Youth Support Worker
12 hours ago
Portsmouth
About The Role Youth Support Worker Permanent, Part Time £24,786 to £26,089 per annum Location: Basildon Working Style: Community-based worker Closing Date: 4th January 2026 About Us: We’re looking for a passionate and talented individual to join our Youth Service Team to support the development of youth work in the community. If you’re driven, innovative, and eager to make an impact, we want to hear from you! The role is part time, working 18.5 hours per week and will require evening and weekend work. The pro-rata salary will be from £12,393 to £13,045 per annum. Benefits: • Healthy work life balance., • Wide range of learning and development opportunities., • IT equipment and home-working equipment supplied., • 30 days annual leave + bank holidays + choice to buy extra., • Access to hundreds of discounts and benefits through Essex Rewards., • Access to our health and wellbeing support platform with LifeWorks., • Identify areas of need and opportunity within the community where a youth work programme can be identified to support the development of youth provision delivered by the community., • Support the development of services by working with the community to enhance their skills so they can be more independent in design and delivery of services., • Negotiate with young people and their communities on their involvement in the programme planning, implementation, and evaluation., • Contribute to and promote the programme to ensure that opportunities are accessible to all who wish to become involved., • As part of the team involve young people in the decision-making processes whereby individuals and groups take on responsibilities for themselves and others in their project and the wider community., • As part of the team respond to individual and group needs, this includes issues affecting young people, promoting self-awareness and self-esteem., • To deliver or support the direct delivery of youth work programmes as may be required, to include residential experiences for young people., • Take part in management supervision and the staff performance management scheme, to identify priorities and learning needs and to be responsible for the learning and development of self and to complete all required training and accreditation within 2 years of starting employment., • Follow Child Protection Guidelines and report any concerns using the correct procedure and comply with individual responsibilities for staff and young people, in accordance with work role, for health and safety in the workplace., • Ensure all duties and services provided are in accordance with the County Council Equal Opportunities Policy and Practice., • Be qualified at level 2 or above in a JNC recognised Youth Work Qualification or be prepared to undertake training, • Have a good level of numeracy and literacy, having achieved a grade C/4 in Maths and English., • Have experience of working with young people and communities which may be in a voluntary role., • Have the ability to build relationships and relate well to people., • Be able to work in a changing environment., • Be committed to challenging prejudice and ignorance., • Have the ability to develop work with young people and communities to achieve planned outcomes.