Youth Work Manager

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Job Description

• The Mix Stowmarket, Stowmarket, Suffolk IP14 1BB
• £34,265 per annum
• Full time, 37.5 hours per week
• Maternity / Paternity Cover
• Reference: 0019
• Required as soon as possible

Your role

The Youth Work Manager will support the Youth Work Director and will be responsible for delivering the operational management of several significant projects within our youth work and education projects and teams. You will sustain a belief in the intrinsic value of young people, and a desire to support young people's wellbeing and development. You will ensure our youth work maintains its excellent standing and reputation through services of the highest quality and greatest relevance to our beneficiaries. You will represent and promote the charity and its charitable activities amongst the community, with partners and stakeholders, and be a leading voice which advocates for young people

The Youth Work Manager will demonstrate excellent management and leadership to support with the development of the youth work team and the range of youth work and education services we offer, in line with our agreed strategy and values for youth work. Developing and supporting an outstanding team of motivated and capable youth workers will be key. The Youth Work Manager will build on our welcoming and safe environment for young people, and ensure we continue to offer engaging, diverse, and impactful activities based on sound evidence and feedback from young people.

Your responsibilities:

• management and leadership
• project and stakeholder management
• working with young people
• finance and funding: Support staff teams and the Senior Leadership Team with monitoring project budgets, forecasting and spending appropriately to ensure appropriate communication and reporting.

You will need:

• a recognised qualification of first degree or NVQ4 Level 4 standard preferably relevant to youth work, young people or the charity sector, or equivalent experience
• a recognised management / leadership qualification (Desirable).

About us

We see a future in which young people are change makers, with clear confident voices that are heard. A future in which any young person from any background can grow and flourish to become their best selves. In that future they exercise both their rights and responsibilities and invest their lives in building strong communities. We walk together with young people as trusted partners who support, guide, inspire and empower them with that future in mind. We are The Mix. The charity includes 127 Trading Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary set up and operated to generate additional income to The Mix.

We will offer you:

• hybrid and flexible Working
• free onsite parking
• access to our Onsite Café
• 28 days holiday plus bank holiday
• continuous professional development (CPD) Opportunities
• a great work environment.

To find out more

Please read theJob Description (pdf)

For an informal discussion only, please contact Jessica Lee at jessica@themixstowmarket.co.uk

How to apply

Please complete theApplication Form (docx)

Please visit: www.themixstowmarket.co.uk/support-us/join-the-team

Completed applications to be returned to: recruitment@themixstowmarket.co.uk

Closing date: 9am, 25 February 2025.

Interview date: 7 March 2025.

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