Internship Programme 2026 Roles
Welcome to the Internship Programme Role Directory
Each year we proudly partner with a number internship roles with charity organisations across London and Essex. These roles focus on empowering young people to contribute to meaningful causes while building essential skills. From marketing, to fundraising, to community outreach, and administrative support, the roles span a diverse range of fields tailored to your interests and career goals.
Our interns receive a full salary that is part-funded by the Jack Petchey Foundation, and the programme includes a training bursary, personal development workshops and mentoring for each intern to help them develop their skills.
Below are this year’s internship roles, advertised in order of the closing date and each role includes specific deadlines. More roles will be advertised in due course.
ELHAP
Job title: Youth Participation and Engagement Playworker (Internship)
Summary: We are looking for an energetic and creative individual who is passionate about working with children and young people with disabilities. You’ll be a natural relationship-builder with a genuine enthusiasm for play, co-production, and empowering young people to help shape the services they use. Ideally, you’ll bring strong communication skills, a collaborative spirit, a love of the great outdoors, and the desire to capture stories and feedback in imaginative ways!
If you’re ready for a hands-on role where you’ll develop playwork skills, drive youth participation, and grow professionally – all while making a real difference – then this role is for you!
Closing date: Friday 30th January 2026, 5pm
South London Refugee Association (SLRA)
Job title: Youth Participation and Events Support (Intern)
Summary: The Youth Participation & Events Support (Internship) role is an opportunity for young person to support the planning and delivery of SLRA’s youth participation programme, regular activities and youth-led events.
Our youth services include advice and casework, a programme of positive activities and opportunities to work alongside other young people to influence the policies and practices that affect them through our Young Community Leaders Programme. We also support a group of young people to plan and deliver events. These events bring young migrants in London together to discuss issues that matter to them, celebrate achievements, build community and plan further actions and work together.
Closing date: Monday26th January 2026, 9am
Reaching Higher
Job title: Youth-Led Digital Campaigns Officer
Summary: The Youth-Led Digital Campaigns Intern will play a pivotal role in strengthening Reaching Higher’s commitment to youth leadership, creative expression, and digital innovation. This role is designed to sit at the intersection of youth work, digital media, and fundraising, empowering young people to tell their stories and raise awareness and funds for the causes that matter most to them. It is ideally suited for someone with a passion for creativity, social justice, and working alongside young people to achieve real change. This internship offers a unique opportunity to grow personally and professionally while making a lasting difference in the lives of others.
Closing date: Friday 30th January 2026, 5pm
The Salmon Youth Centre
Job title: Girls’ Youth Worker (Internship)
Summary: Are you passionate about youth work and have the skills to work with girls and young women? A year-long internship at the Salmon Youth Centre in Bermondsey will give you the chance to work face to face with the girls aged 11-25, developing relationships and facilitating joyful experiences including arts, sports, adventure and social activities. You will also find ways to enable them to increase their wellbeing, learn new skills and raise aspirations impacting their lives for the better. You will work alongside our experienced team and have the support of the Jack Petchey Foundation’s development programme to help you use this year to establish yourself as a competent professional in the youth work and related sectors.
Closing date: Monday 2 February, 9am
Link: https://www.salmonyouthcentre.org/job/youth-work-intern-girls-work/
The Wickers Charity
Job title: Youth Support Worker (Internship)
Summary: The Wickers Charity works to reduce knife and gang-related crime by providing safe spaces, information, opportunities, and mentors for young people. The Youth Support Worker (Internship) will support the planning and coordination of weekly and monthly activities across a range of venues and sites and help ensure young people in Hackney and its surrounding boroughs to have a positive and consistent experience across services. You will be actively supported through structured supervision, training, and mentoring. The placement will help the intern build confidence, skills, and insight into service delivery, youth work, and community-based organisations.
Closing date: Monday 2nd February, 9am
Stepney City Farm
Job title: Youth and Education Intern
Summary: Stepney City Farm is a 4.5-acre working farm and registered charity, a unique educational resource, and a rural oasis in the heart of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The Youth and Education Intern will help to develop and plan Stepney City Farm’s work experience programme for young people to engage in, learn about and gain experience of working with animals, food and farming. They will support youth work projects and assist with the delivery of the Schools programme, expanding the Farm’s education offer from 5 to 6 days a week.
Closing date: Monday 2nd February, 10am
Bar ‘n’ Bus Trust
Job title: Trainee Youth Support Worker (JPF Internship)
Summary: An Internship as a Youth Support Worker with Bar ‘n’ Bus will include working directly with young people through assisting in the face-to-face delivery of the youth work programmes as an active member of the Youth Work Team.
Bar ‘n’ Bus work includes:
Detached Youth Work – on the street, engaging young people in the places they choose to gather
Mobile Youth Work – positive activity & engagement sessions using our bespoke Mobile Youth Vehicle
Targeted Youth Work Programmes – e.g. healthy relationships work, complementary education reducing risk of exclusion, wellbeing programmes
In-School Mentoring – providing 1-2-1 to young people during the school day
Closing date: Monday 2nd February at 12pm (noon)
Sutton Carers Centre
Job title: Young/Young Adult Carer Activity Worker – Internship
Summary: Sutton Carers Centre supports unpaid carers and their families across the London Borough of Sutton. We are excited to offer a 12-month internship for someone interested in starting a career in the carer, youth, charity or community sector. This role provides a structured learning and development opportunity with hands-on experience working with Young Carers (under 18) and Young Adult Carers (18–25). Our intern will support the delivery of social, educational and wellbeing activities and breaks, attend outreach events and school assemblies to raise awareness of Young Carers, and lead a short project focused on engaging more Young Adult Carers aged 18–25. This role would particularly suit someone with lived experience of caring and a strong interest in supporting young people.
Closing date: Monday 2nd February, 12 noon
Newark Youth
Job title: Youth Worker (Internship)
Summary: We are seeking a motivated Youth Work Intern to join our team and support youth programmes in Tower Hamlets. You will work closely with youth workers and young people to design and deliver engaging activities. The role focuses on building confidence, resilience, teamwork, and leadership among young people. The role will help run youth clubs and support a range of positive, inclusive projects and is ideal for someone passionate about empowering youth and making a real difference. You’ll contribute to planning, delivery, and evaluation of Newark Youth services.
Closing date: Monday 2nd February, 5pm
Prospex
Job title: Outdoor Learning Youthwork Intern
Summary: We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Outdoor Learning Youthwork Intern to join our team and help deliver inspiring youth work programmes with a strong focus on nature, outdoor learning and experiential activities. Working closely with our senior leadership team, youth workers, and most importantly, young people, you will help design and deliver programmes that build confidence, resilience, teamwork, and leadership. This role is ideal for someone passionate about the outdoors and committed to supporting young people’s personal, social, and emotional development through outdoor pursuits.
Closing date: Monday 2nd February 2026, 11.59pm
Link: Get Involved | Prospex
The Outhouse
Job title: Youth Project Intern
Summary: As the Youth Project Intern, you will be responsible for welcoming young people into our youth buildings across North Essex, ensuring everything is running smoothly and supporting young people to engage with activities. You will be involved in delivery of our fortnightly youth groups, and our new 18 to 25 groups.
Closing date: Monday 2nd February
Link: https://theouthouse.org.uk/vacancies/ (keep an eye on this page as the role is not online yet)
UTurn4Support
Job title: Youth Mentor Intern
Summary: The Youth Mentor Intern will support and empower vulnerable young people aged 11–18 through consistent, trauma-informed mentoring and practical support. Working within UTurn’s award-winning framework, the intern will build trusted relationships, promote personal development, and help young people overcome barriers to wellbeing, education, and social inclusion across Tendring, Essex.
Closing date: Monday 2nd February
Link: Internships – UTURN
Streetz Ahead
Job title: BASE Mentor and Dance Instructor (Internship)
Summary: The BASE Mentor and Dance Instructor Intern at Streetz Ahead will support the delivery of our youth arts and wellbeing programmes across schools and community venues in Haringey. This role combines mentoring with the creative and physical benefits of dance, offering young people safe and inclusive spaces to develop confidence, resilience, and self-expression. The intern will develop skills to co-deliver after-school dance clubs and assist in wellbeing and creative sessions. The intern will help ensure that young people benefit from positive role models, access to creative outlets, and tailored wellbeing support, while gaining valuable professional development in youth arts and mental health.
Closing date: Monday 2nd February
Link: https://streetzahead.org/base-mentor-and-dance-instructor-internship/
Tomorrow’s Warriors
Job title: Internship – Learning, Outreach & Engagement Coordinator
Summary: We are on the lookout for someone with a great work ethic, who is passionate about music education and shares our commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion.
This is a unique opportunity to join a dynamic team and play a pivotal role delivering our learning and development programme as a resident organisation at London’s Southbank Centre, working on school and community outreach programmes, and supporting young musicians aged 11-25 years old to achieve their creative potential.
Last year Tomorrow’s Warriors delivered more than 550+ workshops, facilitating over 5,000 learning opportunities for young people, and created 132 performance opportunities for our Emerging Artist Programme and Talent Development Showcases.
Closing date: Wednesday 4th February, 5pm
Crystal Palace Community Trust
Job title: Assistant Youth Worker Intern
Summary: Crystal Palace Community Trust is looking for a youth work intern to join our amazing team; a diverse, welcoming group of people who put young people at the heart of everything they do. This is a great opportunity for someone genuinely interested in a career working with young people who is enthusiastic, energetic and wants to make a difference. You will work in a range of settings – youth club, schools, holiday programmes, residentials, detached, outreach and social action projects. With an understanding of the issues that impact young people you will be working from their starting point, addressing their needs and supporting their personal and social development through a programme of informal education.
Closing date: Monday 9th February
Link: https://www.cpct.org.uk/get-involved/jack-petchey-internship-programme
Woodcraft Folk
Job title: Cudham Centre Intern
Summary: The Cudham Centre Intern will work alongside the Cudham Co-ordinator, supporting the development and delivery of outdoor activities, training and Woodcraft Folk group programme. The role also includes hands-on work maintaining and preparing the centre for guests.
Activities include:
- Facilitating and developing regular group programme activities, both at the centre and in the neighbouring community.
- Supporting outreach activities, i.e. Children and young people’s camps, Forest school, training, Group nights and Camps for All.
- Working with volunteers to maintain and prepare the centre for weekly guests.
- Supporting centre decarbonisation and greater understanding of climate resilient approaches to outdoor education.
Closing date: Monday 9th February 2026
Link: https://woodcraft.org.uk/vacancies/cudham-centre-internship/
SPID Theatre
Job title: Youth Outreach Intern
Summary: SPID Theatre is a youth charity specialising in art that advocates housing justice, challenging the stereotypes around social housing and celebrating their history. We make high quality community theatre, film and heritage projects that celebrate estate culture and give young people the skills and confidence to share their stories.
The Youth Outreach Intern will be part of a small, committed team, working with staff, young participants, parents and community partners. This internship is a chance to get real, hands-on experience in outreach and youth work, creative arts and digital communications. You’ll support outreach, youth engagement and promotion across SPID’s estate-based programmes, while building up skills that are valued in today’s job market – from facilitation and public speaking to project delivery and digital marketing.
Closing date: Monday 9th February, 5pm
Lewisham Youth Theatre
Job title: Programmes Assistant
Summary: The Programmes Assistant will support Lewisham Youth Theatre’s team in coordinating and delivering multi-pronged offer of outreach activities, introductory projects and drama-based performance activities.
The assistant will take on assigned roles across all steps of a participants’ journey, supporting young people with barriers to engagement to access LYT’s activities and experience personal and creative growth through projects. This will include; helping with recruitment, family communications, project planning, session delivery, and evaluation, as well as supporting with LYT’s wrap-around programmes of work experience and youth leadership.
Closing date: Friday 13th February, 5pm
Link: Current vacancies – Lewisham’s Flagship Youth-Led Creative Space
BV Youth Club
Job title: Youth Sessional Worker and Mentor (Internship)
Summary: Are you passionate about empowering young people and making a real difference in the West Silvertown community? West Silvertown Foundation (WSF) is looking for an enthusiastic Assistant Youth Worker to join our team for a transformative one-year internship.
This career-launching opportunity is supported funded by the Jack Petchey Internship Programme. You will join a cohort of 18 other interns across London and Essex, gaining access to exclusive training, professional development workshops, mentorship, and a dedicated training bursary to fuel your personal growth. To support the delivery of high-quality youth sessions and mentoring relationships that empower young people to build confidence, develop skills, and engage positively in their community. The role offers hands-on training, supervision, and professional development opportunities within a supportive team.
Closing date: Monday 2nd February, 9am
Link: https://wsfroyaldocks.org/join-our-team/ (keep an eye on this page as the role is not online yet).