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Note: This post is exempt under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1, and is open to female applicants only, due to the nature of the role. Subject to an enhanced DBS check.
The Head of Youth Programmes sits in our Senior Leadership Team and holds overall operational responsibility for our frontline youth programmes across three pillars: Prevention, Intervention and Healing. The postholder leads and line manages the delivery team, and carries DSL responsibility for the organisation.
You'll lead delivery, expansion and impact evaluation across all three pillars, line manage the Education Lead, IDVA Team and Creative Projects leads, and work closely with the CEO to consolidate our delivery models. You'll hold responsibility as our Designated Safeguarding Lead, manage operational budgets, and build multi-agency partnerships across Barnet and neighbouring boroughs.
It's an opportunity to bring fresh energy and strategic leadership to a small, values-driven charity that trusts its team to do meaningful, creative work with the young people we support.
Essential criteria
- Experience as an IDVA, ISVA or in a comparable frontline advocacy role supporting young women and girls affected by domestic abuse, sexual violence or other forms of harm.
- A strong understanding of VAWG, domestic abuse and youth harm, grounded in survivor-centred and harm-prevention approaches.
- Experience of overseeing and responding to complex safeguarding through multi-agency working.
- At least Level 3 safeguarding training. Designated Safeguarding Lead training is desirable, or a willingness to complete this within an agreed timeframe.
We have highlighted the essentials above. The rest of the person specification, in the attached recruitment pack, is a guide to what we are looking for in a strong candidate, rather than a checklist. Your experience may not meet all of it, but if you have the essential experience we would encourage you to apply. We are just as interested in transferable experience as in a conventional career path.
Benefits
- Regular clinical supervision with an external practitioner
- Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme, including a 24/7 helpline, counselling and a wellbeing app
- Free on-site parking in Colindale and funded travel between delivery sites
Details
£38,000 to £40,000 pro rata. 28 hours per week (four day working week). Permanent. Barnet, London / Hybrid.
Closing date: Thursday 15th October 2026. Interviews: w/c Monday 26th October 2026.
Registered Charity
6 - 10
Our mission is to end relationship abuse by working with young people to provide specialist spaces for prevention, intervention and healing
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Mind In Enfield and Barnet combines over 50 years of experience to improve peoples mental health in Enfield, Barnet and beyond. We are led by lived experience and driven by a passion to support and protect people’s mental health in ways that they want.
The Head of Families and Children’s Services will provide senior leadership and strategic direction across services that support families, parents, children, and young people. The role will ensure delivery of high-quality, evidence-based interventions that promote wellbeing, strengthen family resilience, and safeguard vulnerable children.
This postholder will oversee Perinatal Coaching, Crisis Outreach, Family Hubs, and Parenting Programs, embedding a culture of excellence, innovation, and partnership working to achieve meaningful outcomes for families.
This is a part-time position across 21 hours per week, (Monday to Friday 9-5).
Based at Head Office in Fore Street, Edmonton N9 0PD
Please see full attached job description.
Registered Charity
51 - 100
Promoting good mental health and empowering everyone experiencing mental health problems to live with, manage and recover from their condition.
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Head of Youth Work and Mission
JOB DESCRIPTION
Responsible to: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Oxygen
Hours: 37.5 hours per week. This role requires flexible working, including some evenings, occasional Saturdays/Sundays, and weekends when running residentials for young people, plus regular shifts at the Oxygen shop.
Salary: £36,000 – £39,000 per annum, plus pension and life cover and cycle to work scheme.
Location: Kingston upon Thames, South West London, with travel across the Boroughs of Kingston and Richmond
Why Join Oxygen?
Oxygen is a well established and respected Charity known for its ability to reach and engage young people in creative and innovative ways. You will have the opportunity to shape and lead youth work strategy, be part of a dynamic and committed team who love to see young people overcome barriers to their development and discover who they are and who they want to become.
● Membership of the Senior Management Team
● The chance to develop innovative programmes tackling issues such as knife crime, mental health and youth unemployment
● Working within a well-established Christian charity making a tangible difference to young people's lives
Working for Oxygen is fulfilling and rewarding. It gives you experience of working collaboratively with a range of partners, and in a variety of contexts, that will be invaluable to anyone wanting to develop and progress in a career working with young people.
About Oxygen
Oxygen is a dynamic youth organisation based in Kingston upon Thames, South West London. Oxygen began as the vision of a group of young people who wanted to reach out to others to demonstrate their faith and meet their needs. We are supported by over thirty churches across the Boroughs of Kingston and Richmond, and staffed by a team of full and part time employees, volunteers and young apprentices.
We work in partnership with local churches, voluntary agencies and statutory bodies to give young people the support they need to overcome the challenges they face. Through a range of engaging and fun activities, we help young people discover their strengths, values and beliefs, understand their potential and aspirations for the future, and find opportunities to contribute to society through volunteering and serving others.
Oxygen is a Christian charity which works with young people of all faiths and of none. Oxygen is recognised as a key provider of targeted support for young people, with a strong reputation for reaching those in need and making a real difference in their lives. We start where a young person is at, seeking to understand the world from their perspective and to discover their skills, talents and character. We help them look past immediate challenges towards a more hopeful future, raising aspirations and motivating them to move forward. We seek to demonstrate that they are cared for and valued and to demonstrate the impact the Christian faith can have upon people’s lives.
We continue to develop engaging and inclusive programmes that promote a sense of belonging to a community which give young people purpose and direction. We respond to the issues affecting young people today, including mental health, knife crime, youth unemployment, digital youth work, mentoring and youth enterprise, alongside our charity shop on New Malden High Street. This role will give Oxygen the capacity and depth needed to innovate and develop projects that have a proven, positive impact on young people's lives.
Job Summary
As Head of Youth Work and Mission, you will be responsible for the delivery and management of Oxygen's youth work programme, implementing key projects to support young people's development. You will be part of the Senior Management Team (SMT) and will promote the mission, values and Christian faith of Oxygen in all aspects of your work.
Christian Faith — Genuine Occupational Requirement
Because this post leads and promotes Oxygen's Christian mission and outreach to young people, and contributes to maintaining the Christian ethos and culture of the organisation, there is a Genuine Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010 for the postholder to be a practising Christian.
Safeguarding
Oxygen is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check and satisfactory references.
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To apply for this role please click the 'apply now' button to send your CV and a covering letter. Please ensure in your covering letter that you address the criteria in the attached job and person spec and also tell us why you would like to join Oxygen's team and why you would be suitable for this role.
Please see the attached Job Description for full details of the role, responsibilities, person specification and Christian occupational requirement.
Candidates should note that, due to the nature of this position and in line with Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010, there is a Genuine Occupational Requirement for the postholder to be a practicing Christian.
