Youth Worker
Job Description
Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: Wigston Police Station Bull Head St, Wigston LE18 1WX
Salary: £32,070 - £34,359 per annum (pro rata for part-time)
Working Hours: 37 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 5th April 2026
Interview Date(s): 15th April 2026
Do you want to work in a dynamic team to safeguard children from exploitation. Are you looking for a new challenge to express your creatively and tenacity, if you are, the Child Exploitation Team is where you need to be.
About the Role
The Safeguarding Hub is looking for a alternatively qualified /Youth Worker/ practitioner who is able to work creatively to engage children/young people and their parents/carers who are at risk of Child Exploitation. You need to be passionate, tenacious and have excellent relationship building skills. The role is full time (37 hours) grade 9 and based at Wigston Police Station – subject to police vetting. At times you will work alongside police officers from Leicestershire Police Child Exploitation Team or Missing Persons Team. There will be opportunities for creative group work, deliverance of child exploitation awareness raising work with partner agencies alongside working directly with children.
The team is a mixture of social workers and youth workers who all support each other to focus in delivering a quality service to the children they work with. You will be part of a duty rota which is spread across the whole team.
An enhanced with barred list DBS check is required for this post.
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 have:
- NVQ level 3 (or equivalent) plus significant relevant experience. – Or be able to demonstrate significant experience of working with children, young people and families in either case or group work situation.
- Experience of working in a multiagency setting.
- Experience of engaging with young people who are vulnerable or from a hard-to-reach group.
- Awareness of the issues faced by young people (social, economic and inter-personal)
- Awareness and commitment to implement safeguarding procedures in accordance to the Local Safeguarding Children Board
- Possession of a valid driving licence, access to a vehicle, and relevant insurances. However, a reasonable adjustment will be considered for an applicant with a disability.
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.
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:
Team Managers, Ayshea Dalby or Josie Jackson
Tel: 0116 3058277 – Ayshea Dalby
Email: ayshea.dalby@leics.gov.uk
Tel – 0116 3055839 Josie Jackson
Email Josie.jackson@leics.gov.uk
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 0300 3030222 (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.
Our employees play a key role in supporting this goal and helping us deliver the vital services we provide to the people of Leicestershire. Whether you're starting your career or looking for your next challenge, you'll find a place with us where your ideas are valued, and your work has purpose.
For further information on what it’s like to work for us and the benefits we offer, please refer to the following:
Our Recruitment Process
Our Organisational Values
Our Employee Benefits
Working for Us
Salary range
- £32,070 - £34,359 per year