Senior Youth Worker – Part-Time – Lewisham

Ready to lead youth work that helps young people build skills, confidence and stronger community connections? This part-time Senior Youth Worker opportunity combines hands-on youth club delivery with team leadership, early intervention and youth participation.

The role

Based at the Youth Club, you will lead inclusive youth services for young people aged 8–21, extending to 25 for those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). You will support young carers and young people with complex needs through informal education and the Young-Thrive model.

• Lead youth club sessions, youth centre activities and adventure playground provision.
• Supervise Youth Workers, Assistant Youth Workers and volunteers.
• Co-produce youth programmes that promote youth voice, participation and social action.
• Deliver detached youth work, digital youth work and targeted support.
• Apply safeguarding procedures, manage risks and contribute to assessments and support plans.
• Work with statutory and voluntary sector partners to support joined-up services.
• Record sessions on Group Work and use outcome data to improve delivery.
• Support staff, budget and resource management.

What you’ll bring

• A relevant professional qualification, such as a JNC-recognised Youth Work qualification, Social Work, Probation or equivalent.
• Experience working with young people aged 11–25 in informal or non-formal settings.
• Experience leading youth-focused services, supervising staff and supporting quality improvement.
• Safeguarding leadership experience and confidence managing complex cases and professional boundaries.
• Strong risk assessment, communication and partnership-working skills.
• An inclusive, creative approach that puts young people at the centre of service planning.
• Evidence of ongoing development in leadership, safeguarding and youth practice.

Working arrangements

The brief specifies 22 hours per week (0.6 FTE), with two days on-site and the remaining time remote or at other Youth Service units. Current working days are Monday and Friday, including unsociable hours. Flexibility is required for evenings, weekends, short-notice youth club call-outs, and travel between service locations. The full weekly timetable is to be confirmed.

Apply now

Apply through CV-Library with your up-to-date CV, highlighting your youth work leadership, safeguarding and staff supervision experience. Please include your availability and quote VAC-(phone number removed)-OR(phone number removed).

DBHRSolutions is acting as the employment business for this vacancy. We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates