Youth Engagement Officer - Jobs Growth Wales+ (JGW+)

Location: Covering Abergavenny, Abertillery & Blackwood
Salary: £25,000 - £27,000 per annum
Contract: Permanent, Full Time
Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00am 4:30pm

We're recruiting on behalf of a leading employee-owned training provider for a Youth Engagement Officer to support the delivery of the Jobs Growth Wales+ (JGW+) Programme across Abergavenny, Abertillery, and Blackwood.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about working with young people, building relationships within the local community, and helping individuals take their first steps towards employment, training, and long-term career success.

If you're a confident communicator with strong networking skills and enjoy working in a fast-paced, people-focused environment, we'd love to hear from you.

As a Youth Engagement Officer, you'll play a vital role in identifying, engaging, and recruiting young people onto the Jobs Growth Wales+ Programme. You'll work closely with schools, community organisations, local employers, and internal teams to promote the programme and ensure learners receive the support they need to progress into training and employment.

Using a combination of relationship building, outreach, networking, and business development, you'll help create opportunities that positively impact the lives of young people across your region.

• Identify, engage, and recruit new learners onto the Jobs Growth Wales+ Programme.
• Promote the organisation's training programmes through networking, community engagement, and marketing activities.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with schools, youth organisations, community groups, and local stakeholders.
• Generate learner referrals through telephone outreach, digital engagement, networking events, and community-based activities.
• Develop new employer and partner relationships while strengthening existing partnerships.
• Promote and actively sell the organisation's training programmes and learner opportunities.
• Work closely with Centre Leads and Learner Coaches to ensure a smooth transition from recruitment through to programme enrolment.
• Represent the organisation professionally within the local community to raise awareness of the programme and its benefits.

To be successful in this role, you'll have:

• Experience working with young people, or a genuine passion for helping them achieve their potential.
• Strong knowledge of local communities, networks, and referral pathways.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Confidence networking and engaging with a wide range of stakeholders.
• A proactive and self-motivated approach to generating learner referrals.
• The ability to work independently while managing a varied workload.
• A full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle.
• Willingness to undergo a DBS check (funded by the employer) and register with the Education Workforce Council (EWC).

Desirable:

• Experience working within Post-16 Education, employability, training, or youth support services.

You'll be joining an organisation that genuinely values its employees and offers an excellent benefits package, including:

• Salary of £25,000 - £27,000
• 30 days annual leave, increasing with length of service
• 35-hour working week
• Healthcare scheme
• Retail and gym membership discounts
• Profit-sharing scheme
• Life insurance
• Employee recognition awards
• Length of service awards
• Ongoing training and career development opportunities

If you're passionate about helping young people access life-changing opportunities and enjoy building meaningful relationships within your local community, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today to avoid missing out. Applications may close early once sufficient suitable candidates have been identified.

Our client is committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion and welcomes applications from candidates of all backgrounds. Reasonable adjustments are available throughout the recruitment process and employment.