Website https://www.facebook.com/newarkyl/ Newark Youth London
Providing opportunities for young people in East London
Youth Worker (Internship)
35hrs per week
1 year contract
Salary £25,207 (paid internship)
Newark Youth London is a leading young people’s charity working in Tower Hamlets and across East London since 1984. We run a number of youth clubs, personal development & social action projects, and sports provision for our young people. Our objectives are to act as a point of contact and resource for young people, providing information, advice and guidance and to organise programmes of physical, educational and other activities as a means of improving the lives of young people. We are a small friendly team and are passionate about the development of children and young people.
We have an exciting opportunity to offer a 1-year paid Youth Worker (Internship) role. If you are interested in working in the charity sector, have a passion for supporting young people to develop their potential, and can easily relate to young people, then this role is for you.
The Youth Work (Internship) role is a twelve-month paid Internship starting in March 2026, supported by the Jack Petchey Foundation. The successful candidate must be available to take up the post by Monday 23 March 2026.
As part of this role, the successful candidate will be part of the Jack Petchey Internship Programme with 18 other interns from different youth organisations in London and Essex. They will be expected to attend all relevant training and intern development programme.
The Youth Worker (Internship) will directly work with young people in our youth clubs, holiday and sports programmes and support the delivery of personal and social action projects. They will engage young people and develop programmes and projects to support their passion and development.
The ideal candidate will be:
A college or university leaver looking for their first job or someone already in employment but looking to move into the charity sector (18-25)
Good at engaging and building rapport with young people
Have relevant qualifications and experience of working with young people (paid or volunteering)
Must be able to start by 23rd March 2026
The successful candidate will undergo enhanced DBS checks.
Closing Date: 2nd Feb 2026, 5pm. Interviews will be held on 14/15th Feb 2026.
To apply or for further information, please email info@newark.org.uk