Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE:

Senior Youth Engagement Officer

DEPARTMENT:

Wolves

Foundation

REPORTS TO:

Youth Engagement Manager

LOCATION: Molineux Stadium and working across the City of Wolverhampton

HOURS PER WEEK:

37.5 hours per week

WORKING ARRANGEMENT: Your working pattern will be between Monday - Sunday and

include evenings and weekend work.

DATE:

June 2025

Wolves Foundation is a cornerstone of the city of Wolverhampton. Through a team of highly skilled,


dedicated staff and volunteers it harnesses the strong local connection with Wolves to motivate,


educate and inspire tens of thousands of beneficiaries of its work across the city.


The charity works in partnership with key local stakeholders including the local authority, police,


health service and education providers to identify risk factors in the city around societal issues and


health status; using data and insight to deliver evidence-based practice through its vast array of


projects that address these needs through its key three objectives.


The charity covers three pillars:


Healthier, more active people


Lifelong learning and skills


Safer, stronger communities





Working in the community is vital to its work and removing barriers to engagement regardless of age,


gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, or disability. With participants ranging from 1 month to 100


years old across 225 different delivery sites in the city, work is delivered all year round improving the


physical and mental health, personal development and life choices of the people engaged in its work.




All employees must uphold the key values and ethos of the Foundation to ensure delivery excellence.


Employees must maintain professionalism and contractual, delivery and policy requirements.

Job purpose

To support the Youth Engagement Manager with the organisation and delivery of our Youth


Engagement projects including Premier League Kicks. The project aims to engage young people ages


8-18 through the power of Wolves Foundation and Premier League. The main purpose of this role is


to ensure positive youth engagement and creating opportunities for young people to thrive.





The successful applicant will also need to line manage staff members within the Youth Engagement


team and ensure operational excellence, project KPI's are met, and stakeholder relationships are


positively maintained.

Key responsibilities

To have a clear understanding of the Wolverhampton Wanderers Foundations core values and


objectives.


To positively represent the Wolves Foundation and brand internally and externally.


Input to the continued Senior Officers' operational meetings.


To support the Youth Engagement department with the project implementation, including


mapping, planning, scheduling and leading on associated activities.


To establish new relationships and maintain existing relationships with key stakeholders and


partner organisations.


To liaise with local partner organisations to organise and book venues for project delivery.


To develop, deliver and lead on Youth Engagement sessions within the Premier League Kicks


project.

To keep an accurate records and registers for all sessions.

To participate in project related meetings as directed by your line manager.


To work in cohesion with the Communications Team to develop creative promotional and


marketing materials to engage participants to meet the intended project outcomes.


Identify, develop and support volunteers into all youth engagement projects.

To collect relevant project data for reporting purposes.

Assist the Youth Engagement Manager with any other Youth Engagement related projects


where necessary.

Perform other duties as required and directed by your line manager which are considered


relevant to the post and to the objectives of the Foundation.


To support the scheduling, usage, maintenance, and upkeep of the Foundation Arena and


that the facilities are used to its maximum potential.


The ensure positive commitment to social action projects and targets in line with the Premier


League Kicks project.


Ensure a positive commitment towards equality and diversity by treating others fairly and not


committing any form of direct or indirect discrimination, victimisation or harassment of any


description and to promote positive working relations amongst employees and customers.


The ensure positive commitment to sustainability and social action projects and targets in line


with the Foundation's One Pack One Planet action plan.

Safeguarding responsibilities

To follow and enforce best practice in relation to Safeguarding policies and processes


including but not limited to reporting procedures.


To work alongside the Safeguarding Team and Designated Safeguarding Leads to ensure


safeguarding standards are met and maintained.


Keep maintain CPD, knowledge and skills in relation to safeguarding practices, delivery and


management.


Responsible for structuring adequate safeguarding related quality assurance assessments for


relevant business areas.





This role involves working with children and/or adults at risk in a Regulated Activity (or in close


proximity to children and/or adults at risk). This means that the post-holder is required to apply all


relevant policies and uphold the Club's commitment to safeguarding children and adults at risk.

General responsibilities

Compliance with Wolverhampton Wanderers Foundation Policies.


Compliance with Wolverhampton Wanderers Foundation health & safety procedures.


Compliance with Wolverhampton Wanderers Foundation safeguarding policies.


Champion the club and Foundation values at all times.


To maintain professional conduct at all times.


To undertake other duties as may be reasonably expected.

Contractual Information

Due to the nature of your role, there will be a requirement to work evenings and/or weekends


which will be directed by your line manager.

Key relationships

Wolves Foundation Senior Management Team.


Foundation Management Team.


Wolves Foundation Youth Engagement Team


Local stakeholders/partners.


Premier League Charitable Fund


West Midlands Police

Person Specification

Job Title: Senior Youth Engagement Officer

Knowledge: the level and breadth of knowledge to do the job Essential Desirable

Good understating of the Youth Engagement priorities and ?


requirements within the city and local communities.


Good knowledge of the key stakeholders in the city and wider ?


communities.


Good knowledge of positive youth engagement strategies ?


Understanding of how to deliver an engaging session for ?


participants associated with the Foundation.


An understanding of Safeguarding children, young people and ?


adults at risk.


Knowledge of Safeguarding legislation, policies and procedures ?


(including reporting platforms and/or requirements).


Wellbeing knowledge in relation to supporting children, young ?


people and adults at risk.


Excellent knowledge of the Foundation's Youth Engagement ?


projects including Premier League Kicks


Excellent understanding of effective methods to engage ?


participants related to Youth Engagement projects.

Technical/work-based skills: skills specific to the job Essential Desirable

Understanding of safeguarding reporting procedures and policies. ?


Ability to support the delivery of appropriate session to meet the ?


needs of the young people.


Strong IT and presentation skills. ?


High competency around monitoring and evaluation ?


Ability to manage your own workload and effective time keeping ?


Excellent project organisation and time management skills. ?


Effective leadership ability and methods to line manage ?


accordingly.

General skills and attributes Essential Desirable

Understanding of how to work safely with children, young people ?


and adults at risk to uphold Safeguarding best practice.


Availability for flexible working hours ?


Ability to travel around the Wolverhampton Wanderers Foundation ?


geographical area or to get to Molineux Stadium


Committed to making a positive impact to beneficiaries ?


Resilient and compassionate ?


An energetic team worker ?


A strong set of values that meets the organisations own values ?

Experience: proven record of experience in a particular Essential Desirable

field, profession, or specialism.

Experience working in the Youth Engagement sector ?


Excellent partnership working ?


Working in a sports setting ?





Experience of line managing/ leading people ?


Experience of working with children, young people and adults at ?


risk.


Experience of reporting and handling Safeguarding concerns. ?


Experience of project management ?


Experience of reporting safeguarding incidents ?

Qualifications: the level of educational, professional and/or occupational Essential Desirable

training required

Post-holder must hold Level 3 Youth work diploma or higher ?


Post-holder must hold or obtain at the earliest opportunity and ?


maintain the relevant safeguarding training (i.e. FA Safeguarding


Children Workshop).


Post-holder will be subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level ?


and cleared by the Wolves Safer Recruitment Group


Post-holder must hold a valid driver's license. ?


Post-holder to be educated at degree level or higher in a relevant ?


area.


Drivers Licence free of penalties and ownership of own vehicle. ?

NB: This job description and personal specification is intended to be a general guide to the scope

of the duties and not an inflexible specification.