Youth Hub Lead: Team Builder & Opportunity Maker

KFC Youth Foundation; Acklam; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave

Employer pension

Private medical cover

Employee assistance programme

Learning & development opportunities

Job summary

KFC Youth Foundation in Middlesbrough is seeking a Lead Youth Worker to guide and inspire a team delivering high-quality youth provision, ensuring every young person feels safe, valued and able to thrive.

Working with the Hub Manager, you will develop staff, foster partnerships, champion safeguarding, and keep young people at the heart of decision-making, shaping opportunities and positive outcomes.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading youth work programmes.
• Proven experience managing staff and volunteers.
• Champions youth voice, participation and co-production.
• Strong safeguarding knowledge and professional judgement.
• Ability to build meaningful relationships with young people, colleagues and partners.
• Passion about inclusion, equality and creating opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-quality youth provision, shaping an outstanding experience for young people.
• Support and develop staff and volunteers to deliver best practice.
• Embed a strong safeguarding culture across the hub and partnerships.
• Collaborate with the Hub Manager to ensure young people stay at the centre of decisions.

Skills

Lead youth programmes

Staff management

Safeguarding knowledge

Building relationships

Inclusion & equality

Youth voice & co-production

Job description

KFC Youth Foundation in Middlesbrough is seeking a Lead Youth Worker to guide and inspire a team delivering high-quality youth provision, ensuring every young person feels safe, valued and able to thrive.

Working with the Hub Manager, you will develop staff, foster partnerships, champion safeguarding, and keep young people at the heart of decision-making, shaping opportunities and positive outcomes.