Youth Support Worker

Join our YPSA team!

Our ambition is for vulnerable young people, or young people at risk of homelessness to engage with a life-changing offer of activities and youth work support. Our youth workers offer consistent advice that allows them to grow in confidence and skill, in preparation for a move into independent living. YPSA residents are also equipped with techniques and psychological tools to help them manage their mental health, develop financial empowerment and learn how to mend, nurture and manage healthy relationships with the people that matter to them.

The impact of inequalities in Oxfordshire on young people’s life chances is unjust. We know early intervention and prevention powers positive change. Here’s how our Youth Support Workers making it happen…

Youth Support Workers seek out opportunities that inspire young people to step outside their comfort zone, helping them to develop new behaviours and skills that enable them to move into independent living. A youth work and trauma-informed approach is adopted by Youth Support Workers which means:

All Youth Support Workers receive high-quality training to ensure they feel confident and motivated to help build skills in emotional literacy, emotional regulation, de-escalating conflict, mental health first aid, safeguarding, physical wellbeing, financial empowerment, boundaries, creativity, and group skills.

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To apply, please send a copy of your CV accompanied by a completed application form to our recruitment team. Alternatively, let’s talk! Email us for more information as we could arrange a call! If you would like Oxfordshire Youth to send you a job description in an alternative format, please email recruitment@oxfordshireyouth.org and reference which role you would like detailed.