Youth Worker

3 weeks ago

Cardiff, United Kingdom YMCA Cardiff Group Full time

POST: Young Carer’s Project Worker
RESPONSIBLE TO: Senior Youth Project Manager

HOURS: 37½ per week between the hours of 9am - 10pm Monday to
Sunday, (flexibility is expected to suit the needs of the
project and young people)

ORGANISATIONAL AIMS:
1. To initiate, build and maintain purposeful relationships with young people
2. Encourage young people to broaden their horizons to be effective citizens
3. To support young people in their understanding of risk and challenge
4. Support young people to identify and achieve aims so that they may reach their full
potential

OUR VALUES:
Because we CARE and have COMPASSION we want to MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
Our aim is to EMPOWER and SUPPORT people.
We do this with RESPECT and EMPATHY, mindful of the EQUALITY of all.

JOB PURPOSE:
To provide support to young carer’s this will include young carer’s youth clubs and
respite activities, 1-2-1 support sessions, workshops, training and learning to address
carer’s needs, working as appropriate with colleagues to maximise outcomes for young
carer’s. To provide a support service to young carer’s across Cardiff working in
partnership with the Support 4 Families Team and other statutory and voluntary
organisations.

**MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Provide a support service to young carer’s across Cardiff working in partnership

with the Support 4 Families Team and other statutory and voluntary organisations
- To provide support and to advise young carer’s through group work

programmes, activities and one to one discussion.
- To help young carer’s develop social skills and increase self-confidence.
- To provide young carer’s with a programme of respite activities
- To empower young carer’s to identify their own needs and to develop appropriate

support systems to meet those needs.
- To involve young carer’s in the decision-making and planning of facilities and

activities relevant to their needs.
- To maintain monitoring and evaluation methods with young people and distance

travelled tools as appropriate.
- To maintain accurate records and statistical information to allow effective

evaluation for funders through our Charity Log CRM database
- To attend various staff group/team meetings both internal and external.
- To deliver staff awareness training around issues of mental health & well-being

for young people
- To attend any identified training as agreed with the line manager.
- To adhere to and comply with all organisational policies and procedures.
- To be able to respect the Christian ethos of the YMCA and uphold its values
- Other duties as thought relevant and appropriate by the Management to ensure

the day-today operation of the organisations which includes covering others roles
in their absence.

PERSONAL SPECIFICATION Young Carer’s Project Worker
ESSENTIAL
Minimum Level 3 qualification in Youth & Community work
Qualification in youth work or working with young people
Level 2 qualification in child protection

Full Driving Licence with access to own car.

KNOWLEDGE / EXPERIENCE
Experience of working with young people in various youth
settings
Experience of working with young carer’s
Knowledge of young carer’s issues and relevant legislation
Knowledge of the All Wales Child Protection Procedures
Knowledge of the United Nations Convention on the Rights
of a Child (UNCRC)
Experience of monitoring and evaluating activities
Liaison with external agencies
SKILLS
Excellent communication skills with young people in groups
and 1-2-1 situations
Administrative and IT skills.
Good verbal and written communication skills.
Organisational skills:
Ability to prioritise and manage own workload and time
Good negotiating skills
Ability to make decisions
Ability to manage difficult situations and challenging
behavior with young people
Ability to relate to young people from a wide range of
backgrounds

ATTITUDE
Commitment to effective service delivery to young people
Commitment to good practice standards
Positive approach to change / innovation
Able to respect the Christian ethos of the YMCA and uphold
its values
Commitment to co-operative working and able to work
autonomously and as part of a team
Professional approach to confidentiality, boundaries and
anti-discriminatory practice
Reliable / dependable
Flexible working ability to work weekends and evenings due
to the nature of the post
Able to respect and demonstrate the Associations core
values : Respect - Equality - Empathy in daily work

OTHER
Registered with the Education Workforce Council (EWC)
Driver with own transport with business insurance
Ability to drive a mini bus YES
Ability to speak Welsh

**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 16 months

**Salary**: From £23,790.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Private medical insurance
- Store discount

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

Application question(s):

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