Inclusion (Youth Work/EOTAS) Worker

*** This vacancy is only available to Caerphilly County Borough Council employees, including agency staff currently working at the Council. ***

We are recruiting an Inclusion (Youth Work/EOTAS) Worker at Caerphilly County Borough Council.

Working hours: 37 hours
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Office based
Team: Youth Service

This position offers an excellent opportunity to become part of our team and provide support across the organisation.

We pay an attractive salary of £42,839 - £46,142 and offer access to training and development opportunities.

We are seeking to recruit an experienced practitioner to act as a senior member of the Youth Service Leadership Team, responsible for delivering high quality youth work and educational provision across a designated geographical area.

The postholder will lead and manage a diverse workforce, oversee physical assets, and provide instructional and project leadership for specialist initiatives such as EOTAS, ALN, and vulnerability related programmes.

Working under the strategic direction of the EOTAS Lead Officer, the role blends youth work principles with formal education responsibilities, ensuring learners have access to a broad and balanced curriculum delivered across daytime, evening, weekend and holiday periods.

As part of the Youth Service Senior Leadership Team, the postholder will contribute to all matters of Youth Service development, including policy, but will also be subject to specific guidance from and reporting to the Lead Officer for EOTAS services for EOTAS specific activity.

For the role, we ask that you have:

• A National Professional qualification in Youth Work (BA/MA)
• Knowledge of child and adolescent development and the implications for those with behavioural, social and emotional needs
• A high level of digital literacy to be able to use Youth Work and EOTAS data platforms with accuracy
• A full UK Category B (Cars) driving licence and the use of a motor vehicle insured for business purposes
  
  

We have excellent benefits including the Local Government Pension Scheme, agile working patterns and staff discount schemes.

To view the Job Description and Person Specification please select the relevant attachment from the attachments list.

After reading the Job Description and Person Specification, if you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Jaime Duggan on 07873704941 or email: DUGGAJ@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.

If you have any difficulty applying online, please contact webrecruitment@caerphilly.gov.uk for further information.

Caerphilly County Borough Council does not receive applications submitted via the StudySmarter website. All applications must be submitted through our official Council website.

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.

The political restrictions defined by the ‘Local Government Officers (Political Restrictions) Regulations 1990 as amended’ apply to you in respect of this post.

Youth Worker posts which require Education Workforce Council registration:

The Education (Wales) Act 2014 and the Education Workforce Council (Main Functions) (Wales) Regulations 2015 as amended, set out the requirement for qualified youth workers and qualified youth support workers to be registered in the category or categories of registration for the work the undertake.

Your employment will be subject to satisfactory documentary evidence of registration, and continuing registration, as a qualified youth worker or qualified youth support work.

Information on how to register with the Education Workforce Council (EWC) can be found on the following website https://www.ewc.wales/site/index.php/en/ or by telephoning, 02920 460099. It is your responsibility to ensure you register and continue to register as part of your terms and conditions of employment.