Role Terms
| Salary: | Band C £23,831.54 to £25,528.94 (Full Time Equivalent, pro-rata for part-time/term-time only) Subject to the annual cost of living pay review from 1 April 2025. |
| Hours: | 37.5 hours per week term-time – 5 days, Monday to Friday |
| Role type: | One-year fixed term – possible extension |
| Place of work: | No Limits locations, and schools and colleges in Southampton and Hampshire |
| Closing Date: | 9 am on Monday 24th March |
| Interview Date: | Friday 28th March or Monday 31st March |
✨ We’re looking for a Youth Worker to join our team, supporting Early Help and capacity across the whole organisation. ✨
Our Charity
No Limits is the leading youth services charity in Southampton, supporting children and young people in the city and across Hampshire.
At No Limits, it is important our staff and volunteers reflect, represent, and have experience of the challenges faced by the children and young people we support. We are proud of and appreciate our many staff and volunteers who use their own lived experience to support the children and young people they work with.
With this in mind, we are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in all aspects of our work and organisational culture – and when recruiting, it’s important to us that we continue diversifying our staff and volunteer teams, with children and young people at the centre of everything we do. You can learn more about our DEI approach here.
When we talk about talent, we value the transferrable skills and experiences you can bring to No Limits, whether through work (in the same or a different sector), volunteering, or personal experiences. To make sure we get the best talent on our team, we are open to and actively encourage applications from all backgrounds and sections of the community, including diverse ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQIA+, disabled, and neurodiverse individuals.
Your Role
As a Youth Worker – Early Help, you will be involved working directly with schools and delivering health and well being drop-ins, including providing one-to-one support for young people. In addition, there may be times when you’ll be needed to help cover group sessions and support wider organisational needs, making sure our services remain accessible and responsive.
Your key responsibilities will include:
- Build trusting and supportive relationships with children and young people
- Respect and promote children and young people’s rights to make their own decisions and choices
- Be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults
We are committed to making a difference in the lives of the children and young people we work with, and as such, you must show a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the values and behaviours which flow from the No Limits ethos. Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people is paramount.
We particularly welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds and those who have had experiences similar to the young people we aim to support. We are committed to creating a diverse environment where people can be their authentic selves, where their experiences and opinions are valued, and we are all open to learning from each other.
As part of our team, you’ll receive a comprehensive induction and access to learning and development opportunities relevant to your role, supporting your ongoing growth.
You’ll have the essentials of:
- Experience in working with children and young people and / or a minimum Level 3 (or equivalent) youth work or other relevant qualification
- Effective communication, organisational and time management skills
- Confident and able to use Microsoft apps, such as Word, Teams and Excel, and databases
- Working proactively and collaboratively with others; reflecting creativity, adaptability and bringing positivity and enthusiasm to your work
- Commitment to personal growth, and ongoing learning and development
- Willingness to be flexible and adapt to organisational needs
Please let us know if we can support you with any reasonable adjustments at any point prior to, during or after the selection process, such as access arrangements, flexible working, or a suitable place to pray.
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We are committed to being a great place to work, where people achieve and feel valued. In our People Survey, 98% of staff and 100% of volunteers said they were proud to tell people they work or volunteer for No Limits. We’re proud to offer some great benefits, on top of being able to make a meaningful contribution to the lives of local children and young people:
🏖️ 36 days annual leave (including public holidays) 🌱 Two additional wellbeing days per year – Supporting you to take additional time off for your wellbeing or development. 💰 Pension scheme – Supporting your future by matching your additional pension contributions up to 2%. ⛑️ Life assurance scheme – Giving you peace of mind with 2x annual salary cover for pension members. 💻 Hybrid and flexible working – Giving the flexibility to work in the best way for your role. 👩🏾🏫 Comprehensive induction and training offer – Including our online learning management system with hundreds of opportunities to support your development. 📞 Employee Assistance Programme – Providing you with counselling, financial, personal support and health and wellbeing services.
If you’d like to have an informal discussion about the role in advance of applying, please contact Hayley Young, Service Manager – Health & Wellbeing, on hayley.young@nolimitshelp.org.uk
To apply, please complete an application form (see above) and upload using the portal below, before the closing date of 9 am on Monday 24th March. Please contact people@nolimitshelp.org.uk if you need your application in an alternative format.
In the ‘Your Supporting Statement’ section of the application form, please include how your knowledge, skills and experience meet the ‘About you – knowledge, skills and experience’ section of the role description: Youth Worker – EH (TTO) – JD.
Please note that as we follow safer recruitment guidelines, we do not accept CVs.