Senior Youth Worker

Ready to lead youth work that helps young people build skills, confidence and stronger community connections? This part-time Senior Youth Worker opportunity combines hands-on youth club delivery with team leadership, early intervention and youth participation.

The role

Based at the Youth Club, you will lead inclusive youth services for young people aged 8 21, extending to 25 for those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). You will support young carers and young people with complex needs through informal education and the Young-Thrive model.

• Lead youth club sessions, youth centre activities and adventure playground provision.
• Supervise Youth Workers, Assistant Youth Workers and volunteers.
• Co-produce youth programmes that promote youth voice, participation and social action.
• Deliver detached youth work, digital youth work and targeted support.
• Apply safeguarding procedures, manage risks and contribute to assessments and support plans.
• Work with statutory and voluntary sector partners to support joined-up services.
• Record sessions on Group Work and use outcome data to improve delivery.
• Support staff, budget and resource management.

What you ll bring

• A relevant professional qualification, such as a JNC-recognised Youth Work qualification, Social Work, Probation or equivalent.
• Experience working with young people aged in informal or non-formal settings.
• Experience leading youth-focused services, supervising staff and supporting quality improvement.
• Safeguarding leadership experience and confidence managing complex cases and professional boundaries.
• Strong risk assessment, communication and partnership-working skills.
• An inclusive, creative approach that puts young people at the centre of service planning.
• Evidence of ongoing development in leadership, safeguarding and youth practice.

Working arrangements

The brief specifies 22 hours per week (0.6 FTE), with two days on-site and the remaining time remote or at other Youth Service units. Current working days are Monday and Friday, including unsociable hours. Flexibility is required for evenings, weekends, short-notice youth club call-outs, and travel between service locations. The full weekly timetable is to be confirmed.

Apply now

Apply through CV-Library with your up-to-date CV, highlighting your youth work leadership, safeguarding and staff supervision experience. Please include your availability and quote VAC-(phone number removed)-OR(phone number removed).

DBHRSolutions is acting as the employment business for this vacancy. We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates