Deiniolen - Part Time Youth Project Workers

Salary: GBP 1,419.00 - 1,543.00 per year

A position of 3 hours per week for 30 weeks from September to March. The position is funded by Llanddeiniolen Council. Gwynedd Council offers an attractive employment package. The post is managed internally through Welsh, and offers all services bilingually. Applicants are encouraged to submit applications in Welsh or bilingually. Applications sent solely in English or Welsh will be treated equally, but applicants should consider the linguistic requirements of the post.

Contact: Sion Bryn Roberts on sionbrynrobertsw.cymru or

Closing date: 10:00 AM, 22/07/2026

The Council will request a Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service for the successful candidate.

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 – 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

Skills and specialist knowledge – Desirable

• Knowledge of current developments in the youth work field

Language requirements

• Listening and Speaking – Intermediate – Able to maintain a fluent conversation on everyday subjects, discuss cases involving the field of work; follow a discussion in Welsh, in Clear Welsh; contribute to the conversation and answer questions.
• Reading and Understanding – Intermediate – Understand everyday correspondence on familiar issues at work; understand longer reports in Clear Welsh and pick up the main points.
• Writing – Intermediate – Able to write letters for a specific purpose, e‑mail and short reports in Welsh and English; documents will be checked before being sent.

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, 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 about young people into 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 regarding 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.
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