THE DETAILS:
- Location: Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 8AN
- Subject: Youth Work
- Hours: Part Time
- Contract: Permanent
- Salary Type: Annually
- Salary Range: £19,698 - £19,698
- Language: English
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Youth Worker - Georgetown Boys & Girls Club
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council Youth Service
RE-999
Job summary
To deliver an agreed programme of youth and community services and non-formal learning for children and young people and assist in the development and evaluation of these programmes of learning. Ensuring young people’s involvement and learning is effectively monitored and evaluated
Short term objectives
The post holder will be required to deliver and plan their youth work programme to ensure the needs of young people are met and that service targets are reached, including partners as required. This may include leading on a specific area of curriculum delivery
Long term objectives
The post holder will be required to actively support consultation, participation and service evaluation which will require a diverse range of associated tasks such as data capture, monitoring and supporting the production of reports
Main tasks
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 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 in supporting schools in the 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 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.
Job summary
To deliver an agreed programme of youth and community services and non-formal learning for children and young people and assist in the development and evaluation of these programmes of learning. Ensuring young people’s involvement and learning is effectively monitored and evaluated
Short term objectives
The post holder will be required to deliver and plan their youth work programme to ensure the needs of young people are met and that service targets are reached, including partners as required. This may include leading on a specific area of curriculum delivery
Long term objectives
The post holder will be required to actively support consultation, participation and service evaluation which will require a diverse range of associated tasks such as data capture, monitoring and supporting the production of reports
Main tasks
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 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 in supporting schools in the 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 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.