Youth Worker-Coventry

YMCA Heart of England

Job Title: Youth Worker
Salary: £15,000 

Hours per week: 18.75

Contract: 12-month Fixed Term (with possible extension)
Location: This is a hybrid role based across two hospital sites – University Hospital Coventry and St Cross Hospital in Rugby – with additional travel to other local venues such as community centres and schools across Coventry.

Background
YMCA Heart of England is a Christian charity providing a range of life-changing services for the local community. With a turnover of over £7.5m, we house over 300 young people and support them to get their lives back on track. We also care for pre-school children in our nursery and run various social enterprises and community programmes. With over 100 staff and volunteers working for us and thousands of people using our many premises every year, we are an organisation committed to delivering the best possible service to our customers in line with our Christian ethos and values.

Job role

YMCA Heart of England is looking for two part-time Youth Workers to deliver a 12-month NHS-funded programme in partnership with University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust. You’ll work with young people aged 12–19 living with diabetes, designing and delivering creative session activities that build confidence and improve wellbeing. The role includes supporting peer networks and working across hospital and community settings.

Key responsibilities:
• 1:1 and peer support activities for young people
• Identify support needs and develop tailored activity and intervention plans
• Create and maintain youth-friendly environments in clinics and community settings
• Work with external partners to expand activity options
• Support safeguarding and accurate record-keeping
• Represent the youth voice in multidisciplinary meetings and national networks

What we Offer:
• Training and Development Opportunities
• Travel expenses paid at 45p per mile
• 29 days annual leave (pro rata) including Bank Holidays plus an additional day after each year of completed service up to 5 days
• Workplace Pension scheme
• 20 days sick pay (pro rata)
• Life Assurance of 4 times your annual salary
• Day off for your Birthday

To apply, send your CV and a covering letter to: recruitment@ymcaheartofengland.org.uk

Closing date: Monday 5th January 2026. We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. Interviews will take place on: Monday 19^th January 2026.

YMCA Heart of England is an independent Christian charity, a registered provider of social housing, and affiliated to the national and international YMCA Movement. As an organisation fully committed to the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, a thorough vetting process is carried out as part of the appointment process, including verification of qualifications, identity checks, references, and a DBS check as appropriate.