Job Details:
Creative Sessional Support Worker

Job Description

Here at 42nd Street, we believe in the power of creativity to support mental health and wellbeing. Our Creative Sessional Support Workers are at the heart of The Horsfall, 42nd Street's creative and cultural programme – delivering inspiring, inclusive, and transformative creative sessions for young people aged 13–25 across Greater Manchester.

42nd Street offers a choice of effective, creative, young person-centred and rights-based approaches, demonstrating local impact with national significance, we drive meaningful change that makes a positive difference to the lives of young people.

We celebrate our diverse team and inclusive workplace reflective of our service users; with a people-centric focus for our work-life balance; employee development and learning; wellbeing and mental health approaches.This post is based at our central Manchester office with community-based work in localities across Greater Manchester.

Apply if you can offer:

• Experience facilitating creative sessions with young people
• Supporting young people in designing posters and zines, drawing on your creative experience to help them express their ideas and stories visually.
• An understanding of how creativity can transform mental health and wellbeing
• Commitment to inclusion, accessibility, and anti-oppressive practice
• Skills in any creative discipline – whether that's art, design, performance, writing, music, or something else entirely
• A trauma-informed, youth-centred approach to your creative practice
• Excellent diligence in safeguarding and record keeping
• Deliver confidential and accountable practice

We Offer:

• People-focused leaders, developmental line managers and an excellent team to work alongside with a strong 42nd Street culture focusing on equal opportunities and continual learning
• Annual personal training budget to support your continued professional development, on successful completion of your probationary period
• 42nd Street is a Real Living Wage Foundation accredited employer
• Role locations are varied offering the service both out in the community and office-based. 42nd Street can offer a hybrid working set-up, in a way that fits both your needs and the needs of the service
• 27 days' annual leave and x8 bank holidays per year (pro rata), rising to 30 days' annual leave after 5 years' service
• Pensions Scheme - 3% employer contributions
• Cycle To Work scheme
• Internal training calendar with modules identified by staff
• x4 paid team wellbeing afternoons off per year to use as you wish

We look forward to receiving your application. To ensure we offer an equal recruitment experience for all, we do not accept C.V. applications. Please read the job description here and send your applications to: [email protected].

If you have access needs that require additional support to make an application, please let us know and we can discuss best how to support you during the application process.

Thinking about applying as a secondment? We'd love to hear from you – just chat with your employer before you apply to make sure you have approval.

Roles available: 1 x Creative Sessional Support Worker
For more information or to discuss these opportunities in more detail, please contact [email protected]

• Bereavement leave
• Casual dress
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Enhanced paternity leave
• Free flu jabs
• Free or subsidised travel
• Sick pay