Youth Worker for Cardiff & Vale UHB Youth Board

Integrated Care System; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health organization is seeking a Youth Worker to support the Cardiff and Vale UHB Youth Board, contributing to children's rights and providing youth support services. The ideal candidate should have experience with young people, relevant qualifications, and a passion for community engagement. This role emphasizes communication and advocacy, aiming for positive contributions to health board operations. The position offers a salary ranging from £31,516 to £38,364 per annum pro rata.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children and young people.
• Recognised Youth and Community Work qualification.
• Commitment to uphold the UNCRC.

Responsibilities

• Support youth board meetings and advocate for youth needs.
• Coordinate training and recruitment for youth board members.
• Ensure effective communication with all youth board members.

Job description

Go back Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Youth Worker for Cardiff & Vale UHB Youth Board

The closing date is 18 August 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Cardiff and Vale University Health Board for a Youth Worker to join the Children, Young People and Family Health Services directorate. To support and develop our celebrated and innovative Youth Board and to contribute to our aim of embedding a Children's Rights approach across the health board.

The post holder will arrange, chair and support youth board meetings. Advocate for the youth board, facilitating their needs, opinions and requests for speakers and opportunities. Work with the volunteer department to recruit new members and help ensure young people have a voice within the UHB recruitment processes.

The successful candidate will have experience of working with children and young people, hold a recognised Youth and Community Work qualification and be dedicated to upholding the UNCRC (United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child). Equality and inclusion are key in this role, providing a meaningful platform for children and young people to have their voices heard is paramount. Personal integrity, compassion, empathy, and sensitivity is essential to fulfil the requirements of this post.

The post is part funded by Cardiff and Vale University Health Board and part Noah's Ark Charity. The post will sit with the Health Board and be managed by the Children, Young People and Family Health Services directorate.

Main duties of the job

o To support the youth board to work with the population we serve, to gain valuable feedback about the services we provide.

o Working with the UHB Volunteering Team, ensure the Youth Board has access to required training, undertaking risk assessments and seeking senior support where necessary.

o Co-ordinate a programme of agenda items and co-ordinate input from other disciplines, to ensure the Youth Board cycle of meetings are delivered.

o Work in partnership with Noah's Ark Charity and UHB Volunteering, signposting young people to relevant services, e.g. in the third sector, within own scope of competence and in accordance with SOPs.

o Establish effective communication, both verbal and written with all members of the Youth Board where CYP may be receiving care.

o Ensure that up to date activity data is maintained and reported in accordance with the service level agreement and UHB standards.

o Communicate with young people face to face, in group activities, by email, text and phone as suits the required need. This will include listening to and responding empathetically to sensitive issues raised by young people, signposting and/or escalating as necessary.

o Link with other Youth Board Forums, both in the NHS and across agencies, attending meetings and acting as a resource to other NHS institutions that are developing similar services.

English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.

Job responsibilities

To provide youth support services to members of Cardiff and Vale UHB Youth Board co-ordinating meeting agendas and contributing to meetings ensuring the Youth Board are able to make a positive contribution to Health Board business and that appropriate development opportunities are offered in return for CYPs contribution to the UHB.

To effectively deliver youth support to members of the Youth Board and be a point of contact.

To support the Youth Board to progress initiatives which they consider important working with key members of Directorate Teams and in collaboration with Noahs Ark charity.

Working alongside key members of Directorates across the UHB, to support the Youth Board to contribute to UHB Policy and Service Development providing a children and young peoples lens and ensuring lived experiences are captured.

To enable social and emotional development throughout the adolescent trajectory.

To bring youth and community perspectives to UHB planning, service development and service delivery

Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

• Graduate Degree qualification or NVQ level 4 plus knowledge and experience to degree level
• Qualification in Psychology, Youth Studies, Counselling or a Social Science

Experience

• Significant experience working with young people
• Working with young people in the NHS, experience of administering projects

Skills and Attributes

• Excellent interpersonal skills, effective communication skills, good computer and organisational skills, good oral and written communication
• Ability to plan elements of a project, good minute taking skills, ability to make routine presentations, IT skills in statistical data analysis

Special Knowledge

• Wide ranging understanding of issues affecting children and young people
• Knowledge of young people's issues within Health Care in Wales

Personal Qualities

• Must be able to work flexibly. ability to team work, emotional resistance, working respectfully and empathetically with children and young people
• Ability to speak Welsh and other languages

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

£31,516 to £38,364 a yearper annum pro rata