VACANCY: Youth Worker
(28 hours per week) Grade 3 SCP 8 £23,864- £24,829

Position: Youth Worker
Hours: 28 hours per week
Salary: Grade 3 SCP 8 £23,864- £24,829 (with a pay award pending of minimum 7% in May 25)
Leave: 28 days plus 14 Bank Holidays pro rata
Pension and benefits – The provision of workplace wellbeing support and activities, hybrid working where the role allows, flexible working and a range of family friendly policies and free parking.
Duration: 12 months with the intention to extend (subject to funding)
Closing Date: : Friday 16th May 2025 at 5pm
Location: Delivery based in Wakefield and Bradford Traveller sites/community centre. Office based across both locations and Leeds. Reporting to: Senior Youth Work Co-ordinator  Interview Date: Tuesday 20th May 2025

For further enquiries about the post please email or call Grace Cunningham.

About Leeds GATE:
Leeds Gypsy and Traveller Exchange (Leeds GATE) is an established and award-winning civil society organisation with a national profile. We are recognised as being innovative, brave and creative. Our overall aim is to improve quality of life for Gypsies and Travellers through addressing inequalities in homes, health, education, and employment, financial and social inclusion. We run a number of community facing and strategic projects to achieve our aims including advocacy, community development and youth work. Those who access our services and activities are members of Leeds GATE.

Job Summary

You will be a part of the Leeds GATE youth service working on the local council sites and a community centre in Wakefield and Bradford, where you will build trusted relationships with our young members (age range 5 to 17). Working with families living on site, with some engagement (outreach) of young people living on yards, in houses and potentially roadside. You will get to know them, their goals, talents and challenges and together with them, you will build an ongoing programme of activities.

Our youth work programme through weekly group work and regular 1-1 sessions, covers such key issues and topics such as mental health, education, relationships, staying safe, human rights and future hopes. Our sessions are planned around building key core skills such as building confidence, leadership and team building skills, positive communication and joint decision making.

The youth service supports our young people to be less isolated, have better connections to opportunities, have greater pride and the opportunity to celebrate their ethnicity and pride. Developing partnerships with organisations who can bring their projects to our young people and support them to access opportunities off site.

The role will be underpinned by Leeds GATE’s values including: ‘Leeds GATE belongs to Gypsies and Travellers,’ and ‘Leeds GATE believes everyone is equal and can be included.’ 

About You

You will be confident to work in a busy, fast paced, community facing environment that is committed to person-centred working, with active listening skills and an empathetic approach. You will be resilient & adaptable, and enjoy working in a role with competing priorities and deadlines.

Knowledge and experience;

· Have at least 2 years experience of working with young people, either as an employee, volunteer.

· Have experience of delivering group work for children and young. (Co-production and involving young people in session design and delivery)

· Have some experience in keeping records and designing session plans.

· Good working knowledge and understanding of safeguarding principles, policies and procedures

· Have skills in building trusted relationships and developing children and young peoples strengths.

Applications: To find out more about the role please click the button below to download our job description. Please click the application form button below to download our form. Please complete to show how you meet the below job specification, along with a completed Equality Monitoring Form, t0 vacancies@leedsgate.co.uk by the closing date.

Equality monitoring forms are separated from the application form on receipt before shortlisting.

PLEASE NOTE: CV’s will not be accepted for this role please complete our application form below.
 
Send your applications via email to vacancies@leedsgate.co.uk   by 5pm Friday 16th May.

VACANCY STATEMENTS:

• All GATE staff are required to work within and are supervised on Leeds GATE’s Values 

• Leeds GATE is committed to safeguarding children and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment, the organisation follows safe recruitment practices to protect children and adults at risk, and the applicant will have to have a Criminal Records check. 

• Leeds GATE is an equal opportunities employer.