Do you enjoy being around young people and helping them achieve their full potential? Are you able to inspire, motivate and guide them to navigate challenges successfully? Do you want the opportunity for continued career development and support personal growth? If so we want to hear from you. 

We take a strength-based approach, where we encourage young people experiencing homelessness to aim high, dream big and fulfil their ambitions. You will be providing key worker support to our young people. Working through support and action plans, updating risk assessments and risk management plans with them, for them to develop the life skills necessary to move on and live independently in the community.

The team works with low support vulnerable young people aged 16-25, who are impacted or threatened by homelessness in Bristol in our temporary accommodation for around 12 months up to 2 years. The service also supports young people who are leaving care and asylum seekers. 

As a Youth Development Worker, you will be providing housing related support, however you will be working closely with other agencies around specific needs including mental health and DV, private letting agents and landlords and/or others. 

One of the great things about this role is that you are able to bring your own personality. Our young people come from a wide range of backgrounds, and we try to mirror that in our Support team.

The role involves managing tenancy, housing management, working with benefits (housing benefits, universal credits, PIP and other), bills, exploring options around education, training and employment, writing support plans and risk assessment, budgeting, engaging with other professionals, working towards move-on from temporary accommodation.  

 You will need to take a creative approach to support; adapting your style of communication with everyone to provide a person-centred approach to help the young people establish and work towards their goals and aspirations.

We are looking for someone who is motivated to make a positive contribution to the lives of the people we support and a “can do” approach to their work. Are you prepared to go the extra mile to ensure a positive outcome for your clients? Experience in a similar role would be desirable, however what is most important is having a passion for helping people in the local community.

This role will be challenging at times as you will be working with and supporting clients across a range of difficult and challenging issues/behaviours; an attention to detail, using your initiative and problem solving will be key.

This role is being offered on a full time, fixed term basis ending in January 2026.  Bandwidth hours will be 8am to 8pm, the successful candidate will work 1 in every 4 weekends on a rolling rota basis, including bank holidays.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable groups, and expect all colleagues to share this commitment. Appointment to the post will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced check via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

• Defined Contribution pension scheme – employer contribution of 6% - 9%.
  
• Discretionary Bonus scheme.
  
• Death in Service benefit (3 x salary).
  
• 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays with service related increase to your entitlement up to 30 days plus an option to purchase extra annual leave.
  
• Family Friendly policies.
  
• Health Cash Plan including dental and optical cover (worth up to £1,100 per annum).
  
• Employee Assistance Programme.
  
• Health and Wellbeing programme which includes enhanced sick pay, monthly campaigns, training and yearly flu jabs.  
  
• Cycle to Work scheme.
  
• Car Benefit scheme.
  
• Learning and Development including coaching and professional qualification support.
  
• Volunteering days.