Organisation Huddersfield Town Foundation Salary £14 per hour, or £17 for lead coaches Location Huddersfield and surrounding area Contract type Closing date 26 February 2026 Job Description REPORTS TO: Various Programme Managers
SALARY: Hourly rate paid at £14.00/hr for assistant coaches (minimum of NGB Level 1 qualification required to assist) and £17.00/hr for lead coaches (minimum of NGB Level 2 qualification required to lead).
WORKING PATTERN: Discretional sessional hours per week (including evenings and weekends).
DEPARTMENT/LOCATION: The Huddersfield Town Foundation, Leeds Road Sports Complex.
FURTHER DETAILS: Permanent
We are seeking purpose-driven Casual Community Youth Workers to support the delivery of the Foundation’s charitable programmes across Community Engagement. These roles will be crucial in supporting children in educational & community settings across Kirklees—ensuring our community can GROW through learning and opportunity, BELONG through connection and inclusion, and THRIVE through improved wellbeing.
We are currently recruiting experienced and qualified youth workers to join our established delivery team on a casual basis, delivering practical sessions on a range of programmes to young people and adults across Kirklees.
Youth work sessions take place at different times and locations including schools and other community settings, on weekdays, evenings, and weekends, therefore, applicants must be willing to work both indoors and outdoors and have a flexible approach to work and working hours, as well as the ability to travel to different locations.
As a Youth Worker you must be well-organised with the ability to plan and deliver engaging and fun sessions that are relevant to the participants and the overarching aims of our projects. You must be passionate about using the power of sport to engage with and inspire people of different ages and from different backgrounds. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are also essential to this role.
Closing Date
Ongoing – applications will be reviewed every 2 weeks.
All applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application, whether they are invited to attend interview, or not.
Should you wish to have an informal discussion about the role please contact:
Carla Barrick, Community Engagement Manager
Assessment
Applications are assessed against the ‘essential’ and ‘desirable’ criteria for the role, as set out on the person specification. Please ensure, therefore, that your application fully reflects how you meet these criteria.
The Huddersfield Town Foundation welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
We are committed to the redress of any inequalities by taking positive action where appropriate.
We are a Disability Confident Leader and welcome applications from candidates with a disability. We are also seeking to diversify our workforce, particularly by gender and ethnicity.
We will apply for references for the successful candidate following the selection process.