Outreach Detached Youth Worker

Grade F scp 17 £31,022 to scp 23 £34,434, pro rata £27,668 - £30,711 pay award pending
Contract: fixed term until March 2027
Hours: 37 per week
Age restrictions apply 18+
Essential requirement: Experience of working with young people in a variety of settings
Interview date: TBC
For further information about this role, contact: Carla.lord@bolton.gov.uk

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

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The Role

Working in various communities across the borough you will be part of a responsive team that engages young people involved in or at risk of anti-social behaviour. You will offer support and guidance for young people and signpost them into local positive activities. Alongside that you will support the team leader to attend multi agency meetings and pull together projects to deliver whilst doing the outreach / detached work. You will also work with other youth providers who offer outreach session and contribute to a plan of targeted approach with children and young people

About You

Happy to work in all weathers and a real passion for working with young people and the community. You will need to be patient, a good communicator and have the ability to use your initiative in an ever changing environment. With a basic level of fitness you will be happy to walk in various communities during unsociable hours. You will have the ability to complete monitoring forms and reports based on the information gathered during the sessions. Be confident in attending multi agency meetings. You must have experience of working in the youth / outreach / detached field of work.

About Us
This is your opportunity to join us at an exciting time as we have strong ambitions for the borough.

Bolton is a great place to work. We are a welcoming organisation that wants to contribute to a place where people feel active, connected and prosperous. We are passionate about improving the outcomes and experience of Bolton people. We want Bolton to be a vibrant place built on strong cohesive communities, successful businesses and healthy, engaged residents.

As an employer we want to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment, by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits, including discounts and exclusive gym membership prices and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition, we offer a generous annual leave allowance, flexible work opportunities, access to a Pension Scheme, as well as a range of employee wellbeing and support services.

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) clearance - this post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (amended in 2013). Employment offers are conditional subject to satisfactory clearances. For roles where a criminal records check from the DBS is required, this includes satisfactory clearance of this check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily bar an individual from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the position and the circumstances and background of an individual’s offence/s. Information provided by you or the DBS will be dealt with in a confidential manner and in accordance with the DBS Code of Practice which can be viewed here. Bolton Council’s policy on the Employment of Ex-Offenders is available here.

This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English as per the person specification.

This organisation has signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. That means we will recognise your continuous or ‘unbroken’ service in any Greater Manchester local authority or NHS organisation that has signed the commitment, Transport for Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service or Greater Manchester Combined Authority, giving you access to our service-related benefits. Please see the home page of greater.jobs for more information.

For more information about working for Bolton Council, please see greater.jobs; for advice and support with your application, contact recruitment@bolton.gov.uk