Part Time Youth Project Workers

GWYNEDD COUNCIL; Blaenau Ffestiniog; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

A local authority in Wales is seeking a Youth Worker to lead community projects for young people. The role involves ensuring safety and providing supportive learning experiences, requiring a Level 3 qualification in Youth Work and experience in similar settings. Fluency in Welsh and English is essential. The position demands flexibility with working hours, including evenings and weekends.

Benefits

30 days annual leave for the first five years

Flexibility in working hours

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering projects and activities for young people.
• Confidence in both Welsh and English, orally and in writing.
• Specialist knowledge related to youth work.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects for young people and ensure their safety.
• Develop learning experiences and organize events.
• Collaborate with the Youth Worker to identify young people's needs.

Skills

Experience of working with young people

Fluent in Welsh and English

Good communication skills

Organisational skills

Administrative skills

Education

Level 3 qualification in Youth Work

Job description

Overview

Purpose of the Post

Ensure that the people of Gwynedd are at the heart of everything we do.

Responsibilities

• Leader in Charge to present projects and activities for young people in their communities.
• Ensure that young people feel safe, receive support, are appreciated, learn how to take control over their lives and identify and oppose harmful influences that may impact them.
• Assist the Youth Worker to identify the interests and needs of young people in order to develop sessions and projects and organise events and activities.
• Assist the Youth Worker to offer a range of learning experiences for young people using informal youth work methods, within communities, that are suitable for young people.
• Assist the Youth Worker to present courses that lead to accreditation (Agored Cymru, ASDAN Youth Challenge and Achievement Schemes, Children\'s University).
• Adhere to all the employer\'s relevant policies and other statutory requirements, including Equal Opportunities, Health and Safety and Child Protection.
• Input required information needed about young people in the information gathering system.
• Ensure that the Young Person\'s voice is heard in everything that is offered and developed.
• Attend staff meetings as required.
• Attend training for youth workers organised by or on behalf of the Council.
• Responsibility for self-development.
• Ensure compliance with Health and Safety rules in the workplace in accordance with the responsibilities noted in the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Council\'s Health and Safety Policy.
• Operate within the Council\'s policies in relation to equal opportunities and equality.
• Responsible for managing information in accordance with the Council\'s information management guidelines. Ensure that personal information is treated in accordance with Data Protection legislation.
• Commitment to reducing the Council\'s carbon emissions in accordance with the Carbon Management Plan, and to encourage others to act positively towards reducing the Council\'s Carbon Footprint.
• Undertake any other reasonable duty which corresponds to the salary level and responsibility level of the job.
• Responsibility to report any concern or suspicion that a child or vulnerable adult is being abused.

Special Conditions

Employment: JNC for Youth and Community Workers Points 5 - 9. Annual Leave: JNC Terms - 30 days annual leave for the first five years and 35 days for subsequent years (pro-rata).

Working Hours: The working week is 3 hours per week, with evening and weekend work; flexibility may be required. Hours include evenings and weekends and some residential work. Car use: Full driving licence and use of a car; the post-holder will be designated an occasional car user. Language: The post-holder will need to be confident in both Welsh and English orally and in writing from the outset. You will be appointed to work in your catchment area, however, in special circumstances you may be required to work outside your catchment area. The post is subject to the completion of an acceptable check through the Criminal Records Bureau.

Qualifications

• Essential Level 3 qualification in Youth Work.
• Essential Experience of working with young people and providing projects/activities for young people.
• Desirable Skills and specialist knowledge related to youth work; ability to work with young people.
• Desirable Fluent in Welsh and English; good communication, organisational and administrative skills.

Language and Additional Details

Gwynedd Council operates internally through the medium of Welsh, and offers all its services bilingually. The applicant will be required to reach the linguistic level noted as one of the essential skills in the Person Specification.

Note: You will be appointed to work in your catchment area; occasional cross-area work may be required. The post is subject to the completion of an acceptable check through the Criminal Records Bureau.