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YOUTH SEXUAL HEALTH & RELATIONSHIPS LEAD

£18.35k per annum
Full-time

Salary: £18,354 per annum (actual salary). (Full-time equivalent salary: £31,813 per annum)

Hours: 25 Hours per Week. Term Time Only (42 Weeks per Year)

Based: Across County Durham

What we offer:
  • Company pension scheme.
  • Occupational sick pay.
  • Ongoing training and professional development.
  • The opportunity to swap up to two weeks of annual leave into term time (subject to approval).
  • The opportunity to make a genuine difference to the lives of young people.
  • A supportive and flexible working environment.
  • A role within a respected local charity with over 90 years' experience supporting children and young people.
Who we are looking for

Do you have a passion for supporting young people to make informed choices, stay safe and access the support they need?

Durham City Youth Project is seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Youth Sexual Health & Relationships Lead to coordinate and deliver our Sexual Health and Relationships Service across County Durham.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead a well-established service that provides young people with access to sexual health information, advice and support through outreach sessions, workshops, C-Card provision, chlamydia screening and health promotion activities.

The successful candidate will coordinate the day-to-day delivery of the service, supervise sessional staff, develop partnerships and ensure the service continues to meet the needs of young people across the county.
We welcome applications from candidates with experience in youth work, nursing, public health, education, social care, community development or other related fields.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Delivering outreach sexual health sessions across County Durham.
• Providing sexual health information, advice and guidance to young people.
• Delivering C-Card assessments and promoting chlamydia screening.
• Delivering workshops and educational sessions on relationships and sexual health.
• Supervising and supporting sessional staff.
• Monitoring service outcomes and preparing reports for managers, trustees and commissioners.
• Attending partnership meetings and representing the service.
• Identifying safeguarding concerns and supporting young people to access specialist services where required.

We Are Looking for Someone Who Has:

• Experience of working directly with young people.
• Knowledge of sexual health, healthy relationships and issues affecting young people.
• Experience of delivering education, health promotion or support services.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Experience of partnership working.
• The ability to work independently and manage a varied workload.
• A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle. Comfortable driving larger vehicles including minibuses and vans.

Durham City Youth Project is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful applicant will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

To apply, please complete the application form in Supporting Documents and return it by 21st September 2026

Please note interviews will be held on 30th September 2026

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Debbie Jenkins on View email address on northeastjobs.org.uk
Vacancy posted 9 days ago
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