WEST Youth Zone, based in Hammersmith & Fulham, offers a chance to make a real difference in the lives of thousands of young people. If you have the energy, drive and enthusiasm to be part of our exciting youth work coupled with the skills that our roles require, please apply to be part of our team TODAY!
The strength of WEST Youth Zone comes from the diversity of our people. We place huge value on different people doing things in different ways and we welcome applications from what might be considered non-traditional backgrounds. The one thing we all have in common is our desire to raise the aspirations of young people in West London.
WEST Youth Zone is a proud disability committed employer and an accredited living wage employer.
SEN/D Coordinator - Internally known as Inclusion Coordinator
- Salary: £32,136 per annum
- Hours: 37.5 hours per week
- Location: WEST Youth Zone, W12 7TF
Our Inclusion Coordinator’s focus would be to support young people from background, abilities,
or needs — feel welcome, safe, and supported within the Youth Zone. When acting as a Duty
Manager, the Inclusion Coordinator steps into a leadership role overseeing the entire operation
of the Youth Zone during a session. As well as this, they will provide line management support,
coaching and development for sessional workers in the Rec and Sensory Room. This role
requires a minimum of 55% of working hours spent face to face with young people.
Head of Youth Work & Delivery Partnerships
- Salary: £52-58k (dependent on experience)
- Hours: 37.5 hours per week
- Location: WEST Youth Zone, W12 7TF
This is an exciting role with a significant level of autonomy for an ambitious and experienced youth work professional. The Head of Youth Work & Delivery Partnerships will lead and manage a large team of Youth Workers while taking operational responsibility for WEST’s seven-day-a week universal youth work offer. As the leading provider of universal
access youth work in Hammersmith and Fulham, and part of the OnSide network, WEST has a strong reputation and growing impact. The postholder will hold overall responsibility for delivering a vibrant, open access Youth Zone for the young people of West London, welcoming up to 200 young people per session.
Youth Engagement Coordinator (Just for Girls)
- Salary: £32,136 per annum
- Hours: 37.5 hours per week
- Location: WEST Youth Zone, W12 7TF
Our Youth Engagement Coordinator (Just for Girls) will lead on our Just for Girls session on Sunday afternoons, designing an engaging programme of activities alongside staff and young people aged 10 -17 years old. They will also work to engage girls and young women in all other sessions offered by WEST, ensuring the sessions are relevant and fun. They will provide some line management support and development for sessional workers in these areas. This role requires a minimum of 55% of time spent face-to-face working with young people.
Employability Youth Worker
- Salary: £14.80 per Hour
- Hours: Up to 20 hours per week
- Location: WEST Youth Zone, W12 7TF
The Employability Youth Worker will assist young people aged 8–25 to develop the confidence, skills and connections needed to progress into education, training and employment.
The role includes assisting the Employability Officer with project-based learning, group work, mentoring, employer engagement, work experience and one-to-one support. You will need to use data and evaluation tools to track progress and demonstrate impact.