Role Terms
| Salary: | Band C – £24,546 to £26,294 (pro-rata for part-time) Actual salary – £18,575 based on 28 hours per week |
| Hours: | 28 hours per week – 4 out of 5 days, Monday to Friday, with the possibility of evening and weekend shifts |
| Role type: | Permanent |
| Place of work: | No Limits locations in Southampton with regular travel across Hampshire |
| Closing Date: | 9.00am on Friday 23 May 2025 |
| Interview Date: | 9.00am on Thursday 29 May 2025 |
✨ We’re looking for a youth worker who has a passion for supporting young people, are a strong communicator and have experience of working with children and young people around mental health and emotional wellbeing✨
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
You will be working with Hampshire-based young people aged 16 to 25 years, and their families, to provide mental health and emotional wellbeing support which includes connecting them with onward support services that are available and relevant to their situation and needs.
This will be delivered face to face, by telephone, email and virtual. The service will span both children’s and adults’ services, with the express aim of supporting young people to make the positive transition to adulthood whether transitioning from children’s to adult’s services or into community-based support.
Our Youth Workers are caring, collaborative and courageous professionals, who are committed to empowering children and young people to achieve positive changes in their lives.
Your key responsibilities will include:
- Triaging enquiries / contacts which lead to appropriate onward support
- Act as the first point of contact and signpost young people and / or families to the relevant agency
- Assess the needs of young people and work with them and – where appropriate – their parents, carers and / or partners to navigate health, social care and community-based service
- Hold a caseload for those who are struggling to access onward support
- Provide parent / carer support when appropriate through groups and workshops
- Work as part of a wider team around the young person
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 of working with children and young people
- Experience of working with, and supporting children around mental health and emotional wellbeing
- Ability to build trusting and positive relationships with young people
- Experience and working knowledge of effective interventions with children and young people
- Ability to use IT to support your role, including the use of technology and Microsoft suite
- A commitment to personal growth, continuous development, and application of learning
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.
We’d be happy to have an informal discussion and answer any immediate questions you might have. If you’d like an initial discussion please contact Hayley Young, our Head of Crisis Intervention and Prevention 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 9.00am on Friday 23 May 2025. 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.
Please note that as we follow safer recruitment guidelines, we do not accept CVs.