Salary for youth worker

Average salary


2000 £

Basic salary 1300 £
Maximum Wage 3000 £
1300 £
Lowest
2150 £
Average
3000 £
Highest

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The average salary for the youth worker position is 2000 £

Companies with the highest earnings in position Youth worker
5600 £
DAY WEBSTER
Based on 2 job offers
4960 £
GR8 CONNECT 1
Based on 2 job offers
4400 £
3840 £
SEVEN RESOURCING
Based on 5 job offers
3712 £
SOLUTIONS SOCIAL WORK
Based on 2 job offers
3600 £
NOVAX RECRUITMENT
Based on 3 job offers
3520 £
3250 £
HAVANA CARE SERVICES
Based on 2 job offers
3241 £
NOVAX RECRUITMENT
Based on 2 job offers
3200 £

Salary in companies


AMBITIONS SUPPORT 5600 £
1300 £ 5600 £
DAY WEBSTER 4960 £
1300 £ 5600 £
GR8 CONNECT 1 4400 £
1300 £ 5600 £
FOX MORRIS GROUP 3840 £
1300 £ 5600 £
SEVEN RESOURCING 3712 £
1300 £ 5600 £
SOLUTIONS SOCIAL WORK 3600 £
1300 £ 5600 £
NOVAX RECRUITMENT 3520 £
1300 £ 5600 £
KINSHIPCARE PLUS 3250 £
1300 £ 5600 £
HAVANA CARE SERVICES 3241 £
1300 £ 5600 £
NOVAX RECRUITMENT 3200 £
1300 £ 5600 £

Comment on the job position of youth worker

Requirements


  • understanding of independence skills development, including budgeting, cooking, and self-care
  • excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to connect with young people from diverse backgrounds
  • empathy, patience, and a non-judgmental approach to support young individuals
  • strong organisational and administrative skills, including record-keeping and report writing
  • ability to work independently as well as part of a team
  • flexibility to adapt to changing needs and work schedules
  • you’ll need a minimum of a Level 3 NVQ JNC recognised Youth Support Worker qualification
  • applications from candidates currently undertaking a formal qualification to work with young people
  • applicants currently in Full Time/Part Time education will be considered for part time roles
  • applications from candidates with a min of 2 years’ experience of working with young people
  • communication skills – presentation, verbal & written
  • the ability to work well on own initiative and with others
  • sensitivity and understanding of young peoples current issues, challenges and needs
  • you’ll need a minimum of a Level 1/2 NVQ JNC recognised Youth Support Worker qualification or something similar
  • patience and the ability to remain calm in stressful situations
  • to have a ‘can do’ attitude, be thorough and pay attention to detail
  • demonstrate sincerity with active listening and a non-judgemental approach
  • the ability to be objective, impartial and accountable
  • technological knowledge – IT Microsoft suite, databases
  • able to collaborate with young people, professionals, stakeholders and the community

Responsibility


  • constantly assessing the young person’s support plans, health plans and risk assessments
  • ensure that young person’s care plans are followed so young people have as much control over their future as possible
  • assist young people to maximise their finances effectively and to develop their budgeting skills
  • ensuring that all young person’s personal records are kept up to date
  • accurately completing the young person’s daily logs
  • attending meetings with young people and other inter-agencies
  • assisting young people to create CVs and to find employment
  • encouraging young people to engage with education and to assist finding relevant educational opportunities
  • make sure the young person’s medical and health needs are met by assisting with medical, dental, optician appointments
  • you will support/ manage in the planning and delivery of projects that focus on issues like health, bullying, transitions, sexuality/ gender, crime, gangs, or drugs including community and social events for the young people
  • help design and organise activity programmes that engage young people into informal educational programs and youth recreational activities such as sports, arts and drama whilst assessing young people’s health, social and emotional requirements
  • responsible for ensuring through early planning that a varied offer of fun youth activities and programmes are consistently available for the cohort including, but not limited to, accredited programmes, one-to-one work, group work, volunteering
  • directly line manage staff allocated to the designated projects ensuring that, using the Council's performance development and review scheme, they are regularly supervised, subject to performance monitoring, and that appropriate development and training opportunities are identified for them and addressed
  • coordinate, develop and deliver projects across the borough as directed, ensuring that they are effectively set up, maintained, and operated to provide, using a variety of methods centre based, universal and targeted youth activities and programmes, that enable the formal and informal learning and personal and social development of children and young people aged 11 + and up to 25 with SEND
  • I.e
  • children looked after, Young Carers or those with behavioural issues
  • support the Student Services team to deliver a variety of 'Awareness Workshops' to groups of students
  • play a key role in engaging with students around the campus in both an informal and formal basis, to ensure that the students are attending lessons and that social spaces, corridors and other communal areas in the College are safe and welcoming and that students maintain reasonable standards of behaviour
  • plan and supervise enjoyable enrichment sessions and other recreational activities, such as sport, art, drama etc., that are accessed predominately by 16-18 year-old learners to increase young people's skills and confidence
  • provide additional 1-2-1 support to a group of learners in terms of their attendance and punctuality, or with specific issues, such as within support groups or targeted projects

Current offers for the position


THE PROSPERING PLACE
Youth Worker

Hounslow

LONDON BOROUGH OF JAM
Detached Youth Worker

London

BOYS' AND GIRLS' CLUBS OF SCOTLAND
Youth Worker (Facilitator) - P/T Lurgan/Portadown

Lurgan

ONGO RECRUITMENT
Youth Worker

Scunthorpe