Deputy Youth Work Manager
Are you motivated, energetic and organised with the ability to connect with both young people and colleagues/volunteers? Are you passionate about helping young people unlock their potential?
If you’re fun, full of energy, yet know how to stay composed under pressure, then this role might be just what you’re looking for.
As an equal opportunities employer, the organisation welcomes applications from under-represented groups; in particular from Black, Asian, Mixed Race and other ethnically diverse individuals, people with disabilities, and members of LGBTQ+ communities. The dedicated Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Group, with support from the Senior Leadership Team, is actively promoting and advancing diversity and inclusion, ensuring a culture where everyone can be themselves and thrive.
Position: Deputy Youth Work Manager
Location: Crewe (until the site on Oak Street in Crewe, is fully operational, you will be required to work in other locations. Some hybrid working may be required)
Salary: £35,000pa (Dependent on experience)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full-Time, 37.5 hours per week, which will include evenings/weekends.
Benefits: 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays). Workplace pension Access to our Employee Assistance Programme. Free meals on duty (once open). Free gym access (once open). Access to OnSide’s Talent Academy; bespoke training and mentoring.
Closing Date: 25th May 2026
About the Role
As a key part of the delivery team, you’ll be at the heart of the action, leading the way in projects with an educational focus. You will also have specific oversight of education partnerships and participation. Your mission? To create an exciting, high-quality programme that’s fun, engaging and truly makes a difference all while keeping young people at the centre of everything you do.
No two days are the same, so you’ll need to be versatile, leading the creation of educational programmes while supporting both the recruitment and development of the delivery team. You’ll also be responsible for the smooth implementation and operation of educational programmes, whilst supporting the rest of the core Youth Work offer as needed. You’ll be a crucial part of the team, welcoming up to 250 young people each session and creating a space where they can thrive!
Key responsibilities include:
- Staffing and management
- The youth work offer and programme
- Safety and safeguarding
- Leadership and networking
- Evaluation and reporting
If you’re passionate about giving young people the best experiences and opportunities, this is the role for you!
About You
You will have:
- Proven experience in creating, developing and leading SEND/SEMH youth programmes, creating a safe environment to deliver engaging programmes for diverse youth demographics (ages 8-19, up to 25 with additional needs/disabilities).
- Experience in working with external partners to develop and deliver a programme of activities that enhance the Youth Work offer.
- Safeguarding knowledge, ideally as a Designated Safeguarding Lead.
- Confidence as a communicator, enabling you to engage with young people and work professionally with staff and partners.
- Experience managing behaviour and supporting conflict resolution.
- Staff management experience with awareness of HR processes (performance, attendance, rota planning).
- Experience in planning and coordinating programmes, including health & safety, scheduling and budgeting.
If you are passionate about youth work, committed to empowering young people and understand the issues facing young people their families and the youth work process, including contextual safeguarding… apply today!
You will be asked to submit a CV and Cover Letter (no more than one page) covering:
- Why do you want to work for here?
- Looking at the person specification: briefly describe how your skills and experience (including lived experience) make you a good candidate for this role. (200 words max).
- How you demonstrate your commitment to fairness, equity and respect.
- Confirmation you are eligible to work in the UK (the successful candidate will be required to provide documentary evidence before a job offer is confirmed).
- Any reasonable adjustments we can make to assist you in your application or the selection process.
Applicants will be expected to demonstrate the experience, skills, knowledge and aptitudes listed, throughout the recruitment process. However, if you don’t meet every single requirement but feel you have strong and relevant transferrable skills or lived experience to draw from, we encourage you to apply anyway. Why?... Studies have shown that women and Black, Asian, Mixed Race & other ethnically diverse people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single criteria/competency. The organisation is dedicated to driving change and to building diverse, inclusive and authentic workplaces, so if you‘re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly, please tell us how your experience is transferable… you may be just the right candidate!
About the Organisation
This is a brand-new locally run youth charity in Crewe. It is set to provide thousands of young people with the opportunity to have fun, make new friends, try something new and feel safe. With community centric values and located in the heart of Crewe, it will be an inspiring place for young people aged 8 – 19, and up to 25 for those with additional needs, to enjoy their leisure time. The building is due to be completed in 2025.
The charity recognises that the workforce is under-represented in certain areas and are committed to addressing this. Therefore, they actively encourage applicants to submit anonymous applications; in practice this means removing your name and email address from your CV and cover letter. The HR Lead will have these details from your submission, but they will not be available to the selection panel when they are considering your application.
The charity is committed to the safeguarding of young people. In accordance with their Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures, this position requires an Enhanced DBS check.
Other roles you may have experience of could include Youth Worker, Youth Club Leader, Youth Club Lead, After School Club, Community Lead, Activities Manager, Activities Coordinator, Teaching Assistant, School Support, Youth Work, Family Support Worker, Children’s Support Worker.
Please note this role is advertised by the recruitment agency acting for the client, Not For Profit People. #INDNFP
Programme Officer – UK
Hours: Full time
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £28,400 per annum, plus Into Film Benefits
Location: Edinburgh, Belfast, Cardiff, Salford or London. We operate in a hybrid pattern, combining home working with attendance at the office.
About Into Film
Into Film is the UK’s leading charity for film in education and the community. We provide screen industry careers information and advice, support young filmmakers, and bring the power of moving image storytelling into classroom teaching.
We also run the annual Into Film Festival which enables more than 400,000 pupils to visit the cinema for free, and the Into Film Awards the UK’s leading showcase for young filmmaking talent.
The core Into Film programme is free for UK state schools, colleges and other youth settings, thanks to support from the BFI, awarding National Lottery good cause funding, and through other key funders including Cinema First and Northern Ireland Screen.
Our vision – Film enriches the life of every child and young person.
Our mission – To inspire and support young people to learn, and to realise their creative, cultural and career aspirations, through film and the moving image.
Into Film operates a hybrid working policy with offices in London, Cardiff, Belfast, Edinburgh and Salford.
We are open to flexible working models wherever the role allows, including working compressed hours.We also offer a range of staff perks and benefit, which are detailed below.
Role Summary
The Programme Officer UK will be instrumental in providing administrative support for the successful delivery of our three programme strands across the UK. Reporting to the Joint Head of Programmes (Nations Lead), this role ensures the smooth and efficient running of projects by managing key organisational tasks, providing high quality customer service and supporting specific activities including data driven targeted work. Working closely with Programme Leads, Programme Coordinators and the wider team, the Programme Officer UK will play a vital role in maintaining seamless administration activities, contributing to the successful delivery and impact of our programmes.
Main Responsibilities:
- Provide administrative support for the delivery of cross-programme activity in all four nations, including training for teachers and careers professionals, workshops, conferences and events.
- Meet regularly with each of the nations’ teams to ensure a joined-up approach and understanding of the place-based programme activity and requirements in each area.
- Oversee and support the management and maintenance of the CRM database of nations’ place-based activity across the UK, ensuring data is accurate and up to date.
- Assist with data collection and evaluation for reporting to funders by ensuring accurate data input and collection from relevant stakeholders including liaison with the Research and Data Coordinator.
- Collaborate with the Marcomms team to assist in promoting the programme across all communication channels, including signups to our training programme for educators, entries to our filmmaking competitions, the Into Film Awards, and bookings for the Into Film Festival, Spring Screenings and other events for our Screen Careers programme.
- Work with Marcomms and Programme Coordinators to run targeted marketing campaigns to increase and drive engagement in our place-based targeted areas across the UK.
- Assist in desk-based research to identify partners and organisations (including schools) to engage underserved and underrepresented young people in our programmes, sourcing relevant external information from across the education, youth and film industry sectors.
- Working with Programme Leads to support the development and delivery of our Youth Advisory Council and Education Ambassador initiatives.
- Undertake additional general administrative tasks to support the smooth running of the team including but not limited to customer support cases, equipment and materials inventory and orders, booking travel, processing invoices and regional social media channels,
- Represent Into Film at conferences and events as required.
- Any other reasonable duties assigned by Into Film.
General Responsibilities:
- Commitment to quality internally and in all dealings with Into Film’s stakeholders including teachers, children and young people, industry partners, funders, supporters, parents and carers, and members of the public.
- Commitment and active participation in helping Into Film live its EEDI values and ethos through everything it does.
- Contribute to long term planning to ensure growth in line with demand and resources.
- Contribute to the regular monitoring and evaluation of Into Film’s work.
Person Specification:
- Experience in administrative support, with strong organisational and time management skills and the ability to prioritise a busy workload.
- Confidence using CRM systems for accurate data input, analysis and reporting.
- Clear and effective communication skills (both written and verbal), with the ability to work collaboratively across teams.
- Good understanding of the UK education landscape and how film can be used in educational settings, along with awareness of the UK screen industry.
- Strong digital skills, including familiarity with Microsoft Office and general confidence with online systems and tools.
- Ability to support or contribute to marketing activity, such as email campaigns or targeted outreach.
- A proactive, adaptable and detail-focused approach, with the ability to work remotely.
- An interest in film and a commitment to engaging and supporting young people through creative opportunities.
Minimum Requirements:
- Experience, knowledge and understanding of using CRM for analysis, insights and reporting.
- Proven track record and demonstratable experience in an administrative role.
- Excellent project and time management skills, an ability to prioritise a busy work schedule and to work remotely as required.
- Strong communication skills (verbal and written).
- Awareness and good understanding of the education market, curricula and how teachers can use film across the UK.
- Awareness and understanding of the screen industry landscape across the UK.
- Experience of cross-team working.
Desirable:
- Experience of developing and implementing email campaigns.
- Experience working within an education or arts charity context
- Familiarity with the Microsoft Office suite
- A love and knowledge of film
All Into Film staff work in a hybrid pattern, combining home working with attendance at their local and national office when required, along with some travel across the UK, as appropriate to the role.
We are open to flexible working models wherever the role allows, including working compressed hours.
We also offer a range of staff benefits and perks, including:
- Annual Leave – 28 days (full time/pro-rata), including 3 days to cover office closure between Christmas and New Year.
- Pension – matched up to 5% of salary (2% above statutory employer contribution).
- Flexible working including compressed hours, job share etc. – all applications favourably considered, approval will be at the discretion of Into Film.
- Enhanced parental/paternity/shared parental leave.
- Interest-free non-essential study loans.
- Interest-free bike/scooter/travelcard loan.
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) – 24/7 confidential wellbeing support, advice and guidance.
- Wisdom health insurance cover – non-contributory (apart from employee tax contribution).
- BenefitHub portal - offering discounts on healthcare, wellbeing products, and lifestyle products and services.
Closing date: 8:00am, Monday 18th May 2026 (BST)
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
All employees regularly working with children and member data are required to undertake and maintain enhanced DBS clearance (and/or Access NI check or Disclosure Scotland check, depending on working location), acquired at Into Film’s expense; employment is dependent upon this.
No agencies please.