Youth Development Officer

3 days ago

Telford, Telford and Wrekin, United Kingdom Telford & Wrekin Council Full time

Job Title Youth Development Officer

1 FTE 37 hours per week

Grade PO1

Children's Services in Telford and Wrekin are offering an exciting opportunity for an individual to lead a range of youth development projects over the next 18 months. Our ambition for our Youth Work Offer is to empower young people through a wide range of initiatives and support services and to create a positive and inclusive environment where young people can thrive and reach their full potential.

The post holder will support existing providers and provide capacity to support with grant applications and oversight of the local authorities statutory duties in relation to youth work and our local needs assessment, ensuring coproduction with communities and young people.

Do you aspire to work for an 'Outstanding' Local Authority? Here at Telford and Wrekin Council, we have been judged to be outstanding overall in terms of effectiveness (the only Authority in the West Midlands with this judgement).

Here's just some of the great things Ofsted had to say when they visited us:


• Children are cared for and cared about


• Social Workers and other staff who support children are very committed and they are exceptionally well trained


• Children are listened to and their experiences are well understood


• Senior Leaders aspire to a service for every child that they would welcome for their own


• Children benefit from a stable workforce which is highly committed and experienced


• Staff experience a wide range of development opportunities

There has never been a more exciting time to join our service: alongside making a difference to the lives of individuals and families, we have adopted exciting new strengths-based approaches and are passionate about delivering continuous service improvement.

This post is fixed term for 18 months. Secondments are welcome with agreement from your line manager.

Please click on the links below to view the job description and person specification.

At Telford & Wrekin Council, we know that having a diverse workforce is key to providing the best possible services to our community. We celebrate having a diverse and inclusive culture where people are able to be themselves at work, and everyone has a voice.

Posts working with children or vulnerable groups will be subject to an appropriate criminal records check. It is an offence to apply for a role that involves engaging in regulated activity with children and adults in vulnerable circumstances if you are barred from working with one or both of these groups.

We value our employees and offer staff rewards and plenty of opportunities for personal development and career progression including:

Competitive rates of payAutomatic access to a secure, flexible and tax efficient Local Government Pension SchemeStaff benefits and discounts including salary sacrifice schemesFree on-site parkingGenerous leave entitlement (24 days rising to 32 days) plus 8 bank holidays and an additional concessionary dayFree access to our employee assistance programme and confidential counsellingFlexible and mobile working policy - we are well adapted to a hybrid model of working which includes a combination of time spent in the office and at home – our approach is to promote greater level of flexible working around personal and family commitments Find out further information about working at Telford & Wrekin Council including our full list of benefits.

A CV template is available if you do not already have a CV.

Please note that Telford & Wrekin Council do not hold a sponsorship licence for visas.

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