Job Description
Job Title: Youth Worker
Place of Work: George Reynolds Centre
Rate of Pay: £15.50 ( Level 3 Youth work qualified) £14.28 per hour (Unqualified)
Contract: Permanent – Starting Tuesday 1st December 2026
Hours: 4 hours per week, 47 weeks per annum,Tuesday evenings per week 5.30 – 8.30pm
Reports to: Project manager
Allowances: Business Travelling expenses if applicable
Supervisory Responsibilities: Voluntary Youth helpers, Volunteers
Financial Responsibilities: Subs and Tuck, Equals card for purchasing resources
Main Purpose of the Job
The Community Youth Project is an independent Charitable Incorporated Organisation charity which provides youth work services to communities within South Somerset. The organisation is run by a voluntary group of Trustees and a Management Group and is supported by a paid part time Project Manager.
The Youth Worker will be line managed by the Project manager.
The aim of youth service provision in Crewkerne:
To provide a safe, supervised environment for young people to socialize, learn new skills, and participate in recreational activities with an aim to foster personal development, build community connections, and offer support and mentorship.
To encourage and support young people’s active participation in the Youth Council Group.
To provide signposting information, practical support, and guidance to improve both their physical and mental well-being
To achieve this, the Youth Worker(s) in Crewkerne will work closely with the Community Youth Project manager and Crewkerne Town Council, local agencies and local residents.
The youth provision in Crewkerne is currently funded through a grant from Crewkerne Town Council and is based at the George Reynolds Centre.
Duties, Responsibilities and Accountabilities
- To lead the development, delivery, monitoring and evaluation of youth sessions at Crewkerne George Reynolds Centre on Tuesday
- Promoting and increasing attendance at Crewkerne youth provision through social media, leafleting, outreach at schools and other methods
- To deliver outreach within the community as and when required
- To build transformational effective professional relationships with young people aged 8 -11 years
- To support the development and involvement of young helpers in centre based delivery
- To lead the planning, coordination, delivery, documentation and evaluation of programme delivery
- To work as lead youth worker during face to face sessions ensuring and providing leadership for effective team working during sessions.
- To purchase resources and tuck for face to face sessions
- To ensure all sessional paperwork is completed and regularly uploaded onto the CYP One drive
- To write a quarterly report for the Crewkerne Town Council
- To support the engagement of young people in community events as and when required
- To co-lead the development and delivery of a range of community events that support young people’s engagement in their community
- The relaying of building maintenance matters to the building committee
- Initiate and work with partner agencies and local communities as required in order to maximise the opportunities available for young people.
- Enable young people to be actively involved in decision making.
- Ensure that all youth work is conducted in accordance with a consistent set of policies and procedures that meet statutory requirements and best practice guidance, including Safeguarding, Equality and Diversity and Data Protection.
- Ensure that all risk assessments and safety inspections are carried out and appropriate records kept for all activities in relation to young people.
- To implement Safer working practice.
- Record the output and outcomes of work and programmes for the purposes of monitoring and evaluation and ensure that monitoring and evaluation of youth work takes place.
- Prepare quarterly reports and where required attend Town or Parish Council and other community panel meetings.
- Attend monthly supervision and CYP Team meetings – Online
- To attend induction and mandatory training as required within the first two months of appointment: Induction with project manager, Safeguarding ( On line), Food Safety and hygiene ( On line) and Qualified First Aid ( In person)
- Such other duties as may be required and delegated, commensurate with the responsibilities of this post.
These duties and responsibilities are likely to evolve as the project develops.
External and Internal Contacts
Local residents, parents, Local youth agencies, Crewkerne Town Council
Personal Development
The post holder is expected to have a commitment to on-going personal development for current and future role requirements and also to better assist the determination of the needs of young people. This includes regular supervision sessions, an annual appraisal and uptake of in-service training opportunities.
Problem Solving and Decision Making
The post holder will provide advisory and practical support to community volunteers and occasionally project staff, and will be expected to demonstrate compliance in the implementation of CYP policies and procedures. The post holder will be expected to deliver in relation to the annual Service level agreement.
The post requires a creative approach to the development and delivery of opportunities for young people, including determining the appropriate mechanisms or procedures to facilitate their successful delivery in a way that will engage young people in the discussion, issue or initiative.
Working Environment
Youth Centre and community based as required.
Regular evening youth sessions.
Regular attendance at staff meetings and professional supervision
Considerable unsociable hours, evenings and weekends.
Some outdoor working.
Terms and Conditions
The rate of pay is £15.50 ( Level 3 youth work Qualified) £14.28per hour ( youth work level 2 or Unqualified with 2 years experience of leading open access universal youth work provision)
The post is subject to satisfactory medical clearance and requires an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and satisfactory completion of a six-month probationary period.
The Contracted weeks are 47 weeks per annum.
The work will involve evening and weekend commitments and the post holder is required to deliver a regular series of evening sessions.
The annual leave entitlement is 5.6 weeks (pro-rata).
An appropriate travel allowance will be paid, for legitimate travel other than home to work.
Full terms and conditions are available from the Community Youth Project.