Youth Engagement Officer

**JOB DESCRIPTION**

**JOB TITLE**:Youth Engagement Officer P/T**

**DEPARTMENT**:Wolves** **Foundation**

**REPORTS TO**:Youth Engagement Manager**

**LOCATION: Molineux Stadium and working across the City of Wolverhampton**

**HOURS PER WEEK**:24 hours per week**

**WORKING ARRANGEMENT: Your working pattern will be between Monday - Sunday and**
**include evenings and weekend work.**

**DATE**:June 2025**

Wolves Foundation is a cornerstone of the city of Wolverhampton. Through a team of highly skilled,

dedicated staff and volunteers it harnesses the strong local connection with Wolves to motivate,

educate and inspire tens of thousands of beneficiaries of its work across the city.

The charity works in partnership with key local stakeholders including the local authority, police,

health service and education providers to identify risk factors in the city around societal issues and

health status; using data and insight to deliver evidence-based practice through its vast array of

projects that address these needs through its key three objectives;
The charity covers three pillars:
Healthier, more active people
Lifelong learning and skills
Safer, stronger communities

Working in the community is vital to its work and removing barriers to engagement regardless of age,
gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, or disability. With participants ranging from 1 month to 100
years old across 225 different deliery sites in the city, work is delivered all year round improving the
physical and mental health, personal development and life choices of the people engaged in its work.

All employees must uphold the key values and ethos of the Foundation to ensure delivery excellence.
Employees must maintain professionalism and contractual, delivery and policy requirements.

**Job purpose**

To support the implementation and delivery of our Youth Engagement projects including Premier

League Kicks and Premier League Inspires. The project aims to engage young people ages 8-18 through

the power of Wolves Foundation and Premier League. The role focusses on fostering positive youth

engagement and creating opportunities for young people to thrive.

The successful applicant will also support in ensuring positive session engagement and KPI’s are

achieved which will provide invaluable data in management reports.

**Key responsibilities**

To have a clear understanding of the Wolverhampton Wanderers Foundations core values and

objectives.

To positively represent the Wolves Foundation and brand internally and externally.

Input to the continued Officers’ operational meetings.
To support the Youth Engagement department with the project implementation, including

mapping and planning activities.

To establish new relationships and maintain existing relationships with key stakeholders and

partner organisations.

To liaise with local partner organisations to organise and book sessions.

To develop, deliver and lead on Youth Engagement sessions within the Premier League

Inspires and Premier League Kicks projects**

To keep an accurate records and registers for all sessions.**

To participate in project related meetings as directed by your line manager.

To work in cohesion with the Communications Team to develop creative promotional and

marketing materials to engage participants to meet the intended project outcomes.

Identify, train, manage and mentor project volunteers.**

To collect and provide data for project reporting.**

Assist the Youth Engagement team and Youth Engagement Manager with any other Youth

Engagement related projects where necessary.**

Perform other duties as required and directed by your line manager which are considered

relevant to the post and to the objectives of the Foundation.

To support the scheduling, usage, maintenance, and upkeep of the Foundation Arena and

that the facilities are used to its maximum potential.

Ensure a positive commitment towards equality and diversity by treating others fairly and not
committing any form of direct or indirect discrimination, victimisation or harassment of any
description and to promote positive working relations amongst employees and customers.

The ensure positive commitment to sustainability and social action projects and targets in line
with the Foundation’s One Pack One Planet action plan.

**Safeguarding responsibilities**

To follow and enforce best practice in relation to Safeguarding policies and processes

including but not limited to reporting procedures.

To work alongside the Safeguarding Team and Designated Safeguarding Leads to ensure

safeguarding standards are met and maintained.

Keep maintain CPD, knowledge and skills in relation to safeguarding practices, delivery and

management.

Responsible for structuring adequate safeguarding related quality assurance assessments for

relevant business areas.

This role involves working with children and/or adults at risk in a Regulated Activity (or in close
relevant policies and uphold the Club’s