This key role is responsible for the organisation and delivery of The Place’s busy Children and Youth Programme, working closely with, and deputising for, the Classes & Courses Programme Manager.

Principal responsibilities include planning and delivery of the programme, acting as Deputy Safeguarding Officer, deputising for the Classes & Courses Programme Manager in their absence as required, and overseeing the Front of House and casual staff as appropriate.

The Classes & Courses Assistant Manager (Children & Youth Programme) leads the youth programme and is line managed by the Classes & Courses Programme Manager. The Classes & Courses team also comprises of an Adult Programme Officer and a Trainee. The department operates under the direction of the Public Programmes Executive Producer.

JOB OVERVIEW

SALARY & CONTRACT TERMS

SALARY

The salary for this position is £37,017 per annum.

Salaries are reviewed in August each year when any cost-of-living increases are made. No salary changes are made until after successful completion of a probationary period.

CONTRACT TERMS

This is a 12-month, fixed-term, maternity cover contract. This is a full-time position (equivalent to 40 hours per week). These hours are inclusive of a one-hour paid lunch break each day.

Term time working hours for this role will include the following during class term time: 

Ability to work regular Saturdays and evening shifts is vital in order to meet the needs of the programme. This includes at least one late evening and full days on Saturdays each week during term time. Other weekend or evening work may be required based on the needs of the programme.

Outside of term time, hours will revert to Monday-Friday 10:00am–6:00pm.

Other hours of work covered by the contract will be agreed with your line manager.

Whilst in the four-month probationary period the notice period will be two weeks. Once this period is successfully completed the post holder will be confirmed in the post and the notice period will be eight weeks.

The anticipated start date for this position will be in the week commencing 25 Jan 2027.

CLOSING DATE

The application closing date is Mon 16 Nov 2026 at 12:00pm (noon). We reserve the right to close applications early depending on the volume of applications we receive and so we advise it is better to apply early.

INTERVIEW DATES

We anticipate that interviews will be on Thu 26 Nov 2026 either in person at The Place or remotely via Microsoft Teams (or similar platform as necessary). Interview dates may be subject to change.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

A full breakdown of the person specification for this role can be found HERE.

Please note that this post is subject to Enhanced DBS check.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

A non-exhaustive but detailed list of the key responsibilities for this role can be found HERE.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

For a breakdown of what to expect from our general recruitment process, please see our information page HERE.

If you have any further questions that relate to this role before you make your application, you can send these to us addressed to: Jessica Richards, Classes & Courses Programme Manager and we will do our best to answer by email, or arrange for an informal online chat as appropriate. Please note we are unable to provide advice on application content.

HEADER PHOTO CREDIT

The Place 15-18 Youth Classes | 2026 | Photo by Roswitha Chesher