Youth Support Worker - Flexible Hours & Evenings & Weekends in Cheltenham

Gloucestershire Youth Support Service

Permanent with funding until March 2029

0 hour Sessional Contract

Salary: £14.34 per hour

Location: Gloucestershire - Service will be delivered from Whaddon Youth Centre (Cheltenham) and Tewkesbury Youth Centre (Tewkesbury) and surrounding area.

This post will involve irregular hours, including late evenings, early mornings, and weekend working. There will be travel primarily within Cheltenham and Tewkesbury; access to own transport will therefore be required.

The Children’s Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We’re there for children, every step of the way.

This role sits within our Youth Impact Domain, which provides one-to-one and group support for children who urgently need support. Your role will be to help us develop innovative practice in Cheltenham and Tewkesbury.

Youth work is life-changing for young people, and we’re excited to be expanding our services in Cheltenham and Tewkesbury. We want to empower young people through impactful and transformative youth work, and we are looking for dedicated professionals to join our dynamic and ambitious team during this exciting period of service mobilisation.

We are seeking a dedicated youth worker with direct experience working with children and young people, either in a professional or voluntary capacity. As a youth worker, you will play a crucial role in providing support to and empowering vulnerable young people and those with complex needs as they transition into adulthood.

In order to be successful in this role, you must have:

• Direct experience working with children and young people on a one-to-one basis and in group work settings in a professional or voluntary capacity
• Ability to build relationships and maintain appropriate professional boundaries
• Strong understanding and experience of the challenges faced by vulnerable young people and those with complex needs
• Commitment to the values and mission of youth work, as well as safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people
• Experience of working independently and as part of a team in the field of youth work
• Experience of developing inclusive practice
• Experience in a relevant area of work e.g., Youth Work, Social Care, Family support, Youth Offending, Connexions, Education

Benefits:

• Enhanced Annual Leave: 28 days-length of service extra 2 after 2, 5 and 7 goes up to 36 days.
• Free eye test-claim back via my finance-take form to dentist-eye test form can also claim for glasses.
• Pension-match contribution up to 8% can opt out, have to auto enrolled every 2 years do get money refunded if opt out you contribute 4% and will be matched to 8%
• Life assurance – death in service, 4x salary gets paid to nominated person.
• Cycle to work 39% off bike cost can be spread across the year.
• 770 retailers discounts offered with YouStar App.

The Children’s Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support. We campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children’s lives happier and safer.

Every day we’re changing the lives of children in this country for the better – and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.

The Children’s Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.

Therefore, candidates applying for work in our Youth Impact Domain will be required to complete an “Employment history template” document prior to interview. The fully completed document should be uploaded by the candidate alongside uploading your CV.

Interviews will be held on a rolling basis; please note that we reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received enough applications.