Young People's Service Lead

Hours: 30 hours

An exciting opportunity has arisen to lead our well established and respected Young Peoples Service (YPS). The YPS is available to children and young people across the city of Leeds.

This service supports children and young people up to 18 years old who are bereaved of a significant person through a palliative illness. The service also supports families in preparing for a death by offering safe and supportive conversations often involving exploring feelings through art play and active listening.

This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified and experienced professional with strong leadership skills and a passion for youth engagement to join our team.

As the Coordinator for the Young Peoples Service you will be expected to:

• Be an experienced practitioner working within the childrens sector (such as in health mental health social care counselling education etc).
• Have experience and understanding of pre and post bereavement needs of children young people and their families.
• Be able to sit with distress whilst also having proven skills to manage your own wellbeing.
• Lead on all children and young people safeguarding concerns that arise within YPS and the wider St Gemmas services.
• Coordinate and deliver both group and 1:1 support for children and young people and their families.
• Line manage staff students and volunteers in the YPS service offering supervision support and training.
• Ensure a commitment to equality diversity and inclusion.
• Promote and deliver meaningful children and young persons participation in shaping and improving our services.

We offer:

• A caring supportive environment for both patients and families
• A clear structured induction
• Regular reflective Supervision
• Education and development within our Academic Unit of Palliative Care
• Colleagues who always strive to do their best and care for each other
• Care supported by a wide multi-professional workforce
• Great facilities including free parking and discounted meals in our Bistro
• Transfer of NHS pension (conditions apply) and competitive rates of pay.

St Gemmas is committed to equal opportunities and strives to be diverse and inclusive a place which reflects the communities we serve. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society as we value the different perspectives this brings.

If you are a passionate and committed individual then St Gemmas wants you to join their team.

For informal enquiries please contact: Megan Itson Family Support Team Manager on

Closing date: June 22nd 2026

Interviews: TBC

We encourage early applications and reserve the right to invite candidates to interview prior to the closing date and/or close this vacancy prior to the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.

St Gemmas Hospice is an independent Leeds-based charity and one of the leading hospices in the UK providing expert care and support for local people with life-limiting and terminal illnesses. We offer care to patients families and carers in the Hospices In-Patient Unit through the St Gemmas community team and at our Out-Patients.

We have around 300 employees working across the main Hospice site in Moortown Retail Hub in Bramley a large chain of charity shops and out in the community. We offer career opportunities both in our multi-disciplinary clinical team and in a wide range of non-clinical roles all of which contribute towards local patient care. St Gemmas Hospice has a team of approximately 800 volunteers working in a variety of roles supporting departments throughout the organisation.

St Gemmas is committed to equal opportunities and strives to be diverse and inclusive a place which reflects the communities we serve. We offer a competitive range of benefits with an emphasis on staff well-being in a caring and friendly environment.