Youth Apprenticeship

The course includes eight units;
Engaging & Communicating with Young People, Safeguarding, Youth Work Theory, Young People’s Development, Reflective Practice, Work-based Practice, Working with Behaviour that Challenges, Group Work, & a varied selection of optional units, all reflecting the broad competencies needed for effective youth support.

• 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
• Recognise, manage and reflect upon relational boundaries in professional youth support work
• Communicate with stakeholders – internal and/or external
• Facilitate the learning and development of young people
• Encourage the participation of young people in developing their own learning
• Facilitate activities and techniques to use with young people that promote self-confidence and build self-esteem and resilience
• Reflect individually and through supervision on practice in line with daily tasks to enhance the support young people receive
• Monitor and record the outcomes of own practice to identify areas for development and improvement
• Appropriately manage behaviour boundaries in line with organisational policies
• Plan youth support work programmes and sessions
• Lead youth support work programmes and sessions
• Evaluate youth support work programmes and sessions
• Enable young people to express their views, aspirations, needs and concerns appropriately in line with youth support work principles
• Identify, appropriately challenge and act upon oppressive or discriminatory attitudes, behaviours and situations
• Support young people to participate in planning, organising, delivering and evaluating youth work activities and programmes, and engaging on issues of importance to them
• Embed in own practice a commitment to the rights of young people
• Apply safeguarding procedures and protocols
• Work within the parameters of organisational, local and national health and safety, child protection, data protection and equalities policies and procedures
• Participate in risk assessments and manage risk and risk benefits within the workplace
• Record all health and safety risks and take the correct actions to ensure the safety of all young people
• Complete administrative responsibilities e.g., signing in young people, risk assessments and recording activities
• Manage budgets and resources
• Manage individuals in line with organisational procedures
• Work with and maintain professional behaviour boundaries when working with young people

• The apprentice will attend face‑to‑face training one day a week with Young Gloucestershire training team, undertaking all elements of the apprentice…