Youth Support Worker
| Posting date: | 18 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £13.25 per hour |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 28 February 2026 |
| Location: | Leeds |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Barnardo's |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | 22294 |
Summary
As & When contract
Are you looking for a new opportunity supporting young people?
Can you build positive relationships with young people in group settings -
helping them explore new experiences, grow in confidence, and discover their
own strengths and ambitions?
Are you enthusiastic about developing excellent and inclusive services with
young people to enhance their, wellbeing, access to food and opportunities?
If so, we want you to join our team! We are recruiting a dynamic ‘As and When' Project Worker, who can support us to deliver our service in Burmantofts.
The Barnardo's Co-op Partnership is an exciting and innovative project where we are
aiming to support over 1 million young people to have positive futures.
You could be working alongside young people and empowering them to continually develop their co-designed service.
The service facilitates weekly sessions on Tuesdays after school and other sessions throughout the week providing opportunities where young people can:
Come together to make and share food
Play games and make friends
Feel included and safe to explore topics that matter to them
Take part in creative activities to enhance their wellbeing.
If you are:
Confident and creative in engaging and working alongside young people
aged between 10-25 years (including SEND)
Skilled in delivering groupwork sessions for young people.
Able to provide emotional and practical support to young people, in line with safeguarding policies and procedures.
Able to work evenings and weekends to meet the needs of young people.
Able to work in partnership with Co-op, Children's Services and the community, whilst keeping young people at the centre
Then please apply for the As and When Worker role – emma.cox @barnardos.co.uk
Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.
Are you looking for a new opportunity supporting young people?
Can you build positive relationships with young people in group settings -
helping them explore new experiences, grow in confidence, and discover their
own strengths and ambitions?
Are you enthusiastic about developing excellent and inclusive services with
young people to enhance their, wellbeing, access to food and opportunities?
If so, we want you to join our team! We are recruiting a dynamic ‘As and When' Project Worker, who can support us to deliver our service in Burmantofts.
The Barnardo's Co-op Partnership is an exciting and innovative project where we are
aiming to support over 1 million young people to have positive futures.
You could be working alongside young people and empowering them to continually develop their co-designed service.
The service facilitates weekly sessions on Tuesdays after school and other sessions throughout the week providing opportunities where young people can:
Come together to make and share food
Play games and make friends
Feel included and safe to explore topics that matter to them
Take part in creative activities to enhance their wellbeing.
If you are:
Confident and creative in engaging and working alongside young people
aged between 10-25 years (including SEND)
Skilled in delivering groupwork sessions for young people.
Able to provide emotional and practical support to young people, in line with safeguarding policies and procedures.
Able to work evenings and weekends to meet the needs of young people.
Able to work in partnership with Co-op, Children's Services and the community, whilst keeping young people at the centre
Then please apply for the As and When Worker role – emma.cox @barnardos.co.uk
Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.
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