Youth work and rehabilitation

Youth rehabilitation educator CV: example and template

This example is for rehabilitation educators and youth workers at youth education and care centres, youth detention centres, children's homes and organisations working with young people, and for graduates in social rehabilitation.

The employer wants to know which young people you work with, which programmes you run, how you set rules and contracts, how you react in a crisis, how you work with the court, probation officers and families and what results you see. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: youth rehabilitation educator

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Rafal Domanski

Youth rehabilitation educator

Lodz +48 123 456 789 rafal.domanski@example.com

Professional profile

Youth rehabilitation educator with 9 years of experience at a youth education centre for boys. I lead a residential group, individual work plans with residents, aggression replacement training and sports activities, set contracts, react in crisis situations and work with the family court, probation officers, the school and families. In the last 3 years more than half of the residents in my group finished school and returned home without further incidents.

Work experience

Youth worker, rehabilitation educator

09.2017 - present

Youth education centre, Lodz

  • Residential group of 12 boys aged 14 to 18.
  • Individual work plans and contracts with residents.
  • Aggression replacement training and sports activities.
  • Reacting in crisis situations and incident records.
  • Work with the court, probation officers, school and families.

Youth worker at a therapeutic day centre

10.2015 - 08.2017

Youth work association, Lodz

  • Therapeutic group sessions.
  • Help with schoolwork.
  • Street work.

Education

Master's degree, social rehabilitation education

2010 - 2015

University of Lodz

Skills

  • Work with socially maladjusted young people
  • Individual work plans
  • Contracts and rule systems
  • Aggression replacement training
  • Crisis intervention
  • Work with courts and probation officers

Qualifications

  • Aggression replacement training trainer certificate
  • Crisis intervention course, 2020
  • Working with young people with addictions training, 2022

Languages

  • English: B1

Additional information

  • Football coach

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How to write a youth rehabilitation educator CV

Professional summary

Write which institution you work at, with which young people and which programmes you run. Add an example of a result, for example residents who finished school. The employer is looking for an educator who is consistent and resilient, sets clear boundaries and at the same time builds young people's trust.

Youth worker at a therapeutic day centre with 2 years of experience and a degree in social rehabilitation. I run therapeutic sessions, help with schoolwork and do street work with young people. I am looking for work at a youth education centre.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the institution, group, residents' age, programmes, contracts, crisis situations and work with institutions. Show results through examples. Add programme certificates and courses. Also say whether you run sports activities or vocational workshops.

Weaker: Residents.

Better: Residential group of 12 boys aged 14 to 18.

Weaker: Programmes.

Better: Aggression replacement training and sports activities.

Weaker: Cooperation.

Better: Work with the court, probation officers, school and families.

Skills worth listing

List work with young people, work plans, contracts, programmes, crisis intervention and work with institutions. In your soft skills show consistency, emotional resilience and authority.

Professional skills

  • Youth work
  • Work plans
  • Contracts
  • Aggression replacement training
  • Crisis intervention
  • Work with courts

Personal skills

  • Consistency
  • Emotional resilience
  • Authority
  • Empathy
  • Calm

Qualifications

List qualifications in social rehabilitation, programme certificates and crisis intervention courses. Certified programmes are highly valued in this job.

First job as a youth rehabilitation educator

After university, describe placements at centres, day centres and care homes, volunteering and work with young people, for example in sport.

Show interests you can share with residents. Sport, music or practical skills help build contact.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A youth education centre looks for group work and contracts, a youth detention centre for safety and procedures, and an NGO for community work and prevention. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

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Questions and answers

What should a youth rehabilitation educator put on a CV?

The institution, group, programmes, contracts, crisis situations, work with institutions, qualifications and results.

Which qualifications are needed?

In Poland, a degree or postgraduate studies in social rehabilitation education.

Which results are worth giving?

Residents who finished school, returned home or started work.

Do programme certificates help?

Yes, for example an aggression replacement training trainer certificate is highly valued.

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