Job Introduction
Y’s Girls – Project Co-ordinator
YMCA Bradford
Full-Time – 30 or 37.5 hours per week
£30,850 FTE
Job Reference – BRAD36
If you are looking for a meaningful job, a caring, progressive work environment and an opportunity to reach your fullest potential, consider a career with the YMCA. We are seeking individuals who are inspired by playing an important role in changing people’s lives and therefore communities. We are all about creating inspirational pathways and opportunities, opening doors and welcoming all to get involved and make a positive difference. Working with us means helping children, young people and families at all levels of ability, from all walks of life, to develop their self-esteem and potential in new ways.
The role
The Y’s Girls programme offers a range of support for girls aged 9-14 to support them to thrive. The programme has developed from our learning of delivering successful group work and one2one interventions bringing together the most impactful interventions Y’s Girls has been expanded and redesigned with a new format which will be rolled out from September 2026. The new format comprises of three key parts: Group work in schools and youth settings, Y’s Mentoring matching girls with trained volunteer mentors working together to improve their short and long-term mental health and wellbeing and Targeted Mentoring offering targeted interventions to address risk factors.
Key Duties/responsibilities
- Group work planning and delivery, working with local schools and youth groups to identify young people with risk factors who would benefit from a group work programme of support.
- Mentoring: working with a caseload of approx. 4-5 young people at any time you will play a key role with professional partners in the identification, referral and monitoring of young people and provide targeted mentoring interventions to address their risk factors including providing advocacy support for the young person and family support / signposting as and when needed
- Ongoing recruitment, training and support for a team of 5-6 volunteer mentors to deliver the Y’s Mentoring Programme.
About you
Are you inspired by playing an important role in changing girls lives and improving their emotional health and wellbeing? Do you have experience of working with volunteers or delivering mentoring or training to support people to address the needs of children/young people aged 9-14 in paid or voluntary capacity? Interested in applying?
To the successful candidate we offer:
- Flexible working environment
- Comprehensive induction and essential training courses provided relating to the job role
- An opportunity to work for a company who offer on-going development within your role
- Opportunities to apply for other internal roles
- Employee Assistance Programme
- 23 days annual leave rising to 28 days (excluding bank holidays)
- The post holder must be aware of equal opportunity principles and comply with the YMCA Bradford equal opportunity procedures.
Job Share will also be considered This post can be office based or hybrid with some work from home
For an application pack for the above role, please visit https://www.ymca-fyldecoast.org/about-ymca-fylde-coast/careers-at-ymca-fylde-coast/ or https://bradfordymca.org.uk/ymca-vacancies/
Closing date for the role is 9am Friday 25th July 2025. Applications submitted and/or received after this
time will not be considered. To complete an Application Form please click on the Apply Now button.
Please complete the Equal Opportunities Form along with your application
Please note, that due to the high volume of applications we are currently receiving, we are only able to contact candidates who are successful in progressing to the next stage. If you have not been contacted within 14 working days of the closing date, please consider you application unsuccessful at this time. Thank you for your understanding.
