Youth Worker, Glastonbury

YMCA Brunel Group is looking for a Youth Worker to lead activities at their Glastonbury youth club.

YMCA Brunel Group is an independent, locally governed and managed charity operating in Mendip, Bath, Bristol, Wiltshire and South Somerset. It’s part of the international YMCA movement whose mission is to create supportive, inclusive and energising communities, where people can truly belong, contribute and thrive.

YMCA Brunel Group provide accommodation for hundeds of people every year who are at risk of being homeless, who are on low incomes, experience barriers to work, or young people in need of high levels of support, who have often experienced trauma and difficult times in their lives. They also run youth clubs for young people aged 10-19, including groups for young carers, that provide a space where they can have dedicated time to talk to trusted youth workers, access relevant information about issues that concern them, and develop their social networks.

The group is looking for a Youth Worker who will be based at their youth club in Glastonbury and will deliver weekly sessions during term times. The Youth Worker will help young people’s personal and social development through a range of formal and informal activities, encourage young people to participate in the youth club sessions, and be involved in the development of the youth club.

The successful candidate will have experience in face-to-face work with young people in paid or voluntary capacity aged 10-19, and in delivering services in a youth work and or community setting. A Youth Work NVQ level 2 or equivalent qualification in a relevant professional discipline is desirable but not essential.

This is a part-time role on a fixed-term contract until December 2027.