Lead Worker

This is an exciting opportunity to join Team Caerphilly and provide support across the wider Youth Service team.

The successful candidate will engage with young people in a variety of settings, supporting the youth work team to identify and track young people who are at risk of becoming disengaged. Working as part of a team you will deliver lead worker support to young people identified with vulnerabilities, including those potentially at risk of homelessness, to re-engage or maintain their engagement with education, employment or training.

The position will involve anti-social hours working including weekends.

Relevant Level 3 qualification on the Credit and Qualifications Framework for Wales. For example Youth and Community Work, Community Development, Criminal Justice, Early Years, Education, Teaching, Social Work.

An understanding of the contributory factors that lead to disengagement in young people
Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage the hardest to reach young people, Disability Confident
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We have excellent benefits including the Local Government Pension Scheme, agile working patterns and staff discount schemes.