Outreach and Detached Youth Support Worker in Enfield

Please note this is a fixed term, part time job. The salary quoted is based on full time 36 hours per week. The fixed term can be extended if further funding is secured.

Are you passionate about improving the lives of young people? Do you have the confidence and enthusiasm to engage with young people in the community? We are looking for a number of Detached and Outreach Youth Support Workers, who have the natural ability to build positive rapport with young people in the community. The role will include signposting young people aged 10 to 19 (up to 25 with SEND) to positive youth activities, delivering Extra Familial Harm Reduction workshops in schools and in the community, and reducing community tensions through detached estate-based work. We are especially interested in hearing from candidates who have a clean driving license and are able to drive our Youth Bus and deliver youth bus sessions in areas identified as lacking youth provisions.

About Us: The Youth Development Service delivers Detached and outreach sessions in areas of the borough where youth violence and behaviour are causing concerns. Through engaging with young people in the community, we aim:

• To reduce antisocial behaviour,
• To build positive relationships with young people associating in the area,
• Engage young people to attend their local youth clubs,
• Empower young people to become active citizens in their local neighbourhood/community,
• Improve their life, social and vocational skills,
• Ensure young people succeed in education, employment, and training.

About The Role: Our Youth Bus is a mobile youth provision; it is an additional service provided by the Youth Development Service which enhances the current youth offer provided through the existing five youth centres and detached youth work. It enables the Detached and Outreach youth team to reach out to more young people by deploying the bus to areas of need and areas where there is limited youth provision. We recognise that not all young people may choose to come to one of our five youth centres and therefore it is important to bring youth provision to young people in their local communities. The Youth Bus is equipped with state-of-the-art technology such as digital music, access to iPads/tablets, game consoles, and free WIFI. Through the mobile youth provision, young people have access to information, advice and guidance, free activities, advocacy, and early help support on their doorstep. The mobile youth provision also has the capacity to deliver bespoke workshops, harm reduction campaigns, and activities such as sexual health clinics, substance misuse support, and support in finding employment.

Please note this post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. We are passionate about our people and how we deliver services to our community in Enfield. That’s why we encourage a culture that puts our customers at the heart of everything we do - by empowering our people to work together to find solutions, be open, honest and respectful, take responsibility, and listen and learn. If you value these behaviours too, we’d love to hear from you - and of course, we are always happy to talk flexible working.

Why it's great to work for Enfield Council:

• An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
• Up to 32 days annual leave depending on grade and length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year and an extra day off at Christmas.
• A blend of remote and office-based working for most roles.
• Interest-free season ticket loan repayable over three or ten months.
• Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods.
• Employee Assistance Programme to provide advice and counselling services. This is a free and confidential service available to staff and members of their family.
• Health and leisure discounts and tax-free bikes for work.
• 1 month paid sabbatical for Children’s Social Workers.

If you have previously applied for this role within the past 6 months, unfortunately, a second application will not be considered.