The National Youth Orchestra is the UK s leading organisation championing orchestral music as a powerful agent for teenage development. We activate teenagers confidence, optimism and skills to play their part in the world today, through performing and sharing extraordinary music. We are looking for a Youth Support Manager to deliver outstanding pastoral care and safeguarding across NYO s national programme. This role is central to ensuring that young people feel happy, listened to and secure while participating in NYO activities. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in supporting young people s wellbeing and development through music. You will manage the year-round processes, people and routines that enable consistent safeguarding and welfare practice, champion NYO s ethos and help young people thrive on every project. You will also be a visible and responsive point of contact for young people and staff during NYO activity, during residential courses and non-residential and online delivery. You will line manage the Youth Support Co-ordinator and manage the freelance Support Team workforce. Working closely with colleagues across the Programmes team, you will ensure that pastoral needs are embedded into project planning, risk assessment, delivery and debrief processes. The ideal candidate will combine strong team management skills with a rigorous approach to administration. You will be confident handling conversations with teenagers and their parents/carers, ..... full job details .....