Working With Us

MYA is a great place to work, and we’re always looking for ways to make it better.

Are you MYA material?

With a Gold accreditation from Investors in People, we’re committed to putting resources in place to make our collaborative, friendly culture even better, through an inclusive and responsive approach that lets everyone achieve their ambitions while reaching new heights as an organisation.

Corporate benefits

Merseyside Youth Association is a people focused organisation – this means we put our children and young people at the centre of everything we do. Alongside this, we are a supportive, adaptable employer, that listens to its staff team and meets their needs in a flexible way.

This approach has put us in the UK’s top 20 Investors in People GOLD AWARD employers for our size.

If you want to be part of our team, making positive and lasting change in the lives of young people on Merseyside, we will offer you:

  • Transparent salary structure/matrix
  • Company pension
  • Excellent annual leave
  • Company sick pay
  • Enhanced family leave policies
  • Reward and recognition service awards
  • Employee assistant programme
  • Welfare referral programme
  • Substantive e-learning programme
  • Company events
  • Supportive workforce
  • Interest free loans to assist with the purchase of travel season tickets
  • Xmas saving scheme
  • Partners credit union deductions
  • Eye care scheme
  • Eligible to join Charity Workers Discount Scheme

Staff Stories

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Current Vacancies

Please see below a list of our current vacancies. Click through to apply directly on our website.

YOUTH HUB INTENSIVE MENTOR (SPECIALISING IN NEURODIVERSITY)

Previous Applicants Need Not Apply Hours:  35 hours per week (Will Include Some Evening and Weekend Work) Salary: £26,082 p.a. – £29,536 p.a. – MYA Grade 5 Point 17-20 Fixed Term Funded to 31st May 2026 To effectively engage young people aged 18-24 yrs with neurodiverse conditions. Creating a pathway to employment for young people who are not in education…

HEAD OF FINANCE

Hours:  35 hours per week (May Include Some Evening and Weekend Work) Salary: £50,104 p.a. – MYA Grade 10 Point 40 This is a Permanent Post Do you have outstanding financial skills, a track record in the charity or not-for-profit world, and the ability to see beyond the numbers to the real impact they enable? We’re looking for someone who…

WIRRAL YOUTH GUARANTEE COUNSELLOR

Hours:  28 hours per week (May Include Some Evening and Weekend Work) Salary: £26,082 p.a. – £29,536 p.a. (Pro Rata) – MYA Grade 5 Point 17-20 Fixed Term Funded to 31st March 2026 With the potential of an additional 12 months subject to funding being extended Are you passionate about supporting young people through life’s challenges? Do you thrive in…

TALENT MATCH COUSELLOR

Hours:  35 hours per week (May Include Some Evening and Weekend Work) Salary: £26,082 p.a. – £29,536 p.a. – MYA Grade 5 Point 17-20 Fixed Term Funded to 31st March 2026 With the potential of an additional 12 months subject to funding being extended Are you passionate about supporting young people through life’s challenges? Do you thrive in a dynamic,…