About the role:
This role is full time and based at HideOut Youth Zone, 1 Queens Avenue, Manchester, M12 5PX.
To develop and deliver an exciting programme of sports activities which will engage young people aged 8 – 19 years (up to 25 for those with additional needs) at HideOut Youth Zone. To provide direct line management support, coaching, and development for sports sessional workers and volunteers to ensure young people receive a high-quality service.
To oversee the boxing gym, fitness suite, sports hall and dance studio. To utilise sport in the wider youth work agenda supporting and encouraging young people to express themselves, explore issues and facilitate personal development.
Although part of an integrated EMPOWER Team, this role will be based from HideOut Youth Zone.
About EMPOWER
Empower Youth Zones is the charity that oversees the creation, management and sustainability of Youth Zones in Manchester and Salford. These include HideOut Youth Zone located in Gorton (East Manchester) which opened in 2020, and Salford Youth Zone located in Pendleton, which opened to young people in June 2025. HideOut and Salford Youth Zone provide children and young people aged 8-19 and up to 25 for those with additional needs with somewhere safe to go, something positive to do and someone trusted to talk to.
Youth Zones are purpose-built spaces fizzing with energy and crammed with incredible facilities. They are staffed by skilled and dedicated Youth Workers who truly believe in young people – helping them see what they could achieve, and giving them the skills, confidence and ambition to go for it. This is life-changing support that helps tens of thousands of young people from a diverse range of backgrounds to thrive.
HideOut and Salford Youth Zone are part of a national and growing network of Onside Youth Zones. There are currently 15 active Onside Youth Zones across the UK with 20 due to be open by 2025.
How to apply:
Please save the application as YOUR FULL NAME and submit your completed application by email, to recruitment@empoweryouthzones.org
Please include in the subject title the job title of the post you have applied for and your full name.
- Onsite Fitness Gym & Boxing/MMA Suite
- 33 days annual leave
- Secure cycle store
- Branded workwear
- Queen Bee’s Café - Free hot meal on session
- Flexible working
- Learning and development opportunities
- Partnership working
- Working with like-minded people and cultures
- Part of a wider network
- Workplace pension scheme
- Special Leave
- Birthday Off
- Employee Assistance Programme through Health Assured
- Health and Wellbeing support which includes an app – Wisdom
- Enhanced maternity and paternity
- Company Sick Pay
- Real Living Wage Employer
- Charity Worker Discount / Bright Exchange Discount – through EAP/Wisdom
Please visit www.empoweryouthzones.org/vacancies/ and complete the application form. Return this to recruitment@empoweryouthzones.org