Lancashire County Council
Youth Worker| Permanent| Full-Time
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Youth Worker| Permanent| Full-Time
Contextual Safeguarding Youth Worker
Salary: £28,142 – £32,061 per annum Contract: Permanent | Full-time (37 hours per week)
Key Details
- Location: Focus principally on the North geographical team area (Wyre, Fylde & Lancaster)
- International Sponsorship: Not applicable – This role is open only to candidates eligible for UK work permits
About the Role
You will work collaboratively with Contextual Safeguarding Youth Workers across the county, providing expert 1:1 and group-based support to young people aged 13–18 who face identified or assessed challenges, risks, or extra-familial safeguarding concerns.
Your primary responsibility will be to deliver high-quality, intensive support to at-risk young people experiencing contextual/behavioural issues that put them at potential harm. Working alongside multi-disciplinary teams, you will specialise in developing wrap-around intervention packages to prevent poor outcomes, such as family breakdown, homelessness, or long-term care placement.
Responsibilities
Core Duties
- Intensive 1:1 and group work: Offer bespoke direct work to support and safeguard vulnerable young people, including those at risk of:
- Risk of family breakdown or being placed in local authority care (due to behavioural or relationship issues).
- Emotional/mental health challenges affecting their school attendance, family relationships, or peer relationships.
- Going missing, or exposure to exploitation (sexual/criminal).
- Persistent mental health struggles.
- Needs-based non-attendance at school/college.
- Involvement in serious youth violence or criminal activity.
- Multi-disciplinary collaboration: Work alongside Social Workers, health professionals, and other safeguarding teams to design targeted intervention packages for vulnerable young people.
- Evidence-based centricity: Identify and apply therapeutic approaches to foster growth and resilience in young people.
- Connection to support services: Link young people and families to further specialised treatment, protection, and health services.
- Safeguarding intervention: Implement strategies to keep families intact while mitigating physical and emotional harm.
- Adaptable and proactive attitudes: Respond to evolving challenges, advocate for young people’s needs, and support their safety and recovery.
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Operational Requirements
- Flexibility in evening interventions and occasional weekend work to meet demands of young people and families.
- Strong commitment to relationship-building, characterised by tenacity to engage with risk groups.
- Peripatetic work across communities may be required.
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Key Outcomes Driving the Role
- Vulnerable children and young people are safe from harm and build resilience.
- Educational attainment is prioritised to support future employment opportunities.
- Healthy lifestyles and a supportive community enhance broader well-being.
- Inclusion for young people and families in shaping their access to services.
- Thins for Lancashire families to live happily and overcome challenges sustainably.
Eligibility & Compliance
- Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974: Disclosure requirements include a DBS Check for this role. If successful, you will need to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) as part of recruitment.
Next Steps
For full visibility of benefits and further details: 🔗 [LCC Vacancies website](https://www.lancashire.gov.uk“城 ani vacancies)
📄 For full Job Description/Person Specification (PDF): 🔗 [Download here](https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/media/972055/ contexual-safeguarding-youth-worker-g6-jd-ps.docx)
Applying early is encouraged, as Lancashire County Council reserves the right to close the vacancy early upon receiving sufficient applications.
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