Project Worker - Engagement and Support

Centre 33; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Centre 33’s Open Access Hubs provide youth-focused support across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, and this role offers practical and emotional holistic help to young people.

You will work with other Support Workers and Team Leads to ensure a safe, impactful and responsive service within hub-based delivery, predominantly 10am–6pm, with a Saturday rota. DBS check and Right to Work in the UK are required.

Qualifications

• Experience in youth work.
• Ability to manage a complex caseload.
• Desirable: risk assessment experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical and emotional holistic support to young people across Open Access Hubs.
• Collaborate with other Support Workers and Team Leads to ensure safe, responsive services.
• Work during core hours 10:00–18:00 with Saturday rota.

Skills

Youth work experience

Caseload management

Risk assessment

Job description

Centre 33 is an ambitious and growing charity based across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. We offer a range of high-quality services to young people aged up to 25, including information and support on a \"drop in\" basis, mental health services, counselling, housing and financial advice, sexual health support and support for young carers.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our established 'Someone to Talk to' service in a Support Worker role. The successful candidate will provide practical and emotional holistic support to young people across Centre 33's Open Access Hubs. They will work closely with the other Support Workers and Team Leads to jointly ensure young people receive excellent, safe, impactful and responsive service.
We are looking for a highly motivated professional with experience working within a youth work role, and with experience of holding a complex caseload and risk assessment being desirable attributes. They will develop strong relationships with local organisations and statutory services to ensure effective joint working and support pathways for young people.
The hours of work for this role are predominantly within core opening hours of 10am to 6pm, with some Saturday working based on a rota. Due to our service delivery, this role is hub-based.
This role will work to Centre 33's values of being young people led, collaborative, inclusive and striving for excellence.
This post is subject to a DBS check, references and providing evidence of eligibility of Right to Work in the UK.