Llanrug Area - Part Time Youth Project Workers
Salary: Gweler Hysbyseb Swydd
Salary: JNC (Point 5-9) £12.17 - £13.30 per hour
2 Hours per week for 30 weeks a year
Gwynedd Council offers an attractive employment package.
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.
We encourage everyone who applies for a job with Gwynedd Council to submit job applications in Welsh or bilingually.
CLOSING DATE: 21/11/2024
The Council will request a Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service for the successful candidate.
Person Specification
Personal attributes
Essential
* Able to work well and create a solid relationship with young people
* The ability to work as a member of a small team, working in the evenings and weekends
* Able to work unsociable hours
Qualifications and relevant training
Essential
* -
Desirable
* Level 3 qualification in Youth Work
* Level 1 Child Protection Course
Relevant experience
Essential
* Experience of working with young people
* Experience of providing projects/activities for young people
Skills and specialist knowledge
Essential
* Effective face-to-face communication skills with young people
* Fluent in both Welsh and English
* Good organisational and administrative skills
* Able to work with young people
* Strong commitment to the principles of Equal Opportunity and Child Protection
Language requirements
Listening and Speaking - Intermediate
Able to maintain a fluent conversation on various everyday subjects and discuss cases involving the field of work.
Reading and Understanding - Intermediate
Understand everyday correspondence on familiar issues at work. Understand longer reports in Clear Welsh and be able to pick up the main points.
Writing - Intermediate
Able to write letters for a specific purpose, e-mails and short reports in Welsh and English.
Job Description
Purpose of the post
* Ensure that the people of Gwynedd are at the heart of everything we do
* Leader in charge
Responsibility for functions
* Will be responsible for the equipment used at the time
Main duties
* 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
* Assist the Youth Worker to present courses that lead to accreditation
* Adhere to all the employer's relevant policies and other statutory requirements
* 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
* 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
* Commitment to reducing the Council's carbon emissions
* 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 circumstances
* 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)
* Location: Serving the Catchment Areas of Llanberis
* Working Hours: The working week: 2 hours a week, working in the evening and weekends
* Car use: Full driving licence and use of a car
The post-holder will need to be confident in both Welsh and English orally and in writing from the outset.
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