Youth Team Leader
Overview
Hours:
35
Leave:
28 days plus 14 Bank Holidays pro rata
Salary:
£33,357 Band 5 SCP 16
Closing date:
17/11/2026
Reporting to:
Service Manager
Recruiting manager contact details:
Mary Cunningham, Service Manager – mary@leedsgate.co.uk
Pension and benefits:
5% employer contribution pension, with an additional 5% employee contribution. Leave; 28 days plus 14 Bank Holidays (pro rata)
Join an award-winning grassroots organisation led by Gypsy and Traveller people in West Yorkshire. Leeds Gypsy and Traveller Exchange (Leeds GATE) is an established civil society and membership organisation for Gypsy and Traveller people, with a national profile. We are recognised as being innovative, brave and creative. Our overall aim is to improve the quality of life for Gypsies and Travellers through addressing inequalities in homes, health, education, and employment, financial and social inclusion. We run a number of a community facing and strategic projects to achieve our aims including advocacy, community development and youth work. Those who access our services and activities are members of Leeds GATE.
Could you join us as our Youth Team Leader?
Lead our inclusive and creative youth team leading innovative work with Gypsy and Traveller young people across West Yorkshire, providing strong strategic and operational leadership. You will lead a small youth team who will provide high quality, inclusive and accessible youth work support to our children and young people, and their families across West Yorkshire. The role contributes to achieving our strategic aim of supporting families. We want children and young people to have access to opportunities and to feel safe, supported and proud of who they are, inspiring them to learn, grow and develop.
The role will be underpinned by our values including:
- Leeds GATE believes that everyone is equal and can be included
- Leeds GATE is brave and creative
You can read more about us and our vision and values on our website via the link below.
Forms for download
Please download all the files below. Please complete and return our application and equality monitoring forms by the vacancy closing date to vacancies@leedsgate.co.uk. We cannot accept CV’s.
How to Apply
Please download all the files linked above, which will include the job description for the role, application form, equalities monitoring form and applicant guide. Our applicant guide provides pointers on how to fill in the application form and what we are looking for from our applicants. Please fill in the application and equality monitoring forms and send to us by the closing date shown to vacancies@leedsgate.co.uk. You can also send your application in by post or hand in in person to our Leeds building. We cannot accept CV’s.
If you need any information in a more accessible format or need other adjustments making for your application, please contact us.
Interviews will be held week beginning 23rd November.
Vacancy statements
All GATE staff are required to work within and are supervised on Leeds GATE’s values. Leeds GATE is committed to safeguarding children and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safer recruitment practices to protect children and adults at risk. Therefore, all appointments are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks and relevant roles will need to complete an enhanced DBS check.
Leeds GATE is an equal opportunities employer.
Our wellbeing offer
We want to ensure our staff are cared for and valued. Below is a summary of our staff benefits on offer to employees:
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Team days
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Central location in Leeds and working locations across West Yorkshire
Our story
Leeds GATE has over 20 years of history in the community, that directs our choices and strategy to this day. Learn more about where we come from and where we’re going next.
Our vision and values
Find out more about Leeds GATE’s mission, vision and values that guide every aspect of our work.
Contact us
If you have any questions about the job role, or you just want to find out more about us and fancy a chat, please contact the hiring manager as above, or talk to us at our office. We’d love to hear from you. Send us an email, pick up the phone or arrange to come in and see us – find out all the details via the button below.
