Role Terms
| Salary: | Band C – £26,167.79 to £28,031.58 (Full Time Equivalent, pro-rata for part-time) |
| Hours: | 10 hours per week – 3pm to 8pm Monday and Tuesdays |
| Role type: | Permanent |
| Place of work: | Newport Family Centre, Sandown Family Centre, and occasionally within the community. Training occasionally in Southampton. |
| Role Screening: | Enhanced DBS – Child and Adult Barred List |
| Closing Date: | 9:00am on Wednesday 6th of May 2026 (we reserve the right to close the advert early if sufficient applications are received) |
| Interview Date: | Tuesday 12th of May 2026 |
✨ We’re looking for a dedicated youth worker, who will play a crucial role in supporting young people who are facing mental health challenges ✨
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 within the Space4U Team, you will play a crucial role in supporting young people aged 11-25 years old across the Isle of Wight and the surrounding area who are facing mental health challenges and need access to out-of-hours emotional and practical support. Your role will include virtual and in-person support, such as appointment and drop-in sessions, wellbeing group sessions, online webchat, and telephone support.
Your key responsibilities will include:
- Facilitate the running of quality youth work through physical and virtual spaces with a mental health and wellbeing focus
- Work across a range of youth work styles including open access drop-in sessions, wellbeing group sessions, outreach work and working with children and young people who have recently visited local emergency departments / walk-in clinics
- Provide information and advice to parents and carers, partner agencies and community services
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 relevant qualification
- Experience in providing crisis support and responding to safeguarding needs
- Experience in providing therapeutic interventions
- 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
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.
>>> Our Benefits 😄 (click to expand)
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 Charlotte Tommans-Porter, our Mental Health & Crisis Support Operations Manager on charlotte.tommans-porter@nolimitshelp.org.uk , or Lucy Wattley, our Safe Havens Assistant Operations Manager, on lucy.wattley@nolimitshelp.org.uk.
To apply, please complete an application form (see above) and upload using the portal below, before the closing date of 9am on Wednesday, 6th of May 2026. 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:link to JD
Please note that as we follow safer recruitment guidelines, we do not accept CVs.