Prevention and Support Service Assistant

Salary

Grade B - £26,556 - £28,764 per annum

Fixed term contract up to December 2026

37 Hours per Week

Are you interested in making a difference in a young person's life?

We are currently recruiting a Prevention and Support Service Assistant to join our team. This role is to work 1:1 with young people and deliver group work projects that will provide opportunities for young people in Thurrock, as part of the Prevention and Support Service.

You will be working with a small team of Youth Workers, Family Support workers and social workers across Thurrock, to facilitate young people's personal, social, and educational development, often working with vulnerable young people.

Prevention and Support Service works across Thurrock, supporting families and young people, in partnership with Thurrock Council partners, to achieve positive outcomes.

We are seeking an unqualified/Qualified Youth Worker who has experience in working with young people in a youth work setting and who is familiar with the national occupational standards of youth work.

Skills required include

• Ability to identify the different needs of young people and develop programmes to meet these
• Excellent verbal communication skills and the ability to build positive relationships
• Patience, empathy, and the understanding of young people's issues
• Excellent record keeping evidencing the outcomes and work with young people
• JNC youth work qualification and or prepared to gain JNC youth work qualification

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is required, at Enhanced Level for this role.

Advert closing dates

Redeployment only

5th June 2026

Internal only

14th June 2026

Interview Date

TBC

Please contact the hiring team for any role related queries

Thurrock Council is committed to equal opportunities. As a Disability Confident Employer, disabled people will be offered an interview where they meet all essential criteria on the person specification. We champion flexible working and job share applications are welcome.

We serve a diverse community where people are different yet equal. Diversity underpins everything we do. If you want to be part of an ambitious, exciting yet challenging council, where you can really make a difference join #TeamThurrock now!

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