The Roots Foundation Wales is an award-winning charity, which was set up in 2011. They are a volunteer-led organisation supporting young people in care, care leavers, those in kinship care and their carers. Their aim is to create a support network for those who have experience of the care system.
Youth Worker
Hours: 15, Part-time (evenings during term-time and some days during school holidays)
Salary: £15 per hour
Location: The Roots Foundation Wales, Ravenhill, Swansea
The Roots Foundation is looking to recruit an enthusiastic and experienced Youth Worker to drive forward their youth work provision.
Roots has a long history of supporting care experienced children and young people. The Youth worker will support and help facilitate the delivery of Youth groups to engage with young people aged 4-16,and also work in the community with Care experienced young people.
The successful candidate will be experienced, organised, enthusiastic, capable of working independently and able to develop a programme of activities for term-time youth clubs, and also holiday activities during the school holidays.
To apply send your and a covering letter to office@ setting out how you meet the Person specification outlined in the document below.
Click here to download the Job description and Person specification
For further information please contact Ceri Evans, Centre Director, on 07971485688
Closing date for applications: May 5th 2026
Published: 21st April, 2026
Author: Clare Pilborough
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