Regional Youth and Community Director

Oasis Community Learning, London, SE1 7HS

21 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2027

• Closing date

  25 November 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  4 November 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: SCP 40-45 (£53,051 - £58,476)

Regional Youth and Community Director job summary

We are excited to be recruiting for a key leadership role within Oasis, supporting and developing our youth and community work across the South West and South Coast region.

Reporting directly to the CEO of Oasis Community Partnerships, the Regional Youth and Community Director will provide strategic leadership across a diverse portfolio of community initiatives, helping to strengthen local delivery while contributing to the wider national vision of Oasis.

This influential role has three core areas of responsibility:

• Strategic leadership and oversight of local Youth and Community teams
• Regional development, working collaboratively with colleagues across the wider Oasis family
• National leadership, contributing as a member of the Oasis Youth and Community Leadership Team

The successful candidate will provide strategic management, accountability and support to local leaders and charity boards across the region. They will champion excellent community practice, enable sustainable growth, and ensure local teams are equipped to deliver meaningful impact within the communities they serve.

About Oasis

Oasis neighbourhoods are vibrant hubs of activity, bringing together integrated, high-quality services that support the whole person and the whole community. These services can include foodbanks, debt advice, family support, healthcare, youth work, children's work and education through Oasis Academies, alongside many other initiatives tailored to local needs.

Everything we do is inspired by the Oasis ethos, which is rooted in our Christian foundation and shapes how we work with one another and the communities we serve. Our ethos is expressed through:

• A passion to include everyone
• A desire to treat everyone equally and celebrate difference
• A commitment to healthy and open relationships
• A deep sense of hope that transformation is always possible
• A spirit of perseverance and long-term commitment

The Youth and Community function plays a vital role in delivering this vision, working alongside colleagues from across the Oasis family to support thriving neighbourhoods and stronger communities.

Oasis Community Partnerships is the national charity that provides leadership and support for this work, while local delivery is undertaken through individual Oasis charities embedded within their communities.

Why Join Us?

This is a unique opportunity to join a growing national organisation that is transforming lives and communities across the UK. You'll have the chance to make a significant impact locally while helping to shape national strategy and direction.

We offer:

• A contributory pension scheme with a 7% employer contribution
• 25 days annual leave, plus 8 bank holidays
• The opportunity to work within a values-led organisation committed to social transformation
• Ongoing opportunities for professional and leadership development

Interested?

We would welcome the opportunity to arrange an informal conversation with our CEO prior to application.

To apply, please submit a full application and supporting letter, clearly demonstrating how your experience meets the requirements outlined in the job description and person specification.

Application Deadline: 9:00am, Wednesday 25 November 2026

Interviews: Week commencing 7 December 2026

Please note that shorter, informal conversations may be arranged during the preceding week to support the shortlisting process.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Oasis Community Learning

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Oasis Community Learning website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/oasis-community-learning

The overall vision for every part of the Oasis trust is for community. A place where everyone is included, making a contribution and reaching their God-given potential. As well as delivering first-class, innovative education, we seek to build a ‘Hub’ in each of the areas where we work; creating safe and inspiring local neighbourhoods that provide integrated and diverse services to benefit the whole person and whole community.

Exceptional Education at the Heart of the Community
We understand the complex responsibilities of education, through a lens of character, competence and community. These principles, along with the Oasis 9 Habits and ethos, are intentionally developed and embedded throughout all of our academies day-to-day.

We have a commitment to inclusion, social integration and closing the disadvantage gap; we want to give advantage to the disadvantaged. Through a fostering of character and relationships, our students and teachers can form meaningful relationships built on a shared determination to learn and develop together as one community; one family.

Together, Oasis staff aspire to:

Create safe, stimulating learning environments
Increase progress and attainment above national averages
Provide high quality teaching which secures good and accelerated progress for all students

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