POSITION: Youth Worker (Mental Health)
DURATION OF POST: 12 months (Subject to funding)
HOURS: 37.5 hours per week.
Varied shift patterns between the hours of 9am and 7pm. Due to the nature of our work, we require the successful candidate to be flexible with their working pattern.
SALARY: £26,330.00- £28,430.00 per annum (pro rata)
HOLIDAY: 25 days per annum plus bank holidays
PENSION: Auto enrolment pension in place
RESPONSIBLE TO: Delivery Manager
LOCATION: Your normal place of work will be one of the following offices.
- The Old Dock Office, Commercial Road, Glos, GL1 2EB,
- Graphic House, Greyfriars, Glos, GL1 1TS
but you agree to perform your duties in such other place or places as we may reasonably require from time to time.
DATE JD WRITTEN: August 2026
WHO ARE YOUNG GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Young Gloucestershire supports disadvantaged young people who are facing challenges in their lives. Our vision is for young people to have the confidence motivation and skills to improve their lives. We work to achieve this vision by creating opportunities that educate, inform and inspire by;
- Providing training for young people to take the next step.
- Working with young people to make informed decisions by offering practical support.
- Working with communities to provide opportunities for young people.
OUR BENEFITS INCLUDE:
- EAP
- Life Insurance
- Entitlement of 25 days annual leave (Pro rata) plus bank holidays
- December Shutdown (Christmas Period)
- In house CPD training
- Enrolment into Pension Scheme and employer contribution
- Comprehensive induction programme including face-to-face training, online modules, and shadowing
- Clinical supervision (Counsellors)
- Staff days
JOB SUMMARY
Providing one to one therapeutic and practical support to young people 14-25 with mental health needs. Providing practical support to young people to address the challenges in their lives. Ensuring long-term sustainable outcomes for young people. The team will work with young people from across the county both travelling to them in community settings and working from a central office hub.
SPECIFIC DUTIES
- To work with young people 11-25.
- Work alongside counselling team to provide holistic support to young people.
- To deliver a mental health support service that assists young people’s mental health.
- To provide a range of practical solutions to assist young people in sustained outcomes for their mental health, this includes addressing challenges with young people such as housing, relationships, debt, financial management, physical activity, education and training.
- Find positive ways to engage young people to raise aspirations and long-term outcomes for a young person.
- To advocate on behalf of the young person where needed with other agencies organisations.
- To be the trusted person with a young person to ensure that a young person always has someone to turn to and engage with at a time of need.
- Provide weekly consistent engagement and support for the young person.
- To support young people with all areas of their mental health.
- To deliver therapeutic mental health support and advice.
- To support young people to engage in the wider YG services where appropriate.
- Undertake needs analysis with young people to identify their needs and refer to appropriate Young Gloucestershire services.
- To identify appropriate young people to complete qualifications to further their opportunities to positive progressions.
- Maintain a quality service to young people across all provision.
- To provide regular reporting on the activities’ progress.
- Carry out regular risk assessments of all activities prior to delivery.
- To ensure safeguarding of young people.
- To ensure the use of established recording and monitoring computerised systems using Upshot and other required systems.
- Assessing referrals that are received and identifying needs.
- Identifying what level of support is needed - low, medium or high intervention.
GENERAL DUTIES
- Maintain a quality service to young people across all YG provision.
- Collect and review data ensuring projects are meeting KPI’s and project outcomes.
- Maintain accurate records/reports and ensure required paperwork is completed on time.
- To oversee the control, servicing and maintenance of equipment as relevant to your staff team.
- Take responsibility for the health, safety and welfare of young people with specific safeguarding duties.
ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Maintain accurate records using YG’s data management systems.
- Keep up to date with current affairs and maintain an awareness of resources that may be of benefit to Young Gloucestershire.
- Complete essential training.
- Uphold Young Gloucestershire’s ethos and policies.
- Promote a positive image of Young Gloucestershire.
- Work as part of the wider organisation and undertake duties as required to ensure the strategic objectives of the organisation are achieved.
- To undertake training and other developmental activities as require.
- To operate within the policies and procedures of Young Gloucestershire.
- To ensure that the work reflects the organisation’s commitment to equality and diversity.
- To oversee the control, servicing and maintenance of equipment.
- To maintain a teamwork approach to all aspects of the work.
- To promote and maintain a positive image of Young Gloucestershire as a responsible and professional service.
DESIRABLE
- Ability to use information and communication technology.
- Experience of managing a budget.
- Knowledge of the local community, its voluntary organisations and agencies.
- Experience of managing Health and Safety including risk assessment.
- Experience of dealing with a range of issues facing young people from a variety of backgrounds.
- Experience of developing and delivering qualifications.
- First Aid qualification.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
The following are the criteria that will be used for shortlisting:
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
- Experience of knowledge of mentoring.
- An appropriate professional qualification in a relevant field.
- Experience or knowledge of working with volunteers.
- Good at sourcing and building relationships with key partners from the charity, statutory and business sectors.
- The ability to provide a positive role model for young people.
- A background in supporting and motivating individuals to achieve their potential.
- Knowledge and experience of working with young people.
- Experience of leading public presentation/training/meetings.
- Evidence of recent commitment to personal professional development.
- High level of communication, interpersonal and presentation skills, including experience of writing accurate and concise reports.
- Experience of working on their/them own initiative to an agreed action plan.
- Understanding and promotion of equal opportunities in both staff and client work.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team with shared and overlapping objectives.
- Ability to support members of an extended, geographically diverse team.
- Clean current Driving licence.
- A “can-do” approach.
- Ability to work flexibly.
- Enthusiasm, stamina and a willingness to work unsociable hours when necessary.
- Commitment to motivate and inspire disaffected young people to achieve their potential.
If you have been driving for under a year or are under the age of 21, you are unable to drive the company vehicles due to our insurance policies. You can drive your personal vehicle, if you have shown evidence of business insurance to claim mileage.
We celebrate our inclusive work environment and encourage people of all backgrounds and perspectives to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.
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.
We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role, you must have the right to work in the UK.
Pay: £26,330.00-£28,430.00 per year
Application question(s):
- Do you have the right to work in the UK?
- Do you have a full, valid UK Driving licence?
Work Location: In person
