Youth Project Lead - Greater Manchester, United Kingdom - Groundwork

Tom O´Connor

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Join the Groundwork team:


We're passionate about creating a future where every neighbourhood is vibrant and green, every community is strong and able to shape its own destiny and no-one is held back by their background or circumstances.

We specialise in the following services and are committed to creating added social value through our delivery:


  • Community engagement
  • Landscape design & build
  • Training & coaching for employment
  • Early intervention to support health & wellbeing
  • Safe & sustainable business support


If you want to work in a values driven team that makes a real difference to individuals and communities in Greater Manchester, read on.

Why work for us?


Role summary:


We're looking for someone who is passionate about supporting vulnerable young people in 121 settings to drive forward positive personal outcomes to develop a sense of achievement for young people.


Essential criteria:


We are looking for individuals with skills/experience of:

  • Proven track record of supporting disadvantaged young people to overcome multiple barriers to sustained engagement in education, employment or training.
  • Supporting young people in 121 settings
  • Developing and delivering interventions based on the needs of young people.
  • An ability to understand and adapt to the multiple needs of young people whilst maintaining the efficiencies of service delivery and high quality outcomes
  • Qualification in Youth or Community work, Coaching or Mentoring or equivalent
  • Degree in Youth or Community work, Coaching or Mentoring or equivalent
  • Qualification in project management
  • Qualification in Trauma informed practice
  • Qualification in mental health and counselling
  • Knowledge of Youth offending and youth violent crime

Experience of:

  • Ability to influence and deliver projects in partnership with other organisations.
  • Working with young people at risk of serious youth crime
  • Delivering mental health interventions

Application pack:

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Job Application Form:

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Personal Information Form:

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Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form

How to apply:

Deadline: 15/12/22

Interviews: 19th and 20th December 22

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