About the role:

Working alongside our Youth Work Managers to support the delivery of our 7 day offer of varied enriching and life enhancing activities for young people aged 8 – 19 (up to 25 with additional needs).

You will play a pivotal role in provision and opportunities for our members by adding capacity and a new skill set to our delivery team, ensuring that our main offer, the universal provision, continues to be delivered as we develop new and exciting opportunities for our members.

As well as supporting the weekly open access provision, you will also be responsible for coordinating and delivering Salford Youth Zone Holiday programme which runs during school holidays for our members.

As well as adding your own ideas to the conversation as we develop these new offers, you will also deputise for Youth Work Managers across Juniors and Seniors as Session Lead, ensuring there is a high-quality, creative and fun offer which focuses on the needs of young people each and every day.

Delivering Salford Youth Zone aspiration to provide young people with the best possible experiences and opportunities. When deputising you will enhance your managerial skills set by leading a team of part time sessional workers and volunteers and be responsible for the safeguarding of the sessions.

This role will be mainly face to face with some planning time allocated to prepare for delivery.

About Empower Youth Zones:

Empower Youth Zones is the charity that oversees the creation, management and sustainability of Youth Zones in Manchester and Salford. These include HideOut Youth Zone located in Gorton, East Manchester which opened in 2020 and Salford Youth Zone located in Pendleton, Salford which is due to open to young people in Spring 2025.

HideOut and Salford Youth Zones provide children and young people aged 8-19 and up to 25 for those with additional needs with somewhere safe to go, something position to do and someone trusted to talk to.

Empower Youth Zones is part of the national network of OnSide Youth Zones, which supports the creation and implementation of a network of Youth Zones across the country.

Youth Zones are purpose-built spaces fizzing with energy, and crammed with incredible facilities. They are staffed by skilled and dedicated Youth Workers who truly believe in young people – helping them see what they could achieve, and giving them the skills, confidence and ambition to go for it.

This is life-changing support that helps tens of thousands of young people from a diverse range of backgrounds to thrive.

How to apply:

Please save the application as YOUR FULL NAME and submit your completed application by email, to recruitment@empoweryouthzones.org 

Please include in the subject title the job title of the post you have applied for and your full name.