Youth Development Workers

Golearnleicestershire; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottingham City Council is seeking dedicated youth workers to develop and deliver youth provision across citywide settings, including centre-based and outreach programs. You will collaborate with Children's Integrated Services and partners to provide positive activities supporting young people’s development.

You will oversee volunteers, ensure safe delivery, and work evenings/weekends to meet service needs in a diverse city. Hybrid options may apply for some roles.

Qualifications

• Minimum Level 3 Qualification in Youth Work, JNC qualification in youth work, or relevant children's service discipline.
• Experience providing high-quality services for children and young people, including those at risk of anti-social behaviour and youth violence.
• Ability to communicate sensitively and develop respectful and trusting relationships with children, young people and families.
• Understanding of Safeguarding and Early Help practice in respect to children, young people and families.
• Ability and commitment to work evenings and weekends to meet the needs of the service.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver youth provision across citywide settings, including centre-based, outreach and detached work.
• Collaborate with Children's Integrated Services and voluntary/community organisations to deliver activities for young people.
• Create safe, engaging and inclusive opportunities to build confidence and develop skills.
• Oversee volunteers and ensure delivery sites are safe and high quality.

Skills

Youth Work Experience

Community Engagement

Safeguarding Knowledge

Communication

Evening/Weekend Availability

Education

Level 3 Youth Work Qualification

Job description

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 37 hours per week post - This will include day and evenings work, finishing at 9.30pm

Worker Type: Onsite Worker

Salary: Starting Salary is £32,597 (Level one) rising to £35,412 (Level four) per annum (pro rata for part-time) (Pay award pending)

Location: Loxley House, Nottingham, NG2 3NG

We've got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you've been looking for? Read on to find out more...

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.

About the Role

Working citywide you will be responsible for the effective development and delivery of youth provision in a variety of settings, including centre-based, outreach and detached settings. This will include delivery across a range of youth provision and community venues, including Bulwell Riverside Youth Centre, the new Youth Hub and other locations across Nottingham City.

You will work with colleagues across Children's Integrated Services and a range of voluntary and community organisations to ensure the joint co-ordination and delivery of positive activities for young people to ensure that children and young people’s personal, social and educational development is facilitated and supported.

As part of Nottingham's developing youth offer, you will play an important role in creating safe, engaging and inclusive opportunities for young people, helping them to build confidence, develop skills and achieve positive outcomes.

You will oversee volunteers and safe use of delivery sites / provisions and ensure that at all times delivery is planned, promotes the active engagement of children and young people and is of high quality and meets the needs of Nottingham's diverse communities.

You will work flexibly across neighbourhoods and communities, building positive relationships with young people, families and partner organisations to ensure services are responsive to local needs and accessible to young people across the city.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• Minimum of Level 3 Qualification in Youth Work, JNC qualification in youth work, or relevant children's service discipline
• Experience providing high-quality services for children and young people, including those at risk of anti-social behaviour and youth violence
• Good knowledge and experience of planning, coordinating and leading youth work sessions to achieve best outcomes in variety of settings, some of which may be challenging
• Ability to communicate sensitively and develop respectful and build trusting relationships with children, young people and families.
• Ability to achieve successful outcomes for children and young people by advocating and influencing across partnerships
• Understanding of Safeguarding and Early Help practice in respect to children, young people and families
• Ability and commitment to work evening and weekends to meet the needs of the service

Please ensure you demonstrate how you meet the above requirement in your supporting documents

A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.

You can find the job description for this post here.

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on theadditional informationfor applicants page.

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Closing Date:21st August 2026

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Assessment Centre interviews will take place between 7 September and 25 September 2026 at locations across Nottingham.

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