Chilypep are recruiting!

This post is joint funded by Sheffield City Council and Migrant Help 

Chilypep Sheffield is looking for an energetic, compassionate and experienced Project Worker with knowledge of the UK asylum system to lead on delivering Chilypep’s support to young refugees and asylum seekers, and help to make a real change to the life chances of young people seeking asylum.   

Working alongside the Project Coordinator and Project Assistant, you will be responsible for supporting young asylum seekers aged 14-25 through both group work and 1:1 support. You will help young people to build social groups, reduce isolation, and access a range of social, emotional, and practical support while they navigate the complex and challenging processes of the UK asylum system.

You will be responsible for maintaining Happy Group, Chilypep’s weekly youth group for young refugees and asylum seekers, focusing on those in care and/or age disputed in adult accommodation. You will also maintain the project’s support for adults in adult accommodation, making weekly visits to the main asylum hotel and delivering a mix of 1:1 casework and group support.

This role includes regular evening work, an annual 3 day residential, and occasional trips/excursions.

The Job Pack is attached, applications made via the forms on our website: https://chilypep.org.uk/youth-welfare-officer/

Job Description:

Job title: Youth Welfare Officer

Salary scale: Chilypep Scale 6 Point 22: (£30,105.99) to Point 24: (£31,884.86) as of 1st April 2023

Hours of work: 30-37 hours per week [FTE 37- working hours negotiable]

Pension: 8% employer contribution

Leave entitlement: 38 days leave, including bank holidays (pro rata)

Place of work: 11 Southey Hill, Sheffield S5 8BB (Hybrid working permitted, sessions delivered at various locations across Sheffield). 

Duration: Role funded until July 2026

Closing date for applications: 9am, Monday 16th June 2025

Interviews to be held in person on Monday 30th June 2025