Job title

Bank Youth Worker (Zero Hours)

Accountable to

The Project Lead

Based at

Esteem office, Old School House, Shoreham-by-sea, BN43 6PA

Contract

This is a zero-hour contract. Hours are on an ad hoc basis. 

Hours

Hours may vary - Please note this is an ad-hoc role covering periods of sickness and annual leave, often at short notice.

Currently, our session times run on the following days (including set up, pack up and debriefing);

• Drop-In (Ages 18 - 26) Monday’s 5.30pm - 8.30pm

• Esteem Team (Ages 18-26) Every Monday 3:30-5:30pm

• Esteem Team (Ages 14-17) Every Tuesday 4:00-5:30pm

• WYDW? (What you doing Wednesday?) - (Ages 14 - 17) Wednesday’s 4pm - 6.30pm

• Drop-In (Ages 18 - 26) Wednesday’s 6pm - 8.30pm

• Crunch Time - (Ages 14 - 17) Fridays 3.30pm - 5.30pm

• Creative Club - (Ages 14-17) Every other Thursday 4.30-7.30pm

We require cover for an additional half hour before and after the sessions to cover a session briefing and debrief.

The sessions that most regularly require cover are the drop-in sessions on a Monday and Wednesday Evening. 

In the instances where safeguarding issues arise and the sessions overrun, additional hours can be claimed.

Pay

Real Living Wage (£13.45 per hour)

Application Deadline

Monday 2nd November 2026 at 10am 

Interview

Planned for week commencing 9th November 2026

Start Date

To be confirmed

How to apply

If you would like to apply for this position, please download a copy of this Application Form and send it along with your CV to hr@esteem.org.uk

Please let us know if you would prefer to submit your application in another way, such as a video presentation. 

For an informal conversation about the role please call Andy Nall-Cain 07395313876 on or email andy.nall-cain@esteem.org.uk 

About Esteem

Esteem is a youth charity built by and for young adults aged 14 to 26, offering group activities and one-to-one support in Shoreham-by-Sea. In our space, any young adult can find their people, take on real responsibility, and discover what they are capable of.

Esteem creates spaces where everyone matters.

Each year, 250 young adults from across Sussex spend time with us. They come from many different communities and bring a wide range of experiences, with many navigating three or four social barriers at once. Participation runs through everything we do, with young adults shaping sessions, projects and the organisation itself at every level. 

As a Bank Youth Worker, you will work alongside our youth work team to support Esteem's activity sessions. These sessions are where young adults meet others, connect, take on real responsibilities and challenge themselves. Working as part of the team, you will help keep every session inclusive, so young adults can take part, share ideas and shape what happens.

Please note this is an ad-hoc role covering periods of sickness and annual leave, often at short notice. 

Principal tasks and responsibilities 

1. Assist in running social sessions for young adults, including encouraging participation in activities, setting up and helping to pack down the space, supporting socialisation amongst young adults, listening to young adults’ ideas and feeding important insights back to the organisation, and encouraging young adults to follow Esteem’s core values of Trust, Support and Respect.

2. Help to maintain records of attendees and ensure relevant documentation is completed

3. Support the young adults to take a lead in shaping Esteem sessions and activities. For example supporting participants to choose session activities they like. 

4. Support group sessions working with Esteem’s Youth Worker’s to deliver sessions. Leading activities when required.

5. Share responsibility for closing down the building

6. Safeguarding young adults and raising any safeguarding concerns with the Safeguarding team

7. Signpost drop-in participants to Esteem opportunities and promote relevant events and projects

8. Following organisational risk assessments and health and safety guidance to ensure sessions run smoothly and safely.

9. Participate fully in team pre-briefs before sessions and debriefs following sessions. 

10. To assist us with planning we request that rota requests are responded to promptly.

Personal Specification  

Experience

• At least two years of experience working with young people and young adults. 

• Experience in organising and facilitating events and activities for and with young adults. 

• Experience working in a team, including with volunteers. 

• An awareness of working to safeguard children and vulnerable adults, including relevant training. 

• An awareness, understanding and application of appropriate youth work boundaries.

• Willingness to attend ongoing and additional training where appropriate. 

Skills,  Abilities and Knowledge

• Have the energy and enthusiasm to inspire young people to be involved and stay involved in the project

• Be able to quickly make and maintain meaningful relationships with young adults

• The ability to be supportive and empathetic and work in a trauma-informed way 

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills - particularly in relation to working with socially excluded young adults

• The ability to be assertive when necessary and deal with challenging behaviour

• Ability to work autonomously as well as part of a team 

Personal Attributes 

• Helpful, cooperative and sensitive to the needs and feelings of others, including a commitment to the organisation being youth-led, which is demonstrated in your practice.  

• Demonstrate and promote Esteem’s core values - Trust-Support-Respect

• Reliability, honesty, and a commitment to maintaining confidentiality 

• Approachability and flexibility in responding to emergencies and unforeseen events, and ability to use own initiative in these circumstances. 

• Confident around groups of people, someone who enjoys connecting and building relationships with others.