Project Coordinator - Youth Guarantee - Yate

How you'll make a difference:

As a Project Coordinator, you will coordinate and deliver key projects that enhance learning and employment opportunities for young people and adults including those facing barriers or disadvantage.

Working within the Youth Guarantee Programme, you will support vulnerable young people to develop their skills and access training and employment opportunities, whilst promoting career aspirations among adults and young people.

What you will be doing:

• Day-to-day, you will coordinate and deliver the Youth Guarantee Programme, focussed on supporting young people aged 18 to 21 who are currently not in education, employment or training.
• You will recruit, triage, monitor and track outcomes for cohorts of young people who will be working with our employability and skills mentors and engaging in extended work placements to develop skills or access further education.
• It will be your responsibility to promote career aspiration amongst young people using the service.
• Regularly, you will work with other team members and stakeholders such as, economic development officers, partner organisations, community groups, schools and consultants that work with not in education, employment or training (NEET) young people to ensure effective communication and coordination of this project.

What we need from you:

• We require you to be working towards or hold a degree or professional/technical equivalent qualification in a relevant field, such as youth work or mentoring.
• You will have the ability to analyse, prioritise and organise your workload to meet deadlines and have experience of implementing and monitoring projects.
• It is essential that you have experience of establishing good working relationships with project managers and partners including youth focused organisations, community groups, employers, and small businesses.
• You need to have strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience of communicating with stakeholders, including vulnerable groups to build networks and work towards shared outcomes.

• This is a limited term contract, ending 31st March 2026.
• This role is hybrid, with a mixture of working at our office in Yate, in the community and working from home.
• Please note that due to the nature of this role, it is a requirement of employment that an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is obtained.
• You will be expected to travel throughout the authority and surrounding area so you must have a full, valid driving licence with regular access to a vehicle or have an alternative means of travel.
• We are also offering this as an internal secondment opportunity, you should first seek your line managers permission before applying.

Interviews will be held on Monday 19th May 2025.

• As part of our benefits package, you will receive generous annual leave (pro rata), employee wellbeing support and you will have access to a range of staff discounts, including eye tests, travel, shopping and leisure activities.
• We recognise that our diverse team of skilled and dedicated people make us a great place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and developed on the basis of their merits and abilities.
• We know our team work best when they have balance in their lives, and we offer genuine flexibility to help them achieve that work/life balance.
• We value our staff as individuals, investing in their careers and we are recognised for the quality, breadth and depth of our training and development offer, which helps make the greatest long-term difference in work.
• We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Ensuring all our staff are given right skills, knowledge and support to recognise and respond effectively to potential abuse or neglect.

• We're building and shaping communities which people are proud of.
• We're working with the most vulnerable in our community to help them achieve what they want in life.
• We're investing in our schools to ensure every child and young person in South Gloucestershire achieves their full potential.

We've achieved a great deal, but we need talented and dedicated people to ensure we continue to make a difference.

We’re making a difference, be part of it!

To view the full job description, please click this link: Project Coordinator - Community Learning and Skills - Job Description