Youth Violence Intervention Practitioner- St George's Hospital

Catch22; Greater London; On-site; GBP 26,791 - 32,744; Full time

Job summary

A community-focused organization is seeking a Youth Violence Intervention Practitioner for St George's Hospital in London. The role involves working with young people in various settings, from A&E to community outreach, to promote their development. Applicants should have professional experience with vulnerable youth and strong communication skills. This is a full-time position with a salary of £29,768, requiring commitment to work on weekends and evenings.

Qualifications

• Significant professional experience of working with vulnerable young people in various activities and settings.
• Experience in effective team collaboration.
• Experience in multi-disciplinary team settings.
• Experience working autonomously.

Responsibilities

• Hold a caseload and work with young people in various settings.
• Assist with the ongoing development of the service model.
• Maintain high quality recording of interventions.
• Collect and record evidence of project outcomes.
• Maintain a good knowledge of youth violence and Child Exploitation.
• Develop skills to work with young people with guidance.
• Develop an imaginative programme of events and activities.
• Network with other organizations working with young people.

Skills

Resilient and reflective

Well-developed verbal and written communication skills

Ability to plan and manage own workload

Accurate data entry and record keeping

Ability to use up to date IT systems

Education

Degree-level qualification in social work, youth work, social science, education, or another relevant field

Job description

Overview

Youth Violence Intervention Practitioner - St George's Hospital

Responsibilities

• Hold a caseload and work with young people in a range of settings, including in A&E and on the wards, in the community, in face-to-face and group contexts, and promote their personal, educational, health and social development through all interactions.


• Assist with the on-going development of the service model to ensure that clients gain the maximum benefit from Redthread’s interventions.


• Ensure information resources such as client forms, databases and contact files are kept fully up-to-date and secure, in line with GDPR, the Data Protection Act and our Confidentiality Policy and Consent Policy. Maintain high quality recording of interventions with young people on our database, Threads, in line with Redthread’s best-practice requirements. (Training will be provided.)


• Collect and record evidence of project outcomes and young people’s achievements, to ensure the completion of monitoring forms and project progress reports as required.


• Maintain a good level of knowledge of the issues around youth violence and Child Exploitation.


• With guidance and support from the Team Leader, develop skills to further your work with the young people.


• Under the direction of the Team Leader, develop an imaginative programme of events, activities and other interventions which support Catch22’s mission.


• Actively research and network with other organisations working with young people in the area served by the hospital to ensure that the organisation as a whole has a good knowledge of other services and projects that may be of interest to the young people we work with or appropriate for us to refer to.

Qualifications

• Essential: Significant professional experience of working with vulnerable young people in a range of activities and settings


• Experience of working as an effective team member


• Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team


• Experience of working autonomously

Knowledge

• A thorough knowledge and understanding of the physical, social and emotional developmental needs of young people


• Understanding of the issues faced by young people living in inner city areas


• An awareness of child protection and safeguarding issues and knowledge of current best practice within the youth work sector


• A knowledge of best practice in case recording

Skills

• Resilient and reflective


• Well-developed verbal and written communication skills and an ability to interact with both young people and adults on a one to one basis and in small groups, within a range of contexts


• Ability to plan and manage own workload


• Accurate data entry and record keeping and monitoring processes


• Ability to use up to date IT systems

Desirable

• A degree-level qualification in social work, youth work, a social science, education or another relevant field

Additional Information

Contract: Permanent
Hours & work pattern: Full time, 37 hours per week including regular weekend and evening working and shift patterns covering hours of 7.30am - 9pm.
Salary: £29,768
Location: St George's Hospital, London
Screening: Successful admission to post subject to enhanced DBS check, police vetting check, and employer Right To Work in the UK check. The post-holder must have right to work in the UK. Catch22 does not currently provide a licence to sponsor visas but please see this register to see those that do.

To Apply: Please provide your CV and cover letter, along with the completion of the screening questions to express your interest in this opportunity. Submissions must contain a CV, satisfactory responses to the screening questions, and information detailing interest in the role, to be considered for this position.

Closing date: Friday 23rd January 2026
Interviews will be held in February- dates tbc

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