# Youth Support Worker - CAMHS Community Crisis Care > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/youth-support-worker-camhs-community-crisis-care/72e4d9cd-1508-462f-91f7-7148b5ef46c3 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/youth-support-worker-camhs-community-crisis-care/72e4d9cd-1508-462f-91f7-7148b5ef46c3.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Manchester - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £28,392 - £31,157 Per Annum, Pro Rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, Compressed hours, 37.5 hours per week (We are an extended hours service and most team members work 12 hour shifts. This equates to three weeks working three days per week and four days on week four.) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-07T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-22T09:01:47.536Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/Manchester/Manchester_University_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mental_Health/Mental_Health-v7944048 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7944048?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.mft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are excited to offer an opportunity for a motivated Band 4 Youth Support Worker to join our innovative  Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) Community Crisis Care Service. In this vital role, you will provide practical and emotional support to young people experiencing acute mental health crises, helping them navigate challenges and build resilience. This role offers a unique opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of young people and their families. You will be part of a forward-thinking, compassionate, and ever-expanding team dedicated to improving outcomes for young people through person-centered care and tailored interventions. As a valued member of our team, you will play a crucial role in supporting young people in crisis, helping them develop coping strategies, regain independence, and work towards recovery. You will also collaborate with other professionals to ensure holistic, needs-led support. As part of our CAMHS Crisis Care service, you’ll gain invaluable experience, enhance your skills, and contribute to the development of innovative approaches to youth mental health care. ### Main duties of the job - Provide emotional and practical support to young people experiencing crisis, ensuring they feel safe, heard, and empowered during distressing times. - Assist in assessments under professional guidance, identifying the young person’s strengths, challenges, and support needs to inform tailored interventions. - Facilitate therapeutic activities across home, community, and clinical settings, promoting engagement in self-care, education, social interactions, and meaningful activities that support recovery. - Offer hands-on support to young people and families, helping them navigate daily challenges, reduce isolation, and prevent crisis escalation. - Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, including nurses, social workers, assistant psychologists, and other professionals, ensuring a joined-up, holistic approach to care. - Maintain accurate records, monitor progress, and provide feedback to inform ongoing care planning and intervention strategies. - Support young people through transitions and discharge planning, assisting their reintegration into school, home, and community life post-crisis. - As part of the CAMHS Crisis Care service, provide intensive short-term support, focusing on recovery-oriented care plans that promote resilience and reduce the likelihood of future crises. This role involves direct engagement in emergency, community, and home settings, ensuring flexible, responsive support tailored to each young person’s needs. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need for this role, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. Explore ‘Inside MFT – Your Candidate Place’ To help you feel confident, prepared and fully informed before you apply, we invite you to explore Inside MFT – Your Candidate Place.  This welcoming one‑stop hub gives you a real sense of who we are — what we stand for, how we reward and support you, and the many ways we care for you as you care for others.  You’ll also find practical hints and tips for submitting a great application, along with the essential information you need to know before you apply. To access ‘Inside MFT – Your Candidate Place, simply click on the relevant PDF document under the ‘Supporting Documents’ section and once opened, you can where either scan QR code or click on the link provided. Closing vacancy listings early We welcome applications from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. To help us manage applications fairly and give each one the time it deserves, our adverts may close early if we receive a high level of interest. Early applications are therefore encouraged. Diversity Matters MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, please contact the manager named below. Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in your application Here at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, we’re proud to be ALL HERE FOR YOU—for our patients, our communities, and each other. As part of our commitment to fairness, transparency, and personal integrity, we ask all applicants to ensure that their job applications reflect their own experiences, skills, and motivations. While AI tools can support spelling, grammar, or formatting, we expect that the content of your application—especially personal statements and responses to role-specific questions—is written by you. This helps us get to know the real you and ensures that our recruitment process remains equitable and meaningful for everyone. Thank you for helping us uphold the values that make our Trust a place where people belong, grow, and thrive. We look forward to receiving your application. ## Job Details We are excited to offer an opportunity for a motivated Band 4 Youth Support Worker to join our innovative  Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) Community Crisis Care Service. In this vital role, you will provide practical and emotional support to young people experiencing acute mental health crises, helping them navigate challenges and build resilience. This role offers a unique opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of young people and their families. You will be part of a forward-thinking, compassionate, and ever-expanding team dedicated to improving outcomes for young people through person-centered care and tailored interventions. As a valued member of our team, you will play a crucial role in supporting young people in crisis, helping them develop coping strategies, regain independence, and work towards recovery. You will also collaborate with other professionals to ensure holistic, needs-led support. As part of our CAMHS Crisis Care service, you’ll gain invaluable experience, enhance your skills, and contribute to the development of innovative approaches to youth mental health care. ## Job Description This role involves direct engagement in emergency, community, and home settings, ensuring flexible, responsive support tailored to each young person’s needs. ## Responsibilities To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need for this role, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. Explore ‘Inside MFT – Your Candidate Place’ To help you feel confident, prepared and fully informed before you apply, we invite you to explore Inside MFT – Your Candidate Place.  This welcoming one‑stop hub gives you a real sense of who we are — what we stand for, how we reward and support you, and the many ways we care for you as you care for others.  You’ll also find practical hints and tips for submitting a great application, along with the essential information you need to know before you apply. To access ‘Inside MFT – Your Candidate Place, simply click on the relevant PDF document under the ‘Supporting Documents’ section and once opened, you can where either scan QR code or click on the link provided. Closing vacancy listings early We welcome applications from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences.To help us manage applications fairly and give each one the time it deserves, our adverts may close early if we receive a high level of interest. Early applications are therefore encouraged. Diversity Matters MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, please contact the manager named below. Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in your application Here at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, we’re proud to be ALL HERE FOR YOU—for our patients, our communities, and each other.As part of our commitment to fairness, transparency, and personal integrity, we ask all applicants to ensure that their job applications reflect their own experiences, skills, and motivations. While AI tools can support spelling, grammar, or formatting, we expect that the content of your application—especially personal statements and responses to role-specific questions—is written by you. This helps us get to know the real you and ensures that our recruitment process remains equitable and meaningful for everyone. Thank you for helping us uphold the values that make our Trust a place where people belong, grow, and thrive. We look forward to receiving your application. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - - Awareness and understanding of mental health and emotional problems including self-harm and suicide. - - Ability to communicate with children, young people and families around sensitive issues - - Knowledge of child development. - - Ability to support CYP and families with emotional and behavioural issues - - Ability to engage children and young people in recovery focused, resilience building activities - - Thorough knowledge of safeguarding legislation and responsibilities. **Desirable** - - Knowledge of evidence based interventions for common mental health and emotional problems - - Working knowledge and understanding of the Mental Health Act ### Experience **Essential** - - Experience of working with children, young people (CYP) and/or families in varied contexts - - Experience of offering advice and support to CYP and families. - - Experience of family work/ group work - - Experience of working with other agencies - - Experience of working autonomously and managing own workload - - Experience of supporting and working as part of a team - - Experience of working with IT systems **Desirable** - - Experience of multidisciplinary working in mental health care with complex cases. - - Presentation/ teaching and training skills in mental health - - Experience of working in a child and adolescent mental health setting ### Skills and Abilities **Essential** - - Skills in supporting CYP and families with emotional and behavioural issues - - Skills in engaging children and young people in recovery focused, resilience building activities - - Skill in understanding and managing complex presentations within complex systems. - - Skills in communicating empathically and effectively even when people are highly dysregulated and potentially abusive. - - High level of emotional resilience to be able to keep thinking and performing skilfully under pressure. - - Well -developed organisational skills - - Ability to work as part of a team and use initiative. - - Ability to work across agencies and within a multidisciplinary context - - Computer literate - - Belief in the child centred, needs led, recovery focused values base of the service. - - Able to prioritise work delegated by a mental health professional - - Ability to create innovative solutions alongside CYP to help them meet identified goals - - Able to collect, record and organise information and data systematically - - Ability to develop cooperative networks with external agencies - - Evidence of commitment to user and carer involvement - - A willingness to be flexible to the demands of the role - - An ability to uphold good practice in a non - judgemental way in difficult situations - - An ability to act calmly in emergencies and to respond in a professional manner to stressful and challenging behaviour - - Display a positive attitude to role of supervision and to supporting colleagues - - Highly motivated and professional approach ### Education / Qualifications **Essential** - - National Youth Agency accredited Youth Work qualification/Graduate Diploma in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Practice, or equivalent experience **Desirable** - BA in Youth work or Youth and community work ### Work Related Circumstances **Essential** - - Willingness to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service which will include travelling, supporting CYP in their own homes or within varied settings. - - Willingness to work nights and unsocial hours - - Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the footprint in line with service needs - - Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust’s Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies - - Appointments to regulated and controlled activities require an enhanced DBS disclosure. ## Documents - [inside mft – your candidate place (pdf, 306.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2890) - [band 4 youth support worker job description (pdf, 704.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10223677) - [band 4 youth support worker person specification (pdf, 720.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10223678) - [band 4 youth support worker functional requirements form (pdf, 1.0mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10223679) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.