Head of Youth Participation

2 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Youth Futures Foundation Full time

**Closing date**: 11/06/2023

**Location**: London, Leeds or Birmingham

**Salary**: £50,000 - £55,000 FTE (pro rata)

Download recruitment pack

We are seeking maternity cover for a Head of Youth Participation to build on our existing activities and infrastructure to inform, shape and deliver the Youth Futures approach to systemic change through youth participation.

Here at Youth Futures, we think youth participation is a vital part of achieving our mission to improve the employment outcomes of marginalised young people and their experience of the system. As the main “users” of the system and the individuals for whom outcomes we are aiming to transform, young people who face barriers to work are central to our mission and are ultimately the reason we were established as a Foundation. This is why we believe in the principle of 'nothing about us without us'. We believe that the young people who are most affected by the system have invaluable perspective and experience, and therefore must be at the heart of efforts to change it.

Building on the existing programmes and structures we have created to enable youth participation to be threaded throughout what we do, you will help to maintain this high-quality delivery and supercharge its impact (on the young people themselves, our organisation and on the wider system).

You will be the strategic lead on youth participation across the organsation - helping to ensure that it is understood, communicated well and is active in the most important parts of what we do. You will work closely with the Senior Participation Officer and staff across the organisation to ensure that activity is always of high quality, is non-tokenistic and can demonstrate impact.

You will be an emotionally intelligent individual, who understands the complex challenges that young people from marginalised backgrounds face in work. Using this knowledge and empathy, you will ensure that their voices and perspectives are built into appropriate activity and you will ensure this is done with sensitivity and regard for their welfare at all times.

You will sit within the Policy and Communications Directorate and manage our Senior Participation Officer. Working closely with the Heads of Policy and Head of Marketing and Communications and across the wider organisation, you will seek to underpin our organisational activity with high quality youth participation and ensure its impact is shared externally.

For more information, please view the recruitment pack.


  • Head of Youth Engagement and Participation

    Found in: beBee S GB - 6 days ago


    London, United Kingdom PEER POWER YOUTH Remote Work Freelance Full time

    The Head of Youth Engagement & Participation is a key senior leadership role at Peer Power Youth. Responsible for leading the youth engagement team (YET) across all aspects of safe and supported youth engagement (individual change) and ensuring youth voices contribute to tangible and meaningful system change (participation/system change). It’s a great...

  • Head of Youth Engagement and Participation

    Found in: beBee jobs GB - 1 week ago


    London, Greater London, United Kingdom PEER POWER YOUTH Full time

    The Head of Youth Engagement & Participation is a key senior leadership role at Peer Power Youth. Responsible for leading the youth engagement team (YET) across all aspects of safe and supported youth engagement (individual change) and ensuring youth voices contribute to tangible and meaningful system change (participation/system change).It's a great time to...


  • London, United Kingdom Youth Futures Foundation Full time

    **Closing date**: 21/04/2024 **Salary**: £25,642 - £28,275 - 6 Month Fixed Term Contract Download recruitment pack As we continue to expand our Youth Futures Teams, we are recruiting for three positions to join our Policy & Communications directorate. Youth Futures Foundation is seeking to recruit a fixed term Youth Participation Officer to support the...


  • London, United Kingdom Future Youth Zone Full time

    Sunday 9:45 - 2:15 plus A variety of sessions available across evenings and weekends. We are looking to recruit a passionate and committed inclusion youth worker to champion all young people who attend Future Youth Zone. You will have experience of working with young people with additional needs and removing barriers to participation in a range of...

  • Youth Voice and Participation Worker

    Found in: beBee jobs GB - 3 weeks ago


    London, Greater London, United Kingdom The Children's Society Full time

    Permanent with funding until 21 hours per week across 3 days ; 2 evenings a week and weekend availability once a month£26,855.58 FTE / £15,242.36 pro rata (plus allowances)2 x Youth Voice Participation Workers neededLocation: 1x Birmingham & 1 x North (Leeds office or Newcastle office)The Children's Society has been helping children and young people in...

  • Youth Worker

    1 week ago


    London, United Kingdom Future Youth Zone Full time

    **Job Purpose** The Rec is an open access area, which is at the very centre of the Youth Zone and where every young person spends time at some point during their visit! The role requires you to make the space welcoming and inspiring. You will be key in ensuring young people and their voices feature in the programme with activities designed around their...

  • Head of Trusts and Foundations

    Found in: beBee S GB - 3 weeks ago


    London, United Kingdom London Youth Full time

    Do you want to make a lasting impact on the lives of young people in London? London Youth is seeking an experienced Head of Trusts and Foundations to play a vital role in their mission to support young people and youth organisations to become the best they can be. For over 135 years, London Youth has played a unique role in igniting the potential in young...

  • Youth Voice

    Found in: beBee S GB - 2 weeks ago


    London, United Kingdom The Children's Society Full time

    Youth Voice & Participation WorkerPermanent with Funding21 hours per week £29,394.04 per annum / 17,636.42 pro rata (plus allowances) Benefits London Borough of Newham and surrounding boroughsThe Children's Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We run local services that support children when they are at...

  • Youth Voice

    Found in: Talent UK C2 - 2 weeks ago


    London, United Kingdom The Children's Society Full time

    Youth Voice & Participation Worker Permanent with Funding 21 hours per week  £29,394.04 per annum / 17,636.42 pro rata (plus allowances)  Benefits  London Borough of Newham and surrounding boroughs The Children’s Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We run local services that support children...


  • London, United Kingdom UK Youth Full time

    **Get ready!** This is not for the faint hearted...if you want to drive an amazing team of marketeers across comms, digital and brand - then read on. UK Youth is on the precipice of delivering on its 5-year strategy and supporting millions of young people across the UK - the strides we have made just in the last three years means we are more than on track,...

  • Relief Youth Worker

    4 days ago


    London, United Kingdom Jewish Care Full time

    We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our Community Team as a Relief Youth Worker. MIKE stands for Motivation, Inspiration, Knowledge, and Education and is a youth leadership programme. The programme empowers young people to become youth leaders in the community. You will be responsible for delivering and developing the programme to the...


  • London, United Kingdom Akton Recruitment Ltd Full time

    Youth Engagement Officer London Borough of Tower Hamlets £20.90 To create alongside the Youth Justice Service Case Manager a weekly Intensive ISS timetable. To plan, deliver and review support packages designed to ensure a high standard, smooth and consistent delivery of timetabled activities for young people and theirfamilies including the services of...

  • Worker

    Found in: beBee jobs GB - 3 weeks ago


    London, Greater London, United Kingdom Youth Engagement Full time

    About Us akt is the UK's national LGBTQ Youth Homelessness charity. We provide safe homes, mentoring, and support to ensure that no young person needs to choose between a safe home and being who they are. 24% of young people facing homelessness in the UK identify as LGBT (National Scoping of LGBT Youth Homelessness, akt, 2015) and 78% of LGBTQ+ young people...


  • London, United Kingdom Akton Recruitment Full time

    London Borough of Tower Hamlets £20.90 To create alongside the Youth Justice Service Case Manager a weekly Intensive ISS timetable. To plan, deliver and review support packages designed to ensure a high standard, smooth and consistent delivery of timetabled activities for young people and their families including the services of other agencies. To...


  • London, United Kingdom iWork Recruitment Limited Full time

    What's involved with this role: Contract to start on 24-04-23 until 31-05-23 with a possible extension. Key Duties: To ensure that children and young people of Brent, including care and youth justice experienced children and young people are actively involved in the governance, evaluation and improvement of services appropriate to them including involvement...


  • London, United Kingdom Blackburn and Darwen Youth Zone Full time

    Job description Our Head of Young People's Services is a critical, strategic and operational role within Blackburn and Darwen Youth Zone. As a supporting member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), you will work closely with the Director of Operations, CEO and the Director of Finance to ensure the charity delivers its vision and strategic objectives. This...

  • Youth Engagement Worker

    Found in: beBee jobs GB - 2 weeks ago


    London, Greater London, United Kingdom YMCA Downslink Group Full time

    THE ROLE: Part-time (22.5 hours per week) / 12 months fixed-term contract / Job description and application pack are available to download from our website.Our mission is to help children and young people have a fair chance to be who they want to be. We do this by providing a safe home, increasing life skills and self-confidence, and improving emotional...

  • Kids Coach Assistant

    3 weeks ago


    London, United Kingdom London Youth Rowing Full time

    The Mossbourne Rowing Academy's goals are to produce high standard racing crews, while providing the opportunity to create an inclusive environment so that all young people at the Mossbourne Federation feel able to try and participate in rowing. Mossbourne Federation’s mission is to set the standard for state education in the UK. Our Vision: We have...

  • Youth Voice

    Found in: beBee jobs GB - 2 weeks ago


    London, Greater London, United Kingdom The Children's Society Full time

    Youth Voice & Participation WorkerPermanent with Funding21 hours per week £29,394.04 per annum / 17,636.42 pro rata (plus allowances) Benefits London Borough of Newham and surrounding boroughsThe Children's Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We run local services that support children when they are at...


  • London Arena, United Kingdom Baltimore Consulting Limited Full time

    Strategic Head of Service Early Help, Targeted Support, MASH, and Youth Justice 6 month interim contract £550 per day inside IR35, via Umbrella London Borough, Local Authority    An exciting new opportunity offered as an initial 6-month interim role as additional capacity to work closely with the Assistant Director of Children’s Social Care to...