Youth Hub Coordinator (Maternity Cover)

Job introduction

Do you have a passion for supporting young people to achieve their goals?

Are you confident working with a range of professionals to deliver inclusive services?

Do you enjoy creating opportunities that connect young people to education, training and employment?

Would you like to work in a vibrant, collaborative space in the heart of Brighton?

We’re looking for someone to lead the day-to-day delivery of our Youth Employment Hub in Kemptown. You’ll be part of a dynamic team working with partners like the DWP, National Careers Service and local providers to support young people into positive destinations.

Fixed term for: 12 months to cover maternity leave

Interview date: TBC

This role is available as a secondment to internal applicants in line with our secondment policy. Before applying, please ensure you have read the Secondment policy to ensure you are eligible to apply. In accordance with the policy, please ensure you have the written approval of your line manager before applying. Evidence of this must be included with your application.

For an informal discussion, please contact Michael Price – Senior Employability & Project Officer by email on michael.price@brighton-hove.gov.uk

About the role

Do you have a passion for supporting young people to achieve their goals?

Are you confident working with a range of professionals to deliver inclusive services?

Do you enjoy creating opportunities that connect young people to education, training and employment?

Would you like to work in a vibrant, collaborative space in the heart of Brighton?

We’re looking for someone to lead the day-to-day delivery of our Youth Employment Hub in Kemptown. You’ll be part of a dynamic team working with partners like the DWP, National Careers Service and local providers to support young people into positive destinations.

The Hub offers a welcoming and inclusive space—both physical and virtual—where young people can access IT, Wi-Fi, tailored advice, and a range of activities to build confidence and employability skills. We get regular feedback from attendees to shape services, and we work with employers and training providers to connect young people to local opportunities.

As Youth Hub Coordinator, you’ll lead the day-to-day delivery of this service, working with partners to support young people in making informed decisions about their future and accessing education, volunteering, employment, and skills training.

This role could be for you if you:

• have a Level 2 qualification in Careers, Information, Advice and Guidance or equivalent experience.
• are passionate about supporting young people to progress, and meet their aspirations.
• have good knowledge of educational and employment pathways locally, and of the barriers facing disadvantaged and under-represented groups.
• are confident engaging with young people and stakeholders to deliver impactful services.
• want to work in a great location with like-minded professionals.

Your key tasks will be –

• Managing the physical and virtual Youth Employment Hub, ensuring it’s welcoming, inclusive and well-resourced.
• Supporting young people with job searches, applications, CVs and confidence-building, offering advice, and signposting to support services.
• Coordinating activities like Job Fairs, sector-based events and employability sessions.
• Working closely with partners to connect young people to opportunities in education, volunteering, and employment.

Please read our Apply for a job at the council pages carefully. They give you all the guidance you need to complete your application as well as information on what will happen after you’ve submitted your application and at interview.

As part of your application, you will need to upload your Application Form and a supporting statement. Your supporting statement is the most important part of your application as it will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here (Application Form guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) and (Supporting statement guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.

Additional information

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.

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Company information

Encouraging a diverse workforce

Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.

Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our fair and inclusive actions, our anti-racism strategy and the work we are doing to encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).

Please note that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.