Youth Worker – Mental Health Transitions in Southampton

Role Terms

• Salary: Band C - £26,167.79 (Full time equivalent, pro-rata for part-time)
• Hours: 32 hours, Monday to Friday, with the possibility of evening and weekend shifts
• Role type: Permanent
• Place of work: No Limits locations in Southampton with regular travel across Hampshire
• Role Screening: Enhanced DBS – Child and Adult Barred List
• Essential Driver: Yes
• Closing Date: Monday 22nd June 2026 - 9AM
• Interview Date: Tuesday 30th June 2026

Our Charity

No Limits is the leading youth services charity in Southampton, supporting children and young people in the city and across Hampshire.

At No Limits, it is important our staff and volunteers reflect, represent, and have experience of the challenges faced by the children and young people we support. We are proud of and appreciate our many staff and volunteers who use their own lived experience to support the children and young people they work with.

With this in mind, we are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in all aspects of our work and organisational culture – and when recruiting, it’s important to us that we continue diversifying our staff and volunteer teams, with children and young people at the centre of everything we do. You can learn more about our DEI approach here.

When we talk about talent, we value the transferable skills and experiences you can bring to No Limits, whether through work (in the same or a different sector), volunteering, or personal experiences. To make sure we get the best talent on our team, we are open to and actively encourage applications from all backgrounds and sections of the community, including diverse ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQIA+, disabled, and neurodiverse individuals.

Your Role

As Mental Health Transitions Youth Worker, you will be working with Hampshire-based young people aged 16 to 25 years, and their families, to provide mental health and emotional wellbeing support and connect them with onward support services that are available and relevant to their situation and needs. This will be delivered face‑to‑face in community locations across Hampshire, by telephone, email and webchat.

The service will span both children’s and adults' services, with the express aim of supporting young people to make the positive transition to adulthood whether transitioning from children’s to adult's services or into community‑based support.

As a Youth Worker, you must be able to:

• Build trusting and supportive relationships with children and young people
• Respect and promote children and young people’s rights to make their own decisions and choices
• Be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults

Key Responsibilities include:

• Act as a first point of contact, triage and assess need
• Help young people navigate services and systems
• Provide short‑term support and hold a caseload where needed
• Work closely with partners including CAMHS, adult mental health, primary care, and education providers

We are committed to making a difference in the lives of the children and young people we work with, and as such, you must show a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the values and behaviours which flow from the No Limits ethos. Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people is paramount.

We particularly welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds and those who have had experiences similar to the young people we aim to support. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people can be their authentic selves, where their experiences and opinions are valued, and we are all open to learning from each other.

As part of our team, you’ll receive a comprehensive induction and access to learning and development opportunities relevant to your role, supporting your ongoing growth.

You will have the essentials of:

• Experience of working with children and young people
• Experience of working with, and supporting children around mental health and emotional wellbeing
• Ability to build trusting and positive relationships with young people
• Experience and working knowledge of effective interventions with children and young people
• Ability to use IT to support your role, including the use of technology and Microsoft suite
• A commitment to personal growth, continuous development, and application of learning

You may also have:

• Level 3 Youth Work and / or Safeguarding qualification (or equivalent), or equivalent professional experience
• Lived experience of one or more areas that No Limits support children and young people
• Experience of engaging young people with challenging behaviours and/or complex needs
• Experience of case holding clients and maintaining client files
• Knowledge of performance measurement tools and their use

Our Youth Workers are caring, collaborative and courageous professionals, who are committed to empowering young people to achieve positive changes in their lives.

If you’re passionate about supporting young people at a crucial stage in their lives and are a strong communicator with experience of working with young people around mental health and emotional wellbeing and want to be part of a service that truly makes a difference, we’d love to hear from you.

Please include on your application form other relevant knowledge, skills and experience which can be from work, volunteering, education or personal experience. We value growth and may make recruitment decisions where not all essential areas are met, but you’re able to show an ongoing commitment to learning and development.

Please let us know if we can support you with any reasonable adjustments at any point prior to, during or after the selection process, such as access arrangements, flexible working, or a suitable place to pray.

Our Benefits

• 36 days annual leave (including public holidays)
• Two additional wellbeing days per year – Supporting you to take additional time off for your wellbeing or development.
• Pension scheme – Supporting your future by matching your additional pension contributions up to 2%
• Life assurance scheme – Giving you peace of mind with 2x annual salary cover for pension members.
• Hybrid and flexible working – Giving the flexibility to work in the best way for your role.
• Comprehensive induction and training offer – Including our online learning management system with hundreds of opportunities to support your development.
• Employee Assistance Programme – Providing you with counselling, financial, personal support and health and wellbeing services.

Find out more about our benefits.

Interested? We’d love to hear from you.

We’d be happy to have an informal discussion and answer any immediate questions you might have. If you’d like an initial discussion please contact Emily Wyne, our Early Intervention & Transitions Operations Manager, at emily.wyne@nolimitshelp.org.uk.

To apply, please complete an application form and upload using the portal below before the closing date of 9am on Monday 22nd June 2026. Being a Disability Confident Employer means we are committed to removing barriers in recruitment and employment. If you require an application form in an alternative format or need any support or adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact our friendly People Team on people@nolimitshelp.org.uk or 02380 224224.

In the 'Your Supporting Statement' section of the application form, please include how your knowledge, skills and experience meet the 'About you – knowledge, skills and experience' section of the role description.

Please note that as we follow safer recruitment guidelines, we do not accept CVs, only completed applications.