Location:Mahdlo Youth Zone

Team:Sport Youth Work

Contract:Part Time Permanent

Pay:£13.39 per hour

Hours:4 to 15 hour contracts available per week at various evening and weekend sessions

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.

The role

We have a number of hours available for Sports Workers to join our successful sports team. You will deliver a range of exciting activity programmes that will challenge, stimulate and provide new opportunities, in line with Mahdlo’s Get Active (Sports) theme.

As a Sports Worker, you will:

• Lead and deliver engaging, inclusive sports sessions for young people aged 8–19 (up to 25 with a disability).
• Build positive relationships with young people, encouraging participation, confidence, and personal growth.
• Support and guide volunteers and young leaders during sessions.
• Plan, deliver, and evaluate activities in line with Mahdlo’s Get Activetheme.
• Promote inclusion, respect, and well-being in every session.

The ideal candidates will have a passion for Sport and a Level 2 Sports Leaders award or equivalent and will be able to work with young people aged 8-19 years (25 with a disability) both in groups and individually.

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
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Medicash Health Care Scheme for eligible employees

In accordance with Mahdlo’s Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures, this position requires an enhanced DBS check and will require you to complete Safeguarding training within three months of appointment and refresher training thereafter.

Downloads

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

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.

Closing date: 9am on Thursday 30 th October 2025