Youth Support Worker

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; Full time

Job summary

A Local Authority in Tower Hamlets seeks a Youth Support Worker for a 3-month contract, focusing on engaging youth work sessions. The role supports young people aged 11-19, promoting safe environments and positive activities. Immediate availability is required.

Qualifications

• Experience engaging with young people individually and in groups.
• Experience maintaining respectful, professional boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain positive relationships with young people.
• Deliver youth work that promotes personal, social, and educational development.
• Signpost and refer young people to appropriate services.

Skills

Youth Work

Relationship Building

Risk Understanding

Education

Level 2 Youth Work qualification

Job description

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We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Tower Hamlets to assist with the appointment of a Youth Support Worker, on a 3-month contract, likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay: £19.22 - £25.14 per hour

Summary:

The Youth Support Worker will deliver and develop engaging youth work sessions within the Young Tower Hamlets 'Safe Spaces' initiative. This borough-wide program provides inclusive, accessible spaces for young people aged 11-19 (or up to 25 for those with SEND) in every ward. The role supports Tower Hamlets strategic aims to reduce violence, vulnerability, and exploitation by offering young people safe, supportive environments, positive activities, and access to skilled youth workers.

Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain voluntary, positive relationships with young people attending safe spaces.
  
• Deliver individual and group-based youth work that promotes personal, social, and educational development.
• Support young people in understanding risk and promoting safe, informed decision-making.
  
• Signpost and refer young people to appropriate universal, targeted, and specialist services.
• Participate in planning, delivering, and evaluating safe space activities, including off-site and residential experiences.

Qualifications:

• Recognised Level 2 Youth Work qualification or willingness to obtain during probation.

Experience:

• Experience engaging with young people individually and in groups.
• Experience maintaining respectful, professional boundaries and responding to challenging behaviours.
  
• Experience planning and delivering activities that promote young people's development.
• Experience of working with partners and referring young people to relevant services.

Please note:

• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
• You should have right to work in U.K

Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.