adult wards and provide them with holistic support. Our Youth Violence Intervention
Programme started in King’s in 2005, became a pan-London service in 2016, expanded to the Midlands in
2018 and this year will be delivered in 11 hospitals. You can find out more about this programme on the
following page.
Our vision
A society where all young people live healthy, safe and happy lives.
Our mission
To empower young people to thrive as they navigate the challenging transition to adulthood by integrating
trauma-informed youth work into the health sector.
Our Values
- Compassionate
- Collaborative
- Courageous
- Dynamic
- Empowering
"That could have been the worst thing that happened in my life, but you made it one of the best."
A young person’s comment on their experience of our service
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Our Youth Violence Intervention Programme
Every year thousands of young people find themselves in hospital A&E departments as the victim of serious
youth violence. Redthread’s Youth Violence Intervention Programme embeds youth workers in hospitals to
intervene with these young people. The teams meet the young patients as soon as they can: in the A&E
waiting room, on the ward, or even in the resuscitation bay. We believe that this moment of intense crisis,
when the young person is nursing a serious injury in the daunting environment of a busy hospital, often
alone, can be a catalyst for pursuing positive change – a ‘teachable moment’.
Our teams build rapport with the young people, mentor and advise them, and support them to make long-
term positive plans to break away from cycles of violence and offending. Problems include exclusion from
education, employment or training, a lack of stability in housing, mental health concerns, unstable
relationships and reprimands due to criminal activity. Redthread capitalise on our partnerships to ensure
long-term work and change is possible for each young person. The teams make well-judged referrals on their
behalf and accompany them to initial meetings to ensure transition is smooth. This work disrupts the cycle
that can too easily lead to devastated communities and an exhausted healthcare and justice system.
We have teams in three of London’s four Major Trauma Centres – The Royal London Hospital; St. Mary’s
Hospital; St. George’s Hospital; and commission a service in King’s College Hospital. In 2018 we launched
services in Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham, in Queen Elizabeth and Heartlands Hospitals in
Birmingham, and in Homerton Hospital in Hackney. We are delighted to be expanding our service to UCLH in
January 2020, and to Croydon, Lewisham and QE Woolwich hospitals later in the year.
"I need this don't I, this is an opportunity for me; to be able to work with you, any of you, could change things for
me. I'm ready for that. I'm in! You don't need to ask me again - I'm 100% on board, whatever I have to do. I'm doing
it." A young person’s reaction to being introduced to the service
What does a YVIP Team do?
Our Youth Violence Intervention Programme uses the principles and power of youth work in the setting of a
busy emergency department. We meet young people who have experienced injury or trauma while they are
in the hospital, and work alongside our clinical colleagues to offer them support at a time when they are
feeling very vulnerable. Our first contact with the young person may be to offer them a drink, or to ring their
parent, or to check they understand what’s happening to them. When their immediate medical needs have
been met, we will talk to them some more and explain how we can support them. We will do a safety plan
with them before they leave the hospital.
If a young person chooses to engage with us, we will then work with them for eight to twelve weeks on a
plan of action that’s tailored to their needs. We work closely with the hospital safeguarding team every day
and frequently have to escalate concerns. We contact any other agencies who know the young person so
we’re not duplicating their work, and often arrange to meet them with the young person. We regularly have
to strongly advocate for young people, for example with housing agencies. We look for organisations who
can work with them towards their longer-term goals and we do relational referrals, transferring the trust that
young people have built with us. Our YVIP team has to be courageous and tenacious, and because ours is a
short intervention, we don’t always see first-hand the impact of our work. But we know from talking to the
young people we work with that we make a huge difference.
“Redthread youth workers are doing an incredible job helping young victims to move away from the circles that
led to them getting hurt” Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London
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Role profile
Responsible to
Director of Programmes
Location
The post will be based at our Head Office at 158 Buckingham Palace Road. There will be a need for very
regular visits to Redthread’s projects and activities that take place at various locations across London and
the UK.
Purpose of the post
Responsible for the effective delivery, management and development of Redthread’s Youth Violence
Intervention Programme, ensuring that it is effective and evolving, demonstrates impact and empowers
young people to thrive as they navigate the challenging transition to adulthood.
Main duties and responsibilities
1. Ensure that the implementation and development of the Youth Violence Intervention Programme is
effective, consistent and evidence-based, and that it draws on best-practice, research and innovation,
to deliver measurable impact in the lives of young people.
2. Organise training for all new individuals and teams; ensuring that all practitioners undertake core
training, including regular safeguarding training; ensuring all new practitioners have a strong
induction; ensuring all Redthread staff do trauma-informed training; supporting line-managers in
identifying training courses.
3. Be responsible for the delivery of Redthread’s strategic priorities for evaluation, both complex
programmes and smaller scale projects. Line manage the Data Manager, supporting them to ensure
we are collecting high quality data that demonstrates our impact to funders and other professionals
in the sector. Ensure that programme coordinators are well supported in their roles and have
opportunities to develop.
4. Be the Safeguarding Lead for Redthread, ensuring that the safety and wellbeing of young people is
paramount in all our programmes and to all our staff, and there is appropriate safeguarding cover and
processes for all the locations in which Redthread works. Chair the Quarterly Safeguarding Review
ensuring that we are learning from our practice and working collaboratively and effectively with
partners to safeguard young people.
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5. Build the team of programme managers, ensuring that they are sharing best practice, working
effectively together and have opportunities for development. Line-manage the YVIP programme
managers and key members of staff within Redthread’s youth work programmes including Senior
London Programme Manager, two London Programme Managers, Nottingham Programme Manager,
Birmingham Programme Manager, the Data Manager, and others as required.
6. Oversee clinical supervision for Redthread’s practitioners, ensuring that new practitioners are
allocated to appropriate groups and that all practitioners are getting regular, effective supervision.
Meet with clinical supervisors regularly to hear feedback on key themes, and conduct staff surveys.
7. Analyse potential risks within Redthread’s youth work programmes and devise and implement
appropriate risk mitigation plans, with particular consideration for safeguarding, staff wellbeing and
data protection issues.
8. Carry out regular reviews of the programmes’ policies and processes to ensure they are operating
effectively, planning and implementing developments that incorporate learning and continue to
innovate.
9. Support the Director of Programmes to embed youth participation across the organisation, ensuring
that all teams are committed to and are incorporating youth participation in their practice.
10. Work with the programme managers to ensure Redthread has productive working relationships with
our health partners, that all programme contractual agreements, SLAs, MOUs and SOPs are effectively
considered and assessed and that service delivery is monitored so it is consistent with the relevant
agreement.
11. Develop and maintain relationships with key strategic partners, especially within health and the youth
sector, to ensure effective collaboration, and supporting programme managers and team leaders to
do the same locally.
12. Facilitate good teamwork across Redthread’s youth work programmes, ensuring that people are
supporting and learning from each other.
General responsibilities required of all Redthread staff
13. Actively participate in staff meetings, session evaluations, supervision/reviews and planning sessions
and in Redthread’s overall development, including input on the needs of young people, ideas for new
projects, and the on-going development of existing projects.
14. Assist where possible with general fundraising events and fundraising, including the maintenance and
growth of the regular supporter network, and to assist in promoting the organisation’s work with
young people to the wider community.
15. Assist in maintaining good working relations with Redthread’s stakeholders, project partners and with
other agencies and represent Redthread at external meetings as required.
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16. Encourage and enable young people to participate in all forms of decision-making and management
of Redthread’s projects, with the ultimate aim of empowering them to shape the services and activities
provided for them. To ensure that all young people have equality of access and that the programme
promotes opportunities for all young people.
17. Assist the team in ensuring that all Redthread policies and procedures are followed, including Health
and Safety, Safeguarding, Data Protection and Equal Opportunities. Report any concerns to an
appropriate member of the SMT.
18. Work as a member of the Redthread team and assist as required across all the organisation’s projects,
including carrying out any other duties that may be required to meet the needs of the organisation.
Safeguarding
Redthread puts safeguarding at the forefront of all its activities. The successful applicant will demonstrate
their firm commitment to effective safeguarding practises and high professional standards around all
safeguarding issues. An enhanced DBS check is required for this role.
Equal Opportunities
Redthread is committed to the fair treatment of its staff, potential staff or users of its services, regardless
of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, responsibilities for dependants, age, physical/mental disability
or offending background. We actively promote equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent,
skills and potential and welcome applications from a wide range of candidates, including those with
criminal records.
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Person specification
Qualifications - Excellent knowledge and experience of the
range of agencies working with high-risk,
- Degree or equivalent level qualification in vulnerable young people.
social work, youth work, a social science,
- Knowledge of expanding programmes into
education or another relevant field
new locations, ensuring consistency and
quality is maintained.
Experience
Skills
- Wide-ranging project management
experience, including contributing to
ongoing planning, review and development, - Strong leadership and people development
quality assurance, change management and skills demonstrated by a successful proven
problem-solving. track record as an effective manager and
leader of individuals and teams at a senior
- Substantial experience of developing level.
programmes that have demonstrable
impact, and of delivering against demanding - Ability to build strategic partnerships across
targets. a range of sectors, with private, statutory
and voluntary sector agencies and
- Experience of discerning training needs, organisations.
organising training programmes, and
bringing in external expertise. - Excellent communication skills with a wide
range of people, both written and verbal,
- Experience of working with high-risk, able to persuade and challenge.
vulnerable young people.
- An ability to resolve complex issues and
- Experience of working in a health-based manage change positively.
setting is desirable.
- Working on Mac-based IT systems is
desirable.
Knowledge
- Substantial knowledge of monitoring and Professional skills
evaluation of programmes to demonstrate
impact and to ensure organisational - Self-motivated and committed to personal
learning and improvement. development.
- A thorough understanding of and - Flexible and committed.
commitment to Equality and Inclusion, - Effective time management skills and an
Health and Safety and Safeguarding and ability to prioritise tasks and work flexibly to
Protecting Children and Young People deadlines.
legislation and good practice.
- A commitment to and understanding of
- Knowledge of best practice in youth equal opportunities issues as they apply to
participation. all aspects of Redthread’s work.
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Executive team structure
Chief Executive
Chief Operating Director of
Officer Programmes
Head of Youth
Business
Head of Violence
Finance Manager Development
Fundraising Interention
Manager
Programme
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Key terms and conditions
Remuneration
Circa £44k - £50k
Hours of work
40 hours per week. The nature of Redthread’s work means that some evening and weekend working is
required.
Annual leave
26 days’ leave plus statutory holidays, plus one extra day per full year worked up to a maximum of five
extra days.
Pension
Automatic pension enrolment after you have worked with us for three months; Redthread pays 5% of
qualifying earnings; you pay 3%.
Additional benefits
Regular monthly individual clinical supervision | Comprehensive induction and training programme
including training on being trauma-informed | Annual appraisal and professional development plan, with
up to six days available for Continuing Professional Development | Contribution towards fees for relevant
study in your own time once you have been with us for two years | Access to Cycle scheme | Time Off In
Lieu for additional hours worked | Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay | Reimbursement for
annual eye test | Work phone and laptop provided.
Additional information
- A 6-month probationary period applies.
- This post is subject to a DBS check and fit and proper person assessment.
- This post is not exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974); therefore applicants must be
prepared to disclose all criminal convictions and cautions, including those that would otherwise be
spent under the Act. Please use the Campbell Tickell declaration form to supply this information.
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Key dates and the selection process
Closing date: Monday 13th April 2020 at 12 noon
We will be in touch with candidates by Friday 17th April to advise on outcome of application.
First interviews: Wednesday 22nd April 2020
Longlisted candidates will be invited to an interview with a Campbell Tickell panel. This will take place at our
offices in Wembley.
Final interviews: Thursday 30th April 2020
Final interviews will be held with a panel from Redthread, at their offices at 158 Buckingham Palace Road,
London SW1W 9TR.
If you are unable to attend on any of the identified dates for interview, please do speak to Campbell
Tickell before making an application.
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