Youth Worker

About us

At Get Set UK, we help people overcome barriers, build skills and create brighter futures through employment, skills, health and justice programmes that change lives every day.

We're now part of a global group with more than 16,000 colleagues working across more than 90 countries. It's an exciting new chapter for Get Set UK, combining the values and culture that have made us successful with the opportunities, investment and international reach of a global organisation.

We're also proud to be an employee-owned organisation. Our value of Own It isn't just something we say, it's how we work. We believe in giving our people the opportunity to take ownership, make a genuine difference and play their part in our future success.

If you're ambitious, resilient, professional and motivated by changing lives, there's never been a better time to join Get Set UK.

About the role

As a Youth Worker, you'll support young people to rebuild confidence, develop skills and take positive steps towards education, training and employment.

Working with young people who may have faced significant barriers, you'll build trusted relationships, deliver engaging learning and personal development activities and provide the encouragement, challenge and consistency they need to move forward.

Every young person's journey is different. Success may begin with improved attendance, increased confidence or completing a qualification before progressing into further learning or employment. This is a rewarding role for someone who believes in young people's potential and is committed to helping them achieve it.

What you will do

• Build trusted relationships that encourage young people to engage, participate and achieve their goals.

• Deliver personal development, employability and accredited learning programmes that inspire progress.

• Create individual action plans and provide one-to-one coaching and ongoing support.

• Motivate, encourage and appropriately challenge young people to overcome barriers and build resilience.

• Work closely with colleagues, employers and partner organisations to support positive learner journeys.

• Maintain high standards of safeguarding, learner welfare and professional practice.

• Keep accurate records and follow required processes.

• Communicate clearly with participants, colleagues and external partners.

• Role model Get Set UK's values and demonstrate the employability standards we support in others, including good attendance, punctuality, professionalism, communication and follow-through.

Our values and standards

At Get Set UK, we are Ambitious, we take Pride in what we do, we are Considerate, we Own It and we Inspire.

We are looking for people who bring these values to life through their behaviour every day, whether they are working with participants, employers, colleagues or partners.

Because we work in employability and skills, we also look for colleagues who can role model positive behaviours, including good attendance, punctuality, professionalism, communication, reliability and follow-through.

Minimum essential criteria

To be considered for this role, you will need to evidence in your CV that you meet the minimum essential criteria below:

• Experience supporting young people who face barriers to education, training or employment.

• Experience delivering youth work, personal development, employability or accredited learning programmes.

• Ability to build positive relationships with young people while maintaining clear boundaries and professional standards.

• Strong communication, organisation and record-keeping skills.

• Confidence motivating, encouraging and appropriately challenging young people to achieve positive outcomes.

• A PGCE, Certificate in Teaching (CIT) or Level 3/Level 4 Youth Work qualification that includes planning, delivering and evaluating learning with young people, or a recognised Youth Work qualification with a willingness to complete the CIT within two years of joining.

• Evidence of delivering outcomes, projects, qualifications or agreed objectives.

• Reliability, punctuality and a professional approach to work.

• Confidence using digital systems, Microsoft Office and learner management systems.

• Commitment to safeguarding, equality, diversity and inclusion.

• Commitment to Get Set UK's values and to supporting young people to achieve their potential.

• Willingness to complete all required recruitment checks, including right to work, references and enhanced AccessNI/DBS checks where required.

• Right to work in the UK. Please note that we are not able to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

Desirable criteria

It would be helpful if you have:

• Experience working within funded youth, employability or skills programmes.

• Knowledge of qualification frameworks and accredited learning.

• Additional teaching, training or coaching qualifications.

Benefits

We want colleagues to feel supported, rewarded and able to do their best work. Benefits include:

• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, increasing with length of service
• Employee ownershipshare scheme
• Pension scheme with 5% employee contribution and 3% employer contribution
• Pension salary sacrifice scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Vitality GP consultations
• Mental healthsupport, including CBT and counselling
• Physiotherapy cover
• Vitality health checks
• 40% discount on gym memberships
• Free 12-month Headspace subscription
• IncentFit, with the opportunity to earn up to 30 per month
• Discounts and offers with health, wellbeing and lifestyle retailers
• Phone contract discounts, including 20% off selected EE monthly plans
• Access to additional Vitality health cover and cashback benefits after 12 months service
• Group life protection after 2 years service
• Additional annual leave after 2, 4 and 5 years service

Some benefits are subject to role type, eligibility and length of service. The full benefits package will be confirmed during the recruitment process.

Recruitment process

We aim to make our recruitment process clear, fair and engaging for every candidate.

To apply, you must complete your application on our recruitment platform, including a short initial questionnaire. If you apply through Indeed, you will still need to complete this step before we can review your application.

Once submitted, our recruitment team will assess your CV and application against the essential requirements of the role, looking for evidence of relevant experience, communication skills, commitment and achievement.

If shortlisted, you may be invited to complete a further questionnaire and progress through some or all of the following stages:

• Telephone or Teams conversation with our recruitment team
• Online assessment or testing
• Employment history and reference checks
• Hiring manager interview
• Presentation, task or role-based exercise (where relevant)

Any offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory right to work, reference, DBS (where required), safeguarding and other pre-employment checks.

We encourage candidates to engage fully with each stage of the process.Preparation, responsiveness and attention to detail are important and reflect the standards we expect in our work.

Get Set for a better tomorrow. Apply today.

Additional information

We reserve the right to close applications early, so we encourage early applications. Get Set UK is a Disability Confident and Equal Opportunity Employer.We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals and are committed to supporting physical and mental wellbeing at work. Reasonable adjustments are available throughout the recruitment process. This role is subject to satisfactory recruitment checks and a commitment to safeguarding learners and clients. Get Set UK does not accept unsolicited CVs from agencies.