Job Title: Premier League Inspires Lead

Hours: Term time + 40 days (37.5hrs per week) Fixed term, opportunity to extend depending on funding

Location: Onsite: Leeds United Foundation, Elland Road, Leeds LS11 0ES

Offsite: Secondary Schools in Leeds and surrounding areas

Closing: 20th February 2026

Job Overview

The Leeds United Foundation is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, self-motivated, and dedicated individual to lead the implementation and delivery of the Premier League Inspires Programme. The suitable candidate will be required to meet the Mission, Vision and Objectives set out by the Premier League and The Leeds United Foundation to inspire young people to meet their potential, through the creation and delivery of high quality 1-2-1 mentoring and/or group interventions in school or community settings.

The Inspires officer’s purpose is to improve the aspirations, attainment, and attendance of identified cohorts of students across secondary schools in Leeds using the power of Leeds United FC and Leeds United Foundation and other important themes to deliver an engaging intervention programme, which will support key outcomes of

Transition into Secondary

Exam Preparation

Career Progression into positive Pathways

Objectives of the role?

Plan, deliver and evaluate the Premier League Inspires programme to students aged 11-18 years old across identified secondary schools in Leeds and the surrounding areas.

Engage with students to improve their attitude, attendance, and attainment.

To deliver the annual Premier League Inspires Challenge on behalf of Leeds United Foundation.

Mentoring young people within a 1:1 format

Key responsibilities?

To achieve the Premier League Inspires Programme objectives, ensuring that targets are achieved.

Deliver daily workshops as part of the Inspires programme to students on topics such as Wellbeing, Enterprise and Business as well as creating Social Action Plans.

Liaise and communicate with targeted secondary schools, plus potential new schools.

Organise collapsed curriculum and careers days.

Work with all the Foundation department to enhance the Premier League Inspires Programme.

Deliver one to one targeted mentoring sessions to identified students.

Develop suitable exit routes for beneficiaries as they graduate from the programme.

Be the single point of contact between the partner secondary school and Leeds United Foundation

Develop a network of key external contacts with the school’s community setting that can help drive the Inspires programme forward.

Person Specification

Essential

Understanding of the Premier League Inspires programme.

Completed or working towards a Youth Worker / Mentor qualification.

An understanding of delivering curriculum or intervention programmes to participants aged 11- 18-year-olds.

Be able to engage participants who have challenging behaviour or who are disengaged with school.

Be able to teach using a variety of teaching methods and styles.

Prepare, relate, and deliver up to date knowledge and experience on social action plans and careers.

• Ability to use a problem-solving approach to respond appropriately to a wide range of enquiries.

• Ability to work on own initiative or with others on tasks with minimum supervision.

• Good communication, presentation, and negotiation skills, with the ability to work as part of a team.

• Ability to coordinate projects from development to implementation to completion.

• Supporting young people to progress into positive pathways.

• Ability and willingness to work outside of normal hours as and when required.

Why Should You Join Leeds United Foundation?

Joining the Leeds United Foundation means becoming part of a mission‑driven organisation with a huge community footprint. It offers purposeful work, personal growth, flexibility, and the chance to genuinely improve young lives, all within the proud identity of Leeds United.

The Leeds United Foundation is a non‑profit sports charity dedicated to improving health, wellbeing, education and sports participation across Leeds and Yorkshire. Their programmes are designed to inspire, motivate and uplift local people, especially young people.