Work With Us
Bar ‘n’ Bus is a Christian charity delivering professional, community-based Youth Work to engage and support local young people. Our team is made up of full time youth workers, students and almost 25 volunteers working across our programmes. We are a dynamic and growing charity, building new opportunities and breaking new ground. We value openness, a willingness to get stuck in and personal passion to see young people thrive alongside formal qualifications and experience.
Why work with Bar ‘n’ Bus?
Make A Difference – we are passionate about building positive relationships with young people that bring about development and transformation. Our programmes place young people at the centre and include detached youth work, target group programmes, in-school projects and intervention and 1-2-1 support.
Faith – as a Christian charity our work in underpinned by a living and active Christian faith. As a team we have weekly times of prayer and reflection as well as opportunities through the year to explore faith and mission and God’s heart for young people and communities.
Opportunities – as a small and growing charity, we seek to stretch our team with opportunities to explore and develop new skills and experiences. We welcome creative thinking and pushing boundaries in order to increase opportunities for greater support for young people.
Current Vacancies:
Youth Work Manager
We are seeking to appoint a Youth Work Manager to lead our amazing youth work team as we expand our youth work delivery in South Essex.
The Youth Work Manager will support a team of full time and part time youth workers and volunteers, lead on training and safeguarding, and develop opportunities for youth voice and participation.
- Location: South Essex Office
- Contract: Full Time, 37hrs/week, Permanent
- Salary: £35,003 – £37,889 dependant upon qualifications and experience (Pay Review Pending)
- Full Details in Recruitment Pack – CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD
How to Apply:
Send an up-to-date CV with covering letter outlining your interest and suitability for the role with reference to key tasks and person specification details in the application pack to [email protected]
Deadline for applications – Noon, Monday 27th April 2026
If you have any questions about the role, please contact us
Youth Work Team – Multiple Roles available across Basildon, Billericay, Wickford and Rayleigh
We are currently able to expand our youth work team dramatically with multiple full and part time roles as we develop new programmes in Billericay & Wickford and deepen our work in Basildon and Rayleigh.
Youth Development Workers
Youth Development Workers pioneer, develop and co-ordinate youth work provision with a specific area of work. They recruit, train and lead youth work teams to sustain and grow this work as well as networking with churches, schools, voluntary and statutory agencies, and local authorities in order to increase impact.
- Location: Opportunities in Basildon, Billericay & Wickford
- Contract: Full Time (37 hrs/wk), Permanent
- Salary: £28,152 to £30,473 depending on qualifications and experience (Pay Review Pending)
- Full Details in Recruitment Pack – CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD
Community Youth Workers
Community Youth Workers delivery face-to-face youth work programmes with young people, proactively creating new projects and working alongside the wider youth work team to strategically develop youth work provision. If a qualification is not already held, Community Youth Workers will complete a Level 3 Qualification in Youth Work Practice to obtain national recognition as a youth work practitioner.
- Location: Opportunities in Basildon, Billericay & Wickford
- Contract: Full Time (37 hrs/wk), Permanent
- Salary: £25,498 to £27,600 depending on qualifications and experience (Pay Review Pending)
- Full Details in Recruitment Pack – CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD
Youth Support Workers
Youth Support Workers work directly with young people through assisting in the face-to-face delivery of the Bar ‘n’ Bus youth work programme alongside Youth Development Workers who co-ordinate key areas of work. Alongside their face-to-face delivery, Youth Support Workers complete a Level 3 Qualification in Youth Work Practice to obtain national JNC Youth Support Worker status.
- Location: Rayleigh
- Contract: Part Time (18.5 hrs/wk), Permanent
- Salary: £24,027 to £26,008 pro rata depending on qualifications and experience (Pay Review Pending)
- Full Details in Recruitment Pack – CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD
How to Apply:
To apply for any of the above roles please send an up-to-date CV with covering letter outlining your interest and suitability for the role with reference to key tasks and person specification details in the application pack to [email protected]. Please clearly state which role or roles you are applying for in your letter.
Deadline for applications – Noon, Monday 27th April 2026
If you have any questions about the role, please contact us
Bar ’n’ Bus Trustees – We are looking for a person to join our Board of Trustees, who has a passion for developing work with young people in the communities of SE Essex. As a registered charity, motivated from Christian principles, we have a growing programme of engagement activities with 11-18 year olds to help them face the challenges of life and flourish as fulfilled individuals who contribute to society. Further information can be obtained through our website www.barnbus.org.uk . For further details and to discuss what this work involves, feel free to e-mail the Chair of the Trust, Wayne Johnson, at [email protected] to whom letters of interest should be sent. This important role can be very fulfilling for a person who wants to make a difference. Might that person be you