Sessional Youth Work Practitioner

London Borough of Newham; London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

The London Borough of Newham is seeking a Sessional Youth Work Practitioner passionate about supporting youth empowerment. This role involves delivering meaningful youth services and developing impactful programmes for young people as they transition into adulthood. Candidates with extensive experience in youth work are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children and young people.
• Evidence of improving outcomes with young individuals.
• Understanding contemporary challenges faced by youth.

Responsibilities

• Deliver exemplary youth services providing support and guidance.
• Develop, deliver, and evaluate effective youth work programmes.
• Collaborate with the Youth Zone team and external organisations.

Skills

Mentoring

Youth Work

Collaboration

Job description

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About The Role

Working to a remit set by a Senior Youth Worker, post holders will be responsible for delivering exemplary youth services, providing young people with practical support, mentoring, learning, information and guidance that equips them with the skills and capabilities they will require as they transition into adulthood.

Job Description

Sessional Youth Worker

£13.53 - £14.35 per hour

JNC 7 – 9

About The Role

Working to a remit set by a Senior Youth Worker, post holders will be responsible for delivering exemplary youth services, providing young people with practical support, mentoring, learning, information and guidance that equips them with the skills and capabilities they will require as they transition into adulthood.

About You

You will be passionate about supporting young people to achieve their full potential through quality youth work, have extensive experience of working with children and young people and be able to evidence how you have worked to improve successful outcomes with them.

You will enjoy and understand the importance of working collaboratively, within a Youth Zone team, across the Youth Empowerment Service, with other Council services as well as with external organisations.

You will have an understanding of the contemporary challenges young people face and be able to develop high impact services which will promote opportunities for young people to develop social and emotional learning.

Specifically The Post Holder Will Be Responsible For

To make available to all children, young people and families in Newham a first class Youth Empowerment Service that aims to fulfil young people’s potential.

• To support the development, delivery and evaluation of effective programmes of youth work intervention, within a range of contexts, as directed, subject to the skills and experience of the sessional youth work practitioner, especially in relation to:
• The delivery, in partnership with young people, of performing arts positive activity projects as a part of an ongoing youth work programme, for example drama, music and dance.
• Proactive street-based work that signposts young people to positive activities and/or facilitates referrals to appropriate agencies that will address the specific needs presented by the individual young person and develop appropriate intervention responses.
• The delivery, in partnership with young people, of ICT and media programmes within an ongoing youth work programme.
• The delivery, in partnership with young people, of cookery and/or arts and crafts positive activities within an ongoing youth work programme.
• The delivery of appropriate information, advice, guidance and support within an ongoing youth work programme.
  
  

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Closing date 25/6/25

Additional Information

We are committed to creating an inclusive, anti-racist environment for all. When you apply for a job at Newham, your application is considered on its merits regardless of your age, disability, ethnicity, faith, gender identity or sexual orientation. If you share our vision and values, and you bring the experience and skills we need, that’s all that matters to us.

The London Borough of Newham has important responsibilities for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. If you are appointed to a job that involves working with these groups, you may be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Please attach your supporting statement, explaining in no more than x2 A4 sides why and how you meet the criteria for this role.

We practice anonymised recruitment. Please ensure that you remove all personal information from any documents that you upload.

The personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found by https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn .

About Us

The London Borough of Newham is located only 5 miles east of London. It is well positioned with access to all major networks in London and the south east. It is well connected by public transport with, bus, tube and DLR. When the Crossrail service opens it will call at Custom House close to our council offices and also Stratford station and from there to central London. The London City Airport which serves major European cities is located at Royal Albert Dock. Newham has the youngest overall population in the country. It was one of the six host boroughs for the 2012 Summer Olympics and contains most of the Olympic Park including the London Stadium. It has a thriving arts quarter with the Theatre Royal Stratford East offering excellent entertainment for all the family. There is the University of East London which has two campuses in Newham, one in Stratford and another next to the regenerated Royal Albert Dock. It also has a large Westfield shopping Centre in Stratford which has all the major retailers there.

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