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Empower Youth Zones is the charity that oversees the creation, management and sustainability of Youth Zones in Manchester and Salford. These include HideOut Youth Zone located in Gorton (East Manchester) which opened in 2020, and Salford Youth Zone located in Pendleton, which opened to young people in June 2025. HideOut and Salford Youth Zone provide children and young people aged 8-19 and up to 25 for those with additional needs with somewhere safe to go, something positive to do and someone trusted to talk to. Youth Zones are purpose-built spaces fizzing with energy and crammed with incredible facilities. They are staffed by skilled and dedicated Youth Workers who truly believe in young people – helping them see what they could achieve, and giving them the skills, confidence and ambition to go for it. This is life-changing support that helps tens of thousands of young people from a diverse range of backgrounds to thrive. Salford and HideOut Youth Zones are part of a national and growing network of Onside Youth Zones. There are currently 21 active OnSide Youth Zones across the UK with 23 due to be open by 2027.
The Youth Work Manager is a lead member of the delivery team. You will work across all Youth Zone sessions and have lead responsibility for the youth club offer, including holiday club to young people aged 8-19 (up to 25 with additional needs), ensuring there is an adequately resourced, high-quality, creative and fun offer, which focuses on the needs of young people and is in line with the Youth Zone’s aspirations to provide young people with the best possible experiences and opportunities.
You will have a passion to put young people first. You will be responsible for the continuous improvement of the delivery and input towards the strategic delivery plan for the Youth Zone. This is a fun, exciting and challenging role in a growing and ambitious charity where with up to 200 young people attending a session no two days will ever be the same. Although part of an integrated Empower Team, this role will be based from HideOut Youth Zone with flexibility to work across both sites as required