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Do you want to make a change?

Ignite Youth is looking for someone who believes every young person deserves a chance. If you’ve got the passion to inspire, connect and create safe spaces for young people to thrive, we want you on our team.

Hours: 30 per week     

Salary: £28,802 (pro rata)

Job Purpose:  Develop and deliver high-impact youth work for young women and girls, many of whom are vulnerable or at risk. Support them to make positive, informed choices and build safer, healthier futures. This includes providing education and skills development, one-to-one mentoring, meaningful engagement with external services, and a range of activities that create real, lasting change for young people - all in line with Ignite’s vision, mission and values.

Reports to:               Senior Youth Worker          

Responsible for:    N/a

1          Duties and key responsibilities

Youth work

• Lead on Ignites Girls youth work initiatives and projects.
• Establish relationships with young women and girls, to develop and deliver gendered youth work projects and mentoring.
• Build trusted, consistent relationships with young people, offering 1:1 support that helps them feel heard, safe and motivated.
• Deliver structured mentoring sessions, workshops and group sessions that support young people to set goals, develop confidence and navigate challenges at school, home and in the community.
• Identify early signs of need and risk and use mentoring conversations to spot concerns, offer reassurance and signpost or escalate where appropriate.
• Work collaboratively with schools, families and partners to ensure each young person receives wrap-around support that aligns with their mentoring plan.
• Visit and develop plans to conduct detached/outreach work in Harrow.
• Engage young people on the streets in intentional conversations.
• Participate in the delivery of Ignite’s sports, holiday projects and other crossover services

Liaison and Partnership working

• Work closely with and develop partnerships with our key stakeholders in developing effective youth work across the borough, sharing information on best practice and creating better referral pathways and opportunities for young people.
• Co-ordinate support packages for young people to access specialist services and address their complex needs.
• Increase participation and encourage social cohesion within the project sessions and wider Harrow community.

Monitoring and Evaluation, Admin & data collection  

• Administer projects that you lead and enter all data onto Ignite’s electronic Management Information system as required, to monitor the impact and effectiveness of the projects and outcomes achieved.
• Provide case studies that will prove the impact of work and achievements of young people.
• Assist our data analyst in preparing reports and gathering evidence for fundraising bids.
• Work in line with GDPR, maintaining confidential records of interventions and contact details in line with Ignite’s GDPR and Confidentiality policy.

Personal/Professional Development and Teamwork

• Attend and prepare for regular line management meetings, including annual appraisals.
• Attending regular clinical supervision.
• Attend team meetings and contribute to Ignite projects as required.
• Take responsibility for self-care and managing vicarious trauma, promoting the importance of self-care both internally and externally.

2          General Responsibilities  

 Be flexible and carry out other associated duties as may arise, develop or be assigned in line with the broad remit of the position.

• Maintain and improve competencies through continuous professional development.
• Abide by all organisational policies, codes of conduct and practices.
• Support and promote inclusion, diversity and equality of opportunity in the workplace.
• Treat with confidentiality any personal, private or sensitive information about individual organisations and or clients or staff and project data.

Person Specification –

1          Experience         

• Experience delivering services for young people, ideally within diverse urban communities.
• Building effective and transformational relationships with young women and girls
• Experience of creating and developing opportunities and programmes with marginalised young people (those facing social exclusion, disadvantage and disaffection) from deprived communities including those involved in risk taking behaviour or gangs.
• Dealing with and responding to Child Protection concerns

2          Skills and Abilities

• Ability to build effective relationships with voluntary sector partners and statutory providers.
• Skilled in engaging and motivating young people and working with a strengths-based approach.
• Ability to work in an empathetic young person-centred way.
• Ability to articulately and confidently communicate with others to convey key messages.
• Ability to problem-solve difficult situations and deal with them calmly and effectively.
• Self-motivated with confidence to work alone but can also work co-operatively and flexibly as part of a team.
• Effective communication skills both verbally and in writing with people of many different backgrounds and within a range of settings
• Meticulous case recording including accurate note taking and ability to summarise information to identify key themes.
• Ability to manage multiple demands while ensuring timely completion of case reports.
• Ability to contribute to the development of projects and think innovatively.
• IT skills at a level that supports report writing, email, internet and use of a database.

3          Knowledge

• Up to date understanding of safeguarding practice, policy and procedures.
• Good knowledge and understanding of equalities issues and the issues affecting young people.
• Understanding of the physical, social and emotional development needs of the young.

4          Education/Training/Qualifications

• Safeguarding Level 1 or higher
• No specific education/training/qualification but evidence of recent continuing professional development in Youth work provision and support is required.

Desirable

• A qualification in Youth and Community Work or other relevant qualification to level 5 (National Occupation Framework)

5          Personal Attributes & Other Requirements

• Commitment to anti-discriminatory practice and equal opportunities and an ability to apply awareness of diversity issues to all areas of work.
• Undertake training as required.
• A strong commitment to Ignite’s values and ethos, modelling compassion, patience, kindness, integrity and other principles rooted in our Christian foundation in all relationships and practice.
• Travel across Harrow to outreach appointments and partnership offices.
• Interested and motivated to further own skills and knowledge

This post is restricted to women only as a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

 To apply, email your CV to office@igniteyouth.org.uk by 8am on Monday 19th January 2026, 

Current Volunteering Opportunities:

• Trustees with experience in  Fundraising, HR and Business Development
• Supporter engagement volunteer
• Sports coaches
• Minute Taker for board meetings

If you are interested in volunteering with Ignite, please email office@igniteyouth.org.uk or call the office on 020 8863 2089 for a full job description and to find out more. 

If you are interested in taking part in or organising an event for us please get in touch and we will help in any way possible! Some ideas might include:

• Running a local 5k
• Hosting a 5-a-side tournament
• Organising a bake sale 
• Ignite becoming your church nominated charity

Call the office on 020 8863 2089  or get in touch here.

We offer:

• Fundable projects:  With a flexible menu of events and projects that changes to keep up with youth culture, we can provide fundable projects that make a difference for some of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged young people in Harrow.
• Ways to engage your staff team:  We can provide videos, photos and the chance to speak directly with some of our young people.
• Value for money: With low overheads we make sure that your money is used to make a difference.

Mutually Beneficial:

• We can work in collaboration with you on fundraising events.
• You can offer opportunities for work experience/apprenticeships for young people. We will support the placement by maintaining our engagement with the young person throughout the traineeship.
• You could give access to special events to reward a young  person and give them a brand new experience, making them feel valued and valuable. 
• We occasionally need professional advice that you may have in-house:  HR, legal, finance, marketing.

We are proud to announce our new relationship with the Halifax (Harrow branch) through the Lloyds Bank Community Connections Programme.

Call the office on 020 8863 2089  or get in touch here.