Youth Lead In Charge – Full Time

Overview

In this role, you lead youth development at Haringey’s Youth Hubs and Mobile Hubs to provide safe, engaging opportunities for 11–19 year-olds (up to 25 with additional needs). You’ll manage a team of coaches, staff, and volunteers, focusing on safeguarding and delivering inclusive programmes. You will collaborate with partners to maximise positive outcomes and reduce risk in the community. This is a hands-on leadership position with a strong focus on impact and service quality.

Pay / Benefits

• leave entitlement up to 31 days + bank holidays
• hybrid working opportunities
• health and wellbeing support
• local government pension scheme
• discount schemes across leisure and culture

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Youth Coaches, sessional staff and volunteers to deliver high-quality programmes
• Oversee safeguarding, performance reporting, and day-to-day hub operations
• Coordinate programme delivery across multiple youth hubs and mobile hubs
• Engage with schools, community organisations and statutory partners to support young people
• Mentor and develop staff to build confidence, resilience and life skills in young people

Key requirements

• Substantial experience in a youth work setting with leadership of staff
• Extensive knowledge of youth work practice, adolescent development and safeguarding
• Recognised youth work qualification (or willingness to work towards one)
• GCSE-level literacy and numeracy
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
• Ability to work evenings and weekends as required

• communication
• relationship-building
• collaboration
• safeguarding
• programme delivery and reporting
• stakeholder engagement

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