Job Description
Percival are excited to be working exclusively with Salford Youth Zone to help them recruit for a new Deputy Youth Work Manager to join their vibrant team.
Empower Youth Zones is the charity that oversees the creation, management and sustainability of both HideOut in Gorton, Manchester, and Salford Youth Zone (SYZ) in Pendleton, Salford. This is an incredibly exciting time for the network as SYZ gets ready to open it's doors to the public in the summer of 2025!
Open 7 days a week, the Youth Zones offer a free hot meal and over 20 activities every night for just 50p per visit for young people aged 8-19 and up to 25 with an additional needs. Their incredible facilities include a 3G pitch, climbing wall, gym, sports hall and recreation area, and dance, arts, music, and media suites.
Job Title: Deputy Youth Work Manager
Reports to: Head of Youth Work & Partnerships
Salary: c.£27,500
Working Pattern: Full Time, Permanent
Location: Salford Youth Zone (Pendleton)
Working alongside SYZ's Youth Work Managers, this exciting role will provide the right candidate with an opportunity to support the delivery of their 7 day offer of varied enriching and life enhancing activities for young people ages 8–19 and up to 25 with additional needs. You will be responsible for creating a clear structure of the programme with clear session briefs, maintaining compliance with good working practice, and duty managing a team of staff to deliver a safe programme of activities. As well as supporting the weekly open access provision, you will also be responsible for coordinating and delivering SYZ Holiday Programme which runs during school holidays for their members.
To be successful in this role, you should have:
* Excellent communication skills to deliver activity programmes to a wide range of young people
* A strong understanding of safeguarding
* The ability to motivate and engage staff, volunteers and young people through sessional work
* The ability to establish good professional relationships with young people, adults and partner agencies/organisations
* The ability to manage and organise several tasks at a time
* An understanding of the challenges faced by young people with a passion for supporting their futures.
We value diversity and know how important it is for charities to fairly represent their beneficiaries, therefore we encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply.
The team at Percival are committed to your journey as a candidate and will provide any necessary support throughout the application process. If you need any assistance or require any reasonable adjustments throughout the process, please don’t hesitate to contact Madeleine on madeleine.kind@percival.org
To apply, simply submit your CV. Should you meet the requirements, we will provide you with the full job description and arrange a call or meeting to provide further information about the next steps. Please note you may be required to complete a cover letter in order to submit a full application. To fully understand what we will do with your data, please review our policy https://www.percival.org/privacy
We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.