Youth Worker

We are recruiting a Youth Worker at Caerphilly County Borough Council.

Working hours: 2.5
Contract Type: 5 x Part Time, Fixed Term Until 31st August 2026
Location: Various Locations in the Borough

Team: Youth Service

This position offers an excellent opportunity to become part of our team and provide support across the organization.

We pay an attractive salary of £18.11 - £19.78 per hour and offer access to training and development opportunities.

We are looking for skilled and enthusiastic people to join our North Cluster Youth Work team. The successful candidates will be based in one of the youth work provisions in the North of Caerphilly County Borough (Upper Rhymey Valley area).

You will be working with a team to offer support, guidance and a range of interactive activities to young people in their communities.

1 x 2.5 hours at New Tredegar Youth Club

1 x 2.5 hours at Abertwsswg Youth Club

1 x 2.5 hours at Deri Youth Club

2 x 2.5 hours at Fochriw Youth Club

For the role, we ask that you have:

• A Level 2 qualification in Youth Work Practice on the Credit and Qualifications Framework for Wales or equivalent qualifications to meet the mandatory qualification requirements of the Education Workforce Council (EWC) for Youth Worker or Youth Support Worker registration.
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Previous experience working with young people.

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We have excellent benefits including the Local Government Pension Scheme, agile working patterns and staff discount schemes.

To view the Job Description and Person Specification please select the relevant attachment from the attachments list

After reading the Job Description and Person Specification, if you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Ceri Samuel on 07581 316352 or email samuec@caerphilly.gov.uk / Pam Harvey on 07786 170746 or email harvep@caerphilly.gov.uk.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

We are legally required to ask you to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. Successful applicants are required to provide appropriate documentation such as a birth certificate, passport or work permit in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

If you have any difficulty applying online, please contact webrecruitment@caerphilly.gov.uk for further information.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and a comprehensive screening process will be undertaken on all successful applicants. This will include an enhanced check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.

The Education (Wales) Act 2014 and the Education Workforce Council (Main Functions) (Wales) Regulations 2015 as amended, set out the requirement for qualified youth workers and qualified youth support workers to be registered in the category or categories of registration for the work the undertake.

Your employment will be subject to satisfactory documentary evidence of registration, and continuing registration, as a qualified youth worker or qualified youth support work.

Information on how to register with the Education Workforce Council (EWC) can be found on the following website https://www.ewc.wales/site/index.php/en/ or by telephoning, 02920 460099. It is your responsibility to ensure you register and continue to register as part of your terms and conditions of employment.