Location:Mahdlo Youth Zone

Team:Arts

Contract:18 month fixed term contract Part Time

Pay:£28500 per annum pro rata

Hours:13 hours per week including evenings and weekends

Mahdlo Youth Zone is a state-of-the-art multi-million Pound location providing young people aged 8 to 19, and up to 25 for those with additional needs, engaging and exciting opportunities to try something new, seven days a week.

We’ve got incredible facilities including a 3G Multi Use Games Area (MUGA) pitch climbing wall, boxing gym, three court sports hall, sensory room, fully equipped gym including weightlifting equipment, recreation area and dance, arts, music and media suites and much more.

With more than 100 full-time, part-time and volunteer staff we have a fundraising target of £1.6 million this year, raised through our Patron’s Programme, community fundraising, and events.

The role

We are looking for a passionate, creative, and organised Visual Arts Coordinator to join our team on an 18 month fixed term contract to lead and develop our visual arts programme.

As Visual Arts Coordinator, you will coordinate our visual arts offer across the 7-day programme, ensuring activities are creative, inclusive, and inspiring. You will deliver two weekly visual arts sessions, manage the arts budget, and support exciting projects such as exhibitions, showcases, and collaborative community work.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who wants to use their creativity to inspire young people, nurture their skills, and help them express themselves through the arts.

You must be committed to working within the spirit of Mahdlo’s core values – Passion, Respect, Inclusion, Dependability and Excellence – which describe the way we work.

The strength of Mahdlo Youth Zone and the OnSide network of Youth Zones is the diversity of its people; we place huge value on equal opportunities and encourage applications from candidates of diverse backgrounds, communities and abilities.

This role offers:

• Free onsite gym access
• Life insurance
• Birthday gift
• Automatic enrolment to Medicash Health Care scheme on successful completion of probationary period.

Downloads

Application forms are also available by emailing hr@mahdloyz.org.

Closing date: 12pm on Monday 13th October 2025

Please note: we may close applications early and invite candidates to interview before the deadline if suitable applications are received.

Mahdlo is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment; therefore an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is required with this post. The successful applicants will be expected to join the DBS Update Service. Job offers are also subject to two satisfactory references.

Mahdlo is an equal opportunities employer and positively welcomes applications from all candidates. We treat all applicants for employment and employees equally.