Youth Worker – Emergency Department Social Prescriber

Role Terms Salary: Band D £27,215 to £30,173 (FTE, pro-rata for part-time) Hours: 19‑25 hours per week, Monday‑Friday (days/times are negotiable) Role type: Permanent Place of work: University Hospital (Southampton), Royal County Hampshire Hospital (Winchester) and community locations across Southampton and Winchester Role Screening: Enhanced DBS – Child and Adult Barred List Closing Date: 10am Wednesday 10th December 2025 (We reserve the right to close this advert early if sufficient applications are received) Interview Date: Monday 15th and Tuesday 16th December 2025 ✨ Are you passionate about helping to make a difference to children and young people? We're looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Youth Worker to join us at No Limits, who are the leading youth services charity in Southampton, supporting children and young people in the city and across Hampshire. The No Limits Emergency Department and Social Prescribing team work across seven main hospitals in Southampton, Portsmouth, Winchester, Basingstoke, The Isle of Wight, Bournemouth and Poole and we are currently looking for a Youth Worker to join the Southampton and Winchester team.✨ 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 a Youth Worker - Emergency Department Social Prescriber (EDSP), you will provide information, advice, and guidance to children, young people and their families admitted to the emergency department through to their discharge back into the community where social prescribing will be optimised to help the young person connect with community support. Your key responsibilities will include: Engage and build relationships with any children and young people who have come into the Emergency Department (ED) and may need advice and support to avoid further admissions. Work with the young person’s presence in ED as a ‘reachable moment’, providing appropriate support around the issues that have brought them to ED. This may include mental health, self-harm, overdose, substance misuse, being a perpetrator or victim of crime or engaging in risk‑taking behaviour. Support ED staff with children and young people who are particularly anxious or struggle with the environment. Having assessed their ongoing need, link them with further support through referrals and signposting in order to reduce future admissions. Provide children and young people with ongoing support, offering information and advice, signposting and referring them to community‑based interventions, over an agreed period of time (Social Prescribing). Working within the YIACS model address the wider practical and social issues that may be affecting a young person’s wellbeing such as relationships, healthy behaviours, sexual health, housing, benefits, attendance and attainment in education. Use appropriate tools to measure children and young people’s wellbeing at set points along their journey with No Limits. Use this data along with feedback and observation to evidence the impact of interventions. With the Lead Youth Worker / Operations Manager, develop and maintain key relationships with hospital staff ensuring that the service is promoted, well‑used and adapted appropriately to any changing needs. Provide quality up to‑date information, advice and support which supports young people’s personal and social development and promotes healthy lifestyles. Please see the job description for further details about the responsibilities of the role. 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 a diverse 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’ll have the essentials of: 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 You’ll have the essentials of: Experience in working with children and young people and / or a minimum Level 3 (or equivalent) youth work or other relevant qualification Effective communication, organisational and time‑management skills Confident and able to use Microsoft apps, such as Word, Teams and Excel, and databases Working proactively and collaboratively with others; reflecting creativity, adaptability and bringing positivity and enthusiasm to your work Commitment to personal growth, and ongoing 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. 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 Charlotte Tommans‑Porter, who is the Operations Manager for this service on charlotte.tommans‑porter@nolimitshelp.org.uk. To apply, please complete an application form (see above) and upload using the portal below, before the closing date of 10am on Wednesday, 10th of December 2025. Please contact people@nolimitshelp.org.uk if you need your application in an alternative format. 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: link to JD Please note that as we follow safer recruitment guidelines, we do not accept CVs. We reserve the right to close the advert ahead of the published closing date if we receive sufficient suitable candidates, so you should submit your application form asap. #J-18808-Ljbffr