Assistant Youth Support Worker

19 hours ago

Accrington, Lancashire, United Kingdom Lancashire County Council Full time

Salary £24,786 - £27,631 Per Annum | Permanent, 9 hours per week |

Assistant Youth Support Worker 9 hours a week mainly evenings based Hyndburn and Ribble Valley

Working across 3 centres Accrington, Longridge and Clitheroe.

We are seeking people who wish to become Assistant Youth Support Workers to support our sessional activities each week, successful applicants must be enthusiastic, organised, and passionate about making a difference and changing young people's lives.

This post is to support the delivery of our evening sessions across the Hyndburn, Ribble Valley areas, this will include mainly evening sessions in one of our 3 centres and may vary during half term when we introduce Holiday activities. The post is for 9 hours which would equate to 3 evening sessions per week.

The Service is a key contributor to the prevention and early intervention/early help agenda for Lancashire County Council. It enables young people to succeed by providing high quality informal education opportunities to promote their personal and social development. It supports young people who are challenged in education, their communities or home life to ensure a successful transition to adulthood.

Youth work focuses on personal and social development – the skills and attributes of young people – rather than to 'fix a problem'. It is an educational process that engages with young people in a curriculum that deepens a young person's understanding of themselves, their community, and the world in which they live and supports them to proactively bring about positive changes.

If you think you have the skills, are keen to work with young people and make a difference in their lives then please apply.

Please ensure you have uploaded and attached your supporting statement to evidence how you meet the criteria for the role. The panel may be unable to shortlist you for interview without this evidence.

The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in If successful, you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Further information can be found on the 'Our Recruitment Process' tab.

In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on LCC Vacancies website.

We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications.

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