Youth Development Lead - Employability H&SC (East Midlands)

The King's Trust Group; East Midlands; Remote; GBP 25,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days leave

Flexible working

Learning platform

Benefits portal

Networks for development

Family leave

Season ticket loan

Cycle to work

Pension contribution

Life cover

Job summary

The King's Trust is seeking a Youth Development Lead to engage with young people across the East Midlands, delivering employability sessions and supporting their journeys toward work, education or training. You’ll work with delivery partners, volunteers and employers to ensure successful outcomes and equitable access to opportunities.

Role involves travel, field-based work, and coordinating with partners to remove barriers while maintaining accurate records for funding compliance and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Provide one-on-one support and guidance to a group of young people.
• Assist with travel expenses and manage other commitments.
• Liaise with employers and job centres to remove barriers to success.
• Deliver employability sessions to young people, both in person and via MS Teams.
• Travel to deliver programmes on-site when required.
• Keep accurate records of young people, volunteers and partner data to meet funding requirements.
• Champion Equality, Diversity and Inclusion through local action plans.
• Be prepared to deputise and take on different hats as needed.

Job description

Contract Type: Fixed Term until September 2028

Hours: Full Time, 35 hours per week

Closing Date: 23:59 on 30/10/2026

Salary: £25,092.00 to £28,783.00 dependent on your skills, knowledge and experience

Location: Field based across the East Midlands

Assessment Centre: 16th of November

Let’s make every day a chance to create a brighter future for the next generation!

Would you like to be part of the coolest team in town, collaborating with our Outreach and Marketing legends and our friendly customer service team here at The King's Trust? Together, we’ll ensure that our young people get onboarded and engaged in our programmes safely and with style.

Dive deep to uncover any barriers that stand in their way, helping to remove those barriers to enable them to shine and propelling them on their journey towards amazing outcomes. Responsible for a group of young people, for one‑on‑one support and guidance or just gently pointing them in the right direction. You’ll be on a mission to assist with travel expenses and find clever ways to handle their other commitments. You’ll champion their support and learning needs with employers, and you’ll be the ultimate liaison, working alongside partners like the job centre to ensure that nothing stands in the way of their success!

You’ll also be the guiding light for our delivery partners and service providers as we want them to deliver the best experience and outcomes for our young people. High-fives all around! Roll up your sleeves and deliver employability sessions directly to our incredible young people. You'll also help our Delivery Partners and volunteers do the same, both in person and virtually through our trusty MS Teams. When we're doing things face‑to‑face, you’ll need to hit the road and be there in person to help with programme delivery or programme visits to make sure all is running as smoothly as possible.

And if that’s not enough to keep you busy, you’ll also be keeping meticulous records of information and data on our young people, volunteers, and partners. It's all about making sure every step of their journey is accurately reflected in our systems so that it complies with our funding contracts.

We are a massive advocate of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion so it would be amazing if you could lead the charge in creating an environment where everyone feels seen, by implementing a local action plan that supports our big‑picture EDI goals. Let’s make positive change happen!

Be ready for anything and everything. Alongside all these fantastic responsibilities, you might find yourself wearing different hats and rocking them like a pro, this could even include deputising when the need arises.

Join the King's Trust Team and let’s make magic happen!

What happens next?

For our Youth Development Lead roles, there's no need to upload a CV or cover letter, as we use a strengths‑based approach. Simply complete your profile, including the screening questions. If you pass the initial screening, you'll be invited to complete an online assessment (which must be completed to be considered). We'll then be in touch with next steps shortly after the closing date.

Why do we need Youth Development Leads?

Last year, we helped more than 40,000 Young People, with every three in four moving into a positive outcome for either work, education or training.Youth Development Leads play a crucial role in supporting young people, no matter the young person's background or current circumstances, to fulfil their full potential. We want to continue having a positive impact on young people’s lives and we couldn’t do this without the important work of Youth Development Leads!

Perks for working at The Trust!

• Great holiday package! 30 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays. Office closure on the days between Christmas and New Year
• Flexible working! Unless the location of the role is remote, the Youth Development Lead role requires a combination of office days and working from home.
• You can volunteer for and/or attend events – The King's Trust Awards, Pride, active events etc.
• In-house learning platform! Develop your skills for your career and your role
• Benefits platform! Everything from health and financial well-being support to discounts on your favourite restaurants, shops and cinemas.
• Personal development opportunities through our Networks – KT CAN (Cultural Awareness Network), KT GEN (Gender Equality Network), KT DAWN (Disability & Wellbeing Network), and PULSE (LGBTQIA+ Network).
• Fantastic Family leave! Receive 13 weeks of full pay and 13 weeks of half pay for maternity and adoption leave. Receive 8 weeks of full pay for paternity leave.
• Interest‑free season ticket loans
• Cycle‑to‑Work Scheme
• The Trust will contribute 5% of your salary to the Trust Pension Scheme
• Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary)

Equal Opportunities

Here at The King's Trust, we're committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. We want to be an organisation that's representative of the communities we serve, which is why we strive for diversity of age, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, race, religion and sex. Our goal is to create an environment where everyone, from any background, can be themselves and do the best work of their lives.

We are looking for people who can bring different perspectives and experiences and especially welcome applications from those who are underrepresented in our organisation and sector, such as candidates from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds.

We’re a Stonewall Diversity Champion and we are an employer that is Disability Confident. Our staff, volunteers and young people are supported by KT CAN (our Cultural Awareness Network), KT GEN (Gender Equality Network), KT DAWN (Disability & Wellbeing Network) and PULSE (LGBTQIA+ Network).

Safeguarding

The King's Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, we undertake basic disclosure checks by the Codes of Practice for all roles within the Trust, and for our roles working directly with young people, at an enhanced level. Having a criminal record will not automatically exclude applicants.

Note For Recruitment Agencies

We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we need a helping hand. We'll be in touch directly if we need you!