Vacancy at Brathay Trust
Youth Worker
Salary
£ 23,660
Cumbria
Vacancy listed
12/08/2025
Application deadline
10/09/2025
Details
YOUTH WORKER
Full Time - 35 hours per week | £23,660 per annum | Working Across Barrow & South Lakes
Are you looking for a rewarding role supporting children and young people to thrive?
As one of our Youth Workers, you'll help us plan and deliver high quality and impactful programmes to our communities in Cumbria. This may include one to one coaching, facilitating group work and detached work in the community. Working closely with schools and other youth organisations as well as our internal teams, including our residential site in Ambleside.
This is a fantastic opportunity which will provide the successful candidate with excellent experience in working within the charity and youth work sector.
Education and Qualifications:
Essential:
- A relevant Level 3 qualification and/or equivalent experience
- Current and clean driving licence. For vehicle insurance purposes, you should be at least 21 years of age and have held a full GB driving licence for at least one year
- Level 3 safeguarding or willing to work towards
- First Aid Qualification or willingness to work towards
Desirable:
- Professional qualification as a children’s workforce practitioner (e.g. qualified teacher, youth worker, social worker or healthcare practitioner.)
- D1 Minibus License
Skills and Experience:
Essential:
- Experience of providing support to children, young people and families
- Practical experience of delivering interventions that support children, young people and families
- Experience of programme design and evaluation against set outcomes
- Practical experience of identifying and reporting safeguarding concerns
Desirable:
- Knowledge and practical application of Early Help Assessment Framework
- Knowledge and practical application of Signs of Safety practice
If you are ready to join Brathay and inspire young people to build their brighter futures, we'd love to hear from you!
Click apply below and send us your CV and a cover letter detailing your interest and how you meet the criteria for the role.
We will review applications and schedule interviews as they are received. The position may be offered as soon as a suitable candidate is identified, so early applications are strongly encouraged.
Click apply below and send us your CV and a cover letter detailing your interest and how you meet the criteria for the role.
We will review applications and schedule interviews as they are received. The position may be offered as soon as a suitable candidate is identified, so early applications are strongly encouraged.
Benefits
At Brathay, we know everyone has the capacity to do extraordinary things that can inspire and benefit others. This could be you too!
- Health Cash Plan
- 30 days paid annual holiday entitlement (plus bank holidays)
- Cycle to work scheme
- Life assurance
- Refer a friend scheme
- Long service award
- One free staff nights accommodation (Ambleside) per year (transferable to family or friends)
Notes
Safeguarding & Safer Recruitment:
For the safeguarding of children and young people, the successful candidate agrees to mandatory checks being carried out with the Disclosure and Barring Service at the appropriate level for their role.
Attached documents
| Title | File |
|---|---|
| Impact report 2025 | Brathay-Impact-Report-2025-compress_(1).pdf |
| Job Description - Youth Worker | Youth_Worker_JD_August_2025.pdf |