1. The Department
The Aston Villa Foundation is the official Charity of Aston Villa Football Club and prides itself in being innovative in its approach to the club being used as a ‘Force for Good’.
The Education and Skills Department is a newly formed arm to The Aston Villa Foundation and is critical in achieving success in various educational development programmes for young people, adults, and other targeted groups within inner city Birmingham. We have an exciting opportunity for a National Citizen Service (NCS) Team Leader to join Aston Villa Foundation to provide a full learning experience and support learners progress in our variety of NCS programmes.
The National Citizen Service (NCS) exists to engage, unite, and empower young people. It’s about building confidence so they can go out there and achieve their dreams, no matter of their background. The ambition of Aston Villa’s NCS programme is to give teenagers an opportunity to unleash their potential, to build self-belief and get them prepped for life after school.
2. The Role
The Aston Villa NCS programme will be on a residential and non-residential basis and as a Team Leader you will support and lead Team Assistants to ensure the successful delivery of the NCS experience. The post holder will be appointed as a positive role model, to guide the NCS delivery curriculum and motivate a team of diverse young people.
For further information about the Role, please see the Role Profile.
3. The Person
The Foundation are seeking a Team Leader with a positive and professional attitude and a passion for building stronger communities and seeing change in society. The role will require you to support, stretch and maximise the learning for all the participants throughout the NCS Programme. To be considered for the role you will need a strong work ethic and be committed to a minimum of 5 days of residential and be flexible with working hours during the second week as delivery may require evening work.
As part of your application, please ensure you upload your CV and Cover Letter.
Right to Close Vacancy Posting Early
The Club reserves the right to close any advertised vacancies earlier than the advertised closing date if sufficient applications have been received.
Equality Statement
Aston Villa Football Club celebrates the diversity of its Club and embrace equal opportunities for all. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and fully support The FAs Football Leadership Diversity Code.
We welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, race, disability, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, sex and religion or belief.
Safeguarding Statement
Aston Villa Football Club is fully committed to safeguarding children and adults at risk across our Club. As such, we adhere to Safer Recruitment processes and for some roles a satisfactory enhanced disclosure via the Disclosure & Barring Service may be required prior to starting in a role at the Club. For more information, please see Aston Villa Football Club | The official club website | AVFC - Safeguarding