Youth Work Apprentice

DIXONS ACADEMIES CHARITABLE TRUST LTD

Manchester (M23 9BP)

Closes in 13 days (Friday 1 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 18 July 2025


Summary

We’re offering a unique opportunity to earn a degree while gaining hands-on experience as a Youth Worker. This apprenticeship is ideal for passionate individuals who want to make a lasting difference in young people’s lives. Join our team and build a meaningful, rewarding career in youth work.

Training course
Youth worker (level 6)
Hours
Mon - Fri (Term Time + 4 weeks).

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Tuesday 26 August 2025

Duration

3 years

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

Where you'll work

Moor Road
Manchester
M23 9BP

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

UNIVERSITY OF GREATER MANCHESTER

Training course

Youth worker (level 6)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Evaluate and utilise a range of styles of communication suited to the audience, e.g. verbal, non-verbal, written and electronic methods.
  • Maintain professional boundaries in relationships with young people and colleagues.
  • Select and use suitable youth work models for the needs of young people they are engaging with.
  • Work in partnership with young people to develop suitable services.
  • Utilise appropriate methods and tools for planning, monitoring and evaluating youth work.
  • Complete, store and retain accurate administrative and financial records.
  • Carry out regular supervision, staff development and appraisals (where appropriate) with colleagues.
  • Apply different leadership styles appropriate to the needs of colleagues.
  • Utilise a range of sources of information to inform service development.
  • Identify and work with appropriate partners to add value to work with young people, e.g., Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), schools, local councillors.
  • Advocate for young people and youth work in policy and service development.
  • Select and use appropriate methods and tools when planning youth work programmes and activities.
  • Identify and apply differentiated methods and styles when engaging with groups to meet the needs of young people, promoting learning and development
  • Facilitate youth work programmes that support the learning and development of young people in line with the youth work curriculum.
  • Evaluate, demonstrate and report on the impact of youth work.
  • Provide a safe environment for young people to explore and challenge values, beliefs, ideas and issues.
  • Create and evaluate effectiveness of inclusive and participatory learning environments.
  • Support young people to plan, organise and deliver youth-led activities and programmes.
  • Select and apply appropriate participation models to overcome barriers to participation
  • Support young people to make their voice heard to influence change on issues affecting them.
  • Identify and challenge oppressive attitudes, behaviours and situations.
  • Conduct and use information from situational needs analysis to develop projects.
  • Produce reports, evaluations and summary data in a format appropriate for the intended audience, e.g. commissioners, funders or other stakeholders.
  • Use outcomes of evaluation of service delivery to inform, develop and enhance practice and projects.
  • Monitor own practice and use supervision to identify areas for continuing professional development and improvement.
  • Apply appropriate supervision models to support the development of colleagues.
  • Ensure professional ethical standards are developed, promoted and maintained across the youth work environment.
  • Demonstrate and promote a person-centred approach to youth work.
  • Implement, identify and report safeguarding referrals, drawing on safeguarding information, in line with safeguarding policies and procedures, to take action when a young person discloses information.
  • Carry out risk assessments, plan activities, visits, and manage situations to mitigate risks to ensure the safety of all young people, depending on the setting and the environment they are working in.
  • Evaluate and utilise a range of styles of communication suited to the audience, e.g. verbal, non-verbal, written and electronic methods.
  • Maintain professional boundaries in relationships with young people and colleagues.
  • Select and use suitable youth work models for the needs of young people they are engaging with.
  • Work in partnership with young people to develop suitable services.
  • Utilise appropriate methods and tools for planning, monitoring and evaluating youth work.
  • Complete, store and retain accurate administrative and financial records.
  • Carry out regular supervision, staff development and appraisals (where appropriate) with colleagues.
  • Apply different leadership styles appropriate to the needs of colleagues.
  • Utilise a range of sources of information to inform service development.
  • Identify and work with appropriate partners to add value to work with young people, e.g., Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), schools, local councillors.
  • Advocate for young people and youth work in policy and service development.
  • Select and use appropriate methods and tools when planning youth work programmes and activities.
  • Identify and apply differentiated methods and styles when engaging with groups to meet the needs of young people, promoting learning and development
  • Facilitate youth work programmes that support the learning and development of young people in line with the youth work curriculum.
  • Evaluate, demonstrate and report on the impact of youth work.
  • Provide a safe environment for young people to explore and challenge values, beliefs, ideas and issues.
  • Create and evaluate effectiveness of inclusive and participatory learning environments.
  • Support young people to plan, organise and deliver youth-led activities and programmes.
  • Select and apply appropriate participation models to overcome barriers to participation
  • Support young people to make their voice heard to influence change on issues affecting them.
  • Identify and challenge oppressive attitudes, behaviours and situations.
  • Conduct and use information from situational needs analysis to develop projects.
  • Produce reports, evaluations and summary data in a format appropriate for the intended audience, e.g. commissioners, funders or other stakeholders.
  • Use outcomes of evaluation of service delivery to inform, develop and enhance practice and projects.
  • Monitor own practice and use supervision to identify areas for continuing professional development and improvement.
  • Apply appropriate supervision models to support the development of colleagues.
  • Ensure professional ethical standards are developed, promoted and maintained across the youth work environment.
  • Demonstrate and promote a person-centred approach to youth work.
  • Implement, identify and report safeguarding referrals, drawing on safeguarding information, in line with safeguarding policies and procedures, to take action when a young person discloses information.
  • Carry out risk assessments, plan activities, visits, and manage situations to mitigate risks to ensure the safety of all young people, depending on the setting and the environment they are working in.

Training schedule

This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

About this employer

At Dixons, we live our mission and values every day. We are committed to making a difference where it matters most. We  work to improve the future for thousands of children in parts of the north of England where young lives are adversely affected by social and educational disadvantage. We believe that every child, regardless of their background, should be able to fulfil their academic potential and go on to thrive. Founded by Dixons City Academy, our trust has over 30 years’ experience in transforming education through our network of high-performing, non-faith academies, and now operates in Leeds, Bradford, Liverpool and Manchester

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

UNIVERSITY OF GREATER MANCHESTER

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000332490.

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Closes in 13 days (Friday 1 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

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