Specialist Youth Employability Officer

Salary: £38,923 pro rata (£31,138 actual salary)

Location: Working across two sites; Old Diorama Arts Centre near Euston & Training Workshop based at La Sainte Union School, Highgate

Hours per week: 28.8 hours per week (across 4 days)
Contract type: Secondment/Fixed term until 31^st March 2028

Closing date: Monday 29th September 2025; 23:59

About Camden

Camden is changing on the inside to make life better for everyone. Our residents and communities are at the heart of everything we do. We’re home to the most important conversations happening today and we’re making radical social change a reality, so that nobody gets left behind. Here’s where you can help decide a better future for us all.

This role will focus on supporting Camden young people into employment, helping to develop their skills and qualifications, confidence and ability, to progress onto further opportunities. The overarching aim of the project aligns with the Camden Youth Mission – to ensure every young person has access to economic opportunity that enables them to feel safe and secure by 2025.

What You’ll Be Doing

This is an exciting opportunity to join the small team at Honest Grind Coffee, a radical employability programme in the Participation and Progression Team. The project aims to engage at-risk young people aged 16-18 who have complex needs, and to support them on a journey into employment. The project offers young people industry standard barista training, and paid work experience in a flexible, judgment-free environment. The project sits within the Integrated Youth Support Service and includes partnership work with the Youth Justice Service, Social Care, Youth Early Help and Connexions, as well as maintaining strong community relationships with other organisations in the borough.

As a Specialist Youth Employability Worker, you will support the Project Manager in delivering barista training and employability skills to young people referred into the programme, primarily those who are not in employment, education or training (NEET). You will help manage the commercial aspects of the Honest Grind Coffee brand and contribute to driving the success and growth of the programme. You will contribute to service outcomes by creatively engaging vulnerable young people in skills development and guiding them on a pathway into employment, working in a trauma-informed and empathetic capacity, being flexible in your approach and adaptable to different learning styles.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and will require an Enhanced DBS. Please note Camden also offers the DBS update service.

All About you

To find out more about what it is like to work at Camden, meet some of our People by visiting 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/our-stories'.

To be considered for this exciting opportunity, we require that the successful candidate has barista skills and demonstratable experience in a hospitality setting, as well as a passion for helping young people gain access to employment opportunities.

The ideal candidate will have an understanding of approaches to children’s learning and development including trauma informed practice and resilience. You must have an ability to communicate effectively; both verbally and in writing and have a flexible and adaptable approach to working. You will be a team player and be able to bring new ideas and enthusiasm to the role, thinking creatively and ensuring the voice of young people is considered in every aspect of your work.

How To Apply

To apply for this job please follow the "Apply" link. In the ‘Why you?’ section of the application you will be required to demonstrate how you meet the role criteria noted in the Job Profile under the “About You” section.

To view the Job Profile, please CLICK HERE or copy and paste the below URL into your browser: http://camdocs.camden.gov.uk/HPRMWebDrawer/Record/11158534/file/documen…

What We Offer

At Camden, you’ll receive a host of benefits including:

• 27 days annual leave for new starters, rising to 31 days after 5 years
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Flexible working opportunities
• Interest free loans
• Access to our incredible staff networks
• Career development and training
• Wellbeing support and activities

Visit 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/staff-benefits' for more details.

Inclusion and Diversity

We want Camden Council to be a great place to work and to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equalities and justice remains at the heart of everything we do.

To discover more about Camden and our commitment towards diversity, equality and safeguarding, please visit https://www.camdenjobs.co.uk/inclusion-and-diversity

Asking for Adjustments

Camden is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please contact us on 020 7974 6655, at resourcing@camden.gov.uk or post to 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG,

Anonymised Application – in keeping with Camden’s commitment to inclusion the recruitment to this role is anonymised and supports the objective of reducing the impact of unconscious bias.