Youth Worker
This is a Permanent, Part Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.
The Vacancy
Can you inspire, energise and motivate young people aged 9–18? Do you enjoy making a real difference in the lives of children and young people? Are you looking to join a friendly, supportive team where your contributions are valued, and you’re treated with respect? If so, we’d love to hear from you!
Our YMCA Youth Clubs support young people aged 9–18, providing safe spaces to socialize, learn, and grow. In this role, you’ll help deliver engaging sessions and assist with projects, including supporting the opening of new clubs in Hatfield. We’re looking for someone available 2 evenings each week, with additional time built in for administration - a total of 7 hours per week, paid on a monthly, salaried basis.
Key elements of the role include:
• Supporting the Senior Youth Development Worker in planning, delivering, and evaluating activities for young people aged 11–25, in line with the Youth Work Strategy.
• Delivering and sustaining a range of youth work activities, including outreach, centre-based sessions, school programmes, mentoring, and digital engagement.
• Building positive relationships with young people, providing guidance, encouragement, and opportunities for personal and social development.
• Maintaining accurate records of participation, engagement, and outcomes to support monitoring, evaluation, and reporting.
You’ll report to the Senior Youth Development Worker and help deliver a range of outreach and centre-based youth activities, aligned with the YMCA Youth Work Strategy and Principles. Training will be provided, so if you’re passionate and willing to learn, this could be the perfect opportunity for you. We look forward to receiving your application!
This is a part time role.
Hours per week: 7
Working Pattern: Wednesday and Thursday evening from 4pm
Important information:
We do not provide visa sponsorship; you must be eligible to work in the UK. You must reside in the UK for the duration of your employment and provide Right to Work evidence.
As some of our roles involve working with vulnerable members of society, this position may require a Basic or Enhanced Criminal Disclosure, which will be conducted once a conditional offer is made
Previous Applications: We welcome applications from all qualified candidates. However, if you have applied for a similar role within the last 6 months and were not successful, please consider whether your experience has developed further before reapplying
Accessibility & Adjustments: We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process and will strive to be as accommodating as possible. Please inform us in advance of any arrangements you may need to fully participate in the process.
We are an inclusive organisation and actively promote equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills, and potential. We do not discriminate on the basis of Age, Disability, Gender Reassignment, Marriage/Civil Partnership, Pregnancy/Maternity, Race, Religion/Belief, Sex and/or Sexual Orientation. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, communities, and industries, and are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences, and abilities.
About Us
One YMCA and its subsidiaries, the Early Childhood Partnership (ECP) and Signpost are on an exciting journey to double our impact by 2025. We are over half way through an exciting new strategy launched in the first hour of the new decade, via email where all staff and volunteers were invited to put themselves forward to apply and attend an intensive, three-day Kickstarter Event.
By the end of these three days, there was a brilliantly multi-faceted set of themes and ideas, which formed the starting point for the rest of the Mission 25 process to build on. The aim of Mission 25 is to give every staff member and volunteer the opportunity to play their part in shaping the strategy to do “more and better, together” so that we double our impact by 2025. We deliver a vast array of services across Herts, Beds and Bucks that reach over 135,000 individuals annually.
These include:
- Provision of over 700 units of accommodation for homeless people
- Move on accommodation for individuals moving onto independent living
- Housing and practical/emotional support for young asylum seekers
- Community HUBs hosting a range of activities and meeting space hire
- Childcare provision in Hertfordshire
- Family support through a network of children’s and family centres covering Hertfordshire and Bedford
- Therapeutic and non-therapeutic support for male and female victims of domestic abuse and their children
- Independent sexual violence services across Bedfordshire, Luton and Hertfordshire
- Domestic abuse perpetrator reform programmes across Bedfordshire
- Youth services offering emotional wellbeing support and youth club opportunities for 11-19 year olds alongside our National Airplay programme funded by the RAF Benevolent Fund
- A community gym where everyone can enjoy the benefits of physical exercise Our values remain at the forefront of how we operate as a charity, and it is important to us that all staff and volunteers can fully buy in to our ethos.
The Benefits
About Us
YMCA is a global movement that empowers communities and young people to build a just, sustainable, equitable and inclusive world. Founded over 160 years ago, the movement gave birth to basketball, volleyball, Father’s Day, and inner city hostels, and has grown to be the world’s largest youth organisation with over 50 million members in 121 countries.
"One YMCA" represents the movement in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, and is now one of the largest YMCA’s in Europe. Our focus is supporting vulnerable individuals and families to develop the skills and confidence they need to progress towards independence, so they are able to live their life to the full. Our approach is holistic and so we offer a wide range of services that include Housing, Community, Family Support, Youth and Children’s Activity Programmes, Early Years Education, and Specialist Therapeutic Support.
In the last five years, we have trebled our income to £40m, and more than doubled our colleague numbers to over 750. We are ambitious to continue to serve even more people and plan to grow our impact across our four counties, whilst also playing a growing role globally in what 14,000 other YMCAs are seeking to achieve globally through our shared 2030 Vision.
Our Values
We champion RESPECT so everyone can belong
We show COMPASSION so everyone can contribute
We inspire GROWTH so everyone can thrive
Current Benefits
- Health Cash Plan
Covers healthcare expenses from optical and dental care to therapy treatments. Shared pot for children included.
- EAP & Doctorline
Confidential help and advice line (24 hours) on medical, legal, and domestic issues.
- Rewards & Discounts
Special offers from hundreds of leading online and high street retailers & Discounts on gym memberships.
- Simply health plan
covers various medicals costs including optical, dental costs
- Volunteer program
Opportunities to volunteer through Mission 25 program
- Additional annual leave
Opportunity to accrue additional leave, up to 5 days
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