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Job: Youth Development Lead

About the Role

We’re recruiting for multiple Youth Development Leads to join our team across London and Manchester.

We’re looking to fill  four positions in total – two full time roles in London and as well as one part time role in London and one part time role in Manchester. 

ReachOut is a national youth development charity and a strategic partner for schools. Through collective mentoring and engaging activities, we build socio-emotional skills that transform outcomes for young people constrained by circumstance.

Our Youth Development Leads are the heart of our programme delivery and facilitate high quality & impactful sessions for our young people. Reporting to the Programmes & Impact Manager, you’ll work with autonomy to manage your school partners, develop your team of volunteer mentors and collaborate across our ambitious delivery team with a focus on evidence based continuous improvement.

It’s an exciting time to join ReachOut as we launch our new strategy! This role brings together the best of our previous Project Officer & Project Leader roles shifting responsibility for delivery into our full-time staff team. This is an investment in building the quality and impact of our programmes and we’re hiring for multiple positions to complete our team of Youth Development Leads.

Contract: Permanent – (probationary period of 6 months)

Location: London or Manchester. Hybrid working with project delivery in and around the region.

Salary: £25,000 – £27,500 pro rata

Hours and Annual Leave: 

Full time Youth Development Leads :

  • We’re recruiting for two full time positions in London.
  • 37.5 hours a week with a mixed working pattern. School term time approximately 3 days 9:00-17:30 and 2 days 11:00-19:30, and School holidays 9:00-17:30
  • 29 days per year annual leave – maximum of 5 days to be taken in school term time

Part-time Youth Development Leads (0.8fte)

  • We’re recruiting for one part time position in London and one part time position in Manchester. (There is potential for Manchester position to be full time)
  • 30 hours a week Tuesday – Friday with a mixed working pattern. School term time approximately 2 days 9:00-17:30 and 2 days 11:00-19:30, and School holidays 9:00-17:30
  • 23 days per year annual leave – maximum of 4 days to be taken in school term time

For the full job description, person specification and background information, please download our information pack.

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How to apply

To apply:

  • Please send your CV and a supporting statement to hr@reachoutuk.org.
  • In the subject line quote YDL-2025
  • In the email, please state if you would like to apply for:
    • London or Manchester
    • Full time hours, part time (0.8) hours or if you’re open to either option
  • Please also complete the equality and diversity monitoring form

The supporting statement should be a maximum of 2 pages & address each point of the person specification, clearly describing how your skills and experience makes you suitable for this role.

We recognise that artificial intelligence (AI) such as ChatGPT can be useful for applicants, for example to shorten an initial draft. However, we would caution applicants not to rely on AI as we want to hear your authentic voice. We will be looking for answers that use examples and experiences that are specific to you.

London Candidates

Applications Close: 9am Thursday 10th July

Assessment Centre: 3:30pm-5:30pm Wednesday 16th July at our London Office

Second Stage Interview: Friday 18th July (online)

Start Date: Monday 4th August (with some flexibility into August if needed)

Manchester Candidates

Applications Close: 9am Thursday 17th July

Assessment Centre: 3:30pm-5:30pm Wednesday 23rd July at our Manchester Office

Second Stage Interview: Friday 25th July (online)

Start Date: Monday 4th August (with some flexibility into August if needed)

Please note: the successful candidate  will be required to undergo an enhanced criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service. ReachOut will cover the cost of the check and guide you through the process.

All staff have a responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and adults. The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.

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CASE STUDY

“At first, I was really hesitant to take on the Project Leader role, despite having mentored with ReachOut. However, with the support of the team I’ve really developed my skills. For example, at the Mentee Graduation, I stood up in front of 200 people and presented an award which is something I would never ever have been able to have done before, and isn’t an opportunity I could gain in my other situations.”

Amy McCutcheon, Project Leader at ReachOut Academy, Dean Trust Ardwick, Manchester.

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Victor Adekunle, 18 years old, ReachOut Ambassador, London

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“When I first my mentee, she was very reluctant to participate in the sessions. Now, I see a completely different person! Her confidence has grown and she is happy to join in! She still has some self-doubt when it comes to academic work, but that’s what I hope to help her overcome, because she is a very bright person!

Through mentoring, I’ve learnt I’m a lot more patient than I realised. There will be days where she refuses to participate and those are the days that I really see the importance of the character strengths, for both the mentees and the mentors. It also makes it easier for the mentee to understand the character strengths, when I use them myself”

Myrtle, ReachOut Club mentor at Tufnell Primary School, London

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“There are more distractions than ever outside of school, and the commitment of our students to attend ReachOut sessions is testament to the value they place on the relationships they foster there, and the challenge and enjoyment they provide.

ReachOut’s focus on communication skills and character development has become an important aspect of our provision of support for these students. The opportunity to relate to a positive role- model other than their usual teachers is key to the programme’s impact, and the evidence of this has been seen in the students’ attendance, resilience and to their overall progress across all the subjects in the school.”

Thomas Janvrin, Assistant Vice Principal at the Petchey Academy London

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