Level 3 Youth Work Apprenticeship
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Company YOUNG GLOUCESTERSHIRE
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Provider YOUNG GLOUCESTERSHIRE LIMITED
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Location GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL1 2EB
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Type Apprenticeship
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Salary £18,900.00 per year
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Sector Care services
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Ref NAS-2000060862
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Application Deadline Date 15/11/2026
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Start Date 16/11/2026
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Positions Available 1
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Working Week Monday - Thursday, complete a normal working day of 7.5 hours between the hours of 9.00am and 5.30pm. Friday - Training Day - 7.5 hours at Young Gloucestershire.
Brief Description
Nine mandatory units: Anti-discriminatory Practice, Engaging and Communicating with Young People, Group Work, Principles of Youth Work, Reflective Practice, Safeguarding, Work-Based Practice in Youth Work, Working with Behaviour that Challenges, and Young People’s Development. All units based on a Youth Work setting.
Training to be Provided
Youth Support Worker Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard:
- The apprentice will attend face-to-face training one day a week with Young Gloucestershire training team, undertaking all elements of the apprentice requirements
- The apprentice will be required to complete a diploma and end point assessment
Future Prospects
Following completion of the apprenticeship, you will have a Level 3 youth support qualification and will be able to progress into youth work positions, TA roles in schools, welfare roles in colleges.
Vacancy Detail
- Undertake a one-to-one youth work support role
- Hold a caseload of young people who require support with mental health, mentoring or other youth work intervention
- Completing a programme of study at level 3 which is relevant to the role
- Be willing to build relationships with young people and their wider communities
- Become confident in working with groups of young people
- Be confident in working with young people one to one (in line with our lone working policy)
- Carrying out the role with enthusiasm, integrity and professionalism
- Understanding the barriers some young people face and how to address them
- Support the recruitment of young people to programmes
- Ensure the voice of young people and family is heard in discussions and decisions
- Identify challenges and concerns and work with the young person to overcome challenges
- Attend meetings when appropriate, to help young people achieve positive outcomes
- To address practical issues and challenges that are affecting young people
- Provide advice, guidance, and information to young people to allow them to make informed decisions
- Build positive relationships with young people, other agencies and the YG team to achieve the outcomes for young people
- Develop resources for projects as and when needed
- To support young people with all areas of their mental health
- Maintain a quality service to young people across all provision
- To provide regular reporting on the activities’ progress
- Carry out regular risk assessments of all activities prior to delivery
- To ensure safeguarding of young people
- To ensure the use of established recording and monitoring computerised systems using Upshot
Other Information
This role is an in-person role. You are required to attend one of our locations in Gloucestershire, Monday - Friday.