Overview

Position Title: YOUTH SUPPORT WORKER

Company: City Of Cardiff

Location: Cardiff, Wales, UK

Job Description:

The post holder will lead a team of youth workers based at Llanrumney Youth Club that plan, deliver and evaluate a curriculum of activities to engage young people aged 14-19.

Responsibilities:

  • The role also requires the successful candidate to establish and maintain positive and productive working relationships with young people and engage in the co-production of the delivery of an informal and non-formal curriculum.
  • Due to the nature of youth work, and supporting a young person led programme, there will be a requirement to support events/residential/visits outside of the hours set. These will be negotiated as needed.
  • The post holder will be responsible for supporting young people to develop holistically, working with them to facilitate their personal, social and educational development, to enable them to develop their voice, influence and place in society and to reach their full potential.

Requirements:

  • We are looking for enthusiastic and dynamic youth workers or youth support workers who will encourage creativity and innovation to inspire and motivate young people on a daily basis.
  • We are looking for youth workers who have positive attitudes and resilience to be able to impact positively on the lives of young people.
  • The successful candidate will hold a relevant professional qualification in youth work and have a proven track record of working with young people to secure positive outcomes.