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Youth Work Professionals

Youth work professionals look after the welfare and support the development of young people.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£17,914
£32,853
£47,283

New workers start around £17,914. Normal pay is £32,853 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £47,283.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 11,436 vacancies for this type of job

4.31%

Projected job growth over the next 8 years

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • Keeps records and controls budgets.

  • Manages volunteers and part-time workers, and liaises with other relevant professionals.

  • Mentors and counsels young people with mental health problems.

  • Advises and supports young people experiencing stress or crisis.

  • Develops relationships with and provides guidance to young people.

  • Provides activities to assist young people develop and fulfil their potential as individuals and within the community.

Hard Skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Personal Care

  • Mental Health

  • Learning Disabilities

  • Cooking

  • Autism Spectrum Disorders

  • Medication Administration

  • Risk Analysis

  • Life Skills Development

  • Meal Planning And Preparation

  • Working With Children

Soft Skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Communication

  • Empathy

  • Management

  • Resilience

  • Compassion

  • Interpersonal Communications

  • Planning

  • Teaching

  • Professionalism

  • Budgeting

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.

Routes to this career

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Social Work

Edge Hill University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Ormskirk · 09/2025

Tariff points: 120/120

Youth Studies

London Metropolitan University

BSc (Hons) · 4 Years · Part-time · Islington · 09/2025

Tariff points: 112/112

Social Work

Liverpool Hope University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Liverpool · 11/09/2025

Tariff points: 120/120

Youth Work

City College Norwich (incorporating Easton College)

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Norwich · 09/2025

Tariff points: 80/80

Social Work (Postgraduate)

University of Huddersfield

MSc (PG) · 2 Years · Full-time · Huddersfield · 22/09/2025

Tariff points: N/A

Social Work

Kingston University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · London · 15/09/2025

Tariff points: 120/136

Social Work

Bournemouth University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Poole · 22/09/2025

Tariff points: 112/128

Community Youth Work

Ulster University

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Belfast · 15/09/2025

Tariff points: 80/96

Youth & Community Work

Plymouth Marjon University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Plymouth · 22/09/2025

Tariff points: 88/88

Health and Social Care

University College Birmingham

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Birmingham · 15/09/2025

Tariff points: 80/96

Social Work

Birmingham City University

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Birmingham · 09/2025

Tariff points: 120/120

Social Work

University of Staffordshire

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Stoke-on-Trent · 22/09/2025

Tariff points: 112/120

Social Work

Canterbury Christ Church University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Canterbury · 09/2025

Tariff points: N/A

Child and Youth Studies

University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI)

BA (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time · Elgin · 09/2025

Tariff points: 63/64

Social Work

Bradford College

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Bradford · 09/2025

Tariff points: 120/120

Social Work

University of East London

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Stratford · 22/09/2025

Tariff points: 120/120

Social Work

University of Brighton

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Brighton · 09/2025

Tariff points: 112/128

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