Youth Worker

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: Greenhill Family Hub, Coalville, LE67 4HZ

Worker Category: Hybrid Worker

Salary: Grade 9 - £32,070 - £34,359 (pro rata for part-time)

Working Hours: 37 hours per week

Contract Type: Fixed term for 1 year

Closing Date: 15 February 2026

Interview Date(s): 24 February 2026

About the Youth & Justice Service

Leicestershire Youth & Justice Service is an ambitious, vibrant and forward-thinking service focused on supporting children towards brighter futures. We are committed to Child First approaches and advocacy for children. We are a multicultural and diverse team across Leicestershire, with staff from the local authority, probation, police and health. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture that challenges discrimination and bias. The Youth & Justice Service supports children aged 11+ with a range of non-statutory and statutory interventions and works in partnership with wider services to deliver the best outcomes.

The post holder will cover the North West Leicestershire and Hinckley and Bosworth districts and will be expected to lead a group in the evening once a week in either North West Leicestershire or Hinckley and Bosworth.

About the Role

We are looking for people who are passionate and committed to working with children and who can:

• work flexibly to meet the needs of children, families and victims
• undertake complex assessments of the needs of children and families
• be responsible for developing their practice and undertake and implement learning
• listen to and act upon children's voices to strive for the best outcomes
• develop and deliver high quality interventions to support children in achieving positive outcomes

The post holder will lead a group in the evening once a week in one of the districts specified above.

What we offer

• Mileage paid at 45p per mile
• Opportunities to progress within a large public sector organisation
• DBS check paid for by us
• Excellent Local Government Pension Scheme
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Access to staff wellbeing and counselling service
• Access to an employee discount scheme, including supermarket discounts and gym membership
• Work for an organisation in which 95% of staff say it is a good employer

A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.

For information on our approach to the recruitment of ex-offenders, please see our policy statement.

The successful candidate must hold a valid driver's licence and have access to a vehicle. A reasonable adjustment will be considered for an applicant with a disability if the disability precludes them from driving.

The post will require the successful candidate to work outside of normal office hours.

About You

Please refer to these 7 points when making your application, giving examples as evidence of how you meet them.

To apply for this post, you must have:

• Qualification level required - NVQ Level 3 or above, AND significant experience working with children (11 years+) and families
• Experience of understanding the issues faced by vulnerable children and families with complex needs - including awareness of adverse childhood experiences and trauma
• Knowledge and experience of case management and group work with children & young people where vulnerabilities exist - including assessment and report writing and use of case management systems
• Knowledge and experience of gathering child's voice to contribute to assessments, formal reports and records within case management systems
• Evidence of developing, planning and implementing creative and innovative interventions tailored to meet individual needs
• Demonstrable experience of forming positive working relationships with professional partners and working collaboratively to meet identified needs
• To contribute to the protection of children from abuse in accordance with safeguarding policies and practice, including comprehensive understanding of safeguarding

You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion.

In addition, we expect you to share our commitment to our values and will evidence them as part of the interview process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We support flexible working where possible. If you would like to discuss options applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, or home/remote working.

All roles have a defined working style. The worker category for this post is detailed in the advert. More about our Working Styles is available on our career site.

Recruitment

Recruitment Drop-in Session

This session provides applicants the opportunity to learn more about the role. We are holding a recruitment drop-in session online via MS Teams on 5 February 2026. Please contact the named person below for an invitation.

If successful, you will be invited to attend a children's panel on 24/02/2026, followed by an adults panel. You will be interviewed by our children as part of the process.

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:

Navdeep Cozens-Patel - Team Leader Youth

How to Apply

Leicestershire County Council is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria may be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.

To apply, click the apply button and upload a supporting statement explaining how you meet the criteria in the 'About You' section above. See the How to Apply section on our career site for more information.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications. Submit your application as early as possible.

If you have any technical issues when applying or want an application pack in an alternative format, contact our Employee Service Centre at (option 2) or via our online portal.

By applying for this post, you agree to our Terms and Conditions.