Role: Employment Facilitator

Location: Hybrid/ London - Tower Hamlets, Newham, Barking, Dagenham, Lewisham and Lambeth

Contract: Fixed Term Contract - 12 months – Full Time 37 hours a week

Salary: Up to £30,000.00 per annum (according to experience and qualifications) plus London Allowance £3333.00

Benefits:

29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, with up to 5 additional days for continuous.
Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities.
Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages.
Pension with up to 7% matched employer contribution with included life insurance.
Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailers discounts.
Expenses paid for mileage.

Why Action for Children?

We are one of the largest children’s charities in the UK and have been making a difference to the lives of the UK’s vulnerable children for over 150 years. 

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About the Role

Thanks to funding, Action for Children is bringing a new employability programmes to London for the very first time, opening exciting opportunities in an area where many young people face barriers to employment.

Our service is designed to support those who need it most, including care-experienced young people, individuals with SEND, refugees and asylum seekers, those facing homelessness, and young people living in poverty. Through personalised support, the programme connects participants with training, apprenticeships, and real career opportunities, and take meaningful steps towards a brighter future.

Across all programmes, you will build trusted relationships with young people, deliver engaging learning experiences, and provide tailored support that helps individuals overcome barriers, realise their potential, and achieve positive, sustained outcomes.

We are looking for a passionate and motivated Employment Facilitator to deliver a range of impactful employability and early-intervention programmes supporting children and young people from disadvantaged backgrounds across London to build confidence, develop skills, and progress into education, training and employment.

You’ll be at the heart of a dynamic set of youth programmes empowering young people from Year 10 through to age 25. Across schools, communities and employer settings, you’ll bring energy and momentum to 1:1 coaching, group workshops, accredited training and industry‑led experiences.

You’ll spark ambition, open doors and help young people build the skills and self‑belief to thrive.

How you'll help to create brighter futures

Deliver high-quality, engaging group sessions tailored to young people aged 16–18, supporting varied learning styles.
Manage a caseload of young people using a key worker approach, providing a range of targeted interventions to assist their entry into the world of work.
Facilitate employability-focused activities.
Build positive, professional relationships with corporate partners, employers, training providers, education establishments, and external agencies.
Coordinate programme delivery alongside volunteers.
Track and monitor participant progress, through reports.
Represent the organisation at meetings, employment forums, site visits with employers, training providers.

Let's talk about you, ideally you will have:

Experience working with young people aged 15–25, particularly those facing barriers to education or employment.
Experience delivering group work, training, or employability programmes.
Strong understanding of youth development, employability, and progression pathways.
Ability to engage and inspire young people from diverse backgrounds
Experience working in partnership with employers or external stakeholders is desirable
A Qualification in Youth Work, Careers Guidance, Social Care, or equivalent.

What You’ll Bring

Passion for improving outcomes for young people
Strong communication and facilitation skills
Ability to build rapport and maintain professional relationships
Commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion
Organised approach to case management and programme delivery

Good to know.

Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

This role requires a DBS/disclosure check

Contact: Sarah Manderfield by email – recruitmentservice@actionforchildren.org.uk quoting reference 13161

We welcome applicants who may not meet every requirement but are passionate about the role.

Male staff are under-represented within our Children Service roles. We would like to encourage more male applicants for our Children Service roles.

Diversity, equality and inclusion

At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

Pay: £26,006.84-£32,333.00 per year

Benefits:

Additional leave
Company pension
Store discount

Work Location: In person

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