Youth & Community Worker
Gloucestershire County Council
contract
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Location Type: Office
Location: Tewkesbury • United Kingdom
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Salary
💰 £33,143 - £36,363 per year
About the role
- deliver relational, trauma-informed interventions in homes, schools, and community spaces, including through The Aston Award
- work creatively and assertively to engage children and young people experiencing complex challenges
- use up-to-date information about what’s happening to be in the right places at the right time to support young people and help keep everyone safe in community spaces and hotspots e.g. parks, high streets, local neighbourhoods
- strengthen community resilience by building networks and ensuring safe and supportive structures are in place for children and young people
- look at risks happening outside of the home and work with professionals to contribute multi-agency assessments, plans and delivery of support that keep children and young people safe
Requirements
- experience of working with vulnerable children, young people, and families from diverse backgrounds in group work and one to one settings
- experience of working collaboratively in a multi-agency environment.
- strong communication and relationship building skills
- knowledge and skills in assessing risk and planning effective interventions
- knowledge and understanding of contextual safeguarding and harm outside the home
- knowledge and understanding of evidence-based practice and community services that offer an effective response to anti-social behaviour, exploitation and youth violence
- creativity, adaptability and persistence
- minimum Level 3 qualification relevant to youth work, family support, social care or similar
- flexibility to meet the needs of children and young people which will include evenings and weekends
- ability to drive or travel across Gloucestershire
- DBS Clearance (Enhanced Adults and Children’s)
Benefits
- between £33,143 - £36,363 per annum subject to experience (pro rata for part-time staff)
- flexible and agile working opportunities
- 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service (pro rata for part-time staff)
- option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part-time staff)
- family friendly policies and benefits to help support you and your family
- supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
- Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
- access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone
- an in-house Occupational Health service
- employee discount scheme
- links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) and the Young Employees Network
- career development and qualification opportunities
- access to our Social Work Academy
- Cycle to Work scheme (eligibility criteria and t&cs apply)
- Green Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme (eligibility criteria and t&cs apply)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
risk assessmentintervention planningevidence-based practicecontextual safeguardinganti-social behaviour responseexploitation responseyouth violence response
Soft Skills
communicationrelationship buildingcreativityadaptabilitypersistencecollaboration
Certifications
Level 3 qualification in youth workLevel 3 qualification in family supportLevel 3 qualification in social careDBS Clearance (Enhanced Adults and Children’s)