THE DETAILS:
- Location: Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 8AN
- Subject: Professionally Qualified Youth Worker
- Hours: Part Time
- Contract: Permanent
- Salary Type: Annually
- Salary Range: £19,698 - £19,698
- Language: English
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Youth Worker - Treharris Boys & Girls Club
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council Youth Service
RE - 1001
Job Purpose
To plan and deliver appropriate activities that respond to the educational and developmental needs of young people not attending existing youth and community services within the County Borough.
To take responsibility for delivery of a specific area/specialism of youth work and community work in partnership with colleagues to ensure effective delivery across the borough.
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 opportunity to accredit their achievements.
To deliver a diverse range of Youth Work activities including sports and physical activities, team games and challenges, arts and crafts related pursuits.
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 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 assist in the delivery of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme, including expedition training and assessment.
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 main stream provisions and events
Use appropriate tools in order to plan effectively, meet the needs of the organisation aims and to measure 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 information to 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 recourses within the community.
To complete the effective recording of your area 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.
Ensure safe working practices, adhering to MTCBC health and safety and safe guarding policy, procedures and practices.
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.
To complete any other task as deemed appropriate to that of a part time youth workers role at the request of the Senior Youth Worker or Youth & Community Officer.
For further information please contact Nigel Sheppard on 01685 727082 or email Nigel.Sheppard@merthyr.gov.uk .
Welsh Language Level 1 is essential for all external applicants and you must be able to evidence this prior to your appointment.
For further information on how to complete this course please visit: https://learnwelsh.cymru/
Application forms can be completed online at www.merthyr.gov.uk
If you do not have access to the internet, application forms can be obtained by telephoning 01685 725199 and are to be returned no later than 30th June 2021 to HR Administration, Civic Centre, Castle Street, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 8AN.
Email: Human.ResourcesAdmin@merthyr.gov.uk
Ability to speak Welsh is desirable.
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council encourages applications from Welsh speakers. Application forms may be submitted in Welsh and any applications completed in Welsh will not be treated any less favourably than those submitted in English.
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.
Job Purpose
To plan and deliver appropriate activities that respond to the educational and developmental needs of young people not attending existing youth and community services within the County Borough.
To take responsibility for delivery of a specific area/specialism of youth work and community work in partnership with colleagues to ensure effective delivery across the borough.
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 opportunity to accredit their achievements.
To deliver a diverse range of Youth Work activities including sports and physical activities, team games and challenges, arts and crafts related pursuits.
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 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 assist in the delivery of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme, including expedition training and assessment.
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 main stream provisions and events
Use appropriate tools in order to plan effectively, meet the needs of the organisation aims and to measure 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 information to 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 recourses within the community.
To complete the effective recording of your area 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.
Ensure safe working practices, adhering to MTCBC health and safety and safe guarding policy, procedures and practices.
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.
To complete any other task as deemed appropriate to that of a part time youth workers role at the request of the Senior Youth Worker or Youth & Community Officer.
For further information please contact Nigel Sheppard on 01685 727082 or email Nigel.Sheppard@merthyr.gov.uk .
Welsh Language Level 1 is essential for all external applicants and you must be able to evidence this prior to your appointment.
For further information on how to complete this course please visit: https://learnwelsh.cymru/
Application forms can be completed online at www.merthyr.gov.uk
If you do not have access to the internet, application forms can be obtained by telephoning 01685 725199 and are to be returned no later than 30th June 2021 to HR Administration, Civic Centre, Castle Street, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 8AN.
Email: Human.ResourcesAdmin@merthyr.gov.uk
Ability to speak Welsh is desirable.
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council encourages applications from Welsh speakers. Application forms may be submitted in Welsh and any applications completed in Welsh will not be treated any less favourably than those submitted in English.
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.