Vacancies
As a new charity in Warrington, we will be recruiting a fantastic team passionate about making a real difference to the lives of thousands of young people. If you have the energy, drive and enthusiasm to be part of this exciting work coupled with the skills that our roles require, we would love to work with you.
Warrington Youth Zone is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable groups. All posts are subject to enhanced DBS checks. Pre-employment checks will be required for all roles.
NCS Assistant Team Leader
Job Title: NCS Assistant Team Leader
Hours: Seasonal June 2022 - September 2022
Salary: £700 per Wave
Location: Week One, Colomendy (North Wales) Week Two, Warrington
A new, exciting and unique opportunity within the NCS Team has been created, for an Assistant Team Leader
NCS is a nationally delivered personal development programme for young people aged 15 – 17 aimed at increasing confidence, personal skills and responsibility whilst ensuring that young people have a fantastic summer for young people.
NCS is run over two weeks. Week 1 is spent in North Wales at Colomendy Activity Centre taking part in outdoor activities , living independently and learning skills such as Enterprise, cooking and first aid. At the end, the young people have a celebration event and receive a certificate.
Week 2 is a social action project based in Warrington. During this week, the young people will plan and deliver a young person led project to give young people an opportunity to give back to their community whilst developing their own skills.
NCS Team Leader
Job Title: NCS Team Leader
Hours: Seasonal June 2022 - September 2022
Salary: £900 per Wave
Location: Week One, Colomendy (North Wales) Week Two, Warrington
A new, exciting and unique opportunity within the NCS Team has been created, for a Team Leader
NCS is a nationally delivered personal development programme for young people aged 15 – 17 aimed at increasing confidence, personal skills and responsibility whilst ensuring that young people have a fantastic summer for young people.
NCS is run over two weeks. Week 1 is spent in North Wales at Colomendy Activity Centre taking part in outdoor activities , living independently and learning skills such as Enterprise, cooking and first aid. At the end, the young people have a celebration event and receive a certificate.
Week 2 is a social action project based in Warrington. During this week, the young people will plan and deliver a young person led project to give young people an opportunity to give back to their community whilst developing their own skills.
Head of Fundraising
Job Title: Head of Fundraising
Hours: 40 hours per week (we operate a flexible working policy)
Salary: £45,000 - £55,000
Location: Warrington (Dallam Lane)
A new, exciting and unique opportunity as Head of Fundraising has been created as part of a new organisational structure and development of Warrington Youth Zone. As Head of Fundraising, you will be tasked with generated income through philanthropic giving whilst diversifying, consolidating and growing the charity’s fundraising income, working closely with the CEO and leading the fundraising team.
Youth Worker: Skate Park
Job Title: Youth Worker: Skate Park
Hours: Permanent: Part time from 8 to 24 hours a week
Salary: £10-£10.45 per hour
Location: Warrington Youth Zone, Dallam Lane
The sports/outdoor offer at Warrington Youth Zone is wide ranging and as a member of the Sports team, you will be key in ensuring young people have access to an exciting and engaging programme of adventurous activities that will be challenging, stimulating, fun, engaging and developmental. You will provide supervision and advice to young people and supervise there engagement in our outside skate park
Youth Worker - Recreational/ Youth Engagement/ Projects
Job Title: Youth Worker - Recreational/ Youth Engagement/ Projects
Hours: Permanent: Part time from 8 to 24 hours a week
Salary: £10-£10.45 per hour
Location: Warrington Youth Zone, Dallam Lane
The ‘rec area’ at the heart of Warrington Youth Zone’s offer to young people. The programme is wide ranging, and no day is ever the same. As a member of the team, you will be key in ensuring young people have access to an exciting and engaging programme, which could range from pool competitions to organising a debate on mental health or hosting an anti-bulling project. The post holder will be responsible for creating a lively, dynamic, creative and fun-loving environment for all young people, whilst also creating space for young people to explore and discuss some of the big issues of the day and of course have FUN!
Youth Sport & Fitness Worker – Boxing & Martial Arts
Job Title: Youth Sport & Fitness Worker – Boxing & Martial Arts
Hours: Permanent: Part time from 8 to 24 hours a week
Salary: £10-£10.45 per hour
Location: Warrington Youth Zone, Dallam Lane
You will ensure the boxing suite and martial arts area is well used and maintained to a high standard, offering young people a safe, exciting and challenging arena in a friendly and welcoming environment. You will provide supervision and advice to young people and support and guide members of Warrington Youth Zone’s staff and volunteers.
Within the Sports Team, we are looking for talented sports and fitness coaches to become part of a team with a wide range of skills, who are also passionate about working with young people. Ideally, you will have experience, or one or more coaching qualifications, such as a level 2 National Governing Body Award in either boxing, kick boxing or other martial art or qualification in pad work .
Youth Worker: Health & Well-being
Job Title: Youth Worker: Health & Well-being
Hours: Permanent: Part time from 8 to 24 hours a week
Salary: £10-£10.45 per hour
Location: Warrington Youth Zone, Dallam Lane
Our targeted youth work and projects, alongside arts and sport are at the heart of Warrington Youth Zone’s offer to young people. Feedback from young people tells us that some young people want dedicated and safe spaces within their Youth Zone, this might be for signal gender work, LGBTQ+ groups or simply a safe space to talk and share. This role is based in the health and well-being room (which is equipped with hairdressing and barbers chairs and a nail station) and you will work with all young people to provide a wide range of opportunities from informal education sessions, wellness projects, advice and support and the more traditional health and beauty pastimes, which may include young people exploring health and beauty as a career path.
Youth Worker: Cooking & Life Skills
Job Title: Youth Worker: Cooking & Life Skills
Hours: Permanent: Part time from 8 to 24 hours a week
Salary: £10-£10.45 per hour
Location: Warrington Youth Zone, Dallam Lane
Do you love cooking and training young people to become independent? Are you passionate about giving young people in Warrington a healthy and positive future? Are you happy coaching and teaching young people? Do you want to use your skills knowledge and passion to enable young people to have somewhere to go, something to do and someone to talk to?
Youth Worker: Indoor Climbing Wall Lead
Job Title: Youth Worker: Indoor Climbing Wall Lead
Hours: Permanent: Part time from 8 to 24 hours a week
Salary: £10-£10.45 per hour
Location: Warrington Youth Zone, Dallam Lane
The sports and climbing offer will be wide ranging and as a member of the Sports team, you will be key in ensuring young people have access to an exciting and engaging programme of adventurous activities that will be challenging, stimulating, fun, engaging and developmental. You will ensure the climbing wall is well used and maintained to a high standard by offering young people safe, exciting and challenging routes to climb in a friendly and welcoming environment. You will provide supervision and advice to young people and support and guide members of Warrington Youth Zone’s staff and volunteers.
Youth Worker: Multi Sports, Sport Hall and MUGA Pitch
Job Title: Youth Worker: Multi Sports, Sport Hall and MUGA Pitch
Hours: Permanent: Part time from 8 to 24 hours a week
Salary: £10-£10.45 per hour
Location: Warrington Youth Zone, Dallam Lane
You will be involved in teaching the fundamentals of a single sport, or range of sports activities to young people, as well as facilitating taster sessions, competitions and challenges which build young people’s engagement, skills and fitness levels. You will coach and develop teams and support volunteer sports coaches.
Within the Sports Team, we are looking for talented sports and fitness coaches to become part of a team with a wide range of skills, who are also passionate about working with young people. Ideally, you will have experience, or one or more level 2 specific coaching qualifications, from a National Governing Body.
Sport Youth Worker: Gym & Fitness Lead
Job Title: Sport Youth Worker: Gym & Fitness Lead
Hours: Permanent: Part time from 8 to 24 hours a week
Salary: £10-£10.45 per hour
Location: Warrington Youth Zone, Dallam Lane
You will have access to our new gym, equipped with cardio and resistance equipment, weight-lifting facilities, and a functional area. You will be involved in teaching the fundamentals gym use and fitness, running fitness classes in line with your skills, as well as facilitating taster sessions and competitions, which engage young people and build their skills and fitness levels.
Within the Sports Team, we are looking for talented sports and fitness coaches to become part of a team with a wide range of skills, who are also passionate about working with young people. Ideally, you will have experience, or one or more coaching qualifications, such as Level 2 NGB including Level 2 Gym Instruction or above. We are also looking applicants with Level 2 Certificate in Coaching Weightlifting
Youth Worker: Performing Arts and/or drama
Job Title: Youth Worker: Performing Arts and/or drama
Hours: Permanent: Part time from 8 to 24 hours a week
Salary: £10-£10.45 per hour
Location: Warrington Youth Zone, Dallam Lane
As a member of the creative arts team, you will be responsible for leading on the coaching and teaching of different dance forms and/or dance, you will be key in ensuring young people have access to an exciting and creative programme that will be challenging, stimulating, fun, engaging and developmental. You will be involved in teaching the fundamentals of a single or range of arts activities enabling young people to explore their creativity and grow their skills.
Within the arts team we are looking for a range of talented youth arts workers to make up a team with a diverse set of skills and expertise, who are also passionate about working with young people. Ideally, you will have experience delivering Dance and/or Dance.
Youth Worker: Music (teaching and/or production and/or singing)
Job Title: Youth Worker: Music (teaching and/or production and/or singing)
Hours: Permanent: Part time from 8 to 24 hours a week
Salary: £10-£10.45 per hour
Location: Warrington Youth Zone, Dallam Lane
As a member of the Creative Arts Team, leading on the coaching and teaching of music, you will be key in ensuring young people have access to an exciting and creative music programme that will be challenging, stimulating, fun, engaging and developmental. You will be involved in teaching the fundamentals of a single, or range of music activities, enabling young people to explore their creativity and grow their skills.
Within the Arts team we are looking for a range of talented youth arts workers to make up a team with a diverse set of skills and expertise, who are also passionate about working with young people. Ideally, you will have experience delivering one or more of the following music arts: Teaching and playing instruments (drums, guitar, piano, more), Music production and Vocal coaching.
Arts Youth Worker: Film, Media and/or Podcast
Job Title: Arts Youth Worker: Film, Media and/or Podcast
Hours: Permanent: Part time from 8 to 24 hours a week
Salary: £10-£10.45 per hour
Location: Warrington Youth Zone, Dallam Lane
As a member of the Creative Arts Team, leading on the coaching and teaching in Film, Media and Podcast, you will be key in ensuring young people have access to an exciting and creative Film/Media/Radio programme that will be challenging, stimulating, fun, engaging and developmental. You will be involved in teaching the fundamentals of a single or range of arts activities enabling young people to explore their creativity and grow their skills.
Reception & Membership Lead (Seniors)
Job Title: Reception & Membership Lead (Seniors)
Hours: Permanent: Part time 23hrs
Salary: £5.12 - £10.00 per hour (national minimum wage +50p)
Location: Warrington Youth Zone, Dallam Lane
A vital front of house role, the reception is the first point of contact for Youth Zone members (children and young people aged 7 -19 years, up to 25 for those with additional needs) and their parents. You will be a key part of a welcoming and highly professional team who are positive about young people and will ensure that the Youth Zone functions to its maximum potential. Working across Warrington Zone’s various sessions, you will be responsible for giving every young person, guest and visitor receives a warm welcome. You will be responsible for the reception area, ensuring young people enter the session smoothly, processing new members, directing phone calls and enquiries, maintaining the membership database efficiently and carrying out regular communication.
Working as part of a small team, this role will cover the evening and weekend reception and membership for our Senior provision:-
Monday, Wed & Friday’s 3:45 – 21:15pm (5.5 hrs per shift)
Saturday – 15:45 – 22:15 (6.5 hour shift)