Trebanos Youth Club Worker in Charge

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Job reference REQ
05546 Date posted 12/06/2026 Final date to receive applications 26/06/2026 Location Trebanos Youth Club Salary £16.15 - £22.14 per hour depending on qualifications Package Generous holiday entitlement, Employee Assistance Programme, Local Government Pension Scheme with 15.3% employer contributions, discounted gym membership with Celtic Leisure and excellent development opportunities Contractual hours 2.5 Basis Term Time Job category/type Youth and Community Services Attachments JD&PS - WIC
- Trebanos ENGLISH.docx JD&PS - WIC
- Trebanos WELSH.docx why work for NPT v2.pptx

Contract Type: Fixed Term post until 31/03/2027 due to YSG Funding

Hours: Part Time 2.5 hours per week, Thursdays 6.15 pm – 8.45 pm, 30 weeks per annum

Location of post: Trebanos Community Hall, Swansea Road, Trebanos, Pontardawe, SA8 4BU

Do you have a passion for working with young people and a genuine desire to make a difference in their lives? Can you manage and develop a youth club to become a fun and safe environment with a range of engaging and exciting activities which aids social inclusion? If the answer is yes then we want you to join Neath Port Talbot Council as a Youth Club Worker in Charge in a Youth Club.

At Neath Port Talbot council we are committed to creating a supportive and inclusive environment where your talents are valued and your professional development is nurtured.

By joining our team, you can:

• Obtain a fully funded L2 and L3 youth and community work qualification over 12 to 24 months.
• Use your shifts towards compulsory placement hours for further health and social care qualifications (course dependant).
• Combine with other/existing employment to supplement your income.
• Open doors to a health and social work career.
• Benefit from a competitive employee package with a remarkable 15.3% pension contribution, term time working, life assurance, employee discount scheme at local at national retailers and comprehensive health and financial wellbeing support.

See our ‘Reasons to work for NPT’ for more information.

What we are looking for:

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 develop 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 in/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)

When this qualification is achieved registration with the Education Workforce Council will be required.

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