Youth Support Worker - Activities & Sports; Maternity Cover

Youth Support Worker - Activities & Sports (Maternity Cover)

Fixed Term Maternity Cover Contract

9 Hours Per Week – Wednesday, Thursday & Friday Evenings – £13.45 per hour

Colwall Youth Project is looking for a passionate, energetic, and approachable Youth Support Worker to join our team on a fixed term maternity cover contract for approximately nine months.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working with young people and has experience, or an interest in learning, how to run engaging sports, games, and group activities within a youth work setting.

You will work alongside a supportive and experienced team of youth workers, helping to create safe, welcoming, and engaging environments where young people can build confidence, relationships, and life skills.

The role consists of three evening shifts per week, supporting different youth programmes across the organisation.

Supporting our Skills4

Life Programme, alongside a qualified youth worker. This is a supportive role helping to deliver informal education activities and group engagement work with young people.

Leading sports, games, and activities within our younger youth group for young people in Years 5 to 8.

Supporting our older youth group for young people in Years 9 to 13, leading informal games, activities, and group engagement.

This role works alongside the wider therapeutic youth work taking place during sessions and plays an important part in helping young people feel safe, connected, and included.

• Enjoys working with young people
• Is confident leading games, sports, and group activities
• Can help create fun, engaging, and inclusive environments
• Is reliable, approachable, and positive
• Works well as part of a team
• Is willing to learn and develop within a youth work setting

Experience in youth work, sports coaching, children’s work, mentoring, or activity leadership would be beneficial, but no formal qualifications are required. Training and support will be provided.

• Sports activities
• Team games
• Icebreakers
• Informal group activities
• Creative or craft based activities

The role is contracted at 9 hours per week, across Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday evenings.

Typical youth group hours are between 5:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., although there can be some flexibility around exact start and finish times.

Additional hours may be available during the summer holiday programme, which can be discussed with successful applicants.

£13.45 per hour

Fixed term maternity cover contract

Approximate duration: 9 months

Start date:

ASAP

While there is no expectation for the role to continue beyond the maternity cover period, there may be opportunities to discuss ongoing involvement within the organisation in the future.

A full enhanced DBS check and relevant training will be provided before starting the role.

Part-time, Fixed term contract

Contract length: 9 months