Youth Lead In Charge – Full Time

Haringey Council; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Leave entitlement 31 days + BH

Hybrid working opportunities

Health and wellbeing support

Pension scheme

Discount schemes

Job summary

Haringey Council seeks an enthusiastic Youth Hub Lead – In Charge to coordinate and deliver high‑quality youth development programmes across Youth Hubs and Mobile Hubs. You will lead Youth Coaches, sessional staff and volunteers, ensuring 11–19 year olds (up to 25 with additional needs) access safe, engaging opportunities.

You will oversee safeguarding, performance reporting and day‑to‑day operations, building strong relationships with partners and families to support young people’s resilience

Qualifications

• Substantial experience in a youth work setting, including leading staff and delivering impactful programmes in challenging environments.
• Extensive knowledge of youth work practice, adolescent development and safeguarding.
• GCSE-level literacy and numeracy demonstrated or willingness to develop.

Responsibilities

• Oversee programme delivery across Youth Hubs and Mobile Hubs.
• Lead a team of Youth Coaches, sessional staff and volunteers.
• Ensure safeguarding, performance reporting and day-to-day operations run smoothly.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Relationship-building

Education

Youth work qualification

GCSE literacy and numeracy

Job description

Job Description

Contract terms

Starting salary: PO1 (£41,511 – £43,449)

Work location: Rising Green, Bruce Grove , Outreach and Satellite Venues

Hours per week: 36 hours per week

Contract type: Permanent

Closing date: Sunday, 1st November 2026 at 23:59

Expected interview date: W/c 9th November 2026

About Haringey

Haringey is a fantastic place to live and work – the world in one borough. A place brimming with creativity, personality, radicalism, and community. It is a place where we stand up for each other. A place that is proudly distinctive. We’ll be celebrating all this and more as the “rebel borough” when we are the 2027 London Borough of Culture.

Our history champions change‑makers and everyday rebels; revelling in our differences, battling discrimination, championing equality, and doing things our own way. Haringey’s people are a huge asset, with knowledge, expertise, and passion. Our staff members embody our organisational values: Caring, Creative, Courageous, Collaborative and Community-focused. These values keep us looking forward, ambitious for the future, and continuously striving to do our very best for all of our residents.

About The Role

We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Youth Hub Lead – In Charge to play a key role in coordinating and delivering high-quality youth development programmes across Haringey’s Youth Hubs and Mobile Hubs. This is a hands‑on leadership role where you will lead a team of Youth Coaches, sessional staff and volunteers, ensuring young people aged 11-19 (up to 25 for those with additional needs) have access to safe, engaging and inclusive opportunities. Through coaching, mentoring and positive relationship‑building, you will support young people to develop confidence, resilience and life skills while helping to reduce vulnerability, exploitation and violence within the community. You will also oversee programme delivery, safeguarding, performance reporting and the effective day‑to‑day operation of youth hub facilities

About The Team

You will join a passionate Early Help and Prevention team that is committed to improving outcomes for young people across Haringey. Working alongside Youth Development Leads, Youth Coaches, volunteers and partner organisations, you will help shape innovative and responsive youth services that place young people’s voices at the centre of everything we do. The team works collaboratively with schools, community organisations, family hubs, health services and other statutory partners to provide holistic support, empowering young people to achieve their potential and make positive choices about their future

About You

You will bring substantial experience within a youth work setting, including leading staff and delivering impactful youth programmes in challenging environments. You will have extensive knowledge of youth work practice, adolescent development and safeguarding, alongside a recognised youth work qualification (or a willingness to work towards one) and GCSE-level literacy and numeracy. We are looking for someone with excellent communication and relationship‑building skills who can engage and inspire young people from a wide range of backgrounds. You will be a strong role model, capable of leading by example, maintaining professional boundaries, managing competing priorities and working collaboratively with partners to achieve positive outcomes. Flexibility is essential, as the role requires evening and occasional weekend working to meet the needs of young people and the service

Working for Haringey

At Haringey Council we are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce so welcome applications from all ethnicities and communities so that we continue to make a difference to our residents and community. Our benefits package includes a leave entitlement of up to 31 days + bank holidays, potential hybrid working opportunities, health and wellbeing support, a generous local government pension scheme and a range of discount schemes across leisure and culture that provide both financial and money‑saving discounts.