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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 click here.
Detached Youth Support Worker (CRE)
We are proud to share that children's services in Kingston have achieved an OUTSTANDING rating from Ofsted in December 2024, receiving the highest judgement rating in all five assessment areas. This marks Kingston's second consecutive OUTSTANDING rating, a true reflection of the commitment to ensuring children and young people across the borough have a fairer start in life, and providing the support and services they and their families need to live happy, healthy and successful lives. To find out more click here.
The Youth Service sits in our Early Help Directorate and works across Kingston and Richmond. The Youth Service provides support, information, advice, guidance and activities to support the social, physical, intellectual, creative and emotional development of young people aged 8 - 19 years old (up to 24 with additional needs). The Youth Service is an open-door universal service, which also delivers targeted interventions, using Youth Work, befriending/mentoring and activities as a means to build long lasting positive and supportive relationships which support the best possible outcomes for young people.
The salary displayed will be pro rata as it is showing the full time equivalent.
This is a 12 months fixed term position.
About the role
The Youth Support Worker will be required to:
- Work locally within the Cambridge Road Estate (CRE) catchment area
- Provide support, advice and guidance to young people aged 8 - 19 years old (up to 25 with additional needs)
- Plan, deliver & evaluate positive, developmental and diversionary activities & interventions
- Lead on developing new and exciting opportunities for young people within the (CRE) catchment area
- Work in partnership with local stakeholders including but not limited to local council, redevelopment team, community safety, schools & more
- Promote youth voice through regular engagement & reestablishing the CYC (Cambridge road Youth Consultants)
- Work flexibly within the 18 hour contract including regular evenings and weekends
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Matthew Angell via email: matthew.angell@achievingforchildren.org.uk
About you
We are looking for an enthusiastic, self motivated & flexible individual who is passionate about wanting to help and support young people on their journey to adulthood.
You will be based within the Kingston Youth Service team, while focusing on engagement within the Cambridge Road Estate (CRE) community.
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:
- 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)
- Tailored induction sessions commencing on the date you start working for AfC
- Local Government salary and pension scheme (LGPS or Teachers Pension)
- Flexible working options - helping to keep a good work life balance
- A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
- A range of staff benefits and discounts
- 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 click here. For our social work offer click here. For our Recruitment Journey, click here.
Important Information
Start dates: Achieving for Children have set start dates 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 GOV.UK website 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.
