Blaenau Ffestinog - Part Time Youth Project Workers
A position of 3 hours per week for 30 weeks from September to March.
The position is funded by Tref Ffestiniog Council.
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.
We are keen to consider applications from individuals who may currently have language skills at a lower level than the linguistic needs of the post, but the successful candidate will be required to commit to learning or develop to the language level of the post within a reasonable timeframe. The Council will provide support to achieve this.
(Applications submitted in English only or Welsh only will always be treated equally, but we ask applicants to consider carefully what the linguistic requirements of the job in question is and if it would be more appropriate to submit an application in Welsh.)
For further information about this post please contact Sion Bryn Roberts on sionbrynroberts@gwynedd.llyw.cymru or 07920264113.
The Council will request a Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service for the successful candidate.
Purpose of the post- Ensure that the people of Gwynedd are at the heart of everything we do.
- Leader in charge.
- 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, within communities, that are suitable for young people.
- Assist the Youth Worker to present courses that lead to accreditation (Agored Cymru, ASDAN Youth Challenge and Achievement Schemes, Children's University).
- Adhere to all the employer's relevant policies and other statutory requirements, including Equal Opportunities, Health and Safety and Child Protection.
- 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 in accordance with the responsibilities noted in the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Council's Health and Safety Policy.
- 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. Ensure that personal information is treated in accordance with Data Protection legislation.
- Commitment to reducing the Council's carbon emissions in accordance with the Carbon Management Plan, and to encourage others to act positively towards reducing the Council's Carbon Footprint.
- 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.
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).
Working Hours: The working week: 3 hours a week, working in the evening and weekends, and at times flexibility could be required in order to meet the needs of specific work.
Hours: The hours to include evenings and weekends and some could be residential.
Car use: Full driving licence and use of a car. The post-holder will be designated an "occasional car user".
Language: The post-holder will need to be confident in both Welsh and English orally and in writing from the outset.
You will be appointed to work in your catchment area, however, in special circumstances you will be required to work outside your catchment area.
The post is subject to the completion of an acceptable check through the Criminal Records Bureau.
We will look in detail at the job description in a year's time following the appointment.
The post is subject to completion of Level 3 in Youth work within two years of post.
Essential personal attributes include the ability to work well and create a solid relationship with young people, to work as a member of a small team working in the evenings and weekends, and to work unsociable hours.
Desirable qualifications include a Level 3 qualification in Youth Work and a Level 1 Child Protection Course.
Essential experience includes working with young people and providing projects or activities for young people.
Essential skills include effective face to face communication skills with young people, fluency in both Welsh and English, good organisational and administrative skills, and a strong commitment to the principles of Equal Opportunity and Child Protection.
Desirable: knowledge of current developments in the youth work field.
We draw your attention to the fact that some specific duties and responsibilities are difficult to analyse in detail in some cases and they can change from time to time without changing the general character of the duties or the level of responsibility. In addition, every member of staff is required to accept an element of flexibility in their duties and responsibilities, and when necessary exchange within the Authority in order to meet the needs and requirements of the service which continually change.