Young Director Internship

Young Director Internship in Bexleyheath - Corporate Council Website Skip to main content Home Vacancies About Us Log in Log in to your account Login with Facebook Login with Google Login with LinkedIn Or Email Address: Email Address is a required field Password: Password is a required field Remember username * Required Forgot Password? Saved Jobs Saved Jobs Log in Log in to your account Login with Facebook Login with Google Login with LinkedIn Or Email Address: Email Address is a required field Password: Password is a required field Remember username * Required Forgot Password? Register for an account Register Home Vacancies About Us Young Director Internship Posted on 03/08/2026 Save Job Apply Home Vacancies Young Director Internship Closing Date: Closing Date: 02 November 2026 Internal Advert Closing Date: Internal Advert Closing Date: 02 November 2026 Location Location: Bexleyheath Service Service: Virtual School Vacancy Type Vacancy Type: Fixed Term Advertising Salary Salary Details: £28,221 - £28,617 Per annum Grade Grade: Bexley 03 Directorate Directorate: Children's Services Weeks Per Year Weeks Per Year: 52 Hours Per Week: Hours Per Week: 36 hours Corporate Address Corporate Address Civic Offices, 2 Watling Street, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA6 7AT Vacancy ID Vacancy ID: 984 About The Role A Young Director Internship would ideally suit someone who is well organised; who wants to make a difference in young people’s lives and who has a passion for helping young people and driving initiatives forward. Candidates need to be flexible and meet the needs of both the team and the service’s wider agendas and will need to be available to support key activities on a Monday afternoon, Tuesday evening and Saturday morning and at other times according to the service calendar.  Key objectives for the team are to promote the education of looked after children, and to support young people preparing to leave the council’s care with developing their participation and growing independence.  The Young Director Intern would therefore be involved in direct work with children and young people in school or college, and through extended participation activities across the phases (Early Years, Primary, Secondary and Post 16) with a focus on reaching identified targets and improving outcomes.  Through the role of Young Director, the intern will be encouraged to work with new initiatives and to suggest ideas to improve the service. We are seeking enthusiastic candidate/s for the role of Young Director Intern who are excited to explore this unique opportunity for training and progression within our service. The candidate should be interested in listening to other young people, and feel able to represent those young people’s views, keeping young people motivated and interested in using their voice and opinions to make a difference.  The candidate must have good functional English, Maths and IT skills and be able to demonstrate these in their work. This role includes providing support for some after school, evening and weekend activity, and the candidate will be required to be flexible with availability throughout the year (including during school holidays).  As this role is working directly with children and young people an Enhanced DBS check is required and all Interns are subject to the councils policies and procedures which include confidentiality, genera data protection regulations and acceptable use of technology and social media. While the role is offered on a casual basis, there is scope to consider an apprenticeship as part of the role for the successful candidate if they meet the criteria for this. The Young Director Intern will be supported to: • Assist the team with both administrative and hands-on practical support. • Provide support to help facilitate and deliver agreed enrichment activities, trips and events including Positive Journeys and Positive Journeys Seniors • Provide direct support in education setting, which may include in class sup