Youth Careers Collective

Who we are

We believe it is possible for every young person to be ready, equipped and able to enter the world of work, and there has never been a more important time for our services.

Working in partnership with schools and colleges, alongside a large and diverse range of employers and funders, we enhance young people’s employability skills, knowledge, and experience, so that they are better prepared for and able to effectively transition into the workplace, finding and keeping a job. We do this by enabling and supporting long-term relationships between local businesses and education to:

• create high quality work experience placements and internships
• broker inspiring careers mentoring relationships
• deliver a range of employability skills development opportunities
• support education to employment transitions

Born out of an Education Business Partnership, Youth Careers Collective is an independent charity, working across west London, and beyond, with diverse groups of young people and employers.

We are a motivated and passionate team, led by the desire to positively impact on the employment prospects and life chances of young people.

We endeavour to live our values of; empowerment, collaboration, reliability, quality, and learning, in our decision making and all that we do.

Our culture and values

OUR VALUES

Empowerment

We believe in empowering young people, ourselves, and others, to be self-determining in achieving personal and professional goals.

Collaboration

We believe that a collaborative approach is the most productive and effective way to work and actively seek to be inclusive and partner with others in achieving our vision and mission.

Reliability

We strive to always be reliable, dependable, and trustworthy in our dealings and interactions with partners and beneficiaries.

Quality

We have a continuous commitment to the highest of quality, actively aiming to constantly improve what we do and how we do it.

Learning

We are a learning organisation, always seeking to listen, reflect, develop, adapt, and improve.

Equality, diversity and inclusion policy

At Youth Careers Collective, we strive for every staff member to feel valued, respected, and able to be themselves at work. We aim to create a supportive, inclusive culture where everyone can participate fully, grow confidently and thrive. Our commitment to fairness and belonging guides how we work together and how we support each member of our team.

We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, including those from underrepresented groups who reflect the very diverse communities that we serve.