Street-Based Youth Worker

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 multi-agency team consisting of staff from the local authority, probation, police and health, based across Leicestershire. 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. About the Role We have developed a new project that contributes to the serious violence agenda through early intervention to children. We have an exciting street-based youth work role to join an existing small team that work six hours per week making a positive difference for children and communities that are affected by youth related anti-social behaviour. You will be based from County Hall and working in communities across Leicestershire for 6 hours per week over 2 sessions between Wednesday & Friday. These roles will be working 6pm onwards with occasional weekend working when required providing support for children in community spaces. These roles will be at the heart of keeping children safe and responding to wider community initiatives. An enhanced with barred list DBS check is required for this post. The successful candidate must hold a valid driver's licence and have access to a vehicle. A reasonable adjustment will be considered for an applicant with a disability if the disability precludes them from driving The post will require the successful candidate to work outside of normal office hours. For information on our approach to the recruitment of ex-offenders, please see our ., In addition, we also expect you to share and to delivering accessible and inclusive services which meet the needs of all of our residents. You will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of these commitments as part of the selection process. Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability. We are a . Interested in Flexible Working? We are open to discussions about flexible working, which may include part time working, job sharing, term-time working, flexible start and finish times, and hybrid working, depending on the requirements of the role and the service. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. Recruitment Drop in Sessions These sessions provide applicants opportunity to find out more about the role. Applicants who attend, are often more successful in being invited to interview. We are holding two recruitment drop-in sessions, one in person and one online. In person -Wednesday 9th September 4.30 - 6.30pm at

• Level 2 or equivalent qualifications in maths & English.
• Experience of working with children aged 11-19.
• Experience delivering creative interventions through informal education with children aged 11+
• Knowledge of anti-social behaviour and issues affecting children and young people today, including safeguarding.
• Experience of working in a team & developing positive relationships.
• Experience of voice and participation work with children and communities.
• To be dependable, punctual and proactive in supporting youth work delivery.
  
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