Youth Worker (Young Women)

Homeless Link; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 32.000 - 36.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Homeless Link is seeking a full-time Youth Worker to support young women with complex needs. You will join the Youth Work Team to deliver the Day Centre service and facilitate life skills for youth experiencing homelessness in London.

You will specialise in gender-informed work, lead the weekly Women and Non-Binary space, run group sessions and manage a caseload of young women needing intensive support, maintaining safeguarding and trauma-informed practice throughout.

Qualifikationen

• Experience with young people aged 16-24.
• Experience with women and non-binary people.
• Knowledge of gender-informed and trauma-informed practice.
• Commitment to safeguarding of young people.

Aufgaben

• Deliver frontline Day Centre services and life skills sessions.
• Lead weekly Women and Non-Binary space and groupwork sessions.
• Manage a caseload of young women requiring intensive support.

Kenntnisse

Gender-informed practice

Trauma-informed approach

Safeguarding

Groupwork facilitation

Experience with 16-24

Women & non-binary support

Jobbeschreibung

We are looking for a highly motivated, innovative and dynamic team player to join our youth work team as a full-time Youth Worker, specialising in supporting young women who are experiencing multiple and complex needs.

In this role, you will work within the Youth Work Team to help us deliver our frontline Day Centre service and support delivery of our weekly and monthly life skills offer to young people experiencing homelessness.

You’ll specialise in sharing knowledge and expertise in gender-informed work, leading on the delivery of our weekly Women and Non-Binary space, facilitating groupwork sessions and supporting a caseload of young women who require intensive support.

We are committed to trans-inclusive, gender-affirming practice throughout our service, and we are looking for someone who shares this commitment and can bring it to life in their day-to-day work with young people.

Ideally you should be experienced in working with young people aged 16-24 and/or have demonstrable experience working directly with women and non-binary people (of any age). You will understand gender informed practice and have experience or transferable skills working with those who are survivors of domestic violence and other forms of gender-based violence. You will also be committed to the safeguarding of young people in your work and delivering an inclusive and trauma-informed service.

Key details

• Contract type and hours: Permanent, full-time (35 hours per week, Monday-Friday).

• Salary: Starting salary for role is £32,136.00. The salary scale is: AP26 - AP30 (£32,136.00-£35,778.00)

• Location: New Horizon Youth Centre, 68 Chalton Street, London, NW1 1JR

• Application deadline: 9am, Monday 9th November