King's Trust Team Leader

Transforming Lives Through Learning Due to exciting growth and expansion of our King's Trust Programme, we are looking for passionate, energetic, and inspiring individuals to join our Kings Trust Team Programme within the college. This is a fantastic opportunity to become part of a life-changing programme that supports young people to build confidence, develop employability skills, improve wellbeing, and create positive futures either within the college or in a community setting. If you believe in second chances, inclusive education, and helping young people realise their potential, we would love to hear from you. We will be holding an Information Event on 10th June 6:00pm - 7.30pm. This is a drop in event and staff will be on hand to answer any questions and talk to you about the college and the King's Trust. Please visit the job advert on our careers site for more information and to register your interest.

The following information provides an overview of the skills, qualities, and qualifications needed for this role.
About the Kings Trust Team Programme The Kings Trust Team Programme is a 12-week personal development programme designed to support young people aged 1625 who may be:
disengaged from education or employment
lacking confidence or direction
facing barriers to learning
experiencing social, emotional, or personal challenges looking to improve their future opportunities
The programme combines:
team-building activities
community projects
employability and enterprise skills
work experience opportunities
residential experiences
confidence and wellbeing development
English and maths support
progression planning
At the heart of the programme is the belief that every young person has potential.
About the Role
3x positions available As part of the college team, you will work directly with young people within community and college settings to deliver engaging, supportive, and meaningful learning experiences. You will motivate learners, build positive relationships, and help young people overcome barriers while supporting them towards education, employment, training, or volunteering opportunities. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape and expand provision within the local community while being part of a supportive and forward-thinking college environment. Key Responsibilities
Planning for the weeks ahead setting out what team members want to achieve and finding out how to get qualifications
Planning for a week away/Residential
Community projects
Work placements
Planning for the future (CVs , interview skills and job applications)
Final presentation of the programme to an invited audience.
Duties of the role also include:
Deliver the required number of Teams which comply with the prescribed 12 week programme
Recruit a range of young people across targeted groups
Progress young people through the programme in line with College budgets, achieving a range of Performance Indicator targets, including the number of young people recruited; their retention on the programme and the qualifications and positive outcomes achieved
Contribute to team review as complied by Princes Trust and College staff and ensure agreed actions to improve the quality of the programme are followed up
Maintain accurate and up to date records, both paper and electronic, as required by the College and the Trust.
Negotiate residential and community project activities with local providers under the guidance of the Head of Department
Assess, verify and report student achievement through the College Exams department.
Implement action plans to address issues identified in Team Review
Attend all necessary internal/external training courses/ management and steering group meetings as required
Carry out related duties as may be reasonably required by the College and by the Trust.
What We Are Looking For We are seeking enthusiastic individuals who are:
passionate about transforming lives
committed to inclusion and equality of opportunity
positive, adaptable, and resilient
able to inspire and motivate young people
experienced in working with young people or vulnerable learners
confident delivering group activities and community projects
strong communicators with excellent interpersonal skills
organised and able to work independently and as part of a team
Experience within education, youth work, employability, SEND,
community work, coaching, or mentoring would be highly valued.
What we can offer you
As the successful candidate, you will be offered a salary of between £28,760 - £33,563 per annum based upon a combination of the skills, knowledge and experience that you can bring to the role.
Our benefits
Enhanced Pension contributions scheme with SYPA
Annual leave - 30 Days (222 hours) + 8 Bank Holidays (59.2 hours) - this includes a discretionary Christmas closure period
Health and wellbeing, we offer Employee assistance programme through Bupa
Occupational Health through PAM
Free eye tests for VDU users

Free Parking is available at the majority of our campuses
F urther information can be found on our Benefits and Career Development pages.
Disability Confident
We are a Disability Confident employer and are committed to removing barriers for applicants with a disability during our recruitment process, upon appointment and as an employee. Please review our Recruitment Guidelines for Disabled Candidates which provides further information on reasonable adjustments and how the Disability Confident scheme works in practice. If you require any reasonable adjustments or any support at any point throughout the process, please contact us.
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Safeguarding
We are an employer who is?committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students. Successful applicants will be required to have an enhanced DBS check and will be subject to safer recruiting procedures. Further details on our safer recruiting procedures, including the employment of ex-offenders can be found here Safeguarding
Next Steps:
To apply: Click apply online and follow the links to complete the online application. For queries regarding the application process, please contact the Recruitment Team.
As a Leader in Diversity employer, we encourage applications from everyone and value diversity in our workforce. xwzovoh
Closing date: 21st June 2026
Please be aware If we have a high number of applications, we may decide to close the vacancy earlier.