Sessional Youth Worker – Training Kitchen

Contract:

Location: Unitas Youth Zone, 76 Montrose Avenue, Edgware, HA8 0DT

Salary: £14.80 per hour London Living Wage | £16.00 per hour for Saturday evening shifts

Hours: Up to 10 hours per week. Tuesday PM and Friday PM

Key responsibilities include:

  • Delivering engaging cooking and food-based activities for young people
  • Planning varied sessions and preparing ingredient requirements
  • Supporting young people to build confidence, teamwork and practical life skills
  • Creating activities suitable for a wide range of dietary needs and cultures
  • Maintaining high standards of food hygiene and health and safety
  • Building positive relationships with young people, volunteers and colleagues
  • Supporting inclusive participation for young people with additional needs
  • Promoting safeguarding, equality and wellbeing at all times

About You

We are looking for someone energetic, approachable and passionate about working with young people.

You will ideally have:

  • Experience delivering cooking or food-based activities
  • Experience working with young people in group or one-to-one settings
  • A Level 2 Food Hygiene qualification
  • Strong communication and relationship-building skills
  • The ability to motivate and engage young people from diverse backgrounds
  • An understanding of safeguarding and inclusive practice
  • Flexibility to work evenings and weekends

Experience supporting young people facing social, emotional or behavioural challenges would be highly beneficial.