Community and Street-Based Youth Worker

Job Description

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, LE3 8RA

Salary: £32,070 - £34,359 per annum (pro rata for part-time) (Pay award pending)

Working Hours: 25 hours per week - over 4 days

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 20/09/2026

Interview Date(s): 09/10/2026

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 4 new exciting roles for street and community-based youth workers to make a positive difference for children and communities that are affected by youth related anti-social behaviour.

You will be based at County Hall and working in communities across Leicestershire for 25 hours per week over 4 days Tues- Friday. These roles will be working from 1pm onwards with occasional weekend working when required, providing wrap around support for children.

These roles will be at the heart of keeping children safe and responding to wider community initiatives, working closely with schools with a mix of street based and one to one mentoring.

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 policy statement.

About You

To apply for this post, you must:

Please refer to these 7 points when making your application, giving examples as evidence of how you meet them.

• Qualification level NVQ Level 3 or above, and experience working with children and families in a case or groupwork setting.
• Experience of working with children involved in anti-social behaviour.
• Experience in writing reports, assessments and developing and delivering intervention plans
• Experience of developing positive relationships with partner agencies, this includes working with schools and in community and street-based settings.
• Experience of voice and participation work with children and communities.
• Experience of multiagency working across services and sound knowledge of the support available for children.
• Demonstrable experience & understanding of keeping up to date on issues affecting children and young people, including a sound knowledge of safeguarding.

In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values 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 Disability Confident Employer.

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:

Greenhill Family Hub,
171 Waterworks Rd,
Coalville,
LE67 4HZ

Online (MS Teams) – Wednesday 16th September 4.30 – 6.30. Please contact the below named persons for an invitation to attend.

Interviews will take place on Friday 9th October 2026.

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:

Tanya Sanders - Team Leader

Telephone: 07730582961

Email: tanya.sanders@leics.gov.uk

Or

Julian Robertson - Anti Social Behaviour (ASB) Reduction Officer

Telephone: 07725204082

Email: julian.robertson@leics.gov.uk

How to Apply

At Leicestershire County Council we’re looking for top talent from all walks of life. Whoever you are, wherever you’re from, and whatever your background - we care about what you bring to our organisation, not just what’s on your CV. That’s why we’ve designed a recruitment process that’s fair, accessible, and focused on potential. And with benefits that support people at every age and stage of life, we make sure you can thrive - both personally and professionally.

If you share our passion to make a difference for the people of Leicestershire, we’d love to hear from you. Click the apply button to submit your application, ensuring that you upload a supporting statement that explains how you meet the criteria listed in the ‘About You’ section above. Without this information, we won’t be able to assess your suitability for the role, and your application will be rejected. For tips on how to write your statement, see the How to Apply section on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.org.uk/support.

By applying for this post, you agree to our Terms and Conditions.

About us

About Leicestershire County Council

At Leicestershire County Council, we're committed to making a real difference in people's lives. Our aim is to work with communities and partners to deliver public services that make Leicestershire the best possible place to live and work for everyone.

Our employees play a key role in supporting this goal and helping us deliver the vital services we provide to the people of Leicestershire. Whether you're starting your career or looking for your next challenge, you'll find a place with us where your ideas are valued, and your work has purpose.

For further information on what it’s like to work for us and the benefits we offer, please refer to the following:

Our Recruitment Process
Our Organisational Values
Our Employee Benefits
Working for Us