In the recent past, youth workers had a well-trodden career path open to them. It was not the only one, but it was clearly defined. They could start out as volunteers, move on to paid part-time or full-time work with young people, study for a recognised youth work qualification and become a professional youth worker, on a recognised salary scale – all under the aegis of their local authority youth service.
Nowadays things are not quite so simple. The once-straightforward career path has branched out into a sometimes-bewildering maze, taking in multi-disciplinary teams, social enterprises spun out of local authorities, voluntary organisations, contracted-out youth services, specialist work and more.
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