At the heart of all we do is a passion to help transform student’s lives, helping develop the whole person and equipping them to reach their full potential.
We exist to transform young people’s lives through holistic education. Through our Christian ethos we are committed to working with schools from the inside out to support the aspirational, relational, and spiritual needs of students and their families.
Our approach to education focusses on developing the whole person, enhancing student wellbeing, and improving OFSTED outcomes to help transform school communities.
Summary of role
The Ethos Youth Worker provides tailored support to students, offering interventions and mentoring to address challenges like low self-esteem, anxiety, and behavioural difficulties. They collaborate across the curriculum to embed a values-based approach to learning and create safe spaces, supporting students’ personal, social, and academic development.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support the delivery of a holistic programme, including drop-down days, lessons, assemblies, clubs, and intervention groups, all rooted in our Christian ethos.
- Deliver clubs, workshops and interventions that help meet student’s emotional, relational, and spiritual needs.
- Work with young people on an individual or group basis, in both formal and informal settings, offering practical and emotional support to help them develop skills for making positive changes in their lives.
- Empower young people to build self-confidence, increase self-esteem, make informed choices, and develop moral character and values, while encouraging them to empower others.
- Effectively deliver and support small-group intervention programmes for referred students.
- Deliver lessons where needed on Relationships and Sex Education related topics such as self-esteem, friendships, mental health and wellbeing, relationships, sexual delay, media influences, STIs, contraception, and teenage pregnancy (full training provided).
- Liaise with key local Church and Community Partners.
- Track, record, and measure student impact, ensuring that interventions are effective and outcomes are clearly documented.
- Carry out general administrative tasks as required.
- Work as an integrated part of the Ethos Team, collaborating with colleagues to achieve shared goals.
- Undertake any other reasonable duties as directed by line management.
Location:
Rushden Academy, Rushden, Hayway, NN10 6AG
Hours of work
30 hrs per week, part time, all year round. Flexibility of working hours may be required with advance notice. 3 month probationary period.
Salary
£27,000 Pro-Rata (full time hours: 37.5)
How to Apply
We have a clear expectation that employed staff will have a familiarity with, and an ability to perform in accordance with, the mission, vision, and values of Grace Foundation’s charitable objective. In line with these charitable objectives, and in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, it is therefore a Genuine Occupational Requirement that this post holder is a practicing Christian.
For further information and for an application form please visit our website.
Application deadline is 7th July 2026
Interview date is 27th July 2026
Start Date – August/September 2026
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Pay: £27,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Private medical insurance
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Rushden Spencer NN10 6AG: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):
- We have a clear expectation that employed staff will have a familiarity with, and an ability to perform in accordance with, the mission, vision, and values of Grace Foundation’s charitable objective. In line with these charitable objectives, and in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, it is therefore a Genuine Occupational Requirement that this post holder is a practicing Christian.
Please confirm that you are a practicing Christian and the name of the Church you regularly attend.
Language:
- fluent English (preferred)
Work Location: In person
