Youth Employability Team Leader (maternity cover)

Job Title: VA50 - Youth Employability Team Leader (maternity cover)

Location: Hastings

Salary: £30,327 - £32,820 per annum

Contract: 12-Month Fixed Term Contract

Reports to: Area Manager

 About CXK

CXK empowers people to succeed in employment, education and training. The charity strives for a fairer society where everyone can grow and realise their potential. “The CXK Way” embodies the following core values:

Ethical – We work with professionalism, honesty and integrity

Passionate – We reach out enthusiastically to all who need out support

Innovative – We inspire, enhance and improve

Collaborative – We engage, support and share with others

You can learn more about us via our website.

The Youth Employability Service

CXK delivers the Youth Employability Service (YES) across East Sussex, commissioned by East Sussex County Council. We offer information, advice, support and guidance to young people in academic years 12 and 13 who are not in education, employment or training (NEET), helping them to explore their options, plan and then take their next steps. We also work with schools supporting young people in year 11 who are at risk of becoming NEET. Liaising with a range of other services, YES is focussed on supporting young people to achieve their potential.

The Team

The YES team support young people from across the county, seeing them at CXK bases, partner venues or in community settings. The team assess and action plan with young people referred to the service, supporting them to understand their options and take steps toward achieving their goals around education, training and / or employment. Working with a wide range of young people, the team approach is focused, creative and persistent, building on young peoples’ confidence and motivation alongside their skills and personal growth.

The Role

The Team Leader role is focused on ensuring high performance and excellent standards of service delivery. You will be used to working with both people and data, using metrics and great management skills to make sure young people progress and get the most from the service offer. Line managing up to 10 team members, you will also be able to advise on issues of safeguarding and risk management and be skilled and knowledgeable liaising with the wide range of agencies supporting the young people we work with.

Skills and Knowledge

At CXK we are proud to be a disability confident and equal opportunities employer. We actively promote diversity within our workforce and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Minimum Criteria  

• Maths and English GCSE grade C or above (or equivalent)
• A commitment to undertake all necessary training for the role

Essential Criteria

•  Relationship Management: Demonstrable experience of holding positive professional relationships with colleagues and external stakeholders working with young people, finding workable solutions to challenges
• Line Management: Demonstrable experience of successfully managing small teams, ensuring quality in delivery and staff development
• Proficiency in using a range of applications and systems: Experienced and effective use of Microsoft products including Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint and TEAMs as well as other data bases / CRMs
• Performance Management: Experience of managing staff performance using data and other metrics, establishing plans for performance improvement if needed
• Travel: qualified to drive and has access to a vehicle for work purposes

Employee Experience

A career with CXK is rewarding work, enabling you to fulfil your potential. This exciting role within the YES team provides the opportunity for you support and motivate a great team to continue their amazing work with young people. The role needs initiative and there is flexibility in how you manage your diary; the focus in on managing the team, meeting the service requirements and maintain our high standards.

Benefits of working with us

Our employee benefits include:;

• 30-33 days holiday, plus bank holidays
• Defined contribution pension scheme (matched by CXK up to 10% depending on length of service criteria)
• Benenden private healthcare cover
• Flexible working
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Training and development programmes and opportunities
• Mental and physical healthcare initiatives

and more

Recruitment Timeline

Vacancy closing date: Monday 24th March 2025 at 9:00am

Application review date: Tuesday 25th March 2025

Interviews dates: From 11th March 2025

Useful Information

Please note: Applicants will need to complete an enhanced DBS check and provide references before any offer of employment is made.