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We are looking for an enthusiastic fun and friendly person who has the ability to engage with children and their families, is able to be proactive and meet the needs of the children on an adventure playground. You will be supporting activities for children aged 6 -13 at council run Adventure Playgrounds in the Portsmouth area. Activities include Arts &amp; Crafts, Sports and other creative activities. You will be engaging and communicating with children from varying backgrounds as well as interacting with their parents and your own colleagues. You will also be responsible for ensuring the sites are a safe environment for children to play in and report any potential dangers. Skills: You need to: 1.	Demonstrate an understanding for Safeguarding children in this role 2.	Be committed to active learning to support positive play opportunities for children 3.	Embed the play ethos and theory into daily practice, for gaining the L2 in playwork. 4.	Be self-motivated and have enthusiasm to support creative activities for children. 5.	Be able to relate to younger people. 6.	Have good communication skills. You will be talking to a wide range of people including children, parents, and colleagues. 7.	Be a team player who can work in small teams effectively. 8.	Be flexible enough to be based in any of the play provisions throughout Portsmouth and the surrounding area.

Playworker Apprentice

Job Summary We are looking for enthusiastic individuals to help plan and deliver face-to-face youth work as part of a team at Prospect Community Centre, Farnborough, providing safe and positive opportunities for young people.You’ll need a positive, “can do” attitude and the ability to deliver a range of youth work in diverse communities. A youth work qualification is desirable, but if you can demonstrate relevant experience and skills, we’d love to hear from you. We welcome male applicants, as they are currently underrepresented in youth worker roles.You should be willing to help deliver innovative, exciting sessions that engage young people, spark ideas, and build effective, lasting relationships.Salary £14.13 – £16 per hour (dependent on experience, as outlined in the Job Description and Person Specification).Hours per week<ul><li>Thursday evenings, 4:30 pm – 8:00 pm (term time)</li><li>Occasional Tuesdays, 4:30 pm – 8:00 pm</li></ul>For further information please contact Jamie Beaton, Community Development Officer on <a href="mailto:jamie.beaton@rushmoor.gov.uk" target="_blank">jamie.beaton@rushmoor.gov.uk</a> Closing date: 4 January 2026 Interview date: 14 January 2026





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Rushmoor Borough Council

Youth Support Worker

About the roleNorth Northamptonshire Council - NN Leisure team are looking to appoint 1 x Active Communities Workers who will join our Active Families team. The programme will support more North Northamptonshire residents to participate in physical activity, make positive lifestyles changes and encourage regular long-term participation to improve their health, mental and physical wellbeing. The project will deliver a varied activity programme across North Northamptonshire that meet the needs of families on their doorstep, ensuring that residents of all ages have the opportunity to try new activities and sports, move more and live healthier lifestyles. The post is a part time role at 20 hours per week.As part of the NN Leisure - Active Families team, we can offer you further training in Health and Safety, Equality, First Aid, Safeguarding and other NGB qualifications as required. What will you be doing?Working as part of the NN Leisure Active Families Team, you will be delivering a range of fun and engaging sport and activity programmes for families and residents in North Northamptonshire. The programme with deliver a variety of different sports, exercise and play activities for which you will either be the lead coach/instructor or be the support for other team members. There will also be a requirement to delivery and support the management of the annual large scale Active Families Fundays events, which are held during the summer months. You will also have the opportunity to assist the Active Communities Team with the delivery of Sportsleaders courses and other training development sessions, supporting community learners and volunteers. Candidates will also be required to support with admin and the development of evaluation reports for the Active Families project. About youThe successful candidates will already hold at least one qualification in any play, sport or exercise based learning at Level 2 or above (i.e. Play leader, NGB, ETM, Personal Instructor etc). Applicants must also have experience of coaching/instructing and delivering sessions to a variety of age groups and have adapted sessions for all abilities. We are looking for a model activity leader or coach who can not only work well as part of a team but is confident, outgoing, passionate and makes their sessions fun and exciting as well as progressive and educational.Candidates will also need to be able to travel to various locations across Northamptonshire in Corby, Kettering, East Northants and Wellingborough and be prepared to work early evenings and possibly weekends, therefore we require candidates to be able to be flexible in their working hours. Our BenefitsHere at North Northamptonshire Council, we’re transforming for the better, using all our creativity and imagination to create the best life for our local people. You’ll find that we have a wide range of careers that may be more surprising than you think!Why choose us?We offer a vibrant working environment with:<ul><li>a competitive salary</li><li>a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.</li><li>lots of opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council</li><li>generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days</li><li>hybrid and flexible working arrangements, where practicable for service needs to help you with a healthy work-life balance.</li></ul>We provide a range of great benefits such as an Employee Assistance Programme, an Employee Benefits Scheme, wellbeing support, travel rates at HMRC rates, as well as supporting a range of active Employee Network Groups.About usOur Values and BehavioursOur values define who we are and how we operate, by forming the foundation for how we interact with our customers, colleagues and provide our services. They are also at the forefront of our decision making and delivery and are:Customer-focused Respectful Efficient Supportive TrustworthyOur Key CommitmentsOur key commitments help ensure that the priorities we make, now and in the future, maintain the necessary breadth of focus in those areas that we believe matter most.We are proud to be a recognised Disability Confident Employer and is committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role.North Northamptonshire Council re-signed the Armed Forces Covenant in June 2024 which highlights the Council’s pledge to support the Armed Forces community. The council obtained the silver status award for the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) and we are now currently working towards achieving Gold status.Further information can be found at Jobs and careers | North Northamptonshire Council (northnorthants.gov.uk)





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North Northamptonshire Council

Active Communities Worker

Medway Youth Service is recruiting youth support workers for multiple areas throughout Medway. We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated people, with good communications skills who are interested in making a positive difference to young people’s lives. Youth Support Workers engage with young people aged 8-19 in youth centres, parks, shopping areas, and other places where they meet. You will be required to deliver youth work activities /programmes in line with the Youth Service curriculum, promoting personal and social development skills.Are you a good listener, an excellent coach or someone who works well with young people?Do you have hobbies and interests that could help inspire or engage others?We are looking for individuals with a variety of skills to join our diverse team of Youth Workers. We welcome applications from people who have lived experience of some of the challenges facing young people.Session starting times vary but are three hours each within the times of 3pm and 9pm. If you feel you could contribute to this project, please submit an application.Training and support will be provided.If you have any questions, please email: <a href="mailto:youth.enquiries@medway.gov.uk" target="_blank">youth.enquiries@medway.gov.uk</a><h4>Our organisation:</h4>Medway is a unitary authority in the South East of England, made up of the towns of Strood, Rochester, Chatham, Gillingham and Rainham and more rural areas, including the Hoo Peninsula.Situated in Kent in the South-East of England, the area has plenty of green spaces, excellent facilities and easy access to the national motorway and rail networks, facilitating superb transport links to London.We provide all local Government services for a quarter of a million people, looking after education, environment, social care, housing, planning, business and much more - everything from frontline services such as rubbish collection and events like the Dickens Festival to work that goes on behind the scenes to ensure services in Medway run smoothly and cost effectively.Working at Medway Council means that you get to be part of this journey working alongside talented, professional colleagues to drive forward change to transform the lives of our residents and the communities they live in. <h4>Important Information-</h4>Applicants must be able to demonstrate all essential requirements as listed in the job profile <h4>Equal Opportunities Commitment Statement</h4>Medway Council is committed to creating an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce. All appropriately qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or ageFor further information please refer to the Medway information pack available as a download or to view onlinePlease be advised that if you are not contacted within 3 weeks of the advert closing date then you have not been shortlisted. All recruitment correspondence, including interview letters and contracts of employment will usually be sent out via email.Please visit <a href="http://www.mindfulemployer.net/" target="_blank">http://www.mindfulemployer.net/</a> for information on how Medway Council put good practices in place to ensure employees and job applicants who declare mental health issues receive the right level of support.We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time prior to the closing date.





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Medway Council

This is Medway

Youth Worker

What will you be doing?Family Hubs are part of Kent County Council’s offer to support to children and young people, aged 11-19 (SEND 25) and their families.Our local Family Hubs offer a broad and integrated range of early help services for families, which include midwifery, health visiting, parenting support and activities for children and young people.We have 56 Family Hubs across Kent, where we operate alongside our partners to support local communities.An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the newly formed Family Hub team in Gravesham District. The successful candidate will operate as a Family Hub Practitioner within the Family Hub team in an agile fashion at a variety of outreach settings (including home visiting) within a district providing 1:1 and group support to children, young people and their families. The role will work closely with integrated children’s services team and with a range of multi-agency partners including schools, police, district council and community organisations to provide support for vulnerable children, young people and their families. The post will facilitate and support peer groups and be knowledgeable to support and encourage children young people and their families to take advantage of the Family Hub Digital and Virtual offer and other routes of advice and guidance. They will be able to provide expert guidance to families about baby and child development to enable parents to support their child as they grow and achieve in health and education outcomes. You will be expected to work flexibly across the 0-19.(25 SEN)The role requires you to operate a whole family approach in your practice and work around the times of the family. As such, this post will be expected to work flexibly including, on occasions, at evening and weekends, and will be co-ordinated by management as required. This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification. This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service. Interviews week commencing 19th January 2026About youFor more information on this role, please contact: Amanda Turner Family Hub District Manager for Gravesham <a href="mailto:amanda.turner@kent.gov.uk" target="_blank">amanda.turner@kent.gov.uk</a>, 03000 411720About usWork that works for you and us - let's talk flexibility!KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.Please note - if you are interested, please apply soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply. 





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Kent County Council

Family Hub Practitioner 11-19

<h2>About us</h2>Join&nbsp;Tokko Youth Space, a dynamic charity in the heart of Luton dedicated to empowering young people to reach their full potential. We are seeking an enthusiastic&nbsp;Youth Worker&nbsp;to inspire, engage, and support young people through creative, inclusive, and accredited youth programmes.We particularly welcome applicants with experience or interest in&nbsp;health and wellbeing,&nbsp;sports, or&nbsp;creative arts and media. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, especially those whose lived experience reflects that of our young people. Join Tokko and help young people lead happy, healthy lives.<h2>About the job</h2>Salary: £13,573 a year (actual)Hour: 18 Contract type: Fixed term for 12 month Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of young people? We are looking for a dedicated and dynamic Youth Worker to join our team and support children and young people aged 11–19 across a diverse, multi-cultural urban community.In this vital role, you will build meaningful relationships, deliver engaging activities, and provide targeted support to young people who may be experiencing challenges such as disaffection, underachievement, or social and emotional barriers to learning.About the RoleAs a Youth Worker, you will:<ul><li>Work with young people both one-to-one and in group settings, offering support, guidance, and opportunities for development.</li><li>Engage vulnerable and disengaged young people and their families, helping to build confidence, resilience, and positive pathways.</li><li>Assess needs, analyse information, and create evidence-based action plans that support young people’s personal, social, and educational development.</li><li>Plan, deliver, and evaluate creative, reflective, and inclusive youth work activities.</li><li>Work independently and as part of a multi-agency team, collaborating with partners to achieve the best outcomes.</li><li>Build strong relationships with key staff and professionals, offering challenge where appropriate to effect positive change.</li><li>Maintain high standards of communication, administration, and record keeping.</li></ul><h2>About you</h2>We are seeking someone who has:<ul><li>Substantial experience in statutory and/or voluntary youth work with young people aged 11–19 in a multi-ethnic urban environment.</li><li>Experience supporting young people facing social, emotional, behavioural, or learning challenges.</li><li>Strong relationship-building skills and the ability to engage young people from diverse backgrounds.</li><li>The ability to reflect on and develop their own practice.</li><li>Strong ICT skills for communication, presentation, research, and documentation.</li><li>A thorough understanding of Equal Opportunities, particularly in relation to young people from diverse communities.</li><li>Sound knowledge of Safeguarding, Child Protection, and Health &amp; Safety.</li><li>Understanding of youth-related evidence-based practice and legislation in at least one of the following areas:</li><ul><li>Anti-social behaviour / youth offending</li><li>Child Sexual Exploitation</li><li>Teenage pregnancy / sexual health</li><li>Substance misuse</li><li>Domestic abuse</li><li>Radicalisation / extremism</li><li>Bullying</li><li>Gangs / youth violence</li><li>Mental ill-health</li><li>Neglect / toxic trio</li><li>Missing or runaway young people</li></ul><li>A recognised professional youth work qualification or relevant degree, with suitable competencies and experience.</li></ul>Working Requirements<ul><li>Ability to work up to four evenings per week.</li><li>Ability to travel and work across a range of locations within the borough.</li><li>Comfortable working outdoors, including street-based environments where you remain visible and accessible to young people.</li></ul>Why Join Us?You’ll be part of a passionate team committed to improving the lives of young people, with opportunities for training, development, and meaningful impact.If you’re driven, creative, and ready to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you.<h2>Application process</h2>For more information and to apply please visit: <a href="https://tokko.co.uk/vacancies/" target="_blank">https://tokko.co.uk/vacancies/</a>Please complete the application form and the equal opportunities form at the bottom of the advert.please send the completed forms to<a href="mailto:Tasha.case@tokko.co.uk" target="_blank">Tasha.case@tokko.co.uk</a>Closing date: 11th December 2025 5pm <h2>Available documents</h2>Attached documents are available under links. Clicking a document link will initialize its download.<ul><li><a href="https://emea3.recruitmentplatform.com/tlk/pages/fo/download_job_file.jsp?ID=PSKFK026203F3VBQB686G8N7P&amp;nDocumentID=1669335&amp;ptId=12077" target="_blank">download: Equal Opportunity Monitoring Form- Tokko.doc</a></li><li><a href="https://emea3.recruitmentplatform.com/tlk/pages/fo/download_job_file.jsp?ID=PSKFK026203F3VBQB686G8N7P&amp;nDocumentID=1669336&amp;ptId=12077" target="_blank">download: TOKKO Job Application 2025.doc</a></li><li><a href="https://emea3.recruitmentplatform.com/tlk/pages/fo/download_job_file.jsp?ID=PSKFK026203F3VBQB686G8N7P&amp;nDocumentID=1669337&amp;ptId=12077" target="_blank">download: Youth Worker - 18hr Job Description.pdf</a></li></ul>





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Luton Borough Council

Youth Worker - Tokko

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Working with young people aged between 11yrs -19 years, in a youth club setting. You will encourage young people’s participation in their club and in planning and running activities with them. Building relationships with these young people, by being a good listener, listening to what the young people want from the activities as well as listening to their issues and sign posting them on to other services as and when required. You will be expected to support the work under the direction of the Youth Club Manager. Your duties could include, sport, dance, participation in art, music, drama, discussions, and cooking with young people to name but a few, also off-site activities to include day trips and residentials. This successful candidate for this post will be expected to work across all areas of the youth club including the learning needs provision. Skills: 1. Be enthusiastic and be able to make and maintain effective relationships with young people. 2. Have experience of working with young people from age 11-25 years, be enthusiastic and able to make and maintain effective relationships. 3. Have excellent communication skills and be able to engage effectively with young people, staff, and stakeholders in a restorative way. 4. The ability to converse at ease with service users. 5. Be friendly and approachable with a sense of humour and lots of patience. 6. Be able to work within a team, as there will be lots of interaction with volunteers and other staffs as this is very much a hands on job. 7. An understanding of anti-discriminatory practice is essential and the empowerment of young people is essential. 8. Be open-minded, but recognise and challenge inappropriateness in a young person’s behaviour or language. 9. Be flexible in your hours of work as you will need availability to work in the evenings and occasional weekends as well as working from different sites.

Youth Advisor Level 1

Location: Opportunities across districts in Hertfordshire. Please specify your preferred location at application stage. Salary: £13,26 - £13,96 per hour Hours: Opportunities for 5, 7.5 or 10 hours per week term-time; in the evenings. Contract: PermanentWe have vacancies in the following locations: Three Rivers, Hertsmere, Dacorum, Broxbourne, East Herts, Welwyn Hatfield, North Herts and Stevenage.Are you passionate about helping young people develop the skills and confidence they need to get the best start in life?Are you energetic and creative with skills and knowledge to share?Our excellent training and ongoing support will turn your passion into expertise that can change lives.<h4>About the Team</h4>You will be in one of the 10 Services for Young People district teams and will have the opportunity to make a real difference to the prospects of young people.Working with young people locally aged 11 to 17 in groups of 12-25, many of whom face challenges in their home life, education or local community, you’ll help us deliver targeted prevention and early interventions, informal education opportunities and develop their skills. &nbsp;Supported by qualified and experienced staff, you will be a key member of our team supporting the delivery of a diverse range of curriculum programmes including independent living skills and emotional wellbeing, to supporting young people in staying away from crime, anti-social behaviour and offering guidance on relationships and sexual health.<h4>About the role</h4>Our sessions run for 2.5 hours and typically evenings Monday – Saturday during term time which depending on the weekly hours you can commit to could be the following:<ul><li>5 hours = 2 sessions a week</li><li>7.5 hours = 3 sessions a week</li><li>10 hours = 4 sessions a week</li></ul>We’re looking for people from a wide variety of backgrounds who have worked with Children and/or Young People in a voluntary or paid capacity.Additionally, we are keen to hear from those who have skills to share in areas such as sports, outdoor learning, art &amp; crafts, media, music, health as a tool to establish a relationship and engagement with our young people.If you’re passionate about working with young people, keen to learn, have good communication skills and are a team player, you’ll fit right in to our friendly, supportive and collaborative working environment.Whilst a driving license is not essential some of our locations can be a little challenging on public transport so a car and license would be preferrable. In return, amongst many benefits and training Hertfordshire can offer you, we will offer you opportunities to develop your youth work practice.<h4>About you</h4>Essential:<ul><li>Willingness and ability to work regular weekly evening sessions including Fridays.</li><li>Having worked or currently working in a role with children and/of Young People (paid or voluntary capacity)</li><li>Ability to develop professional relationships with young people and vulnerable young adults.</li><li>Good knowledge, interests, skills or training that would enable you to contribute to positive informal educational activities with young people and vulnerable young adults.</li><li>Understanding of the key issues which young people and vulnerable young adults face and the ability to identify their needs.</li><li>Experience of working as a member of a team and evidence of successful contributions you have made to a team's work.</li><li>Willingness and ability to complete the compulsory Certificate in Youth Work, a commitment to undertake ongoing professional development and to put what you learn into practice.</li><li>An understanding of equal opportunities and knowledge of how you would put that into practice.</li></ul>Desirable:<ul><li>Skills in areas such as sports, outdoor learning, art &amp; crafts, media, music, health</li><li>Full UK driving licence &amp; regular access to a vehicle.</li></ul>We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.Questions? Then feel free to email <a href="mailto:SfYP@hertfordshire.gov.uk" target="_blank">SfYP@hertfordshire.gov.uk</a> or visit our website to find out more information&nbsp;Work for Services for Young People.Interviews will take place throughout the advertising period on an on-going basis.&nbsp;Be the person who makes a difference to young people. Join us today. Benefits of working for us<h4>How to apply</h4>As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job outline, to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences.<h4>Additional information</h4>Disability Confident We are proud to be a Disability Confident employerand guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.Safeguarding This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure &amp; Barring Service (DBS) check. English Fluency The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.<h4>Available documents</h4><ul><li>YSW 5-8 Job Outline.pdf</li></ul> 





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