Available Roles

 

Youth Worker Internship

 

SkyWay Charity is seeking an enthusiastic and motivated individual with a keen interest in Youth Work for a one-year paid internship.

Do you have a passion for empowering young people and supporting their development?
Would you like to make a meaningful impact in communities?
Are you ready to develop your skills in youth work within a dynamic and supportive charity?

If this sounds like you, please read on:

Hours: 35 hours per week

Salary: £25,207 per annum

Contract: Fixed 12 month contract starting in March 2025 

The Role:

Part-funded by the Jack Petchey Foundation, SkyWay is seeking a passionate and enthusiastic individual to join our team as a Youth Worker intern. SkyWay is a small charity with a big heart, dedicated to empowering young people and their communities through meaningful engagement and impactful programmes.

We are looking for someone who can:

• Work directly with young people, supporting them through group sessions, one-to-one mentoring, and community-based projects.
• Help plan and deliver creative, engaging, and impactful youth work activities that promote personal growth, independence, and community connection.
• Collaborate with young people to co-design and deliver activities that reflect their needs and aspirations.
• Support the development of new initiatives to ensure we continue to deliver high-quality, youth-centered programs.
• Build trusting relationships with young people and encourage their confidence, individuality, and self-awareness.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is eager to start their career in youth work, with structured support and professional development built into the role. If you’re someone who enjoys experimenting with new approaches, working creatively, and making a tangible impact, this role is for you!

About Us

At SkyWay, we help people to drive the change they need for a better future, to give young people friendly and professional support, to help them to create a better future for themselves and the community they’re part of. We work with members of the wider community because we know how interlinked young people’s lives are with the people and places where they live, learn and socialise.

Our focus includes:

• Creating safe spaces – giving access to youth clubs and spaces for sports activities, to allow young people to feel safe and protected 
• Providing varied, engaging, fun and challenging sessions to support positive mental health and wellbeing, reduce isolation and develop new skills & experiences
• Offering life coaching, providing positive role models, parenting support and one to ones to support those struggling in the education system
• Creating peer leadership programmes to develop new employability skills,  empowering greater ambition and developing positive peer relationships. 
• Employment support, skills development, connecting communities and supporting people to gain skills to find employment and training 
• Providing food – both through our community food programmes and at our youth sessions through the development of healthy eating and other food programmes
• Building trust through all our activities; sessions, coaching, mentoring & one to ones 

About the Jack Petchey Internship programme: As part of this role, the successful candidate will be part of the Jack Petchey Internship Programme with 20 other interns from different youth organisations in London and Essex. This development programme will involve attending a residential launch conference, four professional development workshops throughout the year and a celebration event at the end of the programme.  The successful candidate will receive an extra training bursary of £1,000 for approved training and will be matched with a mentor from another organisation to help support their professional development. The Jack Petchey Internship Programme training days and events will take place in person in London and the successful candidate will be expected to take full part in this programme alongside their role at SkyWay Charity.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required for the successful candidate.

 

SkyWay Charity number 1093239

 

Application form, job description and equality monitoring

Click the links below to download the job information:

• Application Form
• Job Description
• Equality Monitoring Form
• Pre-employment declaration form
• An example of our reference template (this is for your information only, to show to the questions we may ask your referee)
• Policy on the Recruitment of ex-offenders

Further details to help with your application 

Application Form

• Please complete fully, explaining any gaps in your employment history / education history. 
• When completing the personal statement please refer to the job description and person specification paying particular attention to the specialist area competencies listed in the application form
• Please note that we do not accept a CV.

Pre-employment Declaration

This form is to be completed ONLY if you reach the interview stage, you should bring the form with you to the interview in a sealed envelope, we will not look at the form until after a decision has been made following the interview and only if you were successful at this stage

An example of our reference template

Just for your information, so you are aware of what information we gather from references. We do prefer to contact references before the interview, but understand that this is not always possible, please indicate your preference on the application form.

 

Application Process

Closing date for applications is 23:59 on Sunday 2nd February 2025

Interviews are expected to be the week of the 10th February 2025

Contract start date – March 2025 (following receipt of enhanced DBS and suitable references)

 

How to apply

Please complete the equality monitoring form and the application form and return to: noreen@skyway.london