Sessional Youth Worker Youth Voice

Support young people to share their views and influence decisions that affect their lives!

If you are passionate about supporting young people to have a voice, Community Youth Services would love to hear from you!

Community Youth Services provides safe, creative and inclusive opportunities for young people in Sheffield, a vibrant and diverse city. We bring together a range of youth engagement services to meet the needs and aspirations of our young residents. Rooted in the ethics and values of high-quality youth work, we place young people's voices at the heart of what we do. This makes it an exciting time to join us.

We recognise that many young people face barriers to involvement. Anti-discriminatory practice and inclusion are central to our approach: we provide safe spaces, trusted relationships and meaningful opportunities for young people to influence decisions that affect their lives. Working with partners across the voluntary sector and statutory services, we aim to provide an outstanding offer so young people can thrive.

About the Role: You will join the Youth Voice and Influence Service, supporting qualified youth workers to ensure that young people in Sheffield are listened to, involved and able to shape services locally, regionally and nationally. Your role will help develop young people's voices across the city.

• Support the delivery of youth voice and influence activities across the city.
• Assist in facilitating group sessions, meetings and events with diverse groups of young people.
• Support young people take part in consultations, social action and decision‑making opportunities.
• Build positive relationships to encourage regular participation and reduce barriers to involvement.

Our Commitment: We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. Any successful candidate will need to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

For informal enquiries, please contact: sarah.stevens@sheffield.gov.uk

We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.

It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.

Under the Guaranteed Interview scheme, applicants who are disabled, care leavers, or armed forces veterans will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria and indicate their eligibility on the application form. Sometimes, if lots of people apply, we might not be able to interview everyone who qualifies for the Guarantee. In these cases, we'll interview the candidates who best meet the essential criteria for the job.

Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.

If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.

Equality of pay is extremely important to us. All roles at Sheffield City Council are going through an evaluation process which may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026. Read about the new job evaluation process to be introduced at Sheffield City Council.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all individuals, ensuring a safe and supportive environment for everyone and where appropriate to the role the successful applicant will be required to undertake relevant safeguarding checks.

This Sessional Youth Worker role is for 7 hours per week. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated person to assist the Youth Voice & Influence team in planning, organising and delivering face-to-face sessions and activities with young people. The work includes some evening sessions (a maximum of two), with occasional sessions on Saturdays and/or during school holidays.

You do not need to be a professionally qualified youth worker to apply. We are looking for the following experience, understanding and commitment:

• Experience of working or volunteering with young people (aged 11-25).
• An understanding of youth participation and involvement activities.
• A passion for supporting young people to share their views and take part in social action.
• A commitment to equality, inclusion and creative youth work practice.