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Youth Programme Coordinator - Connect!
Salary
Up to £26,520 per annum
Location
Kent Community Based – Maidstone, Tonbridge & Malling and Tunbridge Wells district focus
Type
Permanent
Published
1 month ago...
Closing date
31 Jan 2026
Youth Program Coordinator – Connect!
Involve Kent is an innovative and progressive charity committed to improving the wellbeing of Young People and their families, ensuring they have opportunities to access to ‘time out’ to achieve their goals and have fun!
Connect, a KCC short breaks service, will provide ‘time out’ to neurodiverse 9 – 18 year-olds with moderate needs. We will be offering a program of activities and events empowering young people to build and sustain peer relationships while working towards goals and aspirations.
Your role will be to lead on a program of enjoyable and supportive activities and events in coproduction with young people and their families while building a network of community resources, working to maximise and sustain engagement and achieve contractual outcomes.
A JNC Level 3 Youth Work qualification is desired but not essential. Applications from those with lived experience with neurodiverse young people are welcomed. You must have excellent communication, organisational skills and have a fun, can-do attitude with the ability shape a project in an inclusive and responsive way.
Please note, you must be able to drive and have access to a vehicle for this role.
This role also includes providing regulated activity with adults/children, employment will be subject to relevant checks with Disclosure and Barring service.
For more information please download the full Job Description below.
We at Involve Kent pride ourselves on being an employer of choice and encourage applications from experienced candidates and those with potential, irrespective of identity, background, life experience or circumstances, It’s vital that the voluntary sector is as diverse as the society we serve. We welcome the unique contribution diverse applicants bring in terms of their culture, ethnicity, race, nationality or national origin, age, sex, gender identity or expression, religion or belief, disability status, sexual orientation, educational or social background or any other factor.
Youth Program Coordinator - Job description
Youth-Programme-Coordinator-Connect-Maidstone-T-M-T-W.pdf
Job reference:000794
Salary:£34,130.00 - £39,411.00 per annum (Pt 27D to Pt 32D depending on qualifications and experience)
Employment type:Permanent
Services:Not specified
Hours Per Week:35
Closing date:13/02/2026
Job Description
Staff Benefits at Kibble
- Learning continues with opportunities for further training, job variety and funded study
- Healthcare significantly contributes to expenses such as dental treatments, new glasses and contact lenses
- Money off shopping and events from Blue Light Card, Costco and other partners
- Discounts are available for childcare through Puddle Lane children’s nursery
- Immediate access to confidential counselling helps you prioritise self-care
- Wellbeing perks continue with Cycle to Work and generous holidays
About Kibble
Kibble supports children and young people (aged 5-26) who have experienced trauma and adversity through residential care, education and mental health services. For more than 200 years, we’ve put young people first and have built a trusted charity with vital services that strive to transform lives, families and communities.
When starting a new job at Kibble, you’ll become part of a dedicated staff team who make sure children are happy and safe 365 days a year, 24/7. Whether your role is in care, education, or the corporate side, you’ll help give young people a chance at life.
Job Purpose
We are recruiting for an enthusiastic Learning and Development Officer to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting over 800 staff across Scotland and the delivery of a professional, responsive and dynamic learning and development service across the group.
You will be responsible for the key deliverables that develop and support all Kibble staff. This includes delivering Safe Crisis Management (SCM), Trauma training and First Aid.
Main Duties:
- Delivering learning and development activities across a broad range of training needs to support the continued development of Kibble staff.
- Evaluate all learning activity through effective evaluation and provide recommendations for improvement.
- Maintain accurate records of training activity, attendance, and evaluation results.
- Work with our frontline colleagues to collaborate, design and develop new learning solutions that support Kibbles staff achieve its organisational aims.
- Maintain your professional CPD by keeping up to date with the latest trends and best practices in the learning and development sector.
- Manage relationships with external training providers and partners as required.
- Support the implementation of Kibble’s learning and development strategy.
Person Specification
Essential:
- The successful candidate must have a Driving License.
- Have worked in a Learning & Development role or equivalent.
- Experienced SCM trainer.
- Proficient at using Microsoft products including Word, PowerPoint, Excel.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Good organisational skills and can work in a busy team or independently.
Desired:
- Have experience of working in the Child Residential or equivalent sector.
- First Aid Training experience
- A CIPD in L&D qualification or equivalent.
- A training/teaching qualification such as TAP, TQFE, Award in Education and Training (or equivalent).
Key Competencies