Head Of Youth Services

New Wine; Stroud; On-site; GBP 37,189 - 39,997; Full time

Job summary

New Wine, located in Stroud, England, is seeking a Head of Youth Services to lead their impactful youth work charity accredited by the National Youth Agency. This full-time position involves overseeing the Youth Work Delivery Team and the Christian outreach program while ensuring high-quality service delivery.

The ideal candidate will be an experienced manager with a deep commitment to supporting young people. A Genuine Occupational Requirement of the role necessitates the postholder to be a practising Christian.

Qualifications

• Experience managing youth work delivery.
• A genuine passion for supporting young people.
• Practising Christian for Genuine Occupational Requirement.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Youth Work Delivery Team.
• Champion outstanding youth work practice.
• Ensure high-quality and impactful delivery.

Job description

The Door Youth Project Stroud, England, United Kingdom

Hours

37,189

39,997

Description of Job

Are you passionate about transforming the lives of young people?

The Door is excited to present this opportunity to join our long standing, highly regarded and impactful youth work charity accredited by the National Youth Agency. We are looking to appoint an inspiring Head of Youth Services to lead our Youth Work Delivery Team, champion outstanding youth work practice, and oversee our Christian outreach programme.

You'll provide operational leadership and management, ensuring high-quality, impactful delivery and strong partnerships with key stakeholders while embedding our Christian values and ethos. If you are an experienced manager of youth work delivery with a genuine passion for supporting young people to thrive, this role presents a rare opportunity to join our thriving and committed team delivering high quality youth work.

This role is full time but applications for 0.6fte or more will be considered.

Note; This role carries a Genuine Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010 for the postholder to be a practising Christian.

Closing Date - 23:59 (11:59pm) Sunday 26th July 2026

We reserve the right to close an advertisement earlier than the stated closing date if we receive a suitable amount of applications or fill the vacancy/vacancies.

Full details including Job Description and Application Form available from thedoor.org.uk/jobs

Motivated by the Christian values of hope, forgiveness and prayer The Door delivers its services at the heart of local communities, seeking to engage stakeholders from the bottom up. We have in-depth knowledge of the local area and its people, we tackle the root causes leading to enduring results and are prepared to deal with complex issues that other agencies shy away from.

The Door travels with people for the long term – walking alongside them, carrying the burden and never giving up.