Introduction
YES is a registered alternative learning provision (ALP) which offers English and Maths functional skills tuition and qualifications in small friendly classes, or 1:1, to 16–25‑year‑olds experiencing barriers to their learning. We are recruiting an ALP Manager to oversee operations of our educational provision. The successful applicant will be passionate about providing good alternative education options and be excited to lead an innovative and deeply committed project.
Please find full details of how to apply via our website in the advert below. The deadline for application submissions is 23:59, Monday 01 December 2025.
We are striving to better represent the young people we support and are particularly keen to increase applications from minoritized ethnic groups, Black/Black British, Muslim and male candidates as they are currently under‑represented in our organisation. We also encourage applications from people with relevant lived experience. If you need an adjustment to the recruitment process, please let us know as soon as possible.
Who are we?
We are a leading youth homelessness charity based in the Southwest, working with over 1,500 young people. At 1625ip we are driven by Social Justice and Passion: we strive to do something that matters and take pride in seeing the results of our work in social outcomes and improving young people’s lives.
What you will be doing
* Adopt the role of Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL), taking lead responsibility for safeguarding students by overseeing and managing educational safeguarding and child protection processes and adhering to policies and procedures.
* Lead, support, and be accountable for the YES staff team and ALP, fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement to deliver engaging, high‑quality education.
* Support the smooth and effective running of the curriculum, offering advice and guidance on better teaching practices, and ensuring effective coordination and execution of exams.
* Empower the service to deliver engaging, trauma‑informed, and good education leading to qualifications for young people who have had poor experiences of traditional education.
You will be in the Youth Education Service team and your line manager will be our Programme Manager – Prevention, Support and EET Services.
At 1625ip we are led by our Competency Development Framework. This connects our values to our behaviours in everything we do and gives us the tools to develop. The framework ensures our recruitment is better informed, applications and interviews are behaviourally based, and job profiles are developed on the ‘how’ of a job.
If you have transferable skills and you are interested in this role, but you are worried about the application process, please get in touch with us. We encourage you to have an informal chat with the recruiting manager to discuss how your personal or professional experience and skills could be transferred to this role. Details of how you can do that are further down in this advert.
Contract details
* Hours per week: 18.75 hours (2.5 days), 0.5 FTE
* Contract type: Permanent
* Pay: £37,280 – £39,862 (pro rata based on 0.5 FTE – NJC Salary Scale 26‑29, starting on the bottom of the scale)
* The location: This role will be based at our Youth Education Service, Hide Market, Central Bristol.
A few benefits at 1625ip
* A generous annual leave entitlement of 30 days per annum plus all Bank Holidays.
* Employee Health Cash Plan with HSF.
* A supportive and approachable team with an emphasis on colleague wellbeing.
* 1625ip is a Disability Confident Employer.
* If you have not heard from us by the end of the day on Wednesday 03 December 2025, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
* Interviews are on Tuesday 09 December 2025.
Application information
* You will be asked to answer 5 written questions at the top of the Word application form. These are required to ensure your application can be shortlisted.
* Please note the online e‑application form cannot be saved, so we recommend you prepare your Word application form before you start filling in the e‑form.
* Please get in touch with us if a hard copy of the application form would be preferred. We will organise a time for you to collect it from and return it to Kingsley Hall (our main office in Old Market). An online application will then be created for you.
* If you are struggling to access any of the files linked above, please email jobs@1625ip.co.uk.
* For support with your application, skills, training and your career skills connect ’s dedicated advisors can assist you.
Equitable opportunities for everyone
We believe those with a criminal record should have an equal chance to become employees or volunteers and encourage applications. As an organisation that safeguards and promotes the safety and welfare of children, young people and adults at risk, any job offer will depend on a satisfactory DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check. Successful candidates will need to provide our organisation with sufficient documentation to prove ID. We comply fully with the DBS code of practice and endeavour to treat all applications for positions fairly. For successful candidates with a criminal record, a risk assessment process will take place with the recruiting manager.
We also pride ourselves on being an equitable opportunities employer for everyone regardless of age, disability, gender identity, race, religion and beliefs, sex and sexual orientation. We have committed to being a Disability Confident Employer, and we have made the Menopause Workplace, Mental Health at Work and Bristol Equality Charter pledges.
Please see our Policies section on the website for further information.
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