Youth Worker
Chantry Academy, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP2 9LR11 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
30 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
22 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £30,060.00 - £33,366.00 Annually (FTE) ALT Grade G points 20-24 - £24,372.97-£27,053.51– Annually Actual
Youth Worker job summary
JOIN OUR TEAM
Join us in creating opportunities that help young people thrive! We’re looking for an enthusiastic Youth Worker to support and empower young people aged 10-16. This role focuses on social education, mentoring, and engagement through a variety of activities, ensuring young people feel supported, included, and inspired.
Job title: Youth Worker
Location: Chantry Academy
Contract:Permanent, Part-Time
Hours:Monday to Friday,14:00pm-20:00pm, (30 hours per week, 52 weeks per year) - Flexible working patterns/hours can be discussed during the interview.
Salary:ALT Grade G points 20-24 - £24,372.97-£27,053.51 – Annually Actual
How to Apply:Applications are to be submitted via MyNewTerm website.
About us:
Chantry Academy is a thriving and ambitious, Ofsted rated good academy. Our vision is to provide learning that ensures everyone has the skills to be versatile, the opportunities to exceed their aspirations, the knowledge to be learned, the empathy to be understanding, the enthusiasm to be engaged and the encouragement to be determined. Our community is always valued.
Responsibilities include:
- Engaging directly with young people, supporting their development and social skills.
- Creating and leading youth activities outside of school hours.
- Providing a safe and welcoming environment for young people to learn, grow, and socialise.
- Advocating for young people, ensuring their voices are heard.
- Building strong relationships with local schools and community organisations to enhance youth opportunities.
What We’re Looking For:
- A Level 3 Qualification in Youth Work (or relevant experience).
- Experience working with young people in a youth work, mentoring, or support role.
- Understanding of youth-related challenges and the ability to offer guidance and support.
- Ability to work flexible hours, including evenings, weekends, and school holidays.
- A positive, energetic, and proactive approach to engaging young people.
- Commitment to safeguarding, inclusion, and equal opportunities.
Why Join Us?
- Vivup Benefit System
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- LGPS Pension Scheme
- Make a real impact on young people’s lives.
- Be part of a supportive and passionate team.
- Work in a dynamic role where no two days are the same.
If you wish to discover more about this exciting opportunity, please contact: Karis Lambert, HR Manager: KLambert@chantryacademy.org Alternatively, call us on 01473 687181.
The Active Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people. We expect all staff to actively share this commitment. All adults working in our Trust in whatever capacity will be part of a thorough safer recruitment process. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks including the taking of satisfactory references and enhanced criminal record clearance in line with the need to create and maintain a safe culture.
The Active Learning Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint prior to the advert closing date. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
To ensure we recruit and retain the best talent, all new employees recruited to the Active Learning Trust (leadership, teaching and support staff) will be subject to a 6 months’ probation period at the start of their employment (except for Early Career Teachers who are subject to a Statutory Induction Period). This policy aims to assess new employees' alignment with our culture, teaching standards, and student needs. It is designed to foster success; with regular evaluations and support mechanisms in place, helping us to identify and nurture talent.
We value diversity and welcome applications from all, including those with protected characteristics under the Equality Act. Flexible working will be considered for all roles deemed suitable.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Chantry Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 950 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Chantry Academy website
Chantry Academy sits in the heart of South West Ipswich and is very proud to serve the local community. Our Academy has a welcoming and inclusive ethos; where our staff work hard to foster and develop close relationships with all our stakeholders. We are committed to providing the best possible education for all, ensuring all are welcome and succeed.
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