Specialist Areas in the Voluntary and Community Sector

 Workforce development in the voluntary and community sector - briefing sheet (2009)

Everything you wanted to know on:

Advice Work Briefing Sheet (ladder4learning, Feb 2010)
For individuals seeking a career in advice work and learning opportunities in the sector

Social Care Work

Children's Workforce

NSPCC & Children England have set up the Safe Network National Safeguarding Unit to provide information and advice for parents & groups to keep children safe. ‘Safe Network Are they safe?’ is a useful guide if you and your community group, after-school club or youth club works with children of all ages, and provide activities such as arts, drama, music, hobbies, religious teaching and early-years care. For further information visit www.safenetwork.org.uk.

Children England Free Workforce Development Advice Helpline - 0808 168 3820 or email us at develop@childrenengland.org.uk. Website www.childrenengland.org.uk

Drugs & Alcohol Work

Working in the Justice

Youth work  (ladder4learning)

 Career Information Sheets for working with young people (NCVYS)
NCVYS has produced seven career information sheets (PDFs) for individuals interested in paid or voluntary work connected to working with young people in the voluntary and community youth sector. Each information sheet covers areas such as what it is like to be in the role, the work, routes in, qualifications and training.  There are information sheets on Young People's Housing Support Worker, Youth Worker, Youth Volunteer Co-ordinator, Youth Health Worker, Youth Participation Worker, Youth Sports Worker and Youth Advice Worker

Youth Access is the national membership organisation for young people’s information, advice, counselling and support services (YIACS).