Worker in Charge Trebanos Youth Club

Neath Port Talbot Youth Service is looking for a committed and enthusiastic Worker in Charge to work in Trebanos Youth Club. The successful candidate will need to have the ability to develop a broad curriculum of activities at the club in line with Citizenship, Art, Sport, Health & Welsh which provides information, guidance and advice to young people. You will need to be able to build and develop professional working relationships with young people colleagues and partners and manage and develop the Youth Club to become a fun and safe environment which aids social inclusion and participation.

A minimum of 2 years’ youth work experience is required and the successful candidate will be required to complete the relevant youth work qualification within two years of commencing this role. When this qualification is achieved registration with the Education Workforce Council will be required.

The main duties of the post;

• Build professional relationships with young people
• Facilitate the personal, social and emotional development of young people
• Enable young people to organise and take increasing responsibility for activities, events and projects
• Work in partnership with young people and agencies
• Support and development a small team
• Work in accordance with the purposes and principles of the Youth Work Curriculum Statement for Wales
• Plan, manage and develop youth work
• To be able to diffuse difficult situations
• To be able to make decisions, have good organisational skills and ensure accurate data collection

You will have experience of;

• A minimum of two years youth work experience with young people aged 11 – 25

Ideally you will have;

• Knowledge of the purposes and principles of the youth work curriculum statement for Wales
• Knowledge of the services available to young people in Neath Port Talbot and surrounding areas.
• The relevant national youth work qualification required for registration with the Education Workforce Council (EWC)
• 4 GCE/GCSEs (Grades A-C) or equivalent

If you think that you have the necessary experience and qualifications for this role, we would love to hear from you.

Registration with the Education Workforce Council (EWC) before employment commences is mandatory.

Job Type: Part-time

Salary: £14.84-£20.65 per hour

Expected hours: 2.5 per week

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: REQ02668