Second Level Youth Support Worker - Participation

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Salary: £11,126 - £12,298

14.8 hours a week.

Temporary until 31st March 2027.

Job Purpose:

To offer informal educational opportunities to young people, enabling them and allowing them to explore and develop their skills knowledge, attitudes and responsibilities; ensuring the delivery of the guiding principles for a modern Youth and Play Service in Wrexham

Dimensions:

• Could have line management responsibilities for no more than 4 Level 1 Youth Support Workers including supervision.
• The post holder will have awareness of safeguarding procedures, health & safety and equalities.
• Post holder may have responsibilities for resources used for operational purposes.
• May be involved in selection panels for recruitment of Level 1 Youth Support Workers or volunteers

Qualifications/

Experience:

Level 3 Certificate in Youth Work Practice (Wales) is essential but in exceptional circumstance, other relevant experience of working with young people and/or relevant qualifications may be considered and approved by a senior manager

Requirement of Appointment:

Successful candidates who do not already hold the Level 3 Certificate in Youth Work Practice (Wales) will be required to enrol on and successfully complete the qualification to maintain EWC registration in accordance with Welsh Government requirements. Subject to continued funding.

Context Statement:

Work in partnership with Line Manager to plan and implement the appropriate curriculum to meet the needs of young people including;

• Providing unit or project plans for curriculum delivery
• Provide needs and risk assessments where appropriate
• Work flexibly across various settings as directed by Line Manager

Tasks Specific to the Role
- Level 2 Participation Youth Worker:

• Lead on youth participation opportunities within community groups and partner organisations.
• Support involvement in Senedd yr Ifanc and youth voice activities.
• Support Facilitation of UNCRC, consultation and engagement sessions, ensuring young people's views influence decision-making.
• Support participation activities in secondary schools across Wrexham.
• Assist with training and workshops that promote participation, co-production and youth voice.
• Support the operation of Senedd yr Ifanc committees and groups, including meeting facilitation and action planning.

Role

Purpose:

To support youth participation across Wrexham by promoting young people's rights, strengthening youth voice, and ensuring young people influence local, regional and national decisions through schools, community settings and Senedd yr Ifanc.

An Enhanced DBS & EWC registration is required for this position.

The Council welcomes applications from suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, gender, disability, sexuality, religious belief or age.

The Council is committed to developing its bilingual workforce and welcomes applications from candidates who demonstrate their capability to work in both English and Welsh.

Mae Bwrdeistref Sirol Wrecsam wedi'i lleoli yng ngogledd ddwyrain Cymru ac mae'n falch o'i threftadaeth Gymreig a'i hunaniaeth ddiwylliannol. Dros y blynyddoedd mae wedi tyfu i adlewyrchu poblogaeth sy'n aml-grefyddol ac aml-ethnig gan adlewyrchu amrywiaeth ein cymunedau.

Wedi'i chanoli ar ddinas Wrecsam, sy'n swatio rhwng mynyddoedd Cymru a gwastadeddau Swydd Gaer, mae'n lleoliad sy'n gallu cynnig y gorau o'r ddau fyd i chi ac rydym yn falch o'n statws dinas (a ddyfarnwyd yn 2022 pan roddwyd i ni'r statws hwn, y seithfed ddinas yng Nghymru i'w gael).

Mae Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Wrecsam yn Gyngor unedol sy'n darparu ystod eang o wasanaethau gyda'r nod o wella bywydau trigolion Wrecsam a'r cymunedau cyfagos. Rydym wedi ymrwymo i ddarparu gwasanaethau trwy gydweithio â phartneriaid lleol a chenedlaethol. Gyda ffocws ar ddatblygu cynaliadwy, lles cymunedol, a gwella bywydau trigolion Wrecsam a'r cymunedau cyfagos, mae Wrecsam yn lle gwych i weithio, byw a dysgu.

Mae'r cyngor yn cyflogwr cynhwysol gyda gweithlu o tua 5,500, sy'n cynnig rolau amrywiol, hyfforddiant a datblygiad a chyfleoedd girfa gwerth chweil. Mae…