Young People’s Coordinator
As our Young People’s Coordinator, you’ll be responsible for championing our younger entrants (people aged under 25yrs). You will seek to establish close working relations with staff at criminal justice settings that work with young people and look to find ways to ensure that the young people in these settings have their creativity inspired, motivated and seen, and that their voices are heard by public audiences and our stakeholders.
The successful post-holder will have:
- Experience in working with disadvantaged or hard-to-reach young people.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Be proactive, detail-oriented, ambitious and adaptable.
Duration: 3 year Fixed term Contract (with 6 month probation period)
Salary: £31,911 per annum, depending on experience.
Hours: Mon – Fri, Full-time, 35 hours a week
Line Manager: Director of Outreach
Location: Based at our offices in London, W12. The post holder will also be required to travel across the UK to conduct visits to a range of secure settings.
Holidays: 25 days a year + bank holidays.
Pension: Eligible staff will be auto-enrolled into the charity’s pension scheme.
Start date: As soon as possible.
Closing date: 10am, Monday 12 January 2026 (interviews planned for Friday 16th January.)
Values & Inclusion
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- Empowering the people we work with to participate, share and learn
- Trusted and relied on by the people and partners we work with
- Welcoming in everything we say and do – going further to reach those less able to participate
- Imaginative in the approaches we take to plan, deliver and evaluate our programmes
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We are an equal opportunity employer and are dedicated to achieving the highest standards of diversity, equity, and inclusion. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, beliefs, customs, traditions, and ways of life. This includes, but is not limited to, race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, national or social origin, health status, and economic or social situation.
We are committed to building an inclusive team that shares a passion for the charity’s 60-year legacy inspiring life-changing art. Every time we add staff or volunteers to our small team it’s an opportunity for us to bring in a new perspective, and to better represent the diverse range of participants and audiences we attract. We strongly encourage candidates of all backgrounds and identities to apply for roles in our team.
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We have a guaranteed interview scheme for people with recent lived-experience of the criminal justice system and offer guaranteed interviews for paid roles to those who have been in prison or on a community sentence in the last 5 years and who meet all the ‘essential’ person specification criteria. If you’d like to use this, please see the application form for the role you are applying for. You can also read how we consider unspent convictions.
