Vacancies

You will develop and deliver an exciting programme of sports activities which will engage young people aged 8 – 19 years (up to 25 for those with additional needs) at Warrington Youth Zone.  To provide direct line management support, coaching, and development for sports sessional workers and volunteers to ensure young people receive a high-quality service.  To oversee the climbing wall, boxing gym, fitness suite, sports hall, skate park and 3G pitch. To utilise sport in the wider youth work agenda supporting and encouraging young people to express themselves, explore issues and facilitate personal development.

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

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!

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 .

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.

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?

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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)