Youth Worker (Link Project)

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: County Hall Glenfield LE3 8RA

Salary: per annum (pro rata for part time ) (Pay award pending)

Working Hours:37 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 20th August 2026

Interview Date(s): There will be two interviews a Young Person Panel and the Adult Panel interview provisionally arranged for Wednesday 23^rd September 2026

The link below provides further information on the Young Person Panel:

the Role

Leicestershire Youth and Justice is a vibrant experienced team from a range of professional backgrounds on a journey towards excellence that helps to promote a range of innovative approaches to working with children. We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic forward thinking practitioner to work within our Youth and Justice Service.

We are a Service of around 100 workers committed to achieving the best outcomes for our children and young people through advocacy and empowerment. We deliver services with the young person at the centre and ensure that their voices are integral to all that we do. We develop our services with our young people and we are part of the Children and Families Department at Leicestershire County Council rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

We are looking for people who are passionate and committed to working with children. As a Youth Worker within the Link Project you will :

• 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 childrens voice to strive for the best outcomes

If you are making a transition into Youth Justice we will provide you with the full training required to make this move successfully. We support and empower our staff to be the best that they can be.

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 providing a whole host of retail discounts including your supermarket weekly shop and gym membership!
Work for an organisation which 95% of our staff say is a good employer.

You can find out more about us on Instagram search Leicestershire Youth.

We look forward to welcoming you into the Youth and Justice Service!

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.

About You

To apply for this post you must:

• Qualification level required NVQ Level 3 or above AND significant experience of working with children (11years) and families.
• Conduct timely and dynamic assessments that identify immediate risks needs and priorities. Provide shorter interventions to stabilise situations support young people and ensure they are signposted or referred to the most appropriate services
• Demonstrate strong understanding of the complex needs of children and families in youth justice including development trauma and ACEs. Skilled and experienced in capturing the voice of the child and family ensuring their views are meaningfully captured in assessments decision-making and high quality case records
• Draw on a strong understanding of local services to guide children and families toward the most appropriate support empowering them to complete referrals independently and providing assistance with referrals when needed.
• Experience with using targeted and purposeful interventions to stabilise situations strengthen family functioning and support children to engage with using targeted and purposeful interventions to stabilise situations strengthen family functioning and support children to engage positively.
• Demonstrable significant experience of forming positive working relationships with a variety of professional partners and working collaboratively to meet the identified needs of children and their families.
• We are a safeguarding organisation Please evidence your knowledge to contribute to the protection of children from abuse in accordance with local and national safeguarding policies procedures and practice to include comprehensive understanding of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the child.

In addition we also expect you to shareour commitment to our valuesandto delivering accessible and inclusive services which meet the needs of all of our residents. You will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of these commitments as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a are a Disability Confident Employer.

Interested in Flexible Working

We are open to discussions about flexible working which may include part time working job sharing term-time working flexible start and finish times and hybrid working depending on the requirements of the role and the service. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role please contact the person named below.

For more information or an informal discussionplease contact:

Marie Hancock Youth Justice Team Manager

Telephone:

Email

How to Apply

At Leicestershire County Council were looking for top talent from all walks of life. Whoever you are wherever youre from and whatever your background - we care about what you bring to our organisation not just whats on your CV. Thats why weve designed a recruitment process thats fair accessible and focused on potential. And with benefits that support people at every age and stage of life we make sure you can thrive - both personally and professionally.

If you share our passion to make a difference for the people of Leicestershire wed love to hear from you. Click the apply button to submit your application ensuring that you upload a supporting statement that explains how you meet the criteria listed in the About You section above. Without this information we wont be able to assess your suitability for the role and your application will be rejected. For tips on how to write your statement see the How to Applysection on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible.

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