Jonathan Roberts has been involved in youth work for many years and currently is a Principal Lecturer leading youth work courses at the University of Teesside. Amongst his previous roles, he has been Church of England National Youth Officer, Company Secretary for Sunderland Youth Employment Project and regional coordinator for the Community Work Assessment Consortium for North East England. He has been working in Middlesbrough at the University of Teesside since 2003, and has developed the MSc Youth Work course, the BSc Youth Studies and Youth Work, and the Foundation Degree Working With Young People and Young People’s Services.