Job Description

District Youth & Community Worker in Training
Permanent, Full Time
From 29,606 to 36,837 per annum depending on experience, plus an Outer Fringe allowance of 954 pa
Location: Harlow
Working Style:
Closing Date: Sunday 4th January 2026 at 11.59pm.
Interview Date: Tuesday 20th January 2026
About Us:
Ready to take the next step in your career? We're looking for a passionate and talented individual to join our Youth Service Team. Whether you're already qualified or require training, if you're driven, innovative, and eager to make an impact, we want to hear from you!
We are currently seeking a District Youth and Community Worker (qualified or in training) to support the commissioning and development of programmes and imaginative activities within the West Essex community, whilst encouraging the active participation of young people in developing their own ideas as well as their personal skills.
With a focus on working in / around Epping but with the potential to cover anywhere In West Essex.
Benefits:

• Healthy work life balance.
• Wide range of learning and development opportunities.
• IT equipment and home-working equipment supplied.
• 30 days annual leave + bank holidays + choice to buy extra.
• Access to hundreds of discounts and benefits through Essex Rewards.
• Access to our health and wellbeing support platform with LifeWorks.
• Up to 4 days per year Volunteering leave.
• Study towards a

Apprenticeship with the . * London Area Fringe Allowance: 954 per annum
Essex County Council is proud to offer an excellent benefits package to all its employees. More information can be found here .
What our Apprentice's say:
"I really enjoyed my apprenticeship with ECC, I loved that the majority of the apprenticeship is on the job learning and minimal classroom work. The opportunities for career development have been much wider than I originally thought, and the apprenticeship is such a great way to develop your career."
"As an apprentice currently working at Essex County Council, I can confirm that it is a very rewarding role. I'm proud to be a part of this team and you will be too."
The Role:
As a District Youth and Community Worker, you will take ownership and accountability for defined areas of the work programme but will also work flexibly across internal and external teams to support delivery of youth provision in other areas. You will plan and deliver commissioned youth activities and work collaboratively with colleagues and partners and help others to achieve. You will develop new approaches, based on sound evidence and creative thinking, with a strong focus on improving outcomes for young people and their communities; you will be both proactive and responsive, combining energy and enthusiasm with the tenacity and drive to see things through.
The District Youth and Community Worker will work with young people and their communities to:

• Work closely with the Senior Youth and Community Worker to help young people and the community to develop the skills and capacity to design and deliver youth provision in their community.
• Have supervisory responsibility for the Youth and Community Workers within a hub area.
• Make contact and establish relationships with young people and their communities.
• Ensure the 'voice' of young people is heard in the design and delivery of effective youth work provision.
• Encourage and enable young people to participate in a range of educational and personally challenging activities.
• Ensure access to information and personal support, which enables young people to develop the confidence and skills to become creative, active, and critical participants in the wider community.

About You:
You will:

• Have the ability to work in partnership and to influence partners across a range of sectors to support the identification of desired outcomes for young people.
• Be experienced in working with young people, which may be in a voluntary role.
• Have the ability to build relationships and relate well to young people.
• Be able to motivate young people and facilitate young people's learning.
• Be committed to challenging prejudice and ignorance.
• Ability to develop work with young people to achieve planned outcomes.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Be flexible to meet young people's needs.

Essential Requirements for the 'In Training' role:

• The successful candidate must hold a minimum of a JNC Level 3 qualification or be working towards achieving this within Youth Work and be willing to undertake a JNC level 6 qualification supported by Essex Youth Service.
• You must have a GCSE grade C and above, or equivalent in English and Maths and have good IT skills.
• Have the right to work and study in England.
• Have been ordinarily resident in the UK or EEA for three years before the apprenticeship start date.
• As apprentices have employed status you must have the right to permanently live, work and study in the UK. Apprenticeships are not covered by student visas.

What will you be doing?

• Manage the organisation to a high-performing, customer-centric culture through exemplar behaviour in accordance with ECC's Values and Core Leadership Behaviours.
• Manage employees in working flexibly and collaboratively across structural boundaries as part of project or process teams in support of key outcomes.
• Manage the development of organisational capability through good people management, including the training, development, mentoring and coaching of team members.
• Thinking creatively, challenging the norms, and constructively challenging those around them to ensure continuous improvement, commercial astuteness, and inspire the same in employees.
• Ensure the proper assessment, management, and mitigation of risk, including Health and Safety and Business Continuity

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Why Essex?
As one of the largest and most dynamic UK local authorities, Essex offers a stimulating public service environment. Covering over 1,420 square miles and serving 1.8 million residents, we're committed to transformational change and delivering better quality at lower cost. Recognised in the top three of the latest IMPOWER index for productivity, we ensure everyone matters in . With flexible working options and a focus on innovation, whether you are looking to develop your career or contribute to the local community, Essex is the ideal place for you.
In February 2025, Greater Essex was accepted onto the Government's devolution priority programme, which will see local authorities in Essex work towards establishing a Mayoral Combined County Authority by May 2026. You can read more about ) on our careers site.
Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We're committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process. We're also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.
Once you've secured your role within Essex County Council you will receive many great employee benefits, including support for unpaid carers and flexible working arrangements to accommodate their needs.
At Essex County Council, we value integrity and ethical behaviour. We kindly ask that you embrace our code of conduct and the , including throughout the recruitment process. Your commitment to these standards helps us maintain a positive and respectful workplace for everyone.
Please note that the job role requires you to be mobile throughout an operational area. Therefore, the post holder will need to have a driving licence and access to a vehicle, or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through other means.
As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your certificate. This is an annual subscription, and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained. For further information on the DBS update service please go to
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