Youth Worker

Senploy; Greater London; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Senploy in London is seeking a Youth Worker to build trusted relationships with young people aged 11 to 25 who aren’t engaging with formal schooling. The role focuses on empowerment, mentoring, outreach and reconnecting learners with education or training.

You’ll work with schools, social care, youth justice and early help services, delivering relationship-based mentoring, wellbeing support and guidance on behaviour. DBS check and right to work in the UK required.

Qualifications

• Relevant youth work or SEMH experience.
• Enhanced DBS with children's barred list.
• Two phone-verified professional references.
• Right to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Relationship-based mentoring and outreach support.
• Re-engagement work with young people who've disengaged from education or training.
• Emotional wellbeing support and positive behaviour guidance.
• Collaborating with schools, social care, youth justice, and early help services.

Skills

Youth work experience

Job description

Why this role?

If you've worked in youth clubs, outreach, or community mentoring, you already know something no classroom can teach - relationships come before everything else. London's AP settings need Youth Workers who bring that empowerment-focused approach to young people aged roughly 11 to 25 who aren't engaging with formal schooling.

A typical week could include

• Relationship-based mentoring and outreach support
• Re-engagement work with young people who've disengaged from education or training
• Emotional wellbeing support and positive behaviour guidance
• Collaborating with schools, social care, youth justice, and early help services

What you'll need

• Relevant youth work or SEMH experience
• Enhanced DBS with children's barred list
• Two phone-verified professional references
• Right to work in the UK

Even better if you have

• Community-based or outreach youth work
• Violence reduction or youth justice background
• JNC qualification or equivalent

If you believe that one consistent adult can change the trajectory of a young person's life, we would love to hear from you.