The Role: Impact Beyond the Sidelines
Are you a Youth Coach, Sports Mentor, or Support Worker who excels when the stakes are high? We are seeking a resilient and high-energy Youth Coach to work with young people with challenging needs in the Widnes area.
This isn't a traditional 9-to-5 desk job. You will be on the frontline, working 5 days a week to engage, mentor, and de-escalate young people who have faced barriers to mainstream education or community life. You will be the "trusted adult" who provides the boundaries and support they need to succeed.
Key Responsibilities
Active Mentoring: Use sports, outdoor activities, and 1:1 coaching to build rapport with young people facing complex social and emotional challenges.
Behaviour Management: Confidently manage challenging needs and high-heat situations using de-escalation and trauma-informed practice.
Community Engagement: Travel across the Widnes and surrounding areas to provide consistent, 5-day-a-week support.
Progress Tracking: Work as part of a specialist team to monitor the safety, wellbeing, and personal development of your cohort.
What We Are Looking For
We value personality, grit, and life experience over formal degrees.
Experience: Background in sports coaching, youth work, residential care, or military/emergency services.
Resilience: You don't take things personally. You are calm, authoritative, and deeply empathetic.
Mobility: You must have a valid UK driving license and access to a vehicle (Travel is fully compensated at 30p per mile).
Availability: Ready to start ASAP on a full-time, 5-day-a-week schedule.
Why Join Our Widnes Team?
Competitive Salary: A guaranteed £31,200 per year well above the industry average for youth support.
Travel Paid: We value your time on the road; all work-related travel is reimbursed at 30p per mile.
Immediate Start: Skip the long recruitment cycles we are interviewing now for an ASAP start.
Professional Growth: Gain specialised training in advanced behaviour management and safeguarding.
How to Apply
If you are a Youth Coach in Widnes or a Mentor in Cheshire looking for a role with more purpose and a better salary, apply today.
Apply Now: Send your CV and a brief note on your experience with challenging behaviour to (url removed) or click apply. Closing Date: As soon as the position is filled.
This position is urgent
Salary description
£160.00 - £165.00 per day