Youth Worker Co-Ordinator (Safe And Well)

Youth Worker Co-ordinator (Safe and Well)

Job Type: Permanent • Curriculum / Service Area: Student Support and Wellbeing • Campus / Location: Bispham • Hours per week: 37 • Part-Year? No • Post Scale: 2 • Salary range (FTE): £38,000 – £42,000 • Closing Date: 02/08/20

The Role

B&FC are looking for a Youth Worker Co-ordinator to join our Student, Support and Wellbeing Team. Your primary responsibilities will be to build trusted, purposeful relationships with students who are disengaged, vulnerable or at risk of poor attendance, withdrawal, exclusion or becoming Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET). You will also coordinate Youth Workers who will provide targeted, relationship‑based interventions that improve engagement, attendance, retention, achievement and progression into further learning, apprenticeships, employment and other positive destinations.

What We Offer

We believe great people deserve great rewards. When you join B&FC, you’ll benefit from:

• Generous annual leave, plus 5 additional gifted days (pro rata for part‑time employees) to be taken during the Christmas closure period
• An excellent pension scheme
• Professional development and funded training opportunities
• Flexible working options and family‑friendly policies
• Comprehensive wellbeing support and staff recognition initiatives

• Enhanced leave allowance of 38 days (full‑time equivalent), inclusive of bank holidays
• Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
• Competitive pension scheme:
• Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) – 28.68% employer contribution
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) – 8.1% employer contribution
• Extensive professional development opportunities for all, with B&FC choosing to invest circa. £1.8m annually in colleague development and professional qualifications
• Agile working opportunities
• Internal Coaching Service
• Enhanced Family friendly policies
• Extensive wellbeing provision including, but not limited to:
• Access to funded Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) available 24/7, days a year
• Occupational Health
• FREE Flu Vouchers for those not entitled through the NHS
• FREE eye tests
• Dedicated Wellbeing Hub available to all colleagues containing rich and varied content with resources relating to emotional, physical, financial and social wellbeing
• FREE healthy breakfast
• Sports facilities including fully equipped gym and discounted memberships
• Health and beauty salon
• Trim Trails on Campus (guided routes for walks)
• Onsite food outlets and Starbucks at subsidised rates
• FREE car parking
• Car lease scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Onsite kids ‘Sports Camp’ 8am – 5pm during selected half‑term breaks

Our Safeguarding Responsibilities

B&FC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all learners and expects all colleagues to share in this commitment. All colleagues are required to complete safeguarding training and uphold the College’s policies and procedures to ensure a safe and supportive environment for learners.

All roles at B&FC are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions) Order (as amended), and employment is subject to a range of pre‑employment checks including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, verification of qualifications and references, and the right to work in the UK. The amendments to the Act ( and ) mean that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the