Youth Engagement Lead

What will you be doing?

Lead and coordinate the School Edition delivery team during approved Portsmouth school activity. Deliver or support structured youth engagement; brief and debrief facilitators and support volunteers; promote confidence, teamwork, creativity and inclusion. Work professionally with teachers and school staff, respect school procedures, monitor engagement and escalate welfare or safeguarding concerns immediately. Support setup, transitions, timekeeping and safe close-down, record agreed feedback and incidents through approved systems, and keep facilitators within their role boundaries. Help the CEO and Project Manager plan delivery without making external commitments independently.

This role may direct the field team during CEO-approved delivery. It cannot independently agree school dates, alter partnership terms, approve spending, make safeguarding decisions outside procedure or promise future activity. School staff retain their own responsibilities.

Essential: at least three years of professional experience leading or facilitating youth activities, gained in paid or voluntary work. This is a direct child-facing role. Safer recruitment, references, safeguarding induction and the DBS check legally appropriate to final duties and frequency precede relevant activity. No school partnership, venue or delivery date is yet confirmed.

What are we looking for?

Essential: at least three years of professional experience leading or facilitating youth activities, gained in paid or voluntary work; strong rapport with children and young people; confident group leadership; calm, dependable and inclusive communication; professional boundaries; ability to manage activities and volunteers; willingness to follow safeguarding procedures. Desirable: youth work, education, coaching, mentoring, community delivery or events experience; safeguarding or first-aid training; experience supporting ages 8–16.

What difference will you make?

An organised, inclusive delivery team can help young people participate, build confidence and demonstrate different talents. The role supports the preparation of School Edition so delivery can proceed professionally when school, safeguarding, insurance and operational arrangements are confirmed.

Anything else...

6–7 hours per week. Remote preparation is possible now; on-site school sessions depend on confirmed arrangements and readiness.