Youth Development Lead - Foundations

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Contract Type: Maternity Cover for 12 Months

Hours: Full Time, 35 hours per week

Closing Date: 23:59 on 30/11/2025

Salary: £23,672.00 to £34,454.00, dependent on your skills, knowledge and experience

Location: East Midlands with regular travel to Nottingham

Assessment Centre: 8th December in Nottingham

Picture yourself alongside our Outreach and Marketing wizards and our customer service champions. Together, we\’re on a mission to ensure our young people aren\’t just safe but also revved up and fully immersed in their journey with us here at The King\’s Trust.

Responsibilities:

• Become the personal champion for young people, discovering what holds them back so you can unlock their potential for astonishing progress.
• Safeguard, protect, and maintain health, safety, and data protection for all young people.
• Guide delivery partners and service providers, ensuring delivery of youthful support programmes.
• Lead personal development sessions, in person or via MS Teams, leveraging our green spaces and outdoor activities.
• Travel to support local areas and conduct programme visits and visits.
• Meticulously record information and data about young people, volunteers, and partners to align with funding contracts.
• Implement a local action plan that harmonises with the Trust\’s EDI goals.
• Step up when needed and wear different hats as responsibilities evolve.

Qualifications:

• Experience in youth development, outreach or related sector.
• Strong communication and safeguarding knowledge.
• Ability to run personal development sessions both in person and virtually.
• Good organisational and data recording skills.
• Commitment to health & safety and data protection.

Benefits:

• Great holiday package: 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Flexible working mix of office and remote when feasible.
• Opportunities to volunteer for The King\’s Trust Awards, Pride, and other events.
• In-house learning platform.
• Health and financial wellbeing support, discounts on restaurants, shops & cinemas.
• Personal development via KT CAN, KT GEN, KT DAWN & PULSE networks.
• Family leave: 13 weeks full pay and 13 weeks half pay for maternity and adoption leave; 8 weeks full pay for paternity leave.
• Interest‑free season ticket loans.
• 5% salary match into the Trust Pension Scheme.
• Generous life assurance cover (4× annual salary).

Equal Opportunities:
We are committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. We encourage applications from under‑represented groups including BAME, disabled and LGBTQIA+ candidates.

Safeguarding:
We undertake basic disclosure checks for all roles and an enhanced level for roles working directly with young people.

How to Apply: Submit your CV and cover letter highlighting your experience, transferable skills and motivation to work for The King\’s Trust. The team will contact you after the closing date.