Youth Worker (Achievement Coach)
Location: Peckham and other locations across the London Borough of Southwark as required
Salary: £26,250 pro rata
Hours: 11 hours per week, evening and weekend work
Contract: Fixed Term Contract until April 2026
The organisation works with communities across the capital to transform their lives and the places where they live. They have been at the forefront of social and environmental regeneration in London for over 25 years, and today they have a simple mission: to create better places, improve people's prospects, and promote greener living and working.
The Role
The Nest is a mental health service delivered by the Trust on behalf of Southwark Council. Since opening in May 2020, it has provided an open access service leading on early intervention and prevention to improve the mental wellbeing of children and young people across the London Borough of Southwark.
To support the ever-expanding service, they are looking for an experienced Youth Worker (Achievement Coach) to assist with the creation and delivery of youth workshops around mental health, employability, life-skills, and education for Young People between 11-25.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Create and deliver weekly workshops for Young People (between 4-12 per group) around mental health, wellbeing, employability and education advice, and life-skills.
2. Work closely with the Service Manager, Therapeutic Practitioner and Achievement Coach to ensure a person-centred approach to each Young Person.
3. Work closely with the Youth Participation Coordinator to ensure the workshops meet the needs of the Young People, and establish clear feedback pathways.
4. Assist Young People in finding the best support service tailored to their wellbeing, education and employment needs.
5. Provide regular updates and data on engagement and impact of the service using feedback mechanisms and written reports.
6. Support and empower young people to make informed choices about their wellbeing.
7. Deliver ongoing co-production activities, e.g., workshops, questionnaires, etc., to ensure young people's voices are at the heart of service delivery.
8. Work flexibly on evenings and weekends to ensure full and supportive delivery of the programme.
9. Develop and maintain thorough 'local knowledge' of the borough and its services and facilities, particularly in relation to mental health, employment and education issues.
10. Build and maintain excellent relationships and communication with stakeholders and partners/services such as schools, Family Early Help, Youth Offending Services, and Social Services.
11. Collect feedback from service users to provide real-time information on service performance that will be used to inform, and where necessary, improve service delivery.
12. Collect data using surveys, reports and case studies for monitoring and evaluation purposes and to lead self-improvement and action planning as needed.
13. Ensure adherence across the team to their policies and procedures including confidentiality, safeguarding and the management and sharing of data under the GDPR regulations and the Data Protection Act 2018.
Skills and Qualifications:
1. Demonstrable experience working 1:1 and in group settings with Young People at risk of anti-social behaviours.
2. Experience of working in mental health, education and/or employment settings for young people.
3. Knowledge and understanding of the barriers and challenges that children, young people and their families can face when seeking support for their mental wellbeing, education and employment.
4. Working knowledge of Safeguarding, the ability to follow procedures, and develop and work within a culture of safe practice.
5. Ability to follow Policies and Procedures in relation to Data Protection and Security, and Protection of Personal and Sensitive Personal Data.
6. Ability to plan and manage a complex work programme, prioritise tasks and deliver results on time.
7. Ability to use MS Corporate Software applications, particularly MS Office, MS Word, MS Excel and MS Outlook Email.
8. Ability to keep accurate records including service user development logs and use recorded data for evaluation and monitoring.
9. Willingness to be flexible in work patterns and to fulfil regular evening and weekend duties.
10. Commitment to Equality & Diversity and Equal Opportunity.
To Apply:
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable organisation, please do not hesitate to apply.
Appointment to this role is subject to a Basic DBS through the Disclosure and Barring service.
Closing date for applications: 31st March 2025.
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