Youth Worker
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 13 Tachwedd 2025 |
|---|---|
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 13 Rhagfyr 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Leicester, LE10 0PP |
| Cwmni: | Leicestershire County Council |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 6503 |
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Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: Granville Family Hub Granville Road, Hinckley, LE10 0PP
Worker Category: Hybrid Worker
Salary £32,070 - £34,359 Per annum (pro rata for part- time)
Working Hours: 37 Per week
Contract Type: Fixed term for 12 months
Closing Date: 23rd November 2025
Interview Date(s): 4th December 2025 at Granville Road Family Hub
About the Role
Service Overview
Leicestershire Youth & Justice Service is an ambitious, vibrant and forward-thinking service working in an environment focused on supporting children towards their brighter futures. We are committed to Child First approaches and are strong in our advocacy for children.
We are a multicultural and diverse team consisting of staff from the local authority, probation, police and health based across Leicestershire. We are proud to have a workforce which represents and reflects the children & families we work alongside, and we are committed to creating a culture which is inclusive and challenges discrimination and bias.
The Youth & Justice Service is a dedicated service for children aged 11+ who need support. We offer a wide range of non-statutory and statutory interventions to children who are experiencing difficulties and challenges where support cannot be provided by universal services alone. We have strong relationships with wider services & partnerships supporting children and their families to ensure that we can jointly deliver the best possible support and care.
We are seeking a creative, passionate and motivated child-centred youth worker to support children aged 11-17 years. We need workers who will think outside of the box, be creative, and can work in a fast-paced and intensive environment.
You will need to be adaptable to meet the needs of children, families and the service – this will include working some evenings and occasional weekends to ensure that children are supported. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate their commitment to making a positive difference in the lives of children.
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We are looking for people who are passionate and committed to working with children who can:
- work flexibly to meet the needs of children, families and victims
- undertake complex assessments of the needs of children and families
- be responsible for developing their practice and undertake and implement learning
- listen to and act upon children’s voice to strive for the best outcomes
Children Voice
In Youth & Justice, we are committed to the voice and passionate about the participation of the children who access our services and support. We have developed a culture and ethos of children being at the heart of decision making across our service. We are fortunate to have children who are involved in our recruitment process and who are looking forward to meeting interview candidates. You will be interviewed by our children who will have an equal part in selecting the best people to join our amazing team.
Leicestershire
The county of Leicestershire is uniquely placed in the heart of England with major access routes enabling easy travel. Our county has a proud manufacturing and agricultural heritage and has both urban and rural areas comprising of seven district and borough councils. In recent years, the county has welcomed new communities - we are striving to ensure that our workforce represents and understands unique experiences and perspectives of those who live in Leicestershire.
The post holder will cover the North West Leicester and Hinckley and Bosworth district’s and will be expected to lead a group in the evening once a week in Hinckley and Bosworth.
What we offer:
- Mileage paid at 45p per mile.
- Opportunities to progress within a large public sector organisation.
- DBS check paid for by us.
- Excellent Local Government Pension Scheme.
- Generous annual leave entitlement.
- Access to staff wellbeing and counselling service.
- Access to an employee discount scheme, providing a whole host of retail discount including your supermarket weekly shop and gym membership!
- Work for an organisation which 95% of our staff say is a good employer.
A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.
For information on our approach to the recruitment of ex-offenders, please see our policy statement.
About You
To apply for this post, you must:
- Qualification level required – NVQ Level 3 or above, AND significant experience of working with children (11years+) and families.
- Knowledge and experience of case management and groupwork with children & young people where vulnerabilities exist in their lives- to include assessment and report writing and use of case management systems.
- Experience of understanding the issues faced by vulnerable children and families with complex needs – to include awareness of the differing needs of children and an understanding of adverse childhood experiences and trauma
- Knowledge and experience of gathering child’s voice to contribute to assessments, formal reports and records within case management systems.
- Evidence of developing, planning and implementing creative and innovative interventions tailored to meet the individual needs of children & young people.
- Demonstrable experience of forming positive working relationships with a variety of professional partners and working collaboratively to meet the identified needs of children and their families.
- To contribute to the protection of children from abuse in accordance with local and national safeguarding policies, procedures, and practice – to include comprehensive understanding of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the child.
You should also hold a valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle.
Recruitment of Drop-in sessions
These sessions provide applicants the opportunity to find out more about the role. Applicants who attend, are more successful in being invited for interview.
We are holding two recruitment drop-in sessions- one online and one in person
Online (MS Teams): Wednesday 19th November 4pm- 5.30pm. Please contact Navdeep Cozens-Patel for an invitation to attend. (Contact details further down the page).
In person: Thursday 20th November 4pm-5.30pm at:
Granville Family Hub,
Granville Road,
Hinckley,
LE10 0PP
Interviews will be on 4th December at Granville Road Family Hub
If successful, you will be invited to attend a children’s panel on Thursday 4th December, where there will be short task followed by an adult panel.
You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion.
In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.
Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.
Interested in Flexible Working?
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.
Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Styles page on our career site.
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:
Navdeep Cozens-Patel, Youth Team Leader
Tel: 07725 204130
Email: Navdeep.Cozens-Patel@leics.gov.uk
How to Apply
Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.
To apply for this job, please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above. For more information, see the How to Apply section on our career site.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.org.uk/support.
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