LEAD YOUTH ENGAGEMENT PRACTITIONER

WE ARE HIRING

LEAD YOUTH ENGAGEMENT
PRACTITIONER
DEADLINE: 12PM, 27TH APRIL 2026

Dear Applicant,

Thank  you  for  your  interest  in  working  with  Peer  Power  Youth.  This  pack  contains
information about the role and how to apply.

Peer  Power  Youth  exists  to  make  support  services  better  for  children  and  young  people
who’ve  experienced  trauma,  including  childhood  abuse,  neglect,  exclusion,  injustice,  and
violence. Through empathy and trusted relationships, we support young people to see their
strengths, build their confidence and leadership skills.

If  you  join  us,  you  can  expect  to  work  in  a  friendly  team  that  lives  its  values  every  day,
empathy,  fairness,  love,  openness,  respect  and  positivity.  We  are  intentional  about
embedding equity and justice in all our decisions, culture and ways of working. That means
we challenge systemic barriers, celebrate lived experience, share power, act transparently
and prioritise wellbeing for both young people and our staff team

We  encourage  applications  from  people  who  are  underrepresented  in  the  charity  sector,
and particularly those who have lived experience of the systems we seek to improve, such
as  justice,  social  care  or  health.  Even  if  you  feel  you  don’t  meet  all  the  essential  criteria,
please  do  still  apply  or  get  in  touch  for  a  chat  to  discuss  if  you  feel  called  to  the  role.
Please also let us know if we can do anything at any stage to make the application process
more accessible for you.

With my kindest wishes,

Anne-Marie
CEO and Founder

ABOUT US

Peer Power Youth is a youth led charity that works alongside young people aged
10–25  who  have  experienced  trauma,  including  abuse,  neglect,  exclusion,  and
systemic injustice. Many of the young people we connect with have encountered
the  care  or  youth  justice  systems,  often  due  to  deep  rooted  societal  failures.  Our
work is rooted in empathy, equity, and ethical youth voice practice.

Since  2016,  we’ve  supported  over  1,000  young  people  and  7,000  professionals,
embedding healing, trusted relationships, and youth voice at the heart of services.
We  exist  to  challenge  re-traumatising  systems  and  build  new  ones  that  are
youth-led, relational, and compassionate. Our 2025–2029 strategy focuses on:

Deepening  our  impact  through  youth  leadership  and  ethical  youth  voice
practice
Building  a  resilient  and  sustainable  organisation  with  strong  systems  and
infrastructure, staff support and financial stability
Collaborating  to  influence  change  in  youth  support  services  and  scaling  our
Empathy Led Model (ELM)
Championing anti-oppressive, values led ways of working

We  are  a  small  and  committed  core  team,  based  across  London  and  the  South
East,  with  a  wider  group  of  contractors  and  young  partners  supporting  the
organisation.  Our  head  office  in  at  Fivefields,  Victoria,  a  collaborative  space  for
children  and  young  people  charities,  our  team  work  from  Victoria,  from  home,  or
from co-working spaces in Worthing or Brighton.

THE ROLE

This role is a key part of the team at Peer Power Youth. Responsible for leading, co-
ordinating  and  delivering  and  evaluating  young  people’s  involvement  in  our
creative  ‘voice  and  influence’  project,  you  will  co-create  and  work  alongside
young  people  in  secure  settings  and  in  the  community.  You  will  also  be  able  to
lead on a specialist area of work within the team.

As  a  Lead  co-ordination  role,  we’re  looking  for  someone  who  can  develop  high
quality  relationships  and  liaise  with  funders  and  commissioners  and  has  a
qualification  in  youth  work  or  significant  relevant  experience.  Experience  with
youth justice and/or secure settings is desirable, but not essential.

An average week might look like:
·Co-ordinating  and  delivering  youth  voice  or  wellbeing  sessions,  liaising  with
commissioners, funders, and young people
·Delivery  and  co-ordination  of  accredited  skills  development  sessions  for  young
people
·Providing one‑to‑one relational support to young people
·Preparing young people for meetings/events with partners
·Working alongside contractors to ensure consistent delivery quality
·Completing safeguarding, risk assessments and session planning
·Recording outcomes and monitoring impact using CRM systems
·Supporting young people’s involvement in decision making internally
·Supporting young people’s involvement in training and coaching

HOW TO APPLY

Please apply by completing this application form. As part of the
process you’ll be asked to submit a CV and cover letter (max. 2 pages).
The cover letter should address the person specification, particularly
these areas:

Your experience in managing or overseeing organisational operations.
This may include finance coordination, HR processes, governance
support, compliance, office or systems management.

Your experience of preparing, coordinating or using management
accounts and financial reports.  Include who you worked with (e.g.
external accountants), the type of information you produced, and how it
was used to support decision-making.

Your experience of supporting senior leaders, trustees or boards. This
could include preparing papers, minuting meetings, tracking actions, or
supporting compliance and reporting.

Your experience of managing or supervising staff, contractors or
volunteers.  Include how you supported performance, wellbeing and
accountability.

Why are you interested in this role at Peer Power Youth, and how do our
values align with your own approach to work?

MORE INFO

We recognise that people bring experience from different sectors. If
your background is in education (e.g. as a Bursar or Business Manager),
the public sector, or another values-driven organisation, we encourage
you to apply and help us understand how your skills translate to this
role.

We try and make the recruitment
process as accessible as possible,
so please email us if you’d prefer
to apply via an alternative format
(e.g. video, voice note, etc.) or
have any other access
requirements.

Your application will be anonymised for the initial screening

Please note that using AI may result in your application being
withdrawn. We really want to hear from you in your own words!

If you have any queries or need help at any stage of the
process, contact us on: recruitment@peerpower.org.uk

NEXT STEPS

Please apply by 12:00pm
on Friday 27th April 2026.

We  will  contact  you  after  our  initial
screening  stage,  and  may  invite  you
for an informal call. If you are invited to
interview,  we  will  send  you  the
an
in  advance  to  help  you
questions
prepare

Interviews will be held on Thursday 7th
May  -  please  keep  this  in  mind  when
applying and save the date!

LEAD YOUTH ENGAGEMENT
PRACTITIONER

Office base

Working in secure settings, community, and our offices in
London or Sussex. One day a fortnight can be from home.

Salary

Hours

£35,200 - £37,400 pro-rata (depending on experience)

28 hours per week
We are open to applications from applicants looking for 21
hours, if demonstrated the role can be fulfilled in this time.

Leave

25 days, 8 bank holidays, 2 personal days, 3 festive period
discretionary days (pro rata)

Reporting to

Youth Programmes & Training

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES...

Co-ordination &
Partnership

Programme Support
& Coordination

·Plan, co-create, and deliver youth engagement projects that enable
youth voice and influence in secure and community settings
·Plan and deliver effective youth voice pathways, including
recruitment, onboarding, engagement and retention of young partners
·Build and maintain trusted relationships with young people who have
lived experience of care, justice, or social care systems
·Lead on specialist areas within the Youth Engagement Team (e.g.,
inclusion, events, training), providing guidance and modelling best
practice.
·Support contractors and PPY team to ensure consistent, high quality
delivery aligned with the Empathy-Led Model.

·Oversee the induction, training, and participation of young partners,
ensuring appropriate support and remuneration
·Coordinate liaison with associates, artists, and delivery partners to
facilitate project success
·With support from Manager, monitor project budgets and track spend
in line with organisational processes
·Maintain accurate data records and documentation for youth
engagement activities, ensuring GDPR compliance
·Support evaluation processes and reporting on youth outcomes and
programme impact
Work with communications team to amplify young people’s voices
within and beyond Peer Power Youth

Impact, Evaluation
and reporting

·Ensure effective and creative systems in place for evaluation, and
report on individual outcomes for young people
·Ensure inputting of data and recording of project activity using
Beacon CRM system and processing in line with data protection policy
and regulations
·Ensure performance/prpgress against agreed targets
Provide timely and accurate reporting information

Engagement,
Care &
Connection

General

·Create safe, equitable, inclusive, and caring spaces where young
people feel valued, confident, and supported
·Ensure young people’s expertise is recognised and acted upon
meaningfully in programme design and delivery
·Collaborate with young people and Peer Leaders to co-design and
deliver group sessions focused on wellbeing, skills development,
and leadership
·Provide one-to-one and group relational support to Peer Leaders to
help them achieve goals and progress
·Support young people’s wellbeing, making referrals and supporting
young people into external services
·Always uphold safeguarding and welfare responsibilities
·Promote respect, tolerance, and understanding among young
people for diverse beliefs, identities, and backgrounds
·Contribute to an anti-racist, anti-oppressive organisational culture
and embed these principles across all work
Ensure shared decision making with young people and colleagues
in project development and internal organisational policies

·Build and maintain trusted relationships across the Peer Power
Youth community and positively represent the Charity
·Work alongside operational team members, to ensure
administrative aspects of the roles are fulfilled e.g. supporting the
processing of DBS checks for young people
·Maintain organisational culture, by living the values of Peer Power
and modelling healthy working practices and relationships
·Be a valued and proactive contributor to team development
activities and core meetings
·Follow Peer Power’s policies and procedures
·Work flexibly around youth engagement activity including evenings
and occasional weekends
·Ensure the proper use and security of all Peer Power Youth
equipment
Undertake any other duties and reasonable requests in keeping
with the nature of this post and to support the charity.

PERSON SPECIFICATION - ESSENTIAL

Experience

Knowledge

Personal qualities

·Relevant youth work
qualification (Level 3 or
above) or significant
equivalent experience
·Experience working with
young people affected by
justice, care or health
systems
·Strong experience
delivering relational youth
work or wellbeing support
·Experience coordinating
youth work projects,
engagement activity or
youth voice programmes
·Skilled facilitator able to
lead groups safely and
inclusively

·Understanding of trauma
informed and youth
participation approaches
·Knowledge of issues
affecting marginalised
young people
·Strong organisational and
coordination skills
·Ability to work
collaboratively without
formal line management
authority
·Confidence working across
professional systems and
partnerships
·Strong written and verbal
communication skills

·Commitment to empathy,
equity and shared
decision‑making
·Reflective and emotionally
intelligent practitioner
·Self‑motivated and
organised
·Values relational practice
and youth leadership
Willingness to work flexibly
including evenings and
occasional travel

Equal Opportunities:  We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from
all sections of the community, especially those who are underrepresented in charities. We aim
to be representative of the community we are working with. We encourage applications from
people of colour, those who identify as LGBTQIA, working class, differently abled, those living
with mental health conditions, refugees and migrants. We welcome people from all identities
who are made to feel marginalised.

Peer Power Youth, in compliance with the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, will seek to make
reasonable adjustments to overcome barriers to employment caused by disability and/or
neurodiversity, and encourages applications from these candidates. As an employer we make
all reasonable adjustments to support employees in their work if they are disabled or have a
health condition. We support the Access to Work scheme which could provide you with financial
support to get the help you need to do all tasks successfully. We are happy to facilitate Access
to Work assessments and reclaims, and actively welcome applicants who need this in order to
do the job. Please let us know if we can do anything at application or interview stage to make
the process more accessible by contacting: recruitment@peerpower.org.uk

Safeguarding: We recognise our responsibility to safeguard the welfare of all children and
young people and commit to recruitment practices which protect them. Our work involves
regulated activity with children, young people and vulnerable adults and it is exempt from the
Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and all subsequent amendments (England and Wales). We
require all staff undertaking regulated work with children and young people to have an
enhanced DBS disclosure and pre-employment checks. If you are offered a conditional role at
Peer Power Youth, you will then need to complete a Declaration of Criminal Convictions Form
and complete a satisfactory Enhanced DBS, Work Assessment & References check before the
role offer is final.

Recruiting Applicants with Criminal Records:  People who have criminal convictions are
welcome to apply for roles at Peer Power Youth, and we consider each person on their own
merit and in relation to the role offered. You can request our policy on recruiting people with
criminal convictions.
Further advice and guidance on disclosing a criminal record can be obtained from Unlock.

DEADLINE: 12PM, 27TH APRIL 2026

WE LOOK FORWARD
TO HEARING FROM
YOU!

RECRUITMENT@PEERPOWER.ORG.UK