Youth Worker

_**CVs AND EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. PLEASE VISIT NO LIMITS WEBSITE FOR FULL JOB DESCRIPTION AND TO COMPLETE THE APPLICATION FOR THIS ROLE**_

**No Limits **is a leading youth services charity supporting children and young people across Southampton, Portsmouth, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

**Role terms**

**Starting salary**: Band C £23,831.54 to £25,528.94 (Full Time Equivalent, pro-rata for part-time),

**Hours**: 21 to 37 hours per week - 3-5 days, Monday - Friday

**Place of work**: No Limits Base/Schools and colleges in Southampton

**Essential car user**: Yes

**Closing date**: 9am on Monday 24 June

**Interview date**: Friday 28 June

**About the role**

**No Limits** have an exciting opening within our Early Help team. We are recruiting for a **Youth Worker - Health and Wellbeing (Early Help)** who will offer advice, information and support to young people through open access drop-ins in Southampton schools and colleges and in the new after school open access drop in for children and young people aged 11-18 at a No Limits base along with group sessions and school holiday activity programmes.

You will provide brief interventions across all settings. Empowering young people to make positive choices/changes. You will also deliver group work and be responsible for supporting the design and delivery of educational workshops on a range of issues faced by young people including mental health, substance misuse and sexual Health and will provide one to one support.

To be successful in this role you will be passionate about supporting young people without judgement. You will be a motivated, reliable, enthusiastic worker who will join an experienced and supportive team of youth workers working with schools and colleges.

**You’ll have the essentials of**:

- Experience of working with children and young people
- Ability to build trusting and positive relationships with children and young people
- Experience and working knowledge of effective interventions with children and young people
- Ability to use IT to support your role, including the use of technology and Microsoft suite

**You may also have**:

- A Youth Work Level 3 qualification, or similar
- Experience of working with children and young people in an educational setting
- Lived experience of one or more areas that No Limits support children and young people
- Experience of engaging young people with challenging behaviours and/or complex needs
- Experience of case holding clients and maintaining client files
- Current knowledge of the issues affecting young people, mental health, relationships, substance use
- Experience of planning and delivering group sessions

**Our organisation**

We are committed to making a difference to 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 children and young people we help and support. We are committed to creating a diverse environment where people can be their authentic self, where their experiences and opinions are valued, and we all are open to learn from each other.

As part of our team, you’ll receive a comprehensive induction and access to learning and development opportunities that are relevant to your role and to support your ongoing development.
- **Staff Benefits**_
- **We are committed to being a great place to work, where people achieve and feel valued.**_ _In our People Survey, 98% of staff and 100% of volunteers said they were proud to tell people they work or volunteer for No Limits. We’re proud to offer some great benefits, on top of being able to make a meaningful contribution to the lives of local children and young people:_
- _**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._
- **Interested?.. We’d love to hear from you**_

**Closing date**: 9am on Monday 24 June

**Interview date**: Friday 28 June

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent, Fixed term contract

Pay: £23,831.54-£25,528.94