Street-Based Youth Worker

Job Description

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, LE3 8RA

Salary: £28,605 - £31,029 per annum (pro rata for part-time) (Pay award pending)

Working Hours: 6 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date:  20/09/2026

Interview Date(s): 06/10/2026

Leicestershire Youth & Justice Service is an ambitious, vibrant and forward-thinking service working in an environment focused on supporting children towards their brighter futures.  We are committed to Child First approaches and are strong in our advocacy for children.
We are a multi-agency team consisting of staff from the local authority, probation, police and health, based across Leicestershire. 
The Youth & Justice Service is a dedicated service for children aged 11+ who need support. We offer a wide range of non-statutory and statutory interventions to children who are experiencing difficulties and challenges where support cannot be provided by universal services alone.  We have strong relationships with wider services & partnerships supporting children and their families to ensure that we can jointly deliver the best possible support and care.

About the Role

We have developed a new project that contributes to the serious violence agenda through early intervention to children.

We have an exciting street-based youth work role to join an existing small team that work six hours per week making a positive difference for children and communities that are affected by youth related anti-social behaviour.

You will be based from County Hall and working in communities across Leicestershire for 6 hours per week over 2 sessions between Wednesday & Friday. These roles will be working 6pm onwards with occasional weekend working when required providing support for children in community spaces.

These roles will be at the heart of keeping children safe and responding to wider community initiatives.

An enhanced with barred list DBS check is required for this post.

The successful candidate must hold a valid driver’s licence and have access to a vehicle. A reasonable adjustment will be considered for an applicant with a disability if the disability precludes them from driving

The post will require the successful candidate to work outside of normal office hours.

For information on our approach to the recruitment of ex-offenders, please see our policy statement.

About You

To apply for this post, you must:

Please refer to these 7 points when making your application, giving examples as evidence of how you meet them.

•    Level 2 or equivalent qualifications in maths & English.

•    Experience of working with children aged 11-19.

•    Experience delivering creative interventions through informal education with children aged 11+

•    Knowledge of anti-social behaviour and issues affecting children and young people today, including safeguarding.

•    Experience of working in a team & developing positive relationships.

•    Experience of voice and participation work with children and communities.

•    To be dependable, punctual and proactive in supporting youth work delivery.

In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and to delivering accessible and inclusive services which meet the needs of all of our residents.  You will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of these commitments as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability. We are a Disability Confident Employer.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are open to discussions about flexible working, which may include part time working, job sharing, term-time working, flexible start and finish times, and hybrid working, depending on the requirements of the role and the service. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.

Recruitment Drop in Sessions

These sessions provide applicants opportunity to find out more about the role. Applicants who attend, are often more successful in being invited to interview.

We are holding two recruitment drop-in sessions, one in person and one online.

In person –Wednesday 9th September 4.30 – 6.30pm at:

Greenhill Family Hub, 
171 Waterworks Rd, 
Coalville,
LE67 4HZ

Online (MS Teams) – Wednesday 16th September 4.30 – 6.30. Please contact the below named persons for an invitation to attend.

Interviews will take place on Tuesday 6th October 2026

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:

Tanya Sanders - Team Leader

Telephone: [phone removed] 
Email: [email removed] 

Julian Robertson - Anti Social Behaviour (ASB) Reduction Officer

Telephone: [phone removed] 
Email: [email removed] 

How to Apply

At Leicestershire County Council we’re looking for top talent from all walks of life. Whoever you are, wherever you’re from, and whatever your background - we care about what you bring to our organisation, not just what’s on your CV. That’s why we’ve designed a recruitment process that’s fair, accessible, and focused on potential. And with benefits that support people at every age and stage of life, we make sure you can thrive - both personally and professionally.

If you share our passion to make a difference for the people of Leicestershire, we’d love to hear from you. Click the apply button to submit your application, ensuring that you upload a supporting statement that explains how you meet the criteria listed in the ‘About You’ section above. Without this information, we won’t be able to assess your suitability for the role, and your application will be rejected. For tips on how to write your statement, see the How to Apply section on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. 

If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning [phone removed] (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.org.uk/support. 

By applying for this post, you agree to our Terms and Conditions.

About us

About Leicestershire County Council

At Leicestershire County Council, we're committed to making a real difference in people's lives. Our aim is to work with communities and partners to deliver public services that make Leicestershire the best possible place to live and work for everyone. <