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Achieving for Children is a Community Interest Company that has a public sector ethos, combined with the freedom to innovate enabling us to do things differently. As a not-for-profit social enterprise owned by three local authorities (Windsor & Maidenhead, Kingston and Richmond), we offer the freedoms of a social enterprise with the employment benefits of local government. To find out more about us .
Youth Support Worker
The salary shown is the Full Time equivalent and will be calculated pro-rata.
As a Youth Support Workers you will deliver sessions for young people aged 9-19 years old at 3 Richmond Youth Centres, Ham Youth Centre, Whitton Youth Zone and Powerstation Youth Centre in Mortlake.
We are hiring a number of Youth Support Workers to:
1x 6 hour post at Ham Youth Centre, TW10 7PL
1x 6 hour post at Whitton Youth Zone, TW2 7JX
1x 3 hours at Powerstation Youth Centre, SW14 8SN
The Youth Service provides support, information, advice, guidance and activities to support the social, physical, intellectual, creative and emotional development of young people aged 9 - 19 years old. The Youth Service is a universal service which uses befriending and activities as a means to build long lasting positive and supportive relationships.
Operational area Kingston and Richmond Primary place of work Ham YC, Ham Hall, TW10 Appointment type Permanent Business area Early Help Full time/Part time Part-time Salary from £29,346 (SCP07) Salary to £30,630 (SCP10) Hours 3 to 6 hours Estimated Interview date/s 01/08/2025 Closing Date 27/07/2025 Ref No 2069 Documents
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About the role
As a Youth Support Worker will be required to effectively:
2. Provide support, advice and guidance to young people aged 9 - 19 years old
3. Oversee positive, developmental and diversionary activities during the youth sessions
4. Support the Lead Youth Worker with duties that improve the youth provision
For further information about this role, please contact Dempsie Earles by email for an informal discussion.
About you
If you are an individual who relates well to young people and are passionate about wanting to help and support them on their journey to adulthood, please apply. Life skills and experience are just as important as work experience for this role, as you may wish to utilise your sporting, artistic, cooking or musical skills or perhaps your communication or motivational skills to engage with young people and be a positive influence on their lives.
About our benefits
We are focused on creating a positive supportive environment, where you will have access to a really wide range of resources, as well as a competitive salary and all the perks to enable hybrid working. In AfC you will also have access to:
5. 29 days annual leave, increasing to 33 days after 2 years and 35 days after 4 years with an additional day off in your birthday month (Or for term-time workers, your leave entitlement consists of the non-working periods in your contract)
6. Tailored induction sessions commencing on the date you start working for AfC
7. Local Government salary and pension scheme (LGPS or Teachers Pension)
8. Flexible working options - helping to keep a good work life balance
9. A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
10. A range of staff benefits and discounts
11. An excellent learning and development offer to support your career pathway
To find out about all of the breadth of benefits of working for Achieving for Children. For our social work offer. For our Recruitment Journey,
Important Information
Start dates: Achieving for Children have meaning successful candidates join on a set date in each month. Candidates are advised to prepare for this should a job offer be accepted to ensure eligible continuous service is not affected.
Right to work: The UK has introduced a new points-based immigration system affecting EU and Non-EU workers and sponsorship requirements. We advise checking the for right to work guidance.
Equality: We particularly welcome applications from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our teams. Achieving for Children are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions and can improve the way we deliver services. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.
Safeguarding: We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
For more information about AfC: Drop in and meet Regina on the first Wednesday of every month at Civic Centre, Twickenham.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Therefore, it is strongly advised that you complete and return your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.