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Youth Worker/Youth Support Worker – School Based

Professionally Qualified Youth Worker – Grade 7 £33,119 - £36,581

Youth Support Worker – Grade 6 £33,119 - £36,581

Are you a professionally qualified youth worker, youth support worker or someone with a passion for helping young people develop their personal and social skills?  Pembrokeshire Youth Service is looking for 2 people who can provide youth work interventions in school-based settings either professionally qualified and able to register with the Education Workforce Council as a Youth Worker which will be paid at Grade 7; or for those who currently hold the Level 3 Youth Work Qualification or have significant experience of working with young people and are willing to work towards the required qualifications are able to apply as a Youth Support Worker, which will be paid at Grade 6.

These posts are grant funded for 2 academic years and during this time the successful candidates will be developing new practice in secondary schools working alongside the current School Based Youth Workers in Milford Haven and Henry Tudor schools.  The role will include building strong professional relationships with young people who are facing barriers to fully accessing the school curriculum and supporting them to develop the skills and abilities to achieve their fullest potential.

 The role will involve responding to school concerns, supporting the pastoral leads in helping young people, whilst ensuring that young people are able to engage appropriately with their education programmes. This includes delivering approved and bespoke programmes on a 1:1 or small group basis and work will be undertaken both on school site and in community settings.

 Pembrokeshire Youth is a well-respected youth service and has a proven track record in developing staff through our workforce development strategy to ensure that we are best able to support the young people who engage with us to succeed.

Employee Benefits

Our employee benefits are designed to help invest in your future and are in addition to living and working in Pembrokeshire, one of the most beautiful and desirable counties in the UK.

The Visit Pembrokeshire website https://www.visitpembrokeshire.com/ is an excellent source of information, and showcases the wide variety of activities, amenities and adventures that await you.

Please refer to the job description above for more details on this vacancy and the person specification.

Employment Checks

This post is subject to a DBS disclosure check.

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Please note that at this point, Pembrokeshire County Council is not accepting applicants who require a Skilled Worker visa as a prerequisite to a right to work in the UK. Applicants should ensure they have the right to work in the UK before applying for a vacancy.

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Safeguarding
 
Safeguarding and protecting children and adults at risk is a high priority for Pembrokeshire County Council. We aim to support vulnerable children and adults at risk to ensure they are as safe as they can possibly be. We are committed to ensuring their safety and will take action to safeguard their well-being. The Council’s Corporate Safeguarding Policy provides a framework for every member of staff and Service within the Council, setting out responsibilities in relation to safeguarding and protecting children and adults at risk as well as the methods by which the Council will be assured that it is fulfilling its duties.

This policy applies to all Council employees and workforce, councillors, volunteers and also service providers that are commissioned by the Council. Safeguarding is everyone's business whether they work for, or on behalf of, the Council.

Support & Additional Info

  

• Please contact the HR Systems Team as early as possible if you're unable to apply online by emailing [email protected].
• Please contact the Recruitment Team if you have any queries relating to this vacancy by emailing [email protected].
• Local Government Employees on National Joint Council (NJC) terms are subject to national pay bargaining; all salaries currently stated in our adverts are as 01/04/2025.
• Please note, we have a legal obligation to consider employees for suitable alternative employment if their posts are at risk; therefore prior consideration will be given to existing employees who meet the person specification and are registered on our redeployment pool.

Welsh language skills are desirable. Applications may be submitted in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than applications submitted in English.

 

Position type: Fixed Term