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Youth worker : Salary and conditions

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  • Salaries for professional youth workers start at around £22,000.
  • Experienced staff with more responsibility earn between £27,000 and £34,000.
  • Salaries for local authority youth service managers vary according to the size of the authority and responsibility of the post but are usually in excess of £35,000. (All salary data collected April 2010, Joint Negotiating Committee (JNC) for Youth and Community Workers pay scales.)
  • London area allowances are available.
  • A high number of youth workers work in voluntary youth organisations where many positions are fixed term and may depend on external funding. Youth workers within local authorities may have more job security.
  • Working hours vary, with occasional weekend and evening duties required.
  • Part-time work and career breaks are usually possible.
  • Self-employment is sometimes possible. With qualifications and experience you might offer specialist training, for example, in outdoor education.
  • Jobs are available in most parts of the UK.
  • Around 60% of new entrants to professional programmes are female (National Youth Agency (NYA), April 2010).
  • Youth work positions are subject to an enhanced criminal record disclosure by the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) .
  • The work is demanding and may be stressful, especially for those working with disaffected youngsters. Some roles for those with counselling qualifications involve counselling supervision with an external professional.
  • Travel during the working day is often needed to visit locations where activities take place and for meeting with other agencies. Overnight absence from home is not usual, although you may be involved in residential activities and exchanges or group visits abroad.
 
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Written by AGCAS editors
Date: 
June 2010
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