Youth and community workers provide support to individuals or groups of individuals through a range of activities or services that aim to encourage participation in social and community life and promote personal and social development

Entry Reqirements

Honours, Bachelor's degree

Typical Tasks

• Helps set up credit unions, encourages parents to establish playgroups, works with other groups to find solutions to shared concerns or problems.
• Advises individuals with particular needs or problems through informal discussion, individual counselling or formal group discussion.
• Liaises and supports voluntary workers running groups in village halls, churches, mosques and other places of worship.
• Undertakes the day-to-day running of community centres and supervises the activities of part-time and voluntary workers.
• Organises social, recreational and educational activities in local community and youth groups.

Desired Skills

Active Listening, Monitoring, Speaking, Learning Strategies, Reading Comprehension, Writing, Active Learning, Critical Thinking, Mathematics, Science