Jobs & Opportunities

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Salary: £13.10 per hour + accrued holiday pay for the hours that you work.

Grade: 2.3

Hours: 0

Application deadline: Rolling advert

Interview Date: To be arranged if shortlisted

About The Role

The aim of this role is to support CYN’s work in Bristol & South Gloucestershire. Casual Youth Workers cover staff absence and can also support with emerging temporary projects.

This role will be based in the Youth Services team and will be part of the team delivering positive activities to young people through our main areas in The Station, Hillfields, Barton Hill, City Centre, Hanham, Kingswood, Cadbury Heath, Emersons Green and Bitton, as well as supporting with projects in the community and schools.

About Us

Creative Youth Network is an award-winning charity with a mission to enable young people to reach their potential, no matter what their background or circumstances. Operating across Bristol and South Gloucestershire, we offer a range of services ranging from our 10 local youth clubs, to targeted support for young people with specific needs, work within schools (in particular for young people at risk of disengaging from education), and an exciting range of creative courses, programmes and activities, including early career support for young people embarking on careers in the creative sector. Our services are rated “Outstanding” by the National Youth Agency.

Next Steps

A full Job Description is available to download here and an application form here. To apply click the green ‘Apply for this job’ button found either to the right or below.  

In accordance with our Safer Recruitment Policy, we are unable to accept CV's and ask that you complete the application form instead.

This role is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.

Equity, diversity and inclusion

Creative Youth Network is committed to inclusivity, equality, and equity. We pride ourselves on giving opportunities to people of all walks of life and all class backgrounds. This includes people who identify as D/deaf, disabled or neurodivergent, LGBTQIA+, are early in their careers or come from groups who experience racial inequality.

We particularly encourage applications from candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce, including people from Global Majority backgrounds (often referred to as BAME – Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic).

As an employer we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and wellbeing of all our staff.

If forms don’t work for you, get in touch with the team to talk about alternatives.

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Please note: In accordance with our Safer Recruitment Policy, we are unable to accept CV's and ask that you complete the application form instead.

Salary: £13.10 per hour + accrued holiday pay for the hours that you work. 

Grade: 2.3

Hours: Casual contract - arranged in advance with Line Manager as and when required 

Application deadline: Applications accepted from now until 19th March 2026

Proposed Interview Date(s): To be arranged if shortlisted​

About The Role

Creative Youth Network is recruiting to the role of the Casual Alternative Learning Youth Worker to join the team of Youth Workers delivering the ALP programme.

The aim of this role is to support CYN’s Alternative Learning Programme work in Bristol & South Gloucestershire. Casual ALP Youth Workers will work with young people on a one to one or group basis as and when the regular ALP team is at capacity. This work will be on a temporary basis, but casual youth workers will be allocated a small number of caseloads and there is an expectation that they will see through their programme of sessions with a young person/people (between 12 and 18 weeks).

About Us

Creative Youth Network is an award-winning charity with a mission to enable young people to reach their potential, no matter what their background or circumstances. Operating across Bristol and South Gloucestershire, we offer a range of services ranging from our 10 local youth clubs, to targeted support for young people with specific needs, work within schools (in particular for young people at risk of disengaging from education), and an exciting range of creative courses, programmes and activities, including early career support for young people embarking on careers in the creative sector. Our services are rated “Outstanding” by the National Youth Agency.

To Apply

A full Job Description is available to download here and an application form here. Complete the application form first and then click the green ‘Apply for this job’ button found either to the right or below.    

In accordance with our Safer Recruitment Policy, we are unable to accept CV's and ask that you complete the application form instead.

This role is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.

Equity, diversity and inclusion

Creative Youth Network is committed to inclusivity, equality, and equity. We pride ourselves on giving opportunities to people of all walks of life and all class backgrounds. This includes people who identify as D/deaf, disabled or neurodivergent, LGBTQIA+, are early in their careers or come from groups who experience racial inequality.

We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented, including people from Global Majority backgrounds (often referred to as BAME – Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic).

As an employer we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and wellbeing of all our staff.