YOUTH WORK TRAINER / TRAINING DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST
Design Training That Inspires, Equips, and Empowers Our Volunteers
Urban Youth — Your City, Your Vibe.
Urban Youth is a bold new start-up grassroots youth work charity based in inner London. We aim to create vibrant, screen‑free spaces where young people connect with inspiring adult role models, build confidence, develop life skills, and discover who they can become.
To make this possible, we need volunteers who feel confident, prepared, and ready to step into their roles with purpose. That’s where you come in.
The Role
We are seeking a passionate, skilled Youth Work Trainer / Training Development Specialist to design and deliver our core volunteer training programme. You will create engaging, practical, values‑driven training that prepares volunteers to work safely, confidently, and effectively with young people.
This is a chance to shape the learning journey of every volunteer who joins Urban Youth — and to build a training system that becomes the backbone of our youth work culture.
Your Responsibilities
- Design Urban Youth’s full volunteer training programme (core, role‑specific, and ongoing development).
- Create engaging, accessible training materials, handbooks, and resources.
- Deliver training sessions (in‑person or online) that are dynamic, practical, and confidence‑building.
- Develop modules on safeguarding, youth engagement, communication, boundaries, behaviour support, and Urban Youth values.
- Work with the HR & Volunteering Team to ensure training aligns with onboarding and volunteer pathways.
- Evaluate training effectiveness and continuously improve content.
- Help build a learning culture where volunteers feel supported, skilled, and ready to make an impact.
Who We’re Looking For
We welcome applicants with experience in:
- Youth work, education, or community development.
- Training design, facilitation, or curriculum development.
- Safeguarding, behaviour support, or pastoral care.
- Volunteer development or people training.
- Creating learning materials, workshops, or structured programmes.
You’ll thrive in this role if you are:
- A natural educator who brings warmth, clarity, and energy.
- Skilled at breaking down complex ideas into practical, engaging learning.
- Passionate about empowering volunteers to feel confident and capable.
- Excited by the opportunity to build a training system from scratch.
- Committed to Urban Youth’s values: Empowerment. Belonging. Authenticity. Creativity. Respect. Courage.
What You’ll Gain
- A meaningful role shaping the quality and confidence of our volunteer team.
- The opportunity to design a training programme that becomes part of Urban Youth’s legacy.
- Experience in curriculum development, facilitation, and youth work training.
- A supportive, values‑driven environment where your expertise truly matters.
- The joy of preparing volunteers to change young people’s lives.
Time Commitment
Flexible — we welcome volunteers who can offer between 4–10 hours per month. Training design can be done remotely, with optional in‑person delivery in London.
Join Us
If you’re ready to build training that empowers volunteers and transforms young lives, we’d love to hear from you.
Urban Youth — where self‑discovery begins.
URBAN YOUTH
Your City. Your Vibe. Your Training.
