North Yorkshire Together
is a partnership between North Yorkshire Sport, North Yorkshire Youth and Rural Arts that supports residents to be happy and healthy. Currently we're leading programmes to support children on Free School Meals and refugees, and are a partner on Village Green, a North Yorkshire wide community-led climate change initiative.
We're excited to be recruiting a
Schools & Families Engagement Manager
to shape and deliver how FEAST supports and engages with schools, young people and their families across North Yorkshire. Reaching over 5,000 young people each year, FEAST has a
real impact on the lives of disadvantaged and vulnerable young people
.
We're looking for someone with exceptional
project and relationship management skills
, who is skilled at partnership working and managing large volumes of data/communications.
Experience working with
schools
is necessary, but this is not an activity delivery role.
You will have an understanding of community-based youth provision and how schools work. An ideal candidate would have experience and confidence running focus groups and consultation with children and young people, but training can be provided.
From a personnel perspective, you will be directly employed by North Yorkshire Youth, however you will engage with team members from across organisations on a daily basis to work cohesively as Team FEAST.
Salary:
£28,000 per annum, pro-rata (equivalent to £22,400)
Hours:
30 hours per week, to be worked across a minimum of 4 days, Monday – Friday. Occasional weekend and/or evening work may be required; Time Off in Lieu is given.
Employment type
: Fixed term, most likely until 31st March 2029
Annual Leave:
25 days per annum, pro-rata (equivalent to 20) plus 8 Bank Holidays, pro-rata (equivalent to 6.4)
Place of Work:
Your usual place of work will be North Yorkshire Youth's base, Carlton Lodge. From time-to-time you will also co-work with FEAST Team members at their respective offices (North Yorkshire Council, North Yorkshire Sport and Rural Arts). You will also spend some time on-site at schools and youth groups.
Deadline for applications:
Noon on Wednesday 18th March 2026.
Interviews:
Tuesday 24th March at North Yorkshire Youth