Lead Youth Worker – Jack Drum Arts
Deadline for applications: 9am on Friday 20th March 2026
Reports to: Managing Director and Artistic Director
Location: Crook, County Durham, with attendance at meetings across the County
Working hours: 20 hours per week (including Monday and Wednesday evenings, term-time; some flexibility required)
Contract: Fixed term until 30 April 2027 (subject to extension dependent on funding)
Salary: £26,824 per annum (pro rata) plus employer pension contribution through NEST
Holiday/TOIL/Leave: statutory paid holiday, time off in lieu and statutory sick pay entitlement as per company policy
Start date: ASAP
Youth Work Coordinator – The Junction
Salary: £34,356
Hours: 37.5 hrs p/w
Contract: Permanent
Location: Redcar
Deadline: Noon, Monday 9th March 2026
Sessional Worker – North Tyne Youth
Role: Sessional Worker (Youth Club) approx 3-9hrs/week
Pay: £13.45/hr + 12.07% annual leave entitlement
Hours: our sessional workers will usually work pre-agreed routine hours on weekday evenings through term time only.
Place of work: sessional workers will be based at one or more of our village hubs, to be agreed at appointment. We hold youth clubs at Otterburn, Bellingham, Humshaugh & Kirkwhelpington.
Closing date: 15th March 2026
Youth Worker – Durham Area Youth
Job Title: Youth Worker
Reports to: Chief Executive
Supervisor Responsibility: No
Location: Delivering sessions from Sherburn Village, Sherburn Hill and Pittington, County Durham. Working three evenings a week Tuesday 4-8.30pm, Wednesday 4-6.30pm, and Thursday 4-8.30pm.
Hours of Work:12 hours
Salary: £13.50 an hour
Contract Type 24 month contract (renewable depending on funding)
Youthprint Trainee Youth Worker
Salary: £12.60 per hour (30 hours per week)
Age 18-25 Years – Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR)
Location: Blaydon / Pelton and County Durham
High Tunstall College of Science – Junior Campaigners
Working with a group of students from High Tunstall College of Science for over 5 weeks, we facilitated in developing an idea of a campaign they could carry out as Junior Campaigners. This group consisted of 10 young people, who all had a passion to help improve the mental health of older generations who live in care homes over the Christmas period.
After a discussion on how best to help the residents, the young people decided on making 20 mental health wellbeing packs; personal hygiene items, colouring and puzzle books, hot water bottles, selection packs of chocolates, hot chocolate sachets, blankets, and so much more. They also all made individual heartfelt Christmas cards to go in each pack, to make them more personal.
Then came the decision of where the packs should go to – They ended up choosing Lindisfarne Care Home in Hartlepool, as it’s local to their school.
The young people designed a poster to go along with this, and were very proud of what they had done throughout the whole campaign. “I feel so proud of us for doing this. The elderly might have no one to buy them Christmas presents – We might have just made someone’s day”.
While YFNE staff dropped the packs off at the home, the staff extended their sincere appreciation for all the young peoples hard work and care, they stated “it is nice to see young people thinking about the elderly. Please send them all our thanks!”.