Assistant Youth Worker

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Job summary

A local government youth service is seeking a Part-Time Assistant Youth Worker at Lillington Youth Centre. The role involves supporting evening youth club sessions, engaging with young people through activities, and mentoring. Ideal candidates should have a proactive attitude and interest in youth development. Training is provided, making this an excellent opportunity for those aspiring to build a career in youth work while positively impacting the community. Generous benefits and a supportive team await interested applicants.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Wellbeing and Volunteering Days

Pension scheme with employer contribution

Qualifications

• Experience working with young people is ideal, but not essential.
• Training and support offered for the right candidates.

Responsibilities

• Support evening youth club sessions.
• Engage with young people through activities and mentoring.

Skills

Positive proactive attitude

Genuine interest in youth development

Job description

Overview

Part-Time Assistant Youth Worker 2026 at Lillington Youth Centre (5.5 hours per week, 38 Weeks).
Warwickshire County Council – Youth Service

Are you passionate about empowering young people? Do you have the energy, empathy, and commitment to help shape brighter futures?

A great opportunity has become available within Warwickshire County Council’s Youth Service, supporting young people aged 11 to 18 across the county. We’re a small, dedicated team of JNC qualified youth workers within Children’s Services, delivering evidence-based support that makes a real difference. Young people are at the heart of everything we do.

Now is an exciting time to be part of our team as Warwickshire begins to embed our Families First teams who support the young people in our County. Our approach is about locality working, multi-disciplinary and multi-agency teams that support the whole family. Building strong partnerships with local services, Health, Police and Education.

If you want to build strong relationships and connections with families, join Warwickshire’s Children and Families service.

Our Offer to you includes:

• Supportive managers who provide recognition and a robust supervision policy focussed on wellbeing and workload.
• A Volunteering & Wellbeing Day in addition to generous annual leave and an additional day at Christmas
• We also offer a Refer a Friend package for some roles. Terms and Conditions apply

We’re currently recruiting for a part-time Assistant Youth Worker to join our team at:

Lillington Youth Centre

• Hours: 5.5 hours per week
• Days: Monday (6:00–8:30pm) & Tuesday (6:00–9:00pm)
• Role: Supporting evening youth club sessions, engaging with young people through activities, mentoring, and informal education.

What We’re Looking For

• Experience working with young people is ideal, but not essential – we offer training and support for the right candidates.
• A positive, proactive attitude and a genuine interest in youth development.
• A great opportunity if you're considering a career in youth work or looking to give back to your community.

For further information please see the Job Description and Person Specification below;

Part-Time Assistant Youth Worker

Working for Warwickshire – This is the difference you make

Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them!

At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire’s economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.

Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage – Warwickshire Pension Fund.

The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.

Closing Date: 10 February 2026; Interview Date: 23 February 2026

Please note: Interviews will be held in the evening.

Additional information: Warwickshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Successful applicants will be subject to pre-engagement checks, including a relevant Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In accordance with the DBS code of practice and our policy, should an individual have a declared criminal offence an individual assessment will be completed. Warwickshire County Council adheres to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The Fluency Duty is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.

To discuss the role please contact Claire Crawford – [e-mail]

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