Youth Intervention Coordinator, LFC Foundation

Liverpool Football Club and Athletic Grounds Limited

Organisation: Liverpool Football Club and Athletic Grounds Limited
Salary: Market Rate
Location: ASCC Breckside Park / Lower Breck Road Liverpool
Contract type: Fixed Term (Full time)
Closing date: 16 July 2025
Job Description: We have an exciting opportunity for an individual to join our LFC Foundation team as a Youth Intervention Coordinator. In this role you will support the day-to-day coordination of our Premier League Kicks programme with a strong emphasis on driving and sustaining female engagement across Liverpool City Region.

In this role you will also be responsible for the delivery of a comprehensive secondary school programme designed to support students who are marginalised and ‘at risk’ of engaging in offending behaviour. As well as delivering the Onside+ curriculum across schools within the region, which focuses on educating young people about County Lines and Child Exploitation.

What will you be doing?

Deliver high-quality, engaging sessions to young people aged 7 to 18 years old.
Deliver high-quality, engaging Onside+ sessions to young people aged 11 to 18 years old.
Deliver one-to-one mentoring sessions, to those who have been identified by school leads.
Deliver support to young people focusing on building skills, character and confidence to help them steer away from engaging in offending behaviour.    
Deliver and support the development of high-quality sessions, ensuring they are inclusive to all participants who access the provision.
Deliver high-quality sessions appropriate to the age and ability of participants.   
Deliver and support sessions which engage and support young people within our communities.  
Deliver sessions which are safe to all, fostering an inclusive environment.  
Deliver and support half-term provisions across the Youth Intervention Department.  This will be a wide range of sessions such as workshops, sports and qualifications.   
Deliver all activities, following all quality assurance procedures to ensure we consistently deliver high-quality provision.   
To undertake dynamic risk assessments as part of our commitment to Health and Safety practices.  
To always adhere to LFC Foundation Safeguarding procedures and policies.   
To support the programme to develop all reporting requirements which are set by stakeholders such as mid-year, end-of-year and case studies.  
To support other areas of the LFC Foundation when required.   
Ensure the safeguarding of young people is at the forefront of all decisions and that the Foundation’s safeguarding policy is always adhered to.   
Ensure that the curriculum is inclusive to all, supporting young people’s development, mental health, behaviour, school attendance and educational engagement.   
Develop lasting relationships with key stakeholders across Merseyside.   
Support in building and maintaining partnerships with schools and relevant community partners.
Support across all Youth Intervention Departments to help contribute to the department’s KPI’s.   

Who are we looking for?

To be successful in this role, you will have experience planning and delivering educational and sport sessions, working with vulnerable children and young people. Having a proven track recording of driving and sustaining female engagement, including engaging challenging young people to increase positive relationships is desirable. You’ll have knowledge of mentoring in youth work context and understanding of inclusive youth practice. You will have experience in collecting data and the ability to evaluate successes and areas for development.

You’ll be able to demonstrate strong organisation skills, excellent verbal, written and presentation skills. You will also have competency in Word, Excel and PowerPoint. It is also desirable to have experience in partnership engagement with stakeholder.

Essential Qualifications: 

FA Level 1 Qualification  
Level 1 in Safeguarding Young People 
Youth Work Qualification or Experience with youth work modules  
Mentoring Qualification
UEFA C Qualification Desired 
Youth Work Level 2 or Advanced Youth Work Desired 

Why should you apply?

This is a full-time fixed-term contract, working 35 hours per week, on a 5 from 7 day basis. You will be expected to be flexible with working hours with three evenings delivering the PL Kicks programme, followed by two days delivering classroom provision. Your main base will our Anfield Sports and Community Centre.

To reward your hard work and commitment we offer a competitive salary, 25 days holiday (plus 8 bank holidays and the option to purchase up to an additional 5 days) and a contributory pension scheme.

You will have access to our benefits kit bag where you can get high street discounts, and a selection of benefit schemes you can join. There are opportunities to get involved with volunteering through our LFC Foundation to give back to the local community.

At Liverpool Football Club, we have an unwavering commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and are always looking to making a positive difference in the communities that we operate within. We are proud of our achievements in this area; maintaining the Premier League Equality Standard Advanced Level, becoming a founding signatory of the Football Association’s Football Leadership Diversity Code and being recognised as a leader in this important area on and off the pitch. We take our responsibilities in this area seriously and through the work being done across the club, we are committed to increasing the diversity of our people and becoming an increasingly inclusive workplace for all. We are committed to hiring great people representative of diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills across our entire business. If you share our enthusiasm and passion for inclusivity, then we want to hear from you.

Liverpool FC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all Colleagues and Volunteers to share this commitment. This role is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.

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How to apply: Please apply via our website: https://careers.liverpoolfc.com/members/modules/job/detail.php?record=1115&jobboard=UK_Sport