Youth Children Jobs

Rays of Sunshine is an award-winning national charity that brightens the lives of seriously ill young people and their families by granting wishes and providing ongoing support in hospital and within the community. Every day of the year the charity gives brave and deserving children across the UK the chance to put their illness on hold and do something they have previously only dreamed of.

The role:

We are seeking a Wish Granter with a “can-do” attitude to deliver bespoke, creative, high-quality and meaningful experiences to seriously ill children and their families. You will be responsible for planning and managing a portfolio of wish experiences including researching, planning and booking experiences, negotiating quotes and gift in kind with vendors and managing timeframes and budgets.

Requirements:

Creativity, organisational skills and the ability to empathise and communicate with wish children and their families are all key to this role. You will need to have excellent organisational skills, experience in project or event management, and ideally have some experience working with children and young people. 

• Place of work: Berkeley House, 304 Regents Park Road, London N3 2JX.
• Hybrid working is available with a minimum of 2 days in the office
• Salary: £27k - £33k
• Contract: Full time (37.5 hours per week) Permanent 
• Benefits: Unlimited annual leave 
• Learning, development and training opportunities

Closing date: for applications  Sunday 30th June 2024

Interviews: Monday 8th July 2024

TLC: Talk Listen, Change are looking for a Children and Young People’s Rapid Response worker to deliver a crisis service for children and young people aged 5-18 living in the Wigan area who have been arrested following the use of harmful and physically violent behaviours towards their parents / carers. The service is trauma informed, supporting young people to change their behaviour through work with both them and their families. The service will provide a rapid response for young people at crisis point working intensively with individuals and families for a short period of time, and work closely with youth justice teams and other services in the area.

The role

As a Key Worker, you’ll be a game-changer in the lives of young individuals, shaping their future by identifying their struggles and initiating paths for improvement. You’ll collaborate with various agencies, becoming an essential bridge to the resources they require, and implement effective risk management procedures with the support of senior staff. You’ll also serve as a mentor, delivering a variety of program materials focused on prevention, early intervention, and behaviour modification in both one-on-one and group settings. Additionally, you’ll engage with the parents/carers of these young individuals, ensuring they are part of the solution, and make appropriate referrals for partners/ex-partners and children connected to them. This role is about stepping up and making a difference. Are you ready to take on the challenge?

About you

Are you a natural leader who thrives on guiding young minds? We’re looking for someone who can confidently deliver programmes to children and young people, adept at managing dynamics in both one-on-one and group settings. In group settings you’re able to be a team player with colleagues to model prosocial behaviour to the clients. You’ve proven your ability to earn the trust of young people and aren’t afraid to address challenging and harmful behaviour head-on.

You’ve ideally worked directly with a client group in a therapeutic setting and have experience managing safeguarding issues. You’re comfortable navigating conflict and always bring a positive, solution-focused attitude to the table.

If you’re multilingual or have experience supporting young people with complex needs, we’re especially interested in hearing from you.

We believe in empowering our team members to bring their best to this role. That’s why we offer flexible working hours around core business times. We also provide an annual Professional Development allowance, a generous annual leave package, and even time off for your birthday, Health & Wellbeing Day and EDI-focused Volunteering Day.

So, if you’re ready to make a real impact and shape the future of our young people, we’d love to hear from you.

About us

TLC: Talk, Listen, Change is a relationships charity that has been providing support to individuals, couples, families, and communities in the North of England for over 40 years. The charity focuses on promoting emotional wellbeing through the cultivation of safe, healthy, and happy relationships. Originally serving Greater Manchester, the organisation has expanded its reach to help people all over England. TLC offer a range of services tailored to meet the diverse relationship challenges faced by the community. Our commitment to evolving our services ensures we continue to meet the growing needs of those we serve.

TLC values safe, healthy, and happy relationships both within the workplace and beyond, emphasising a culture that is safe, authentic, and person-centred, reflecting our commitment to valuing staff as much as the people we support. The organisation takes pride in being progressive and inclusive. TLC have made specific commitments to staff well-being and inclusivity, such as the Age-Friendly Employer Pledge, supporting Afro-hairstyles through the Halo Code, and endorsing the White Ribbon campaign to end men’s violence against women. These initiatives support work to build an equitable and respectful work environment.

We aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest pool, reflecting the diverse range of people we support.

We want to make our recruitment processes accessible to everyone. As standard practice we provide interview questions prior to the interview so we can concentrate on getting to know you. If there is any way that we can support you to be the best you can be, please contact us. 

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

The National Youth Agency is looking for a new Events Coordinator to join our UK Youth Parliament Team to join us as soon as possible.

Contract: Fixed-Term Full-time (37 hours per week)
Salary: Band 6 £30,000.00 per annum
Hybrid: 4-days remote working 1-day in Leicester head office.

Immediate start required.

What we do

As the national body for youth work, the NYA has a dual function. We are the professional statutory and regulatory body (PSRB) responsible for qualifications, quality standards, and safeguarding for youth work and services in England. In line with our charity mission and aims, we also champion youth work through research, advocacy, campaigns, and programmes.

About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity to join a brand-new team within our Operations Directorate. We are seeking an experienced events coordinator to provide support to our team in the delivery of this prestigious, impactful programme.

Whilst a broad range of administration duties will be required, we are looking for a friendly, professional, and enthusiastic individual who can deliver an extremely high level of customer service to our stakeholders and colleagues. The role is extremely varied and an ability to multitask is essential. This role would suit someone who is confident, flexible and has great communication and organisational skills. We are ideally looking for someone who is able to start this role immediately.

- This role has a wide-ranging remit, but day to day your work will include:
- Coordination and arrangement of meetings.
- Planning and organisation of Regional, Conference and House of Commons sitting events.
- Organisation and planning of NYA events.
- Preparation of all risk assessments.
- Responding to telephone and email enquiries.
- Preparing reports, documents and presentations for internal and external
- meetings.
- Maintaining accurate records.
- Acting as the point of contact for internal and external stakeholders.
- Support meetings and steering groups including providing agendas, minutes and briefing documents.
- Support with the financial administration of the programme.

This role description is not exhaustive, and the Events Coordinator will be expected to support with all reasonable tasks to support the successful outcomes of the UK Youth Parliament Programme.

Why Work for NYA?

- NYA operates as a people-first organisation, prioritising the well-being and needs of its employees.
- NYA offers an exceptional flexible working approach which encourages our team to balance professional responsibilities with their personal life.
- A remote based team, spread across England, fostering inclusivity and diverse talent. Despite geographical distances between team members, NYA maintains a highly motivated and connected team through the optimisation of digital tools.
- NYA is committed to supporting the continual personal and professional development of our team and helping them achieve their ambitions.
- We provide 25 days leave plus 8 days, life assurance scheme, 5% employer pension contribution and a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme via Spectrum.life with unlimited specialist support available to all NYA employees.

We are urgently seeking this new team member to join our UKYP programme. To expedite the process, we will be conducting interviews on a rolling basis as applications are received.

Apply now to ensure your application is considered promptly.

- Please download our applicant pack to find out more about the role and requirements.
- Please use our online application process to submit the following documents:
- A detailed CV setting out your career history, with responsibilities and achievements in line with the person specification in the About You section.
- A covering letter (maximum two sides) highlighting your suitability for the role and how you meet the requirements in the About You section.
- We will request data for our EEDI monitoring purposes, providing this is optional.
- Please note: the covering letter is an essential part of the application process and will be assessed as part of your full application

The National Youth Agency is an equal opportunities employer.

At NYA our inclusive culture means that we embrace individual differences and understand that we need a diverse team to achieve our organisations mission.

We wish to recruit candidates from all backgrounds to ensure our team reflects the rich diversity of the communities we serve. We encourage applications from anyone regardless of disability, ethnicity, heritage, gender, sexuality, religion, socio-economic background and political beliefs but we particularly welcome applications from global majority candidates and those from other minoritised ethnic groups in the UK as they are currently underrepresented in our team.

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The BridgeLink Centre is a thriving community centre situated in Isleworth which hosts a wide range of activities and events for all ages, including our weekly clubs for children and young people.  We are seeking to recruit a part-time Youth Worker to assist with the running of our Junior (8-11yrs) and Senior (12-18yrs) youth clubs at our community centre in Isleworth.

IvybridgeLink is a charity based in the heart of our community which delivers innovative programmes as well as essential services, working with local and national partners such as Hounslow Council and Sky.  At IvybridgeLink we care about our community, offering essential services as well as community activities. We take pride in our forward-thinking and transparent approach, making a tangible difference in the lives of those we serve. Are you ready to join our dedicated team?

This is an exciting opportunity to join our enthusiastic youth team to support and empower children and young people to grow, achieve and thrive.The post would ideally suit a candidate with a youth work, coaching or mentoring background who can oversee a variety of activities such as team games, multi-sports and within our new IT suite. 

Experience of working with children and young people is essential and experience of working with boys and young men desirable.  We are seeking someone with a coaching or youth work qualification or someone willing to complete a qualification.

Diversity, Equality and Inclusion:

IvybridgeLink Charity is an Equal Opportunities employer; we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace.  We currently do not have a male member in the youth team and in order to provide an inclusive service to both young women and young men we are particualrly keen to hear from someone who identifies as male.

An exciting opportunity has arisen in North London for an experienced, passionate and enthusiastic Kinship Youth Worker to lead on a ground-breaking youth project aimed at supporting children and young people in kinship care.

Kinship is the leading kinship care charity in England and Wales. We work with all kinship carers – the grandparents, siblings, aunts, uncles, and family friends who are caring for children when their parents can’t. 

This is an exciting and creative role for an experienced Youth Worker to lead on a groundbreaking project aimed at amplifying the voices of children living in kinship care.

With Funding from BBC Children in Need you will engage young people in North London to develop a group of up to 20 children and young people who meet regularly for workshops, activities and discussions about kinship care. With your support, the group will create a film which will highlight their lived experiences of growing up in kinship care. Working alongside a production company the successful candidate will support the young people to co-create the film and will play an active role in scripting, storyboarding, filming and editing.

You will be an engaging and creative Youth Worker who will lead on the development and delivery of a youth group based in Islington. The aims of the group are to enhance social connection, encourage positive wellbeing, develop self-esteem and provide skills for the future.

We are looking for a Youth Participation worker to plan, deliver and support our LGBTQ+  
face-to-face and virtual work.  
Working within the LGBTQ+ team ensuring the project delivery and successful completion of funding contracts. Building relationships with LGBTQ+ providers

Provide a safe space for young people who identify as LGBTQ+. The groups are focused on supporting LGBTQ+ young people to come together, explore their questions & identities, learn about LGBTQ+ culture, find local community, make friends and have fun 

Key Responsibilities  

Delivering services to children and young people 

• Engaging with young people in face-to-face groups and 1-1 sessions to motivate, inspire and encourage potential

• Support to plan and deliver our LGBTQ+ sessions ensuring continued support is given by Eikon to young people; putting young people first, ensuring we offer the right help at the right time 

• Contact new young people and parent referrals to ensure suitability for group or 1-1 support 

• Support the LGBTQ+ team in ensuring young people are involved in the planning, delivery and evaluation of youth work 

• Ensure that parents and carers are involved in the planning, delivery and evaluation of the peer parenting work 

• Signpost CYP to relevant support services for additional support where needed 

• Listening to and supporting young people showing empathy, and understanding, remaining non-judgmental and caring 

• Escalate any safeguarding concerns following Eikons safeguarding process and procedures 

• Ensure accurate and timely case recording, including ensuring case note processes are followed and all data and information is uploaded to the relevant data bases  

• Establish appropriate professional boundaries in relationships with young people/adults 

• Support volunteers within sessions and facilitating activities. 

• Support with completion of risk assessment for all activities

• Support with Internal staff training to upskill and improve staff capabilities 

Supporting with Impact, Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting 

• Use goal-based outcomes and additional monitoring tools to monitor effectiveness and the impact of support for CYP accessing the service 

• Support the LGBTQ+ team to monitor, evaluate and develop the project, to meet programme ambitions 

• Support the LGBTQ+ team to develop and evaluate service delivery and scale up the programme 

• Support the LGBTQ+ team to ensure accurate and timely data reports, for internal management and funders in line with project reporting timelines and expectations, reported from both a qualitative and quantitative perspective 

• Assist with regularly monitoring and reviewing the services 

Personal Development/other duties 

• Keep up to date with good practice, legislation and policies that have an impact on service delivery at Eikon 

• Work as part of a team to lead and inspire collaboration across Eikon. 

• Support the LGBTQ+ team with additional tasks relevant to delivery and development of the project 

• Work within Eikon’s internal policies, safeguarding and data protection regulations 

• Attend training and supervision as discussed and agreed between yourself and line manager 

Tottenham Hotspur Foundation (the Foundation) is a registered charity and the community arm of Premier League football club, Tottenham Hotspur. The Club, through the Foundation, seeks to use the power and unique appeal of football to provide opportunities that change lives throughout its local community.

The Foundation is based at the Grade II-listed 18th century Percy House on Tottenham High Road – painstakingly restored by the Club as part of the wider sport-led regeneration of the area.  We are driven by a passion for creating positive change in people’s lives within an area of significant socio-economic deprivation, yet where a vibrancy and richness of talent and ambition exists. The Foundation harnesses and builds on this through a range of projects and initiatives to pursue, achieve and sustain desired impacts and outcomes, utilising partnerships within the private, not-for-profit, and public sectors.

The Foundation is seeking a Youth Participation Coordinator to support our young people from North London, aged 11 to 18 to improve their educational attainment, develop their employability and life skills and expose them to healthy and active lifestyles.

To co-design, deliver and evaluate our current youth services for ages 11 to 18 and support acquiring funding for new projects. This role will focus on supporting young people across our youth programmes.

Our current youth programmes include:

• To Care Is To Do – a mentoring provision for young people (age 8 to 18) in care, delivered in partnership with local authority, that supports them with a safe space to learn and grow through group activities, 1-2-1 mentoring and social trips.
• Tottenham Futures – an out-of-school hours mentoring provision for young people (age 11 to 16) from disadvantaged backgrounds, delivered in partnership with Mayor of London, that provides a safe space for young people to engage in after school activities including group sessions, 1-2-1 mentoring, upskilling activities, and social trips.

For further information and to apply, please visit our website via the 'Apply' button.

Closing date: 28th June 2024.

Safeguarding is fundamental to the success in all that we do. Successful candidates are subject to an enhanced DBS check with children and adult barred list in addition to satisfactory references and a UK Right to Work check as part of safer recruitment procedures.

Tottenham Hotspur Foundation welcomes applications from anyone regardless of age, disability, race, or ethnic and national origins, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

Job Title: Habilitation Specialist

Reports to: Services Director

FTE: 1FTE. Full time, permanent. 37 hours per week.

Location: Hybrid with the possibility of a remote base, but regular attendance at the London Office and within London would be required.

Salary: £42,000 p.a.

RSBC are seeking an experienced Habilitation Specialist to join our Services Directorate. In this varied role you’ll have the opportunity to work with children, young people and families directly, as well as developing and delivering training. You’ll be our organisational expert in all things Habilitation and be part of a wider team seeking to ensure blind and partially sighted children and young people can live their life without limits.

Who are we looking for?

Someone with a nationally recognised qualification in habilitation training for children and young people with a visual impairment. You will have significant experience of working with children and young people with vision impairment and additional needs, excellent written and oral skills, and good IT skills. There will be the occasional weekend and evening work for which time off in lieu will be given

In return we offer a competitive range of benefits including a generous annual leave allowance of 28 days (rising to 29 days after 3 years’ service) + bank holidays, an option to buy an additional 2 days of annual leave, Employee Assistance Programme, Perkbox, flexible working opportunities, 3% contribution towards pension, access to 24/7 GP, mental health care and dental advice via apps if member of pension scheme, season ticket loan. We are a welcoming, diverse and inclusive workforce and are a Disability Confident Employer. We also hold the Investors in People Silver Award.

For further details on the role, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.

Please apply by emailing your CV and a supporting statement which details how you meet the requirements of the role and person spec

Closing date: Monday 8 July, 9am

Interview: Thursday 18 July

To apply you will need to have the right to work in the UK. We do not provide any sponsorship.

The Society is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Therefore, all posts are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure check from the Disclosure and Barring Service and 2 satisfactory professional references. Registered Charity No.307892

We’re seeking an Administration Assistant to work alongside the Office Manager to provide Grants, Office and Finance admin support across the organisation to ensure the smooth running of Youth Music’s operations. The successful candidate will be a proactive individual, able to look ahead and plan for what’s coming up. You’ll also have strong IT and communication skills, experience managing multiple tasks and deadlines, with an eye for detail and an interest to work in the charity sector. You must have at least one year’s continuous experience working in a similar role.

Your administrative skills and experience will help us work towards our organisational outcomes; to equalize access and outcomes for children and young people, empower projects and professionals to survive and thrive, and inspire change amongst the creative ecosystem.

You’ll be excited by the opportunity to join the UK’s largest young people’s music charity, working in a varied and busy role within a collaborative, supportive environment.

Key responsibilities

 Office & Finance Administration

• Working alongside the Office Manager to ensure the smooth running of the office.
• Responding to general enquiries.
• Co-ordinating the weekly staff office duties rota.
• Co-ordinating the internal meeting room booking schedule.
• Support the Office Manager to coordinate the prompt and accurate weekly grants and invoice authorisation and payments process.
• Working alongside the Office Manager in the review of supplier’s contracts.
• Preparing the monthly petty cash and credit card reconciliation for authorisation.
• Depositing cheques and cash donations as soon as they are received and recording transactions.
• Overseeing the Finance inbox, monitoring enquiries and invoices.
• Ensuring all finance records are filed accurately and systematically.
• Provide HR administrative support.
• Providing administrative support across all teams as and when required.

Grants Administration

• Coordinate grants programme shortlisting and assessment panel meetings.
• Schedule the Grants and Learning Team enquiry rota, events and 1:1s for prospective applicants.
• Collate photos, music and other digital assets from funded partner reports for use on our communications channels.
• Provide administrative support for our youth participation activities.
• Supporting our work with Funding Advisors, including scheduling training, checking availability, and tracking invoices.

General

• Carrying out all such additional duties as are reasonably commensurate with the role.
• This job description is not necessarily an exhaustive list of duties but is intended to reflect a range of duties the post-holder will perform.

Person specification

Essential

• At least one year’s continuous experience working in a similar role.
• Strong administration skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proactive approach to completing tasks and problem solving.
• High level of proficiency using Microsoft Office, including Excel and Outlook.
• Strong finance skills.
• Experience of using cloud-based invoice processing/database systems.
• Knowledge of and commitment to inclusion, diversity, equality and accessibility.

Desirable

• Experience in a charity, agency, youth or music organisation.
• Experience in writing meeting minutes.
• An understanding of the principles of data protection.
• Awareness of financial fraud risk management.
• Knowledge of grant making.
• Knowledge of using Salesforce and other databases.
• Understanding of the music education and / or music industries landscape.
• Passion for music and interest in its benefits for individuals and society.

Are you looking for a rewarding challenge?

Then join our experienced team supporting children and young people who have caring responsibilities for someone in their family due to disability, long-term illness, mental health, or drug or alcohol misuse. You’ll help deliver our Young Carers service across Havering, so a car driver is essential.

In this role, you will manage an existing caseload and new referrals, meeting with families and Young Carers to complete statutory assessments and create action plans. You‘ll provide support for Young Carers to reduce the impact of their caring role and improve their resilience, educational chances, and wellbeing, through signposting to local services, in-school support, one-to-one sessions, and workshops.

There will be opportunities to work closely with schools, Children’s Services and other agencies to raise awareness, identify hidden Young Carers, and ensure Young Carer needs are understood and acted on.

You will need to be confident, approachable and self-motivated, with the ability to quickly establish rapport with children and young people. Applicants should have relevant experience of working or volunteering in education, health or social care, or be looking to start a career working with children or young people.

This is a part-time role, ideally working Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday (including occasional early evenings).

Make a difference now and for the future.

We offer our employees:

• Inclusive values-based environment
• Competitive remuneration package
• Workplace pension scheme
• Generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays
• Opportunities for hybrid working
• Benenden Health Care
• Death in Service Benefit
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Supported Volunteering scheme
• Development opportunities
• and more

Imago is committed to Safer Recruitment practices, and the post is subject to references and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Please either submit your CV with a short covering note, outlining your current salary, or visit our website for full details.

Imago recognises that many people in our society experience discrimination or lack of opportunity for reasons that are not fair. We aim to create a culture that respects and values each other’s differences, and see these differences as an asset, as they improve our ability to meet the needs of the organisations and people we work with. We proactively seek to increase opportunities for inclusion, and celebrate diversity across our organisation and within communities.

Imago recognises its duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of the children, young people and adults at risk who access its services or with whom it comes into contact.

As a senior youth worker you will be part of the team at Carney’s community, involved in the running of the youth boxing sessions, youth club and bike workshop. The post will start before the lead youth worker is on maternity leave to allow you time to get to know the team, the young people and for effective handover when you will be given responsibility for overseeing the youth club and bike workshop sessions and work in partnership with the head coach to run the youth boxing sessions. You will also manage a small team of sessional youth workers. You don’t need any particular experience in boxing or bike maintenance, but we are looking for people with experience of working with and supporting young people aged 11-18.

We have the option of working between 3 and 5 days a week, but you will be required to work Monday, Wednesday and Thursday between 12.30pm and 8.30pm when our sessions run.

Location: Hybrid, Old Street, London
Salary: £46,400 per annum
Hours: 34.5 hours per week
Department: Policy, Campaigns and Youth
Job Type: Full-time
Contract Type: Permanent

Plan International UK is a global children’s charity striving for an equal world. One where every child can reach their full potential and every girl can choose her own future.

We bring people together to protect children’s rights and keep girls safe, in school and in control of their bodies – even when disaster strikes. And we won’t stop until we are all equal.

We are seeking a Youth Engagement Lead to lead an agile and innovative youth function that shapes and delivers meaningful and inclusive youth engagement across key areas of Plan International UK’s work. This is a new role that will sit in the newly formed Policy, Campaigns and Youth Unit. This a dynamic team that brings together our policy, advocacy, campaigning and youth engagement work to influence change for girls’ rights and gender equality globally and in the UK

The role will provide direction and guidance to Plan International UK’s ambition to become a more youth-centred organisation. The postholder will also manage our Youth Advisory Panel and build partnerships with young people and youth-led organisations in advocacy, and campaigns.

The successful candidate will be a strategic and creative thinker with substantial experience in leading on youth engagement, participation and partnerships with adolescent girls, young people and youth-led organisations including supporting their engagement in advocacy, campaigns, and organisational governance. You will have significant experience of leading on safeguarding and ideally have line management experience.

For further details of this role, please see the job profile.

The deadline for applications is 23:59 on Tuesday 25 June 2024
Interviews will take place on Wednesday 10 July 2024

We are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children, young people and adults in our work. We, therefore, apply rigorous recruitment and selection processes to ensure that only those who are suitable are recruited to work for us. Accordingly, appointment to all our roles is subject to a range of vetting checks and for this role this will include an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring (DBS) check and a check of the Children’s Barred List. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working for us; this will depend on the circumstances of any offences.

Plan International UK is committed to being an inclusive employer and we welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds.

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The Database Assistant will maintain Symplectic Grant Tracker, a key organisational database, ensuring all data is accurate and meaningful. This database holds the application portal for organisations and is how the Grants & Learning Team manage and support funded partners with their grants. You will undertake regular database administration tasks, such as adding new users, updating forms, importing data and amending the database where required by the team.

You will play a key role in the organisation around GDPR and data protection, working alongside the Database Administrator with a focus on our Salesforce databases, to ensure consistency across both systems. You’ll be working within a team that advocates for evidence-led decision making and a sustainable data culture.

You’ll be a member of the Communications & Marketing team, reporting into the Insights Manager. You’ll also be working closely with the Grants & Learning Team who are responsible for delivering our ambitious, nationwide grants programme and who currently support over 500 grassroots organisations and 18-25 year old creatives. This role will be responsible for ensuring that the correct information is stored effectively and is easily accessible, reportable and usable on Grant Tracker. The Database Assistant will assist us to demonstrate delivery against our Business Plan by programming our grants database to be the most effective at collecting and producing the data output needed by the team.

This new role will be a reliable support for users across the organisation, providing helpful and friendly support.

 About you

 You will have experience with databases, excellent administration, communication and analytical skills, and a keen eye for detail. You will be highly organised, task-focussed and have a methodical approach to your work. In addition, you’ll be able to demonstrate good understanding of regulatory and compliance practices surrounding data protection. You will lead on with the review and writing of guidance and user support materials, enabling users to feel confident in their use of databases.

You’ll enjoy liaising with colleagues and staff at all levels. You’ll be proactive, thriving in a busy environment with an ability to prioritise based on organisational need. You’ll have a collaborative approach, able to communicate to audiences with varying levels of technical expertise.

Your key data management and interpersonal skills will help us work towards our organisational outcomes; to equalize access and outcomes for children and young people, empower projects and professionals to survive and thrive, and inspire change amongst the creative ecosystem.

You will be interested in developing a career in data management, particularly in the creative sector and/or grant-making. This role will enable you to develop your technical skills while gaining a good understanding of how a grant-maker and creative industry-based organisation works, as data and data management cuts across all elements of our work.

Key responsibilities

 General administration duties

• General administrative functions for Grant Tracker: user maintenance, updating records, importing data and amending the database.
• Database administration for funding programmes: setting up funding rounds, building forms, testing and ensuring data integrity.
• Create and maintain reports and dashboards for teams across the organisation, presenting data in a useful and efficient way.

User support

• Provide training for new users and growing Grant Tracker skillsets across Youth Music with one-off and ongoing training, support the development of our ‘super-users’, maintaining relationships across the team and supporting them with their daily system requirements.
• Maintain user manuals and system documentation, building upon existing data management processes and user guides.
• General bug-fixing and user support.

 Database maintenance and integrity

• Performing database maintenance tasks, including diagnostic tests and ensuring data integrity.
• Ability to find creative and innovative solutions to solve problems and improve efficiency.
• Ensuring we comply with our own policies across all our databases with regards to GDPR legislation.
• Managing the relationship with our technology partners by gathering detailed requests for improvements or changes to the system.

General

• Carrying out all such additional duties as are reasonably commensurate with the role.
• This job description is not necessarily an exhaustive list of duties but is intended to reflect a range of duties the post-holder will perform.

Person specification

Essential

• At least one year’s continuous experience working in a similar role.
• Ability to work independently with own initiative on various ongoing projects.
• Excellent attention to detail, with high levels of accuracy and consistency.
• Good understanding of GDPR, and familiarity with approaches to ensuring data integrity.
• Strong MS Office skills, including the ability to segment, analyse and manipulate data (Advanced Excel).
• Strong relationship-building skills with the ability to provide helpful and friendly support to database users during introductory and ongoing training.
• Excellent project management skills and the ability to deliver high-quality work in a fast-paced environment.
• A fast learner, with willingness and commitment to develop further knowledge and qualifications on key systems (with support from Youth Music).
• Knowledge of and commitment to inclusion, diversity, equality and accessibility.

Desirable

• Experience in a charity, agency, youth or music organisation.
• Knowledge of grant making.
• Understanding of the music education and / or music industries landscape.
• Passion for music and interest in its benefits for individuals and society.

Working Hours: 5, 9, 13 or 17 hours, depending on the number of assignments allocated to the post-holder. Fixed term contract. 

Location: 2 fixed hours at one of our partner schools in Liverpool, London or Manchester and 3 hours flexible and remote. 

London Salary: £15 per hour                                                                     

North West: £13.30 

ReachOut is a national mentoring and education charity, rooted in local communities. Working in under-resourced areas, we support young people to grow in character and confidence, sparking change in themselves and society. 

Our Youth Project Leaders are individuals who are passionate about working with young people, supporting them to reach and be confident in their potential. You may be an experienced youth worker, or have experience facilitating sessions or working with young people and leading volunteers.

As a Project Leader, you’ll be facilitating weekly after-school mentoring sessions, leading a group of mentors and working with young people referred to ReachOut by their schools.  You can find the full job description below, or in our application pack. 

“Being a Project Leader is extremely fulfilling and the ReachOut team is always ready and willing to support you if you have any difficulties along the way. I have enjoyed seeing the progress the mentees make from session to session and watching them have fun and learn a lot through the activities I design.” ReachOut Project Leader. 

As part of the ReachOut team, you’ll have an enormous impact on the lives of the young people you’ll be working with. Every year we see mentees grow in confidence, develop their character and learn new skills for the future.

You’ll be supported throughout the year by our team of Project Officers as well as receiving thorough training on how to lead a ReachOut project. You’ll also have access to free, tailored training opportunities where you can learn and refine new skills as well as working with your own career mentor if that’s something you’d be interested in.

We also run celebratory events, socials, networking and training sessions throughout the year - opportunities to meet other people who are passionate about working with and supporting young people. 

Your Job Description 

As a Youth Project Leader, you will: 

• Deliver ReachOut sessions at the same partner school on the same day and time weekly during term time.

• Prepare your ReachOut sessions, following ReachOut’s curriculum and adapting the activities to the needs and interests of your assigned group.

• Facilitate engaging ReachOut sessions for the young people attending by ensuring that the voice of young people is listened to and impacts the way the sessions are planned and facilitated.

• Manage and support a group of volunteer mentors; supporting them to build strong rapport with their mentees and helping them to understand how to best adapt their mentoring approach to the young people they are working with.

• Support theyoung people in your session to reach and be confident in their potential by facilitating the creation of good mentee/mentor relationships and by running activities to build the ReachOut Character Strengths.

• Complete monitoring and evaluation activities to ensure the sessions are as impactful as possible and set up strategies with the help of your line manager to help each young person in your group reach their mentoring goal.

• Keep in touch with the parents/carers of the young people in your group about attendance, successes and challenges.

• Manage your project’s weekly admin by planning your sessions, maintaining your attendance and providing detailed project updates to your line manager.

• Attend ReachOut events and socials with their mentors. • Follow ReachOut’s policies/procedures to safeguard young people.

• Act and communicate in a professional manner, in line with ReachOut character strengths and culture.

• Attend all compulsory training.

How to apply? 

Before applying, please take a look at our information pack below and then head to our website for more information about the process, and to submit your application. 

If you have any questions, you can also get in touch with our team.