Lancashire County Council
Professional Range Youth Worker
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Job Description
Salary
£36,364 - £38,945 Per Annum
Job Details
- Position Type: Full Time, 37 Hours Per Week
- Salary Range:
- Unqualified: £33,066 - £35,533
- Qualified: £36,364 - £38,945
- Department: Children, Family & Wellbeing – Preston & South Ribble
Important Notes
- International Sponsorship: This role is not open to international sponsorship.
About the Role
The Targeted Youth Support team, part of Lancashire County Council's Children and Family Wellbeing Service, is looking to recruit a permanent full-time 37-hour (JNC qualified) Professional Range Youth Worker to work across Preston & South Ribble district. The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, organized, and passionate about making a difference and changing young people’s lives.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to the prevention and early intervention/early help agenda for Lancashire County Council.
- Deliver targeted prevention and early intervention work to ensure young people get the help they need early and reduce the necessity for higher cost specialist intervention.
- Provide high-quality informal education opportunities to promote personal and social development.
- Support young people who are challenged in education, their communities, or home life to ensure a successful transition to adulthood.
- Work in a variety of settings, including youth clubs and in collaboration with schools and other agencies.
- Report to a Team Leader and work closely with other youth work staff and volunteers.
- Design and develop youth work responses underpinned by the 4 cornerstones of youth work: equality, participation, education, and empowerment.
- Deliver youth work responses to targeted young people to enable them to broaden their horizons and involvement in positive activities.
- Establish and develop relationships with 11- to 19-year-olds and up to 25-year-olds for young people with vulnerabilities.
- Deliver preventative programmes, evidencing learning outcomes, and delivering to targets.
- Work in group settings and deliver one-to-one sessions to identified individuals.
- Quickly establish positive relationships with diverse groups of young people and partners.
- Respond flexibly to their needs and to the priorities of the service.
- Good IT, organization, and communication skills are essential.
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Requirements
- A nationally recognised JNC qualification for Youth and Community Workers.
- Be working towards the qualification or have a wealth of youth work experience and be willing to undertake the study to gain the qualification whilst in employment with Lancashire County Council.
- Access to a vehicle is essential.
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Job Description And Person Specification
- Location: Preston & South Ribble District
Important Dates
- Closing Date: Sunday 26th July 26
- Young People's Panel (via Teams): Friday 31st July 26
- Interview Date: Monday 3rd August 26
Application Process
If you are interested and want to ask any questions, please email:
Rowena Hayhurst – rowena.hayhurst@lancashire.gov.uk
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.
Note: The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). 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.
Benefits
Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on LCC Vacancies website.
Note: We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications.
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