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Youth offending team officers work to prevent children and young people under 18 from offending and reoffending.
You could do a foundation degree, degree or postgraduate award in youth work, youth justice, social work or criminology.
You'll usually need at least 1 A-Level, or equivalent, for a foundation degree. You'll need 2 to 3 A-Levels, or equivalent, for a degree. You'll need a degree in any subject for a postgraduate course.
Volunteering
You can start by volunteering to work with young people. For example, mentoring will give you an understanding of the issues they face. You can also support young people in the criminal justice system by volunteering as an appropriate adult. Opportunities and training are organised locally.
You'll need:
In your day-to-day duties you might:
With experience, you could progress to team leader or team manager. With further training you could move into social work or educational welfare.
Substance misuse outreach workers encourage people to get help from local support services, and advise them on minimising risks to health.
Youth workers guide and support young people aged 11 to 25. They organise activities to help with personal and social development.
Social work assistants give advice, guidance and support to help people with their physical, emotional and social needs.
School matrons look after the health and wellbeing of pupils in boarding schools.
Social workers help to protect vulnerable children and adults from harm or abuse, and support people to live independently.
Family support workers help and advise families with long or short-term difficulties.
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Not only will your organisation (or the Government) pay for all of your training, but you’ll be paid to do it. That means you could actually get paid to get your degree and have no debt!
There are over 625 different apprenticeships to choose from, in a range of industries. Whether you’re interested in law, marketing, construction, or engineering, you’ll find something up your street!
As an apprentice, the minimum you’ll earn is £6.20 an hour, but we’ve seen apprentices earn a starting salary of up to £30,000 a year! You could also get other employee benefits like gym memberships, paid holiday, and sick pay.
Employers think apprentices are 15% more employable than those with other qualifications. In fact, many large employers train their graduates and apprentices together!
There’s only so much you can learn when you just do a qualification. As an apprentice, you’ll also get to learn on the job – whether that’s designing amazing graphics, chopping vegetables, or building engines!
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