Youth Engagement Officer

Youth Engagement Officer within the Education Welfare Team is a rewarding and impactful career where every day brings an opportunity to make a difference

Working closely with schools, families, and partner agencies, Youth Engagement Officers support children and young people to access education, overcome barriers to attendance and achieve their full potential.

Whatever stage of your career, working in the public sector puts you at the heart of communities. Our workforce provides services to our resident's day in and day out, making a positive impact on people's lives. We could not do this without the dedication, professionalism and strength of our workforce. There are so many reasons to choose to work at St Helens Council including the fantastic range of employee benefits and rewards on offer.

As a St Helens Council employee, you'll be enrolled in the Merseyside Pension Fund Pension Scheme. Use the calculator to see what your annual pension could be worth based on your salary and length of service. [Try the calculator]

As a Youth Engagement Officer you will;

• Provide support to children and young people
• Support young people on a one-to-one support basis, group work and outreach work.
• Support the engagement of children and young people deemed to be at risk of exploitation, ongoing gathering of information of child exploitation, delivering awareness sessions and informal education to children and young people.

Full Job Description & Person Specification Documents are included with this advert.

Employees can regularly work away from Council work spaces (including home or other locations), alongside required office-based working. The balance between remote and office-based working is determined at service level based on operational need, however, there has been a minimum specification that staff will work at least 2 days from an office-based location.

St Helens Council is officially recognised as one of the region's leading fair employers, achieving accredited status under the Liverpool City Combined Authority Fair Employment Charter. The Charter recognises the ongoing commitment to fair pay, secure work, training & progression & staff well-being whilst celebrating employers who go above and beyond for their workforce providing an inclusive and supportive environment.

We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, who share our values, our commitment to inclusion, and who will help us on our journey to transform our organisation. The Council guarantees an interview to disabled applicants who demonstrate that they meet the essential criteria for the job, as detailed on the Person Specification, and will, for qualifying disabled candidates, make reasonable adjustments within selection.

All Council employees are required to abide by the ethical standards embodied by the 7 Nolan Principles.