Lead Youth Worker
| Posting date: | 13 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £13.08 per hour |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 13 July 2025 |
| Location: | Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Abbeycroft Leisure |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | ACL104 |
Summary
Lead Youth Outreach Worker
Hours: 11 hours per week. Please note, due to the nature of this role, there will be some elements of evening and weekend work required.
Pay: £13.08 per hour
Contract: Temporary contract March 2026 (due to funding)
Location: Primarily based in Bury St Edmunds and Mildenhall, but travel to other locations around Suffolk may be required on an ad hoc basis.
Essential Qualifications and Experience:
• L2 Youth Worker in Principles / Youth Worker experience (1 year)
• Detached and Outreach Youth Work
• Safeguarding
• Full UK Driving License
Desirable Qualifications and Experience:
• Mental Health First Aid
• EFAW First Aid
Abbeycroft is a non-for-profit organisation meaning we reinvest our profits into our services and the communities we are in. We therefore take pride in supporting where we work to provide great facilities and deliver health and wellbeing services to all within. #YourJobMatters
In this role you will be responsible for developing provision for young people, primarily in Bury St Edmunds and Mildenhall. You will be required to confidently build relationships with local organisations, schools, and young people directly to create and develop new programmes and partnerships that meet the needs of local youth build an understanding of the issues that young people are facing and help to create safer places in the areas where young people hang out. You will oversee existing youth provision, including Teen Chill sessions, ensuring high-quality services across all current and new youth programs and communicate with participants and their families when required. Collaboration with the Outdoor Education Manager and the Active Communities Manager is essential to ensure a diverse and sustainable program is developed across all areas of Abbeycroft.
Closing Date: Friday 4th July 2025
Interviews will take place week commencing 16th July 2025
Join our team at Abbeycroft and become part of a rewarding journey dedicated to community well-being. Apply now to start your adventure with us!
Hours: 11 hours per week. Please note, due to the nature of this role, there will be some elements of evening and weekend work required.
Pay: £13.08 per hour
Contract: Temporary contract March 2026 (due to funding)
Location: Primarily based in Bury St Edmunds and Mildenhall, but travel to other locations around Suffolk may be required on an ad hoc basis.
Essential Qualifications and Experience:
• L2 Youth Worker in Principles / Youth Worker experience (1 year)
• Detached and Outreach Youth Work
• Safeguarding
• Full UK Driving License
Desirable Qualifications and Experience:
• Mental Health First Aid
• EFAW First Aid
Abbeycroft is a non-for-profit organisation meaning we reinvest our profits into our services and the communities we are in. We therefore take pride in supporting where we work to provide great facilities and deliver health and wellbeing services to all within. #YourJobMatters
In this role you will be responsible for developing provision for young people, primarily in Bury St Edmunds and Mildenhall. You will be required to confidently build relationships with local organisations, schools, and young people directly to create and develop new programmes and partnerships that meet the needs of local youth build an understanding of the issues that young people are facing and help to create safer places in the areas where young people hang out. You will oversee existing youth provision, including Teen Chill sessions, ensuring high-quality services across all current and new youth programs and communicate with participants and their families when required. Collaboration with the Outdoor Education Manager and the Active Communities Manager is essential to ensure a diverse and sustainable program is developed across all areas of Abbeycroft.
Closing Date: Friday 4th July 2025
Interviews will take place week commencing 16th July 2025
Join our team at Abbeycroft and become part of a rewarding journey dedicated to community well-being. Apply now to start your adventure with us!
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