Youth Support Worker Apprenticeship in Liverpool

We have an exciting opportunity for an individual to join our LFC Foundation team as a Youth Support Worker Apprentice. In this role you will deliver youth services in a community context that provide life‑changing opportunities in the most deprived areas of Liverpool, helping to raise the self‑esteem, confidence and aspiration of young people. Although you will be employed directly by the LFC Foundation, you will work with LFC Foundation’s community organisation partners where you will deliver high‑quality youth programmes to participants. This will take place alongside training to complete your Level 3 Youth Work Apprenticeship.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver a wide range of activities that young people participate in.
• Be a lead and role model for others within the team.
• Work directly with young people to develop their social education by providing programmes of activities, services and facilities and enable them to be heard, incorporating the learnings from your apprenticeship into all the work you undertake.
• Build relationships with external partners to enable effective signposting for young people.
• Conduct detached sessions to engage with young people in our communities.
• Support young people who are ‘at risk’ or vulnerable to child exploitation.
• Assist management of programme logistics including venue management, transport, food and accommodation.
• Raise safeguarding concerns with the Designated Safeguarding Lead and follow all policies held by the LFC Foundation and community organisation to ensure safety and non‑discriminatory practice.
• Support the team to capture evaluation data and evidence from programme delivery and contribute to team meetings.
• Manage risk by supporting the team to assess activities and environments and create risk assessments to ensure the activities are safe for all.
• Support the day‑to‑day administration of your role.

Qualifications

• Experience planning and delivering educational youth sessions.
• Experience working with vulnerable adults and young people.
• Understanding of inclusive youth work practices.
• Understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion in a youth work context.
• Knowledge of mentoring in a youth work context.
• Experience building relationships with key stakeholders.
• Experience in signposting young people to further opportunities.
• Commitment to Liverpool FC Foundation’s mission and values.
• Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills.
• Ability to evaluate successes and areas for development.
• Strong organisational skills.
• Level 1 in Safeguarding Young People.
• Competency in Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Proficiency on social media platforms.

Job Details

• Fixed‑term contract.
• 30 hours per week, 5 days from 7 days with some weekend work required.
• Role based at one of our community partners in Liverpool, with occasional work from other locations across Merseyside and travel within England and Wales.
• Position may close early if a high volume of applications is received.

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• 25 days holiday (plus 8 bank holidays and the option to purchase up to an additional 5 days).
• Contributory pension scheme matching up to 5.5%.
• Life assurance cover.
• Free financial guidance and mortgage advice.
• Car salary sacrifice scheme for affordable driving.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Purchase season ticket loans.
• Exclusive shopping discounts and cashback with top retailers.
• Will writing service for future planning.
• Employee assistance programme for confidential support.
• Medicash health cash plan for everyday healthcare needs.
• Volunteering opportunities to give back to the community.
• Special LFC perks – retail discounts, partner offers, free LFCTV GO access, and priority tickets for matches, events and concerts.

Equal Opportunity

At Liverpool Football Club, we have an unwavering commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and are always looking to make a positive difference in the communities that we operate within. We are proud of our achievements in this area; maintaining the Premier League Equality Standard Advanced Level, becoming a founding signatory of the Football Association’s Football Leadership Diversity Code and being recognised as a leader in this important area on and off the pitch. We take our responsibilities in this area seriously and through the work being done across the club, we are committed to increasing the diversity of our people and becoming an increasingly inclusive workplace for all. We are committed to hiring great people representative of diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills across our entire business. If you share our enthusiasm and passion for inclusivity, then we want to hear from you.

Safeguarding

The role is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check and requires a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.