Youth Support Worker

Job Introduction

At Turning Point, we support people across The UK with Mental Health, Substance Misuse and Learning Disabilities. As a Youth Support Worker, you will ensure that young people living in Turning Point’s supported accommodation are supported to thrive and reach their full potential in a safe, nurturing, and supportive environment, increasing their independency to create a positive move on into the community.

As a Youth Support Worker, you will join The Lancashire Young People supported accommodation services that supports 18 young people (Aged 16- 21) across two locations in Chorley (Parker House and The Bridge).

Role Responsibility

You will be supporting Young People to manage their finances, gain independent living skills, promote health, wellbeing and healthy lifestyle choices as well as supporting them to maximise their involvement in local training, education, and employment opportunities.

The role is changeable, and every day will be different, some examples of what you will be responsible for are:

• Managing the referrals, sign up, support and move on for the Young People
• Developing, implementing and reviewing individual support plans and risk assessments focussing on young people’s needs, strengths and goals.
• Providing support with budgets and finances
• Provide an excellent rent / service charge collection service, ensuring regular accounts monitoring and contact with people regarding payments
• Completing accurate and detailed daily records for the Young People
• Providing practical support and guidance to the Young People including daily living skills, cooking, cleaning, and ‘moving on’ plans
• Ensuring proactive and constructive communication to the Young People including facilitating weekly key-working sessions, problem solving and supporting with their day-to-day needs
• Supporting the Young People and landlords with housing management tasks addressing practical aspects of living in supported housing, including managing repairs, tenancies, income and anti-social behaviour.
• Prioritising your own case load and using your initiative to plan and implement agreed actions
• Building and maintaining relationships with a range of other professionals to work together to aim for positive outcomes for the Young People
• Facilitating and arranging engaging activities with tenants throughout the year.
• To work alongside colleagues, and management in shaping and developing the way we provide and manage our schemes, including improvements to processes and how we work with young people
• Following organisation policies and procedures to ensure compliance of the service
• Turning Point responds to the needs of the individuals and some of the tasks are therefore unpredictable. It is expected that the Youth Support Worker will work in a flexible way when required and undertake tasks that are not specifically covered within the job description, which can include cover for colleagues as required.

The Ideal Candidate

As a Youth Support Worker, we are looking for candidates who have knowledge and experience of working with young people with complex needs, homelessness, children who are looked after and in transition to leaving care or care leavers.

We’re ideally looking for a person with a NVQ level 3 or equivalent in Social Care, Youth Support Work or Housing/Homelessness, however this is not essential for the role. We are also looking for people with a background of working with young people and an understanding of homelessness and the impact this has on the wellbeing of Young People.

Ideally you will have experience in support planning, re-engaging and motivating young people to participate in employment and work programmes, education, training, volunteering, and skill building opportunities.

You need to be a great team player with lots of energy, you’ll need strong communication skills, a flexible approach and positive attitude to achieve targets in a challenging environment which requires empathy, understanding and patience.

Shift patterns

The service is staffed 24 hours a day / 7 days a week. As a Youth Support worker, you must be flexible to the service needs which include days/evenings and weekend working.

About us

As a leading health and social care provider with more than 300 locations across England, we take real pride in the services we offer.

We run all of our services on a not-for-profit basis; instead, we invest every penny back into our services and people. We never stop believing in change for the better, and we work constantly...

The Youth Association

The  Youth  Association  is  one  of  the  oldest  and  one  of  the  most  innovative  youth  work

charities in the UK. As an independent charity, we are proud of our history and heritage,
our record of championing good youth work in the voluntary sector and the generations of

young people we have supported to overcome disadvantage. We are just as proud of our
innovative and entrepreneurial attitude to service development.

Ever  since  our  founding  in  1904,  it  has  been  the  Association’s  mission  to  create

opportunities for young people to achieve their potential, to raise their aspirations and to
improve  their  physical,  mental  and  emotional  wellbeing.  Our  mission  is  to  Grow
Yorkshire’s future. We do this by helping YP in Yorkshire to:

•  Build their confidence & feel proud of themselves

•

Identify their goals & aspirations and make progress in achieving them

•  Start a business, get a job or get on a course

•  Meet new people and make new friends

Job Description

Job Title

Location

Pay scale

Benefits

Hours

Youth Support Worker

Office base: 12 South Parade, Wakefield, WF1 1LR

Project work: Barnsley, Leeds or Wakefield

Level 1: £27,082, paid at £16.49 / hour (incl. £2.41 quasi holiday pay)

Employer contributory pension scheme of 8% gross salary (when
meeting the threshold). Own transport mileage allowance

Part time, to be discussed with TYA management, based on allocated
project, experience and organisational need

Contract length

Permanent but variable hours

Responsible to

Lead Youth Worker or Senior Youth Worker

DBS

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service
Check.

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The purpose of the post
To support the effective delivery of youth work projects in a variety of settings, including
street-based, educational institutions and other community settings. The post holder will
work with Lead Youth Workers and others to support the delivery of youth work sessions,

as  well  as  elements  of  session  planning  and  evaluation.  They  will  desirably  have
experience  in  front-line  youth  work  delivery.  The  post  holder  will  undertake  a  JNC-

recognised youth work qualification at Level 3 (or above) in parallel with their post.

Roles, Responsibilities and Tasks:

1.  To work with young people in informal and formal settings through a range of

programmes throughout South and West Yorkshire.

2.  To support the delivery of youth work sessions in a variety of settings, including

detached, educational, and community-based work.

3.  To contribute ideas and practical support to the planning of youth work activities,

working under the direction of a Youth Worker or Lead Youth Worker.

4.  To actively participate in the delivery of sessions, helping to create engaging, safe,

and supportive environments for young people.

5.  To contribute to the evaluation of sessions through verbal feedback, written notes, or

monitoring tools, as directed.

6.  To build appropriate relationships with young people, acting as a positive role model

and promoting TYA values.

7.  To attend team meetings, supervisions, and training, and contribute to continuous

learning and improvement.

8.  To support the promotion of youth participation within sessions, encouraging young

people to express their views and make decisions.

9.  To follow all safeguarding, health & safety, and organisational policies and

procedures at all times.

10. To work collaboratively as part of a team and develop effective working relationships

with colleagues and partner agencies.

11. To undertake a JNC-recognised youth work qualification at Level 3 (or above)

alongside this role, with appropriate support.

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12. To work flexible hours, including evenings and some weekends, as agreed.

13. To carry out other related duties appropriate to the nature and level of the post, as

required.

Reviewed April 2025

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 Person specification

Essential

Desirable

Qualifications

Capacity to pursue a JNC youth work qualification,
recognised by the NYA, at level 3 or above

Experience

Some experience of working with young people

At least 1 year of experience working with young people

Working with groups in informal settings in a creative way

Development and delivery of youth work programmes

Training

Special
knowledge

Awareness of young people’s issues in a contemporary
context

Working with young people in a youth work setting

Child protection

First Aid

Other training on issues affecting young people

Local and central government initiatives

Young people’s participation

Awareness of organisations working within the wider
youth sector

Practical and
intellectual
skills

Excellent communication, organisation and presentation skills

Good record-keeping and report-writing skills

Confident communicator and ability to work as part of a team

Driver /own transport

Ability to challenge discriminatory behaviour

Competence in IT

Identified

Applicati...

Join Our Team – Youth Support Worker

Ready for a new challenge in 2026?
Do you have a passion for working with young people, helping them grow in confidence, discover their strengths, and explore new opportunities?
If so, we'd love to hear from you!

About the Role

The Barnardo's Co-op Partnership is an exciting, innovative project aiming to support over 1 million young people to build positive futures.
Our Sedgemoor for our Future service is co-designed by young people and built around a social kitchen concept. We create welcoming spaces where young people can:

• Learn to cook healthy, nutritious meals
• Share food and eat together
• Have fun through games and activities
• Explore topics that matter to them
• Build confidence, teamwork, and life skills

Session Details

• Tuesdays– Highbridge, 4:30pm–6:00pm
• Wednesdays– Bridgwater, 4:30pm–6:00pm

Applicants must be available to facilitate these two sessions, you will need to be able to design and deliver these workshops in different places and spaces to help young people develop confidence, teamwork, and skills. You will also need to attend events, find creative ways to engage young people across Sedgemoor, and evaluate sessions by recording outcomes.

Contract Hours

Hours will be between 18.5 – 25 per week (flexible, including evenings).

What We're Looking For

• Experience engaging with young people aged 10–25
• Creativity and confidence in designing inclusive group sessions and workshops
• Ability to provide emotional and practical support in line with safeguarding policies
• Flexibility to adapt to young people's needs
• Strong partnership skills to work with Co-op, Children's Services, and the community

If this sounds like a role you would be interested in please apply and if you would like more information please Contact Jess Hanson, Children's Service Manager
📱 07729 300857 | ✉️ Jessica.hanson@barnardos.org.uk

When applying, please refer to your skills and experience in relation to the Person Specification and Job Description.
Apply early – this advert may close before the stated deadline due to high interest.

We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values.  We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people. 

For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleague journey at Barnardo's and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both their career and their pay. 

Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band – this ensures that pay steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours.  More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application. 

Workplace Offer: What it means for you

Our hybrid working initiative is based on trust, flexibility and empowerment. We understand our workplace offer means different things to different people, and we encourage those conversations. This may mean working at one of our stores, services, working at home, in the community, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or depending on the role any combination of these. Please read through the advert carefully to understand the remits of hybrid working that will be specific to the role.

• Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.
• Annual Leave entitlement for full-time colleagues is 26 days per annum, increasing to 27 days per annum, after 3 years Barnardo's service, 29 days...

Youth Support Worker

Job Introduction

At Turning Point, we support people across The UK with Mental Health, Substance Misuse and Learning Disabilities. As a Youth Support Worker, you will ensure that young people living in Turning Point’s supported accommodation are supported to thrive and reach their full potential in a safe, nurturing, and supportive environment, increasing their independency to create a positive move on into the community.

As a Youth Support Worker, you will join The Lancashire Young People supported accommodation services that supports 18 young people (Aged 16- 21) at our service in Leyland, The Mill.

Role Responsibility

You will be supporting Young People to manage their finances, gain independent living skills, promote health, wellbeing and healthy lifestyle choices as well as supporting them to maximise their involvement in local training, education, and employment opportunities.

The role is changeable, and every day will be different, some examples of what you will be responsible for are:

• Managing the referrals, sign up, support and move on for the Young People
• Developing, implementing and reviewing individual support plans and risk assessments focussing on young people’s needs, strengths and goals.
• Providing support with budgets and finances
• Provide an excellent rent / service charge collection service, ensuring regular accounts monitoring and contact with people regarding payments
• Completing accurate and detailed daily records for the Young People
• Providing practical support and guidance to the Young People including daily living skills, cooking, cleaning, and ‘moving on’ plans
• Ensuring proactive and constructive communication to the Young People including facilitating weekly key-working sessions, problem solving and supporting with their day-to-day needs
• Supporting the Young People and landlords with housing management tasks addressing practical aspects of living in supported housing, including managing repairs, tenancies, income and anti-social behaviour.
• Prioritising your own case load and using your initiative to plan and implement agreed actions
• Building and maintaining relationships with a range of other professionals to work together to aim for positive outcomes for the Young People
• Facilitating and arranging engaging activities with tenants throughout the year.
• To work alongside colleagues, and management in shaping and developing the way we provide and manage our schemes, including improvements to processes and how we work with young people
• Following organisation policies and procedures to ensure compliance of the service
• Turning Point responds to the needs of the individuals and some of the tasks are therefore unpredictable. It is expected that the Youth Support Worker will work in a flexible way when required and undertake tasks that are not specifically covered within the job description, which can include cover for colleagues as required.

The Ideal Candidate

As a Youth Support Worker, we are looking for candidates who have knowledge and experience of working with young people with complex needs, homelessness, children who are looked after and in transition to leaving care or care leavers.

We’re ideally looking for a person with a NVQ level 3 or equivalent in Social Care, Youth Support Work or Housing/Homelessness, however this is not essential for the role. We are also looking for people with a background of working with young people and an understanding of homelessness and the impact this has on the wellbeing of Young People.

Ideally you will have experience in support planning, re-engaging and motivating young people to participate in employment and work programmes, education, training, volunteering, and skill building opportunities.

You need to be a great team player with lots of energy, you’ll need strong communication skills, a flexible approach and positive attitude to achieve targets in a challenging environment which requires empathy, understanding and patience.

Shift patterns

The service is staffed 24 hours a day / 7 days a week. As a Youth Support worker, you must be flexible to the service needs which include days/evenings and weekend working.

About us

As a leading health and social care provider with more than 300 locations across England, we take real pride in the services we offer.

We run all of our services on a not-for-profit basis; instead, we invest every penny back into our services and people. We never stop believing in change for the better, and we work constantly to improve the lives of t...

Are you looking for a new opportunity for 2025?

Do you have a passion for engaging with children and young people?

Are you able to develop supportive relationships with young people within a groupwork setting, whilst introducing them to new experiences, working to increase their confidence, and ambition and to help them realise their own potential?

Our partnership with the Co-op is an exciting, innovative project where we are aiming to support young people, aged 10-25 years across the UK.

Our Barnardo's Co-op Partnership goals are:

• Improve mental wellbeing
• Improve access to basic needs (food)
• Improve access to opportunities

We are recruiting a dynamic ‘As and When' Project Worker, who can support us to deliver our new service in Bridgewater For Our Future!

Sedgemoor For Our Future has been designed by young people, for young people.

The role is flexible with opportunities to support the team in running groupwork sessions designed to support and improve young people's mental wellbeing, access to food through cooking activities and support to run events that young people can access to develop skills and confidence.

Groupwork sessions will largely be running during evenings and during half terms. For Our Future (SFOF) is a service that has been co-designed by local young people and is part of Barnardo's partnership with the Co-op. The partnership has three key aims:

• Improve young people's mental wellbeing
• Improve access to basic needs (food)
• Improve access to opportunities

SFOF runs 2 groups per week, one in Sedgemoor (Weds) and one in Highbridge (Tues) where young people can come together and:
Learn to cook
Eat together
Make new friends and connect
Talk about things that are important to them

We are looking for applicants who are:

• Confident and creative in engaging and working alongside young people aged between 10-25 years.
• Inclusive, kind and non-judgemental in their approach to engaging with young people.
• Able to provide emotional and practical support to young people, in line with safeguarding policies and procedures.
• Flexible to work evenings and weekends where required to meet the needs of the service.

For an informal chat about the role, please contact Jess Hanson, Children's Service Manager, jessica.hanson@barnardos.org.uk

When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document (if applicable). This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.

Workplace Offer: What it means for you

The world of work has changed. We are understanding of what works best for our colleagues both current and future as we look to embrace this new way of working. Our hybrid working initiative is based on trust, flexibility and empowerment. We understand our workplace offer means different things to different people, and we encourage those conversations. This may mean working at one of our stores, services, working at home, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or any combination of these.

• Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.
• Annual Leave entitlement for full-time colleagues is 26 days per annum, increasing to 27 days per annum, after 3 years Barnardo's service, 29 days per annum, after 5 years Barnardo's service and 30 days per annum, after 7 years Barnardo's service. Those working less than full time are entitled to the same level of holiday pro rata
• The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our HolidayPlus scheme
• A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options
• Service related sick pay from day 1
• Acce...

Member Care Support Worker for East & Central Europe

Join WEC's new mobile recruitment team formed to reap a harvest of workers out of the spiritual renewal taking place across the former soviet Eastern Europe!

We are working in partnership with vibrant evangelical churches and WEC's existing ministry branches in Southern, Central, Eastern and Northern Europe in order to inspire, mobilize, train, and send cross-cultural workers, and to help them care for and support the workers they send abroad.

Lead the member care department to interview, mentor, prepare and support these new workers as part of this new WAVE branch.

You will travel in person and work online, meeting the new workers and their church leaders, conducting interviews, organising orientation, and helping the churches to learn and practice good member care, while their church member serves cross-culturally abroad whether short-term or long-term.

Qualities & Gifts Sought

You love to care and nurture individuals and families who have a passion for mission. You have experience in cross-cultural mission and in mentoring and discipling Christians. You enjoy providing training in member care to whole church communities.

Some ability in Russian or German or other European languages would be an advantage.

You love the Lord Jesus and want to be involved in enabling more cross-cultural mission to happen through God's people.

Our ref 377

About Southeast Europe

Southeast Europe offers unique opportunities and challenges for mission.

Orthodox Christianity is in decline in this region and the arrival of people from different nations is providing a new context to reach the unreached. WEC aims to respond to these opportunities and challenges, and to mobilise East Europeans to reach the unreached on their own doorstep, as well as to go to new cultures and join our teams around the world.

WEC is currently ministering in Albania, Greece, North Macedonia, Bulgaria and elsewhere in the Balkans. Each team has been involved in outreach and church planting, as well as in community projects and reconciliation, for several years. We have also been recruiting in Eastern Europe especially Poland, Ukraine, Romania, etc.

One team is running a free medical service and children's programmes as well as looking for more ways to reach their community. Another team has a ministry centre and is exploring their options in reaching out to more parts of the neighbouring community. Another small team has an established reconciliation ministry, and there are opportunities among refugees in partnership with established churches.

WEC is prayerfully planning and anticipating reaching out to more new locations. This includes church planting and discipling in more districts in cities and towns not yet reached.

Contact us to explore and pray how you might fit in.

More about WEC in Europe

Description

Role: Interim Accommodation Officer

Location: Hackney Older People Services

Contract: 12 month fixed term, with view to extending

Hours: Full time, 38 Hours per week

Salary: £28,000 per annum

About Outward

For 50 years, Outward has been providing high-quality support and care services to vulnerable people across London, predominantly in North East London. Established by families seeking alternatives to institutional care, we’ve grown into a respected provider of person-centred support for adults with learning disabilities, autism, mental health needs, and complex needs. We support over 1,000 people across nine boroughs, guided by our core values: engage, enable, and empower.

About the Role

Outward’s Older People’s services include a number of self-contained flats used by the London Borough of Hackney as interim accommodation. These homes provide short-term housing for older residents who can no longer remain in their previous accommodation but are yet to be offered a permanent home that meets their changing needs.

We are seeking a motivated, compassionate, and organised Interim Accommodation Officer to join our team. You will be responsible for providing a housing management service that ensures residents are safe, comfortable, and well-supported throughout their stay, and that they are well-prepared when it’s time to move on.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Liaising with Hackney’s teams, including Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, and Brokerage Officers
• Supporting residents at the point of move-in and move-out
• Carrying out risk assessments and regular welfare checks
• Reporting repairs and health & safety concerns
• Coordinating with care providers, families, and other stakeholders to meet residents’ individual needs

This is a varied role that requires excellent interpersonal and organisational skills, a flexible approach to managing day-to-day responsibilities, and a genuine commitment to supporting vulnerable people.

If you’re looking for a new challenge and want to bring fresh ideas, energy, and dedication to a role that supports older people to feel safe and in control, we’d love to hear from you.

Requirements

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults at risk and expect all staff to share this commitment. This post you involves working with or having access to adults at risk and/or their records, we will require an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Services. This will be fully subsidised by Outward.

Experience and Knowledge

• Experience of providing housing or supported accommodation services to vulnerable individuals
• Experience of managing voids and tenancy processes, including sign-ups, end-of-tenancy checks, and property inspections
• Experience of managing tenancy breaches, including anti-social behaviour, and responding to complaints
• Experience of assessing client needs and working collaboratively with social workers, care providers, and support agencies
• Understanding of welfare benefits, including the ability to support with claims, appeals, and access to entitlements
• Sound knowledge of housing management procedures, including arrears management, tenancy sustainment, and repairs
• Experience of liaising with landlords, contractors, and local authority teams
• Strong understanding of safeguarding principles and ability to work with vulnerable adults
• Awareness of voids management procedures and experience working to targets

Skills and Abilities

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a track record of building and maintaining professional relationships across a wide range of stakeholders
• Strong organisational and time-management skills, with proven experience managing competing priorities and meeting deadlines
• Confident working independently and taking ownership of tasks, while actively contributing to team objectives
• Skilled in writing clear, accurate reports and maintaining professional records
• Proficient in using IT systems, including Microsoft Office and housing or case management software
• Experienced in supporting clients with practical tasks, such as completing benefit applications, sourcing documentation, and...

• Are you looking for a new challenge in a part time role that helps makes a real difference?
• Would you enjoy putting your maintenance skills and knowledge to good use?
• Do you have experience in a driving or vehicle maintenance role?

In this varied role, you will play a vital part in the team responsible for the day-to-day operation across Jigsaw Trust. You will help provide a daily minibus pickup service for staff to and from a central location in Guildford to Dunsfold Park. Additionally, as part of the Facilities Team you will assist with some site focused tasks, vehicle safety inspections and help support pupil and learner transitions into school in the mornings.

  Benefits of the role

• Free onsite parking
• Sociable hours working Monday to Friday with no shifts or evenings
• Part Time hours
• 25 days annual leave (plus 8 bank holidays)
• 10% discount at our onsite café
• Access to over 900 retailer discounts via our exclusive reward platform
• A comprehensive wellbeing and employee assistance programme
• Pension Scheme
• Performance related bonus scheme
• Annual salary progression
• Staff recognition days
• Long service awards
• Further training opportunities

Responsibilities of the role

• Provide a pick-up service for Jigsaw staff from central Guildford to Dunsfold Park
• Undertake vehicle maintenance checks, cleaning and reporting of defects
• Assist with daily taxis and parent transport movements and site vehicle access and movements
• Carry out the movement of deliveries, furniture and equipment within the site
• Maintain cleanliness and general tidiness and inspection of all external areas of the site
• Carry out building checks of Jigsaw’s property, keeping accurate records and reporting any defects

To be successful in this role you will need:

• Full, clean driving licenceD1
• Proven basic vehicle maintenance skills
• Experience in a driving role
• Experience of undertaking basic grounds maintenance
• The ability to perform tasks of a physical, sometimes demanding, nature including twisting and stooping
• Ability to understand and adhere to Child Protection and Safeguarding legislation
• Experience in a similar setting would be advantageous