Youth Worker in Little London inLittle London PUBLISHED SAT 4 JAN 2025 Jump to job information section

Youth Worker - Full Time

• Competitive Salary Offering a market-competitive wage to recognise your skills and experience.
• Professional Development Opportunities for ongoing training, workshops, and courses to advance your career.
• Career Progression Clear pathways for advancement and promotions within the organisation.
• Employee Assistance Programs Access to mental health support and counselling services.
• Generous Paid Time Off Annual Leave and Sick Leave to support your wellbeing.
• Inclusive Work Environment A commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, fostering a welcoming atmosphere for all employees.
• Employee Referral Bonuses Rewards for referring successful candidates who are hired for open positions within the company.
• Free DBS check
  
  

Social Care Connections is a specialist recruitment agency dedicated to the Children and Young People sector within Social Care. We take pride in our child-centred approach, aligning with the ethics and values of professionals committed to improving lives.

Social Care Connections is looking for an exceptional Youth Worker to join our fast growing team to fulfil an exciting opportunity with an innovative Local Authority. We are looking for someone who is dedicated, compassionate, and proactive in providing support to young people in need. If you are truly passionate about helping others, patient, a great team player, and eager to learn, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Youth Worker Responsibilities

As part of a multi-agency approach to harm outside the home and transitional safeguarding a primary aim of the exploitation integrated detached team is to create greater safety and support for young people in the community.

Through establishing positive relationships with young people, the exploitation integrated detached team will develop an understanding of the needs, aspirations, interests and worries of young people with a focus on supporting young people to access services which can help to meet these needs as part of a reaching out to bring back approach. Also, working in partnership with other services for young people where appropriate to take out specific services and information to young people not accessing those services to help reduce harm.

• To promote and safeguard the welfare of young people.
• To support and work in partnerships to maximise the opportunities for young people.
• Working directly with young people to support their personal and social development, improved emotional well-being and resilience and reduce barriers to access positive life choices, learning and employment and prevent escalation to specialist services.
• To promote and develop the active involvement of young people in the design and evaluation of services and ensure young people have voice and influence, actively seek their views support their decision making.
• Ability to develop and use innovative youth work approaches that meets the needs of vulnerable young people.
• Ability to raise young peoples aspirations and selfexpectation and promote the positive image of young people
• Right to work in the UK
  
  

Youth Worker Essential Skills

• To promote and safeguard the welfare of young people.
• To support and work in partnerships to maximise the opportunities for young people.
• Working directly with young people to support their personal and social development, improved emotional well-being and resilience and reduce barriers to access positive life choices, learning and employment and prevent escalation to specialist services.
• To promote and develop the active involvement of young people in the design and evaluation of services and ensure young people have voice and influence, actively seek their views support their decision making.
• Ability to develop and use innovative youth work approaches that meets the needs of vulnerable young people.
• Ability to raise young peoples aspirations and selfexpectation and promote the positive image of young people
• Right to work in the UK