Youth Support Tutor

Job Title: Youth Support Tutor
Starting Salary: £27,693 progressing to £31,021 per annum (pro rata for part time)
Hours: 37
Location: North Herts - Baldock & Letchworth
Contract Type: Permanent
Directorate: Community Protection

About the team

Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service is proud to act as a delivery partner for The King’s Trust Team Programme.We are currently seeking a dedicated and skilled Youth Support Tutor to contribute to the delivery and facilitation of this impactful initiative.

This role presents a valuable opportunity for the successful candidate to play a key part in shaping and advancing The King’s Trust Team Programme within Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. The postholder will have the chance to make a meaningful difference in the lives of some of Hertfordshire’s most vulnerable young people.

About the role

Team is a 12 week programme working with 16–25-year-olds who are not in employment, education or training. It is a varied role where you will support the team leader with the day to day running of the programme. Classroom Delivery, including session planning and 121 support for learners.

Part of the role will be session delivery, supporting young people with work placements, their next steps, a hands-on community project and helping them with personal challenges that they may face. You would also help facilitate a 4 day team building residential activity 3 times a year.

You will be working closely with the team leader to build relationships with external agencies to advertise our programme and directly help with the recruitment of young people to the programme. Ideally you will have experience of working with young people and an understanding of the challenges that they face today, but this is not essential as we will provide training to develop someone who has a ‘can-do’ attitude and a willingness to learn.

About you

This is a great opportunity for someone to start a career in youth work and there are many opportunities for development and progression within the team and the wider directorate.

Essential:

• Strong communication skills
• Ability to work in a Team, particularly in partnership with a Team Leader
• The ability to work on own initiative, with the ability to prioritise and manage a varied workload
• Organisational skills and self-motivation
• Willingness to take responsibility
• Good administrative and record keeping skills
• Ability to identify suitable projects, placements and challenges
• Full driving licence and use of own vehicle

We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.

This job role is within the Community Services, level COM7 job profile. Please locate this via:

Job profiles - Community services

To hear more about this opportunity please contact Katy Carroll 07866 898309 for an informal discussion about the role.

We may close the advert early if we receive enough strong applications, so we’d recommend applying sooner rather than later to avoid missing out

Interview Date: 23rd and 24th October 2025

Benefits of working for us

How to apply

As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences.

Additional information

Disability Confident
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

Safeguarding
This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.

Driving required
You’ll need to have the ability to drive and/or travel around Hertfordshire, either using your own mode of transport or a company car to travel to other locations.

English Fluency
The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.