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Job:Youth Worker (P/T)
Job Ref: RE-1853
Salary: £25,989.00 - To: £25,989.00
Job Scale: Gradd 2 / Grade 2
Job Hours: 16 Awr / 16 Hours
Location: Gwasanaeth Ieuenctid / Youth Service
16 Hours
Grade 2 SCP £25,989 per annum pro rata
16 Hours = 43.24% x £25,989 = £11,237 per annum
Job Purpose
To deliver an agreed programme of youth and community services and non-formal learning for children and young people and assist in the development and evaluation of these programmes of learning. Ensuring young people’s involvement and learning is effectively monitored and evaluated.
The post-holder will be required to deliver and plan their youth work programme to ensure the needs of young people are met and that service targets are reached, as required. This may include leading on a specific area of curriculum delivery.
The post holder will be required to actively support consultation, participation and service evaluation which will require a diverse range of associated tasks such as data capture, monitoring and supporting the production of reports.
Main Tasks performed
To deliver an agreed programme of non-formal learning in a variety of settings to individuals or groups of children and young people and where possible provide opportunities to accredit their achievements.
To assist in the development of programmes that will provide young people with additional support, which will enhance their chances of overcoming adversity that could hinder their personal development and educational achievement.
To assist in supporting schools in the delivery of specific learning programmes that sit on the qualification framework for young people who are at risk of becoming disengaged from education, training or employment (NEET) e.g. DofE Award YAA.
To work with children and young people from under-represented groups to support and enable them through a variety of personal, social and learning opportunities and in differing settings to have the confidence to integrate into mainstream provisions and events.
Use appropriate tools in order to plan effectively, meet the needs of the organisation aims and to measure the impact that intervention has had on young people’s social and personal development.
To gain feedback from young people and partners in order to reflect on own practice, review and evaluate, thus continually improving performance.
To ensure that young people are consulted and involved in the planning of the programme and engaged in the decision-making process.
Enable young people to establish and maintain links with forums especially the Merthyr Tydfil Youth Forum, school councils and to encourage young people to be represented on national forums.
To assist young people to access the range of information and support services available to them.
To work in partnership with other agencies and departments to provide opportunities to enhance young people’s personal, social, educational development. Whilst ensuring good and effective use of resources within the community.
To complete the effective recording of work with young people through the youth service MIS, including ensuring young people’s learning is recorded effectively.
To assist in identifying relevant resources in support of the delivery of a balanced curriculum of learning opportunities and activities, within agreed or available resources.
To complete the necessary administrative processes and procedures efficiently and effectively, working to deadlines and attend and feedback on all relevant meetings.
Personally participate in a minimum of two continuing professional development opportunities per year to maintain fitness to practice.
Identify needs and signpost to appropriate specialist services and opportunities that support a young person’s wellbeing, education, employment, and personal development.
Complete Multi Agency Referral Forms and attend/relay information to relevant multi-agency meetings if there are concerns about safeguarding a young person’s well-being or if they are deemed to be at risk.
To carry out Health & Safety responsibilities in accordance with the Authority’s Health & Safety policies.
To carry out any other duties commensurate with the grade as reasonably requested by the manager.
To comply with the Council’s decarbonisation requirements to achieve net zero carbon emissions.
You will be required to provide evidence of all qualifications specified as essential.
Ability to speak Welsh is desirable.
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council is committed to protecting and safeguarding the most vulnerable people in our community. Rigorous pre-employment checks are undertaken for all appointments as part of our recruitment and selection process.
All employees are required to comply with their individual and organisational responsibilities under the Data Protection Act, the Information Security Policy and relevant supporting operational policies. Any matters of a confidential nature must not be disclosed or passed to any unauthorised persons or third party under any circumstance either during or after employment except in the proper course of your employment or as required by law, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council or both.
Any breach of confidentiality may lead to disciplinary action.
We value diversity in our workforce and consider ourselves to be an Employer of Choice, committed to promoting and integrating equality of opportunity into all aspects of our work. We welcome applications from everyone and encourage applicants from all groups and backgrounds to apply and join us at Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. We are strongly committed to eradicating discrimination in the workplace and ensure that no unlawful discrimination occurs in the recruitment and selection process on the grounds of age, disability, sex, race, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, religion or belief, gender identity and expression, and pregnancy and maternity.
Safeguarding Statement
Merthyr Tydfil LA is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.