Youth Engagement Officer at Foundation of Light
Contract Type: Permanent
Role Type: Employment
Hours: Full time
Application deadline:
Based: Sunderland
Salary: £23,790 to 27,000 Per Annum
Salary Type: Salary Scale
Location: Tyne and Wear
Role description: Officer
At the Foundation of Light, we use the power of football to create better opportunities and better lives across Sunderland, South Tyneside and County Durham. Through education, connection and wellbeing, we break down barriers, build confidence and help people reach their potential.
Our new strategy is bold, ambitious and community-focused, and we’re growing our team to make an even bigger impact. If you’re passionate about changing lives and want to be part of something that truly matters, join us.
The Foundation of Light is seeking to recruit highly motivated individuals to join our Belonging and Social Connectivity team. The successful candidate will deliver intentional one-to-one mentoring sessions and targeted group interventions tackling attendance, risky behaviours and physical/mental health barriers. They will liaise with the Community Cohesion Manager and project coordinators to develop engaging and unique programmes to be delivered in schools and community settings. They will support targeted programmes addressing careers and academic performance with pre-NEET young people who are experiencing social isolation, inequality and community tensions.
For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Jake Leighton, Community Cohesion Manager, at jake.leighton@foundationoflight.co.uk
The base for the post is the Beacon of Light, with the main delivery taking place in outreach sites within schools across Sunderland, County Durham and South Tyneside.
Interested applicants should request an application pack or send a CV to gemma.snaith@foundationoflight.co.uk or download packs from our website www.foundationoflight.co.uk. Candidates who have not heard within six weeks of application should assume they have been unsuccessful. The closing date is Friday 13th March 2026 with interviews taking place week commencing 16th March 2026.
Appointments may be subject to an enhanced DBS Check. Foundation of Light is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
Foundation of Light · Beacon of Light · Sunderland · SR5 1SN
Tel: 0191 563 4777
Registered Charity No 1089333
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