Youth Worker – Mental Health Transitions (16 to 25) – Ref 802 – No Limits

No Limits is the leading youth services charity in Southampton, supporting children and young people in the city and across Hampshire.

Role terms 

Starting salary: Band C – £23,831.54 to £25,528.94 (Full Time Equivalent – pro-rata for part-time) 

Hours: 28 hours per week: 4 out of 5 days, Monday to Friday, with the possibility of evening and weekend shifts

Role type: Permanent 

Place of work: No Limits sites in Southampton with regular travel across Hampshire

Essential car user: yes

Closing Date: 9am Monday 23 September 

Interview Date: Monday 30 September 

About the role 

You will be working with Hampshire-based young people aged 16 to 25 years, and their families, to provide mental health and emotional wellbeing support which includes connecting them with onward support services that are available and relevant to their situation and needs. This will be delivered face-to-face, by telephone, email and webchat. The service will span both children’s and adults’ services, with the express aim of supporting young people to make the positive transition to adulthood whether transitioning from children’s to adult’s services or into community-based support.

As a Youth Worker, you must have :

• Experience of working with, and supporting children around mental health and emotional wellbeing
• Experience of working with children and young people
• Ability to build trusting and positive relationships with young people
• Experience and working knowledge of effective interventions with children and young people
• Ability to use IT to support your role, including the use of technology and Microsoft suite
• A commitment to personal growth, continuous development, and application of learning

You may also have:

• A Youth Work Level 3 qualification (or equivalent), or equivalent professional experience
• Lived experience of one or more areas that No Limits support children and young people
• Experience of engaging young people with challenging behaviours and/or complex needs
• Experience of case holding clients and maintaining client files
• Knowledge of performance measurement tools and their use
• Safeguarding Level 3 qualification

Please see the role description for further details, including the knowledge, skills and experience we are looking for: JD – YW – Mental Health Transitions

Interested..? We’d love to hear from you! 

If you’d like to have an informal discussion about the role in advance of applying, please contact Hayley Young, Service Manager – Health & Wellbeing by email:  hayley.young@nolimitshelp.org.uk.

How to apply? 

To apply for the role: Click Here, please complete an application form: No-Limits-Employment-Application-Form and email to people@nolimitshelp.org.uk before the closing date. Please contact people@nolimitshelp.org.uk if you need your application in an alternative format. 

When completing your application, in the ‘Your Supporting Statement’ section, please include how your knowledge, skills and experience meets the ‘About you – knowledge, skills and experience’ section of the role description: 

More information about applying and our organisation can be found in our Applicant Support Pack: Applicant Support Pack – December 2023 

 

Please note that the expiry date against this role is for office use only. The role will be filled once the right candidate(s) are appointed, and therefore may close before the expiry date shown. If you are interested in applying, please do so without delay.