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At Reaching Higher we’re here to champion young people to be leaders of their own lives within their place of influence. We are committed to continuing to make diversity, equity and inclusion part of all we do from recruitment, the planning and execution of projects to providing youth voice. Our work ranges across an array of diverse communities and we embrace diversity and endeavour to create spaces whereby all those we encounter can be themselves.
Delivery Coordinator
Schools Programmes​
This is a fixed term-contract until 31st December 2025 with the possibility of extension at least until the end of August 2026, dependent on funding.
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Location: Croydon, London
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Flexible working required including evenings and occasional weekends)
Contract: Fixed term contract
Salary: £28,090 p/a
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About this role: ​
We are seeking a dedicated Delivery Coordinator to lead the delivery and coordination of our comprehensive school-based programmes. This role requires someone who can effectively manage multiple youth initiatives while ensuring high-quality implementation across various educational settings. The successful candidate will coordinate a diverse portfolio of programmes including mentoring, skills development, and transition support, working closely with schools and stakeholders to maximise positive outcomes for young people. You will be responsible for maintaining programmes quality standards, supporting team/volunteer coordination, and ensuring safeguarding practices are embedded throughout all activities.
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Experience in delivering youth work programmes in educational settings.
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Knowledge of safeguarding principles and practices in school environments.
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Understanding of mentoring and youth development approaches.
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Experience in coordinating educational programmes or workshops.
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Strong organisational and administrative skills.
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Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
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Ability to build and maintain professional relationships with school staff.
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Experience in data collection and monitoring systems.
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Knowledge of educational outcomes and impact measurement
Youth Delivery Mentoring Officer
This is a fixed term-contract until 31st December 2025 with the possibility of extension at least until the end of August 2026, dependent on funding.
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Location: Croydon, London
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Flexible working required including evenings and occasional weekends)
Contract: Fixed term contract
Salary: £27,027 p/a
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About this role: ​
We are looking for a committed, empathetic and passionate individual with experience in the youth work sector (this could be in a voluntary capacity). The successful applicant will understand our values and culture as an organisation and will demonstrate a strong desire to contribute to Reaching Higher’s vision to empower young people to be leaders of
their own lives.
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This is an exciting role at Reaching Higher and has been designed to serve across multiple aspects of our work. These include one-to-one and group initiatives across schools as well as delivering activities in community settings. The purpose of this role is to support the development of positive activities for young people with complex needs across Reaching Higher's range of programmes and partnerships, in response to increasing levels of need and demand.
Person Specification
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• Experience in assisting in delivering projects for young people (this can be in a voluntary capacity).
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• Knowledge of local needs of young people in Croydon and surrounding Boroughs, especially with regard to the impact of Covid19 and the cost of living crisis.
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• Understanding of the risks and support required when working with socially detached young people.
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• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to engage and motivate a range of stakeholders, including referring partners as well as young people.
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• Able to plan and participate in group and one-to-one activities with young people (after full training).
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• Ability to work flexibly and calmly in an intensive and responsive environment.
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• Able to prioritise and organise own workload.
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• An understanding of partnership working with statutory, voluntary and community groups.
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• Ability to record and track young people’s referrals and engagement using a digital management system.
Sessional Worker ​
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Location: Croydon, London
Contract: (Flexible working required including evenings and occasional weekends)
Salary: £12.50 p/h
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About this role: We are looking for a skilled, relational, and excellently organised individual who has a passion to support young people in our sport, leadership, creatives and youth hubs! We are looking for a skilled, committed, and passionate individual with experience within the youth work sector (this could be in a voluntary capacity). Whilst developing our focus around youth engagement and early intervention techniques, we recognise the importance of having individuals who really want to make a difference in the lives of young people. The successful applicant will be someone who understands the challenges and barriers that young people face in our community. ​
You do not have to be an experienced youth worker but being able to build relationships and engage young people is essential. We have opportunities available weekday mornings, afternoons and evenings.
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As well as the reward of investing in the next generation, volunteering at Reaching Higher has huge benefits. Many of our volunteers and sessional workers have mentioned that their experience with us has helped them: stand out for job interviews; find their passion for a new career; gain official accreditation, and of course, make some great new friends!
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VOLUNTEER WITH US!
Reaching Higher is one massive family and our volunteers are crucial members! We believe that it takes a village to raise a child and welcome volunteers from all walks of life to share their skills and experience.
In our work, we've found young people often struggle to make positive choices because of a lack of role models around them. Instead of dealing with the issues after the fact, we believe having brilliant volunteers join our work can prevent the issues from ever happening.
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