Katharine McKnight: Youth Worker and Youth Minister

Community and Social Services/Education/Health and Wellbeing


Katharine works for Scope as a Careers adviser. and Youth Minister.  Find out more about her previous role as Youth Worker and listen to her fantastic message at the end.


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Katharine kindly answered the following questions in her video below:

  1. Can you explain your roles as Youth Worker and Youth Minister?
  2. Have you always wanted to work with young people?
  3. What qualifications and skills do you need for this role?
  4. What aspects of your job did you find rewarding?
  5. How did you deal with difficult days when things went wrong/in challenging situations?
  6. Do you think more needs to be done to help people in Society?
  7. Can you explain your role as a Mental Health First Aid Instructor?
  8. Is teamwork important in this role?
  9. What work experience would be useful for Youth work?