Youth Development Lead - Employability

Contract Type: 1 X Fixed Term 12 months, 1 X permanent

Hours: Full Time, 35 hours per week

Closing Date: 23:59 on 29/06/2026

Salary: £25,092.00 to £28,783.00 dependent on your skills, knowledge and experience

Location: Glasgow (5 days a week)

Assessment Centre: 13th of July in our Glasgow Centre

You will play a vital role in guiding young people on their journey into work. By building strong relationships, you’ll uncover and help remove any barriers that might stand in their way – enabling them to thrive and achieve positive job outcomes. You’ll take responsibility for a caseload of young people, offering one‑to‑one support, coaching and encouragement, while helping them navigate everything from travel costs to balancing other commitments.

As a key advocate, you’ll work closely with employers to champion each young person’s support and learning needs, ensuring they are set up for success in their roles. You’ll also collaborate with partners such as Jobcentre Plus and other stakeholders to create seamless pathways into employment, making sure nothing stands in the way of sustained job outcomes.

You’ll be a guiding light for our delivery partners and service providers, supporting them to deliver high‑quality experiences that lead to real jobs for young people. You’ll also deliver engaging employability sessions, both directly and by supporting partners and volunteers, using a mix of face‑to‑face delivery and virtual sessions via MS Teams. When needed, you’ll be out and about, visiting placements or employers to ensure everything runs smoothly and that everything is delivered to the highest standard.

Alongside this, you’ll maintain accurate and detailed records of young people’s progress, employer engagement and outcomes, ensuring everything aligns with our funding requirements and clearly demonstrates the impact of the programme.

We’re passionate about Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, so you’ll help create an environment where every young person feels seen, valued, and supported, contributing to local action plans that bring our EDI commitments to life.

• Great holiday package! 30 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays. Office closure on the days between Christmas and New Year
• Flexible working! Unless the location of the role is remote, the position requires a combination of office days and working from home.
• You can volunteer for and/or attend events – The King’s Trust Awards, Pride, active events etc.
• In‑house learning platform! Develop your skills for your career and your role
• Benefits platform! Everything from health and financial well‑being support to discounts on your favourite restaurants, shops and cinemas.
• Personal development opportunities through our Networks – KT CAN (Cultural Awareness Network), KT GEN (Gender Equality Network), KT DAWN (Disability & Wellbeing Network), and PULSE (LGBTQIA+ Network).
• Fantastic Family leave! Receive 13 weeks of full pay and 13 weeks of half pay for maternity and adoption leave. Receive 8 weeks of full pay for paternity leave.
• Interest‑free season ticket loans
• Cycle‑to‑Work Scheme
• The Trust will contribute 5% of your salary to the Trust Pension Scheme
• Generous life assurance cover (4 × annual salary)

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We strive to represent the communities we serve and encourage applicants from underrepresented groups, such as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion and a Disability Confident employer.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We undertake basic disclosure checks for all roles, and enhanced checks for roles working directly with young people. A criminal record will not automatically exclude an applicant.