Youth Sessional Worker

Action for Carers; Aldershot; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 25,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Uniform provided

Mileage at 55p per mile

Job summary

Action for Carers is recruiting Youth Sessional Workers to support the Young Carers Engage & Connect Team. You will help plan, deliver and facilitate activities for young carers aged 5 to 16, leading games and contributing ideas during planning.

Sessions occur across evenings, weekends and school holidays, with a flexible, zero-hours workload. The role requires enthusiasm for working with children and young people, reliability and the ability to travel to venues across Surrey.

Qualifications

• Genuine interest in supporting children and young people
• Flexibility to work across evenings, weekends and school holidays
• Commitment to safeguarding and welfare of young people
• Willingness to travel to venues across Surrey
• Satisfactory references, right to work in the UK and enhanced DBS check will be required

Responsibilities

• Support Event Leads in planning, delivering and facilitating activities
• Lead games, icebreakers and club sessions
• Contribute ideas during planning and participate in session evaluation to improve what we offer
• Sessions run across evenings, weekends and school holidays; flexibility is essential

Job description

Youth Sessional Worker

Location: Action For Carers (Surrey) Astolat, Guildford , Surrey, GU4 7HL

Salary: Competitive

Vacancy Type: This is a zero-hours, \"as required\" position: you are offered work as and when sessions need additional support, and you choose the assignments you take on. We ask that you make yourself reasonably available and aim to attend a minimum number of events per term, subject to your availability and our operational needs.

Closing date: 8th November 2026

Do you enjoy working with children and young people? Are you confident supporting group activities and helping young people feel included and valued? Would you like a flexible role making a real difference to young carers across Surrey?

We are recruiting Sessional Workers who will primarily work with the Young Carers Engage & Connect Team, who provide free, needs-led support to young carers aged 5 to 16, giving them time out from their caring responsibilities through clubs, events, and activities.

We are looking for enthusiastic Sessional Workers to support our Event Leads in planning, delivering, and facilitating these activities. You'll help lead games, icebreakers and club sessions, contribute ideas during planning, and take part in evaluating each session so we can keep improving what we offer young carers. Sessions take place across the week - including evenings, weekends, and school holidays - so flexibility is an essential part of the role. This is a zero-hours, \"as required\" position: you are offered work as and when sessions need additional support, and you choose the assignments you take on. We ask that you make yourself reasonably available and aim to attend a minimum number of events per term, subject to your availability and our operational needs.

What we offer:

• A competitive hourly rate plus uniform and mileage at 55p per mile Full induction, ongoing training and regular supervision and support The chance to make a real difference to the lives of young carers across Surrey

What we ask for:

• Genuine interest in supporting children and young people


• Flexibility to work across evenings, weekends, and school holidays


• A commitment to safeguarding and the welfare of young people


• Willingness to travel to venues across Surrey


• All appointments are subject to satisfactory references, the right to work in the UK and an enhanced DBS check.