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Key Worker – Over to YOUth Project
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Post: Key Worker – Over to YOUth Project NI56/08/26/7v-1
Salary: Grade 5 salary scale: £26,679 - £31,325 per annum
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Contract Status: Fixed term (Specific Funding) – until 30th June 2029
Location: Belfast
About The Service
The Over to YOUth project is part of SEUPB’s Youth Programme under Theme 3.2 “Empowering & Investing in Our Young People.” This is a cross-border initiative designed to support disadvantaged & marginalized youth aged 14-24 years across Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland. This will be a targeted capacity building 6-month programme with intensive weekly engagement across 3-4 days a week, providing opportunities for people from diverse backgrounds to share the same space and learn from each other as an effective way to eliminate prejudice and promote mutual respect.
As a Key Worker you will ideally have knowledge of the issues facing young people who are deemed as NEET (not in training education or employment) or have an awareness of the challenges this can bring and will be able to draw use this experience in a positive and constructive way to help and support young people. As a Key Worker you will work with service users to improve their quality of lives within their community by promoting wellbeing, independence, healthy choices and training & employability options. As a Key Worker, one will need to be resilient enough and open minded to deal with some of the challenges that such complex needs can present.
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Full details of the role and the essential criteria are detailed in the Job Description and Person Specification available at the following link;
NI5608267v-1_KeyworkerOverToYouthJDPS.pdf
The closing date for all completed applications is: 12:00pm on 1st September 2026.
For informal enquiries please contact 028 90840 555
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Benefits
Extern offer a competitive benefits package including;
- 26 days annual leave, increasing to 28 days after 3 years’ service and 32 days after 5 years’ service
- 11 statutory holidays
- Generous pension, employer contribution of 6.5%
- Enhanced Occupational Sick Pay, Maternity Pay and Paternity Pay
- Life Assurance and Wellbeing Programmes
- Comprehensive induction and training
- Regular Supervision
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Bike To Work Scheme
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Closing Date: 01/09/2026
Location: Unit 5, Nelson Trade Centre, Nelson Street, Belfast
Department: Over to Youth - ENI067
Job Title: Key Worker – Over to YOUth Project
Salary: £26,679 - £31,325 per annum
Experience: See Job Description for Details
City: Belfast
Country: Northern Ireland
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