Youth Support Worker - ref. r87228003
Are you looking for a new opportunity?
Are you passionate about working with children and young people?
Are you enthusiastic about developing excellent and inclusive services with young people to enhance their, wellbeing, happiness and opportunities?
If so, we are looking for 2 x youth support workers to join our team!
We have flexible hours available, however anticipate 1 x 29.6 hour (4 days) and 1 x 18.5 hour (2.5 days) post.
The Co-op Partnership is an innovative project where you will be working alongside young people and empowering them to continually develop their co-designed service, Swansea YOU (Youth Organisation United).
The service is based in Swansea and facilitates:
Regular spaces where young people can learn how to cook healthy and affordable meals and eat with other young people.Wellbeing workshops and activities.
Opportunities to learn new skills and develop confidence.
Experiences for young people to play sports and get outdoors.
We are looking for a youth support worker who is:
Confident and creative in engaging and working alongside young people aged between 10-25 years.Skilled in designing and delivering groupwork sessions for young people, including issue-based sessions to support wellbeing and development.
Able to provide emotional and practical support to young people, in line with safeguarding policies and procedures.
Able to work evenings and weekends to meet the needs of young people.
Able to work in partnership with Co-op, Children's Services, key stakeholders and the community, whilst keeping young people at the centre.
If this sounds like it could be you, please apply for the youth support worker role!
For an informal discussion, please call Jess Hanson, Children's Service Manager on 07729 300857 or email: jessica.hanson@barnardos.org.uk
Although this contract has a permanent status, please be aware that this post is subject to funding currently to 31 December 2025 and therefore should this funding not be extended further, you may be subject to a redundancy consultation or a TUPE arrangement.This contract is due to expire on 31 December 2025.
For an informal discussion, please call Jess Hanson, Children's Service Manager on 07729 300857 or email: coopservices@barnardos.org.uk
When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document (if applicable). This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.
Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.
Pay & Reward Framework
We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values. We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people.
For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of our People & Culture Strategy.It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleague journey at Barnardo's and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both their career and their pay.
Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band – this ensures that pay steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours.More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application.