THE DETAILS:
- Location: Rhymney,
- Subject:
- Hours: Full time
- Contract: Fixed Term
- Salary Type: Annual
- Salary Range: £25,000.00 - £30,000.00
- Language: Welsh
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Lead Youth Worker
Job description
We are recruiting a Lead Youth Worker at Caerphilly County Borough Council.
Working hours: 37 Hours
Contract Type: Permanent/Full Time/ Term Time Only (39 Weeks)
Location: Rhymney Education Centre
We pay an attractive salary of £25,742 - £28,211 and offer access to training and development opportunities.
Caerphilly County Borough Council has a fantastic opportunity for a Lead Youth Worker as part of our Innovate Project. The project is an EOTAS(Educat i on Other Than At School) provision that focuses on emotional health, wellbeing and personal development where we provide intense support to vulnerable and challenging young people who may be disengaged, or at risk of disengagement from Education.
The post holder will connect with young people to meet their specific needs for whatever reason they cannot attend mainstream school, to re- engage or maintain their engagement ad inclusion with Education.
Supporting the young person to set and achieve realistic targets, with the aim of ensuring they
re-connect with sustained education, training, or employment.
For the role, we ask that you have:
We have excellent benefits including the Local Government Pension Scheme and staff discount schemes.
To view the Job Description and Person Specification please select the relevant attachment from the attachments list
After reading the Job Description and Person Specification, if you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Beverley Horrell on 07977901591 or email horreb@caerphilly.gov.uk
Or Gareth Jones on 07720762624 or email jones14@caerphilly.gov.uk
Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
We are legally required to ask you to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. Successful applicants are required to provide appropriate documentation such as a birth certificate, passport or work permit in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.
If you have any difficulty applying online, please contact webrecruitment@caerphilly.gov.uk
for further information.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and a comprehensive screening process will be undertaken on all successful applicants. This will include an enhanced check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.
The Education (Wales) Act 2014 and the Education Workforce Council (Main Functions) (Wales) Regulations 2015 as amended, set out the requirement for qualified youth workers and qualified youth support workers to be registered in the category or categories of registration for the work the undertake.
Your employment will be subject to satisfactory documentary evidence of registration, and continuing registration, as a qualified youth worker or qualified youth support work.
Information on how to register with the Education Workforce Council (EWC) can be found on the following website https://www.ewc.wales/site/index.php/en/
or by telephoning, 02920 460099. It is your responsibility to ensure you register and continue to register as part of your terms and conditions of employment.
Job description
We are recruiting a Lead Youth Worker at Caerphilly County Borough Council.
Working hours: 37 Hours
Contract Type: Permanent/Full Time/ Term Time Only (39 Weeks)
Location: Rhymney Education Centre
We pay an attractive salary of £25,742 - £28,211 and offer access to training and development opportunities.
Caerphilly County Borough Council has a fantastic opportunity for a Lead Youth Worker as part of our Innovate Project. The project is an EOTAS(Educat i on Other Than At School) provision that focuses on emotional health, wellbeing and personal development where we provide intense support to vulnerable and challenging young people who may be disengaged, or at risk of disengagement from Education.
The post holder will connect with young people to meet their specific needs for whatever reason they cannot attend mainstream school, to re- engage or maintain their engagement ad inclusion with Education.
Supporting the young person to set and achieve realistic targets, with the aim of ensuring they
re-connect with sustained education, training, or employment.
For the role, we ask that you have:
- Relevant Level 3 qualification on the Credit and Qualifications Framework for Wales. For example Youth and Community Work, Community Development, Criminal Justice, Early Years, Education, Teaching, Social Work
- A willingness to achieve a Level 3 qualification on the Credit and Qualifications Framework for Wales in Youth and Community Work and EWC registration within a timeframe to be agreed with your line manager following appointment
- Full UK Category B (Cars) driving licence and the use of a motor vehicle insured for business / work Full UK Category D1(Minibuses) driving licence to drive a Council vehicle.
We have excellent benefits including the Local Government Pension Scheme and staff discount schemes.
To view the Job Description and Person Specification please select the relevant attachment from the attachments list
After reading the Job Description and Person Specification, if you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Beverley Horrell on 07977901591 or email horreb@caerphilly.gov.uk
Or Gareth Jones on 07720762624 or email jones14@caerphilly.gov.uk
Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
We are legally required to ask you to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. Successful applicants are required to provide appropriate documentation such as a birth certificate, passport or work permit in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.
If you have any difficulty applying online, please contact webrecruitment@caerphilly.gov.uk
for further information.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and a comprehensive screening process will be undertaken on all successful applicants. This will include an enhanced check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.
The Education (Wales) Act 2014 and the Education Workforce Council (Main Functions) (Wales) Regulations 2015 as amended, set out the requirement for qualified youth workers and qualified youth support workers to be registered in the category or categories of registration for the work the undertake.
Your employment will be subject to satisfactory documentary evidence of registration, and continuing registration, as a qualified youth worker or qualified youth support work.
Information on how to register with the Education Workforce Council (EWC) can be found on the following website https://www.ewc.wales/site/index.php/en/
or by telephoning, 02920 460099. It is your responsibility to ensure you register and continue to register as part of your terms and conditions of employment.