Young People Support Worker

Description

Young People Support Worker

If you are the successful candidate, you will be joining a very tight–knit and supportive team that works tirelessly to ensure some of the most vulnerable individuals in the borough are well–cared for

Location: Lambeth – Lambeth Core & Cluster

Salary: GBP27,636 per annum

Closing Date: 16 March, 2026

Employment Type: Permanent

Hours per week: 37.5

About the Role

Join the team and help young people aged build safer, more independent futures. You ll work directly with residents in the Lambeth Core & Cluster service, supporting them to develop essential life skills, engage with education or employment, and navigate budgeting, benefits and resettlement. Alongside the team, you ll help maintain a safe and positive living environment while delivering structured, goal focused support.

This is a dynamic, multi agency role where you ll collaborate with social care, health, mental health and housing partners to ensure each young person receives the right wrap around support. You ll bring strong safeguarding awareness, sound judgement, IT confidence and an inclusive approach, using your experience to guide young people through challenges and help them take meaningful steps toward long term stability.

In this role, you will:

Assess young people s needs and create focused support plans across housing, life skills, education and wellbeing. Secure suitable accommodation by liaising with housing providers and supporting young people through referrals and interviews. Deliver tenancy sustainment support, including budgeting, benefits applications and developing independent living skills. Support young people to access education, training, employment and volunteering opportunities. Connect young people with health, mental health, substance misuse and specialist services. Maintain clear safeguarding practices, risk management and accurate digital case records. Work collaboratively with social care, statutory partners and external agencies to coordinate wrap around support. Contribute to housing management duties, rota cover, drop ins and team meetings.

About You

You believe in people their strengths, their rights and their potential. You bring empathy, energy and a solution focused mindset to your work. You communicate clearly, stay organised and adapt well in a fast moving environment. You re committed to inclusion, fairness and continuous learning, and you turn values into meaningful action, whatever your role.

What You ll Receive

Tailored training and development Flexible working options where suitable 26 days annual leave, rising with service Family friendly leave policies Pension scheme with employer contributions up to 7% Employee Assistance Programme with 24/7 GP access Discounts across retail, travel, food, fitness and more Cash health plan for you and your family Death in service benefit Access to legal and practical support

Safer Recruitment

The charity is committed to fair and inclusive recruitment, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. If a role requires it under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975, we will carry out the appropriate Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check. We only look at information that is relevant to the role, and a criminal record will never be treated as an automatic barrier to employment. All DBS information is handled sensitively, confidentially and in line with the DBS Code of Practice, and we encourage applicants to discuss any concerns with us openly.

About The Organisation

In the 1980s, high unemployment and steep inflation was contributing to a shocking rise in youth homelessness across London. Thousands of young people were sleeping rough every night, with many areas notoriously dubbed cardboard cities due to the visible rise in street homelessness. Appalled by the scenes playing out across the capital, a group of people came together to tackle the challenge head on. Led by Cardinal Basil Hume and Mark McGreevy OBE, in 1989 the charity was born.

What began as a single housing project in North London soon expanded across London, Greater Manchester and the North East of England. Today, the charity provides accommodation, prevention and support services to thousands of marginalised young people across the UK each year.

Please note this role is advertised by the recruitment agency acting for the client Not For Profit People.

Ad ID: 5417952385