Lead Worker (Young People)
Job description
We are recruiting Lead Workers (for Young People) at Caerphilly County Borough Council.
Working hours: 37 or 25 hours
Contract Type: Fixed Term until March 2025, 1 Full Time and 1 Part Time
Location: Virginia Park Youth Centre, Caerphilly
Salary: £19,776 - £32,076
Benefits: Access to training and development opportunities, Local Government Pension Scheme, agile working patterns, and staff discount schemes.
This is an exciting opportunity to join Team Caerphilly and provide support across the wider Youth Service team. The successful candidate will engage with young people in a variety of settings, supporting the youth work team to identify and track young people who are at risk of becoming disengaged. Working as part of a team, you will deliver lead worker support to young people identified with vulnerabilities, including those potentially at risk of homelessness, to re-engage or maintain their engagement with education, employment, or training.
The position will involve anti-social hours working including weekends.
Minimum Requirements:
* Relevant Level 3 qualification on the Credit and Qualifications Framework for Wales (e.g., Youth and Community Work, Community Development, Criminal Justice, Early Years, Education, Teaching, Social Work).
* An understanding of the contributory factors that lead to disengagement in young people.
* Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage the hardest to reach young people.
To view the Job Description and Person Specification please select the relevant attachment from the attachments list.
If you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Nikki Taylor on 07771 886874 or email taylon@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.
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.
Your employment will be subject to satisfactory documentary evidence of registration, and continuing registration, as a qualified youth worker or qualified youth support worker.
For information on how to register with the Education Workforce Council (EWC), visit EWC Website or call 02920 460099. It is your responsibility to ensure you register and continue to register as part of your terms and conditions of employment.
If you have any difficulty applying online, please contact webrecruitment@caerphilly.gov.uk for further information.
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