There are a wide range of careers that involve working with children and young people,
and helping them to develop their skills and confidence can be a very satisfying and rewarding experience.

For many paid jobs involving regular contact with children organisations may ask for previous experience as a pre-requisite, so volunteering in the community can be an excellent way of gaining career-related experience.

Training
There is a wealth of training out there for children's and youth workers and a range of safeguarding training is available from both the Safe Network and the NSPCC.

Legal requirements
If you are successful in gaining a paid or voluntary positon that requires frequent or intensive contact with children you will need to register with the Independent Safegaurding Authority (ISA) under the Vetting and Barring Scheme and may be asked to undergo a Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) check also.

For further information on working with children and young people please visit NSPCC Inform