The Service & Team:

Targeted Youth Workers/ Youth Support Workers make a real difference to the lives of children and their families in Cornwall. As part of Children & Family Services within the Together for Families Directorate we are looking for people who also believe that young people in Cornwall deserve the very best and who will put their needs at the heart of everything they do, we are looking for people who share our determination to improve young people's lives and make a brighter future

 

The Role:

We have the following posts available:

Mid Cornwall: 1 x full time post in Family Assessment & Support Teams covering St Austell areaWe also have posts becoming available across the East, Mid and West of the County and applications for other localities will also be considered

This is a public/customer-facing role, where the statutory English language requirement for public sector workers applies.                     

This position will be subject to an enhanced criminal record disclosure check.

 

Working Pattern:

Posts are full time - 37 hours a week ( Job share could be considered) Principally Mon-Fri  8.45am-5.15pm ( 4.45pm on a Friday) but some flexibility is required to meet the need of Young people at times outside of the core hours.  

 

What you’ll need to succeed:

You will need to hold a JNC Qualification or equivalent in Youth and Community Work, at Level 3,4.6+ or significant experience of delivering community based or targeted youth work and be willing to work towards the qualification. You must demonstrate how you have worked directly with young people to support their Social,emotional or educational needs

We are committed to support your practice and development, including a clear progression pathway and support to help you to gain a professional qualification in Youth Work

 

Please read the role profile for the full details of this role attached below in this advert

 

What you’ll get in return:

Cornwall Council’s ambition is to be an employer of choice, a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract, motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance. Whilst still ensuring that service needs are met.

Our core employee rewards and benefits include:

·         a competitive salary.

·         a defined benefit pension scheme, based on your career average earnings. This includes the option for extra voluntary contributions

·         a generous annual leave entitlement with the potential to purchase additional leave.

·         A national award-winning employee health and wellbeing programme

·         Employee benefits scheme giving employees access to a wide range of discounts to local and national goods and services.

 

Additional Information:

Please note, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role

The full role profile is attached here.

We recommend saving a copy of this to refer to if you are invited to an interview.

 

Application Process

Please attach a supporting statement to your application, you can add your Education & Qualifications details manually using the application form timeline or you can upload your CV. Remember to demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points marked as ‘Application’ on the Role Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. Guidance on how to complete your application can be found here – The application process.

Please note that applications cannot be edited after they have been submitted, please contact careers@cornwall.gov.uk if you have any queries or require assistance with your application.