Youth Worker - BASE Team
Youth Worker - BASE Team
The Youth Service is undergoing an exciting change as we expand our offer to the young people of Cheshire West. This opportunity to be part of the BASE (Build, Advocate, Support and Empower) TEAM, in the role of Youth Worker for One-to-One delivery.
Cheshire West and Chester Council is a place where everyone can Thrive – through our core values of Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Innovation, Value for Money and Empowerment.
This role will focus on early intervention, building strong relationships, and supporting young people to remain safe, reduce risk, and maintain stable placements.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide 1:1 support to young people who have been missing from home or are at risk of going missing
- Deliver return home interviews and contribute to ongoing safety planning
- Work with young people identified as low risk of exploitation, providing education, guidance, and prevention-focused interventions
- Support young people in foster care placements, helping to strengthen relationships and reduce the risk of placement breakdown
- Develop individual support plans based on identified needs and risks
- Promote positive decision-making, resilience, and emotional wellbeing
- Work in partnership with foster carers, social workers, schools, and partner agencies
- Record, monitor, and evaluate outcomes to evidence impact
About you
You will:
- Have experience working with vulnerable young people, including those missing from home or in care
- Be skilled at building trusting, consistent relationships
- Be calm, reliable, and solution-focused
- Demonstrate strong communication, empathy, and listening skills
- Have a good understanding of risk, safeguarding, and early intervention approaches
Qualification Requirement
Applicants who are not currently qualified Youth Workers will be appointed at Apprenticeship Grade 6 and will be required to undertake a recognised Youth Work qualification.
The qualification is expected to take approximately 3 years to complete. On successful completion of the qualification, the postholder will progress to the appropriate qualified Youth Worker grade, in line with the Council’s pay and progression arrangements.
We are looking for people with initiative, self-motivation, are enthusiastic and have excellent empathy and listening skills and have experience of delivering Youth Work and positive engagement with young people with experience supporting young people who are missing from home, at low risk of exploitation, and living in foster care where placements may be vulnerable.
Additional Information
1 post: Full-time: 37 hours per week
Flexible working required, including evenings
The Post Holder will need to have a clean driving licence and have access to their own vehicle.
For further information regarding the role please contact Cathy McGhie: Cathy.McGhie@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk
Please note that this job is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults at risk and children. It’s a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with that particular group (i.e. adults at risk, children, or both).
To find out more information about what it is like to work for Cheshire West and Chester Council including our rewards and benefits please see www.cwcrecruitment.co.uk
No candidate will meet every single requirement - if your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you!
Cheshire West and Chester Council are committed to equality and diversity in employment. Please see the Equality Policy for more information.
Cheshire West and Chester Council have adopted a Local Living Wage for our employees which means that all employees will receive a minimum of £13.45 per hour for all contracted hours.
For any technical enquiries please email Sourcingteam@ecwip.co.uk and quote job reference number in all correspondence.
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Salary range
- £32,578 - £35,570 per year