Specialist Youth Employability Officer

7 days ago

London, United Kingdom London Borough of Camden Full time

**Salary**:£38,923 pro rata (£31,138 actual salary)

**Location**: Working across two sites; Old Diorama Arts Centre near Euston & Training Workshop based at La Sainte Union School, Highgate

**Hours per week**: 28.8 hours per week (across 4 days)
**Contract type**:Secondment/Fixed term until 31st March 2028

**Closing date**:Monday 29th September 2025; 23:59

**About Camden**

Camden is changing on the inside to make life better for everyone. Our residents and communities are at the heart of everything we do. We’re home to the most important conversations happening today and we’re making radical social change a reality, so that nobody gets left behind. Here’s where you can help decide a better future for us all**.**

**This role will focus on supporting Camden young people into employment, helping to develop their skills and qualifications, confidence and ability, to progress onto further opportunities. The overarching aim of the project aligns with the Camden Youth Mission - to ensure every young person has access to economic opportunity that enables them to feel safe and secure by 2025.**

**What You’ll Be Doing**

This is an exciting opportunity to join the small team at Honest Grind Coffee, a radical employability programme in the Participation and Progression Team. The project aims to engage at-risk young people aged 16-18 who have complex needs, and to support them on a journey into employment. The project offers young people industry standard barista training, and paid work experience in a flexible, judgment-free environment. The project sits within the Integrated Youth Support Service and includes partnership work with the Youth Justice Service, Social Care, Youth Early Help and Connexions, as well as maintaining strong community relationships with other organisations in the borough.

As a Specialist Youth Employability Worker, you will support the Project Manager in delivering barista training and employability skills to young people referred into the programme, primarily those who are not in employment, education or training (NEET). You will help manage the commercial aspects of the Honest Grind Coffee brand and contribute to driving the success and growth of the programme. You will contribute to service outcomes by creatively engaging vulnerable young people in skills development and guiding them on a pathway into employment, working in a trauma-informed and empathetic capacity, being flexible in your approach and adaptable to different learning styles.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and will require an Enhanced DBS. Please note Camden also offers the DBS update service.

**All About you**

**How To Apply**

**What We Offer**

At Camden, you’ll receive a host of benefits including:

- 27 days annual leave for new starters, rising to 31 days after 5 years
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Flexible working opportunities
- Interest free loans
- Access to our incredible staff networks
- Career development and training
- Wellbeing support and activities

**Inclusion and Diversity**

**Asking for Adjustments**

**Anonymised Application** - _in keeping with Camden’s commitment to inclusion the recruitment to this role is anonymised and supports the objective of reducing the impact of unconscious bias._

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