Employability And Volunteering Lead

Number of Vacancies:

1

Proposed Interview Date:

Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Time Type:

Part time

Worker Type:

Regular

Hours of Work:

18.5

Hiring Manager:

Steven Tomlinson

Contact Number:

01482 615201

Join an organisation that puts people first. Where everyone has opportunities to grow, and everyone can make a difference to the lives of people in Hull.

Job Description Summary:

This is a Part Time, Permanent Position.
Employability And Volunteering Lead - Grade 9 - Pro Rata Salary £19,931 - £21,419
The postholder will provide strategic leadership to ensure vulnerable young people across our city have access to work experience and volunteering opportunities which prepares them for Adulthood. To achieve this, you will be required to develop strategic and meaningful relationships with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders, including businesses, voluntary and community sector, the public sector and services which support vulnerable groups. You will be required to positively influence these strategic partners to ensure vulnerable young people are provided the opportunity to grow, develop, learn and explore future career pathways.
The postholder will provide strategic day to day leadership of the local authority’s volunteering and employability services which supports a broad range of vulnerable young people. You will specifically oversee the management of volunteers from a diverse range of backgrounds ensuring they are recruited and appropriately trained to deliver required interventions. You will also ensure volunteers are safely linked with vulnerable young people to support personal growth and underpin transition to sustained employment, education and training.
The postholder will manage the local authority’s work experience services which sees local young people linked to local public sector work placements in collaboration with local schools / colleges across the whole city. In addition, you will lead projects, which may be externally grant funded, which provide vulnerable young people with access to workplace mentors and experiences of the workplace.
The postholder will also be responsible for regularly exploring grant opportunities to develop and grow these services. Your work will underpin the ‘preparation for adulthood agenda’ with a particular focus on the pathways to employment and community inclusion.
The successful candidate’s appointment will be subject to the Council obtaining a satisfactory - Enhanced & Childrens Barring List check (Child and Adult Workforce) Disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service.
ROLE AND PURPOSE
You will provide strategic leadership to ensure vulnerable young people across our city have access to work experience and volunteering opportunities which prepares them for Adulthood. To achieve this you will be required to develop strategic and meaningful relationships with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders, including businesses, voluntary and community sector, the public sector and services which support vulnerable groups. You will positively influence these strategic partners to ensure vulnerable young people are provided the opportunity to grow, develop, learn and explore future career pathways.
In support of the above, the postholder will provide strategic day to day leadership of the local authority’s volunteering and employability services which support a broad range of vulnerable young people. You will specifically oversee the management of volunteers from a diverse range of backgrounds ensuring they are recruited and appropriately trained to deliver required interventions. You will also ensure volunteers are safely linked with vulnerable young people to support personal growth and underpin transition to sustained employment, education and training.
You will manage the local authority’s work experience services which sees local young people linked to local public sector work placements in collaboration with local schools / colleges across the whole city. In addition, you will lead projects, many of which will be externally grant funded, which provide vulnerable young people with access to workplace mentors and experiences of the workplace.
The postholder will be responsible for regularly exploring grant opportunities to develop and grow these services. Your work will underpin the ‘preparation for adulthood agenda’ with a particular focus on the pathways of employment and community inclusion.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

1. Strategy – Will lead on strategy and policy relating to the Local Authorities volunteering and work experience internal and external commitments, to support vulnerable young people become better prepared for adulthood.

• The postholder will facilitate stakeholder discussions to share progress on activity and share learning to support the wider agenda for ‘preparation for adulthood’ locally.

• Where grant funding is secured, the post holder will be responsible for ensuring that the conditions of the funding are met by ensuring a robust strategy is in place to support the requirements.

• To ensure service functions are supporting the objectives contained within local strategic plans e.g. the local authorities community and economic strategies.

2. Customer Focus - To work in partnership and influence a range of local stakeholders (some complex) which will include private sector employers, public sector employers, individuals with an interest in supporting young people, vulnerable young people across a range of age groups, parents / carers, schools, colleges and wider local authority CYPFS.

• You will develop strategic relationships and establish meaningful long-term partnerships across a broad range of internal and external stakeholders. You will positively influence stakeholders to support vulnerable young people move closer to the labour market.

• To ensure robust quality assurance for the volunteering and work experience service, analysing feedback from stakeholders and young people and families to enable continued improvement of service provision.

• Become a trusted source of information relating to volunteering and work experience both locally and in the region.

3. Performance Management - overseeing a small team which supports the day-to-day operational delivery of services which link vulnerable young people to volunteers or work experience opportunities. Will manage an associated service budget and oversee day to day spending.

• The postholder will set project targets for the team and monitor progress towards them reporting this progress to stakeholders both internally and externally.

• The postholder will monitor the performance of the teams contributions to the ‘preparing for adulthood agenda’ to demonstrate any progress made.

4. Leadership - To lead projects and initiatives which provide vulnerable young people with access to workplace mentors and experiences of the workplace and regularly explore grant opportunities to develop and grow these projects. Leads services which provide volunteering and work experience opportunities to vulnerable young people.

• Will lead strategic projects and initiatives to a citywide capacity, allowing a wide range of vulnerable young people to benefit from local business support.

• The postholder will demonstrate strong management skills to lead a team to deliver services in line with service plans and intended outcomes.

• You will extensively promote the benefits and positive impact that work experience and volunteering can have on a young persons personal development and career aspirations.

5. Statutory Obligations - To support the delivery of the local authority’s statutory responsibilities to provide a volunteer ‘independent visitor service’ which supports the growth and development of Children Looked After.

• To secure the provision of work experience for persons in their area — who are over compulsory school age but under 19, or who are aged 19 or over but under 25 and are subject to learning difficulty assessment; to encourage participation in work experience by Hull residents and encourage employers to participate in the provision of work experience for such persons; to support the local authority’s obligations to ensure young people with an Education, Health and Care Plan are effectively prepared for adulthood.

6. To promote and safeguard the welfare of children, young people and/or vulnerable adults.

7. To oversee the management and the effective/safe recruitment of prospective volunteers to support the growth and development of vulnerable young people and ensure they are effectively trained (where required). Ensuring all of the appropriate DBS checks are undertaken by the team.

8. To oversee the management and the effective and safe matching of prospective volunteers and vulnerable young people to facilitate the development of positive and productive relationships which help move young people closer to the labour market and prepare for adulthood.

9. To manage the local authority’s work experience programme through effective engagement with public sector partners and their respective service departments and liaison with local schools and colleges.

10. To maintain, develop and manage accurate recording and tracking systems and systems and processes which ensure effective day to day service management and the safety and wellbeing of all stakeholders at all times.

11. To ensure the quality of the service is regularly reviewed through ongoing customer feedback / stakeholder surveys and action any improvements recommended in a timely manner.

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Compensation Grades:

GRADES 9.

Pay Ranges:

£39,862.00 - £42,839.00

Benefits of Working of Hull City Council:
- A competitive salary
- An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
- Initially 23 days annual leave depending on length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year, and three additional days off, one in May/August and one during the Christmas/New year period
- Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods
- Supportive and forward-thinking culture
- Great career development opportunities

Please ensure that you complete and submit your application by midnight prior to the closing date. Please ensure that your application demonstrates how you meet the essential criteria against the person specification as listed in the job description.

We are committed to increasing the diversity, equality, and inclusion within our workforce to represent the people we serve and build an environment in which everyone can feel like they belong. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.

We adopt a ‘name blind’ approach to shortlisting. Recruiting managers will not have access to personal information, including your name and contact details, until a shortlisting decision has been made. Equality monitoring information is not accessible by recruiting managers at any stage.

We reserve the right to amend the dates associated with this advert, which may include closing the advert early where required.

The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

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