Youth Connect Worker
their full potential? If so, the Health & Social Care Portfolio is seeking to recruit a Youth Connect Worker.
In this rewarding role, you will deliver group-based activities, informal educational sessions, and personal
development programmes covering topics such as healthy relationships, substance awareness,
emotional wellbeing, and independent living skills. You will play a key role in identifying emerging needs
at an early stage and providing targeted interventions to help reduce the risk of exploitation, social
exclusion, missing episodes, substance misuse, and mental health difficulties. The successful candidate
will work directly with children and young people involved in the youth diversion scheme, those at risk of
offending behaviour, and individuals who may be subject to statutory or criminal justice interventions. You
will build positive relationships, provide guidance and support, and contribute to improving outcomes for
some of the most vulnerable young people in the community.
For further information or to discuss this opportunity in more detail, please contact us.
Benefits
Pension – 15% pension contribution by SHG into approved defined contribution pension scheme
Training and Development
Paid sickness absence
How to apply
To access job profiles and application forms online, visit
www.sainthelena.gov.sh/government/vacancies Alternatively, these are available in paper format from Central Human Resources and Organisational Development at The Castle, Jamestown.
For further information, please contact the recruitment team on telephone number 22470 or via the email address below.
Applications should be submitted through the Director/Line Manager (where applicable) to the Human Resources Officer by email recruitment@sainthelena.gov.sh or paper copies delivered to the Human Resources Officer by the closing date.
To be considered for our vacancies, you must complete our application form. Please do not submit your CV.
Disclaimer
The St Helena Public Service welcomes all applications from across our whole community, including our St Helenian diaspora wishing to return to St Helena. If you are a St Helenian currently living and working overseas, please contact us at recruitment@sainthelena.gov.sh to discuss how we can support you. SHG positively accepts applications from all members of the community, regardless of age, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief and will consider all applications on the basis of merit assessed against the role profile and person specification. All appointments are subject to the successful candidate providing satisfactory clearances, which include a medical check, vetting / DBS clearance and references. SHG reserves the right to have information provided on or with the application independently verified. Benefits are subject to change and may vary according to role.