Pathways & Employability Manager

WEST Youth Zone; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days leave

Birthday leave

Enhanced parental leave

Training and development

Job summary

WEST Youth Zone in West London is seeking a Pathways & Employability Manager to design and lead workshops and programmes that build young people’s confidence, skills and sense of what is possible. You will spend time with young people, creating meaningful activities that support education, training, and employment goals.

You will also open doors with schools and community organisations and connect learners to real opportunities through our corporate partners, often requiring evenings and

Qualifications

• Experience delivering activities to groups of young people (ages 13–19).
• Understanding of employability, progression or careers work.
• Ability to build relationships with schools, colleges, community organisations and stakeholders.
• Willingness to work evenings and weekends as part of a rota.

Responsibilities

• Design and lead workshops, projects and programmes to build confidence and life skills.
• Deliver engaging activities with young people to support education and employment goals.
• Build and sustain partnerships with schools, colleges and corporate partners to create opportunities.

Skills

Youth engagement

Partnership building

Workshop facilitation

Network outreach

Education

Youth work qualification

Job description

Contract: 37.5 hours per week (inc. evenings and weekends)

At WEST Youth Zonewe believe all young people in West London should have the opportunity to discover their passion, purpose, and explore where it can take them. We opened our doors in April 2024 and in that time more than 5,000 young people across Hammersmith & Fulham have made this purpose-built space their own. Now we're looking for aPathways & Employability Managerto help them turn ambition into action.

This is a role for someone who lights up in a room full of young people. You'll build the kind of trusted, one-to-one relationships that change how a young person sees themselves and you'll design and lead the workshops, projects and programmes that build their confidence, skills and sense of what's possible. From education to training, employment, and life goals; you'll help young people take the next step towards whatever that looks like for them.

You'll spend at least half your time on session, right where it matters. The rest of the time, you'll be opening doors, building relationships with schools, colleges, community organisations and, alongside our Corporate Partnerships Manager, connecting young people to real employment opportunities with our corporate partners.

You might be our person if you:

• Have delivered activities, programmes or workshops to groups of young people (ages 13–19)
• Know your way around employability, progression or careers work
• Build genuine relationships easily with young people and with external partners, organisations, and stakeholders alike
• Bring energy, flexibility and a real belief in young people's potential

A youth work or relevant professional qualification is a bonus, not a barrier, what matters most is who you are and how you connect.

Why WEST?

• 33 days' leave (inclusive of bank holidays)
• Birthday leave
• Enhanced maternity & paternity leave
• Genuine training and development opportunities
• A diverse, brilliant team who genuinely share a joint mission: young people first

We're part of the national OnSide Youth Zones network and we live by five values:Young People First, Excellence, Respect, Ambition and Collaboration. If those resonate, you'll feel at home here.

A few honest details: the role includes frequent evenings and weekends as part of a rota because that's when young people need us most. It's subject to anEnhanced DBS check, and we're wholeheartedly committed to safeguarding.

WEST Youth Zone is proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.