Youth Work
Guide and empower at-risk youths through tailored programs for personal and social development.
Last updated 3 January 2025
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Overview
Give at-risk youths the guidance and support they need to be responsible and resilient, so that they may realise their full potential in society.
Job roles & key responsibilities
Pursue a career as a youth work professional in the social service sector.
Youth Work
As a Youth Work professional, you can help youth uncover their potential, and devise programmes that will help them develop personally, socially and intellectually. Your support, guidance and engagement gives them the confidence to overcome barriers, and help them to become well-adjusted, contributing members of society.
Key responsibilities
Youth Worker
A Youth Worker performs outreach programmes and interventions.This includes:
Facilitating intervention work for youths identified to be at-risk.
Building trust and instill positive values among youths.
Engaging, mentoring and counselling alienated and at-risk youths who reject formal activities so as to build rapport for future intervention.
Developing and maintaining a trusting relationship with youths.
Youth Work Associate
A Youth Work Associate supports the facilitation and assessment of casework, group work, and outreach and community development programmes. This includes:
Performing programmes and interventions.
Supporting outreach activities in schools, on the streets and online.
Supporting the implementation of activities that grow the youth development professional practice.
Youth Work Assistant
A Youth Work Assistant supports the identification of risk and protective factors associated with social problems specific to youths. This includes:
Identifyinh typical youth issues and concerns in the current socio-economic environment.
Describinh the high-level contents of relevant policies and schemes that impact youths.
Education requirements
Minimum education requirements are needed for the jobs listed above for individuals who wish to pursue a career in social service.
For all Youth Work roles
Education requirements for Youth Work roles
To be a/an | Minimum | More information |
|---|---|---|
Youth Worker | Bachelor Degree | Refer to Youth Work profile in the Skills Framework (SFw) for Social Service |
Youth Work Associate | Diploma | Refer to Youth Work profile in the Skills Framework (SFw) for Social Service |
Youth Work Assistant | Certificate | Refer to Youth Work profile in the Skills Framework (SFw) for Social Service |
Information as of January 2019. Job titles may vary across agencies. | ||
Career progression
Possible workplaces
Children Homes
Rehabilitation Centres
Schools
Youth Centres
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