Youth Development Lead in Southampton

Location: Field-based with expectation to travel to both Portsmouth and Southampton two to five days a week, with admin days working from home.

Could you become the personal champion of a young person facing barriers to achieving their goals? Imagine peeling back the layers to discover what's holding them back so that you can unlock their potential for astonishing progress. Imagine leading groups through a variety of personal and social development activities to stretch them and grow their comfort zone. Imagine having your own group of young people to support who will turn to you for that one-on-one support, guidance, and direction to progress towards their next steps of education or employment.

Working across our Get Started and Explore programmes, you’ll lead personal development sessions that take our Foundation programmes to new heights. The sessions will range from outdoor activities in green spaces to world of work experiences, creative projects, life skills and everything in between! You won’t be sitting behind a screen every day; this is an active role which will involve frequent travel to Portsmouth and Southampton to deliver these exciting programmes, as well as programme visits and short residential trips.

You will provide pastoral support for young people, helping them to apply their newly acquired skills to their progression into education or employment. However, it’s not all fun and games; keeping things on point means meticulously recording info and data about our programme participants, volunteers, and partners. It’s all about making sure every step of their journey aligns perfectly with our funding contracts and has maximum impact for everyone involved.

Safety always comes first, so keeping a watchful eye on safeguarding, health and safety, and data protection is part of the deal! You’ll empower our delivery partners and service providers to make a difference through exciting and impactful partnership work. Together, we will ensure every young person embarks on a remarkable journey, experiencing the extraordinary and achieving the dreams they’ve aspired to.

At The Trust, we’re strong advocates for fostering an inclusive workplace where everybody feels seen, and it would be fantastic if you share that passion too. Your mission? Making a positive impact by implementing a local action plan that harmonises with our big-picture EDI goals and impacts those that need us most.

Be prepared for anything and everything. Alongside all these exciting responsibilities, you might even find yourself wearing different hats as you collaborate with the wider South Coast team to work for young people across Portsmouth and Southampton.

Ready for this exciting opportunity? Let’s make every day count and create a brighter future for our young people!

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to an Assessment Centre on Friday 28th November as the first stage of the interview process.

What happens next? Please submit a CV and Cover Letter that includes your experience, transferable skills and motivation to work for The King’s Trust! The Team will be in touch about the next steps shortly after the closing date.

Why do we need Youth Development Leads? Last year, we helped more than 40,000 Young People, with three in four young people on our programmes moving into a positive outcome in work, education or training. The young people we help face a range of challenges, such as unemployment, mental health issues or some who have been in trouble with the law. We believe all young people should have the chance to succeed, and that young people are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us. We want to continue having a positive impact on young people’s lives and we couldn’t do this without the important work of Youth Development Leads!

Perks for working at The Trust:

• Great holiday package: 30 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays. Office closure on the days between Christmas and New Year.
• Flexible working: Where operationally possible, our roles require a combination of office days and working from home (please speak to the hiring manager about this particular role).
• You can volunteer for and/or attend events – The King’s Trust Awards, Pride, active events etc.
• In-house learning platform: Develop your skills for your career and your role.
• Benefits platform: Everything from health and financial well-being support to discounts on your favourite restaurants, shops and cinemas.
• Personal development opportunities through our Networks – KT CAN (Cultural Awareness Network), KT GEN (Gender Equality Network), KT DAWN (Disability & Wellbeing Network), and PULSE (LGBTQIA+ Network).
• Fantastic Family leave: Receive 13 weeks of full pay and 13 weeks of half pay for maternity and adoption leave. Receive 8 weeks of full pay for paternity leave.
• Interest-free season ticket loans.
• The Trust will contribute 5% of your salary to the Trust Pension Scheme.
• Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary).