Education, Employment & Training Worker WCC621473

Job Details:

Salary range: £41,580 - £47,628 per annum. Salary negotiable depending upon experience 
Work location: 4 Frampton Street, London, NW8 8LF
Hours per week: 36 
Contract type: Permanent   
Vetting requirements: Enhanced DBS Check 
Closing date: 1 July 2025
Interview date: 10 July 2025

About Us:

THE EXTRAORDINARY STORY OF EMPOWERED FAMILIES

Children’s Services at Westminster City Council is a world of extraordinary stories where compassionate people bring everything to their work, including their own experiences of parenting.

Take Melissa, a Senior Social Worker in our Assessment Team. She’s one of the first people families meet when accessing our services, so building rapport is critical. And that’s where Melissa’s life experience really counts. She had her first child as a young adult and knows just how judgemental others can be. 

Melissa has something unique to offer and it can’t be found in a textbook: her own experience of raising two children as a single parent. She’s committed to empowering others: giving them the skills, resources and confidence they need, from housing support to baby supplies. And if the family has older kids? Well, she’s been there too. Her youngest is now 15 and Melissa knows the challenges of helping young people navigate inner-city life.

Melissa first learnt her craft as a support worker, then completed her statutory training as social worker – all while raising her family single-handed. And she’s not done yet. Supported by her managers, she’s been training in systemic therapy and is already looking forward to her next development opportunity.  

Melissa’s more than a social worker; she’s a shining example to the families she works with every day.

The Role:

As an Education, Employment & Training Worker in our Integrated Gangs and Exploitation Unit (IGXU) cohort, you can make your own powerful contribution to people across Westminster. Responsible for developing, leading and coordinating our work on Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET) prevention, you’ll work alongside colleagues, specialist teams and employers to provide intensive, targeted support to a cohort of young people.

You will have a thorough understanding of the challenges and barriers young people involved in gangs or the youth justice system face. You’ll directly support young people with EET advice and guidance, helping them with their CVs, applications and interview preparation, and giving them the best possible chance at achieving employment or training. But this role is about more than that. Your assessments will be holistic and individual – designed to identify the young person’s strengths, build their resilience and develop their capabilities. You’ll also use your specialist knowledge to provide a consultation function for other practitioners within the team.

Please refer to the Job Description for more information.

About You:

An established professional with significant experience of working directly with young people who have complex needs, you’ll have a strong understanding of how social disadvantages and exclusion are created. You’ll have assessed strengths and support needs in a previous role, with an understanding of developing support pathways and experience identifying or engaging young people who are NEET.

On a personal level, you’ll be a people person and a true team player, capable of developing effective relationships with a range of colleagues from a range of sectors. You’ll be a strong, confident communicator, taking a people-centred approach in everything that you do. This role requires a degree of flexibility, so you’ll be willing and able to work evenings and the occasional weekend as required. 

More than anything, you’ll be passionate about improving outcomes for young people across Westminster. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a supportive and collaborative team directly reducing gang violence and helping young people turn their lives around. 

Westminster City Council is committed to supporting Care Leavers into the workplace. Care Leavers seeking their first job and who wish to be considered under our scheme, will automatically be invited to interview should they meet the essential criteria for the role.

What We Offer:

Westminster is an amazing place. We are home to more than 200,000 residents from all backgrounds, over 50,000 vibrant and vital businesses and three-quarters-of-a-million people work in Westminster. Westminster City Council’s strategy is to work towards a Fairer Westminster. A Fairer Westminster is one in which our communities are at the heart of our decision-making and help to determine the city’s future. By working directly with our communities and other partners, we can build a more inclusive city that celebrates our diverse communities, and where residents, workers and visitors from all backgrounds will feel welcome and safe.   
 
At Westminster City Council, we pride ourselves on being an inclusive workplace and employer of choice. We encourage and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that, at all levels, represents the communities we serve. We champion equality, diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, has a sense of belonging and is empowered to be their best, that is the Westminster Way. To find out more about how we do this visit https://www.westminster.gov.uk/health-and-social-care/public-health-strategy-policies-and-reports/equality-duties  
 
As a forward-thinking Council we appreciate that people work in different ways, therefore our staff benefit from working a range of flexible working patterns as well as Agile working.  
 
The Council is a Disability Confident Employer. If you have declared a disability in your application, we guarantee an interview if you meet the essential criteria of the job. If you are invited for interview, you will be asked if you need any reasonable adjustments in order to attend, and we will make these wherever possible.