Job Title: Young Wales Engagement Worker
Reports To: Senior Officer Participation
Location: Cardiff - agile working from home or in the office with monthly face to face meetings in Cardiff as a minimum.
Hours of Work: 21 hours per week (part time)
Contract: Fixed term until 31st March 2025 with possibility of extension.
Salary Scale: £26,000 per annum pro rata
Annual Leave: 25 days per annum pro rata
Method of Pay: Salaries are paid directly into staff member's nominated bank account on the 15th of each month
Pension: Children in Wales' employees are automatically enrolled to the Workplace Pension Scheme, but you may choose to opt out.
Place of work: Hybrid working from home or Cardiff office - Cardiff University Social Science Research Park (SPARK), Spark, Maindy Road, Cardiff, CF24 4HQ, UK and occasional events across Wales.
The deadline for applications is 9am 6th August 2024
Interviews will take place on 12th or 13th August 2024
Main purpose of role:
To support the Young Wales team at Children in Wales to engage children and young people in the Young Wales programme. This will include supporting Development Officers in the participation opportunities such as residentials, facilitating advisory boards on key policy areas and supporting the team with wider consultation work to ensure that children's rights are promoted and upheld in Wales, and that young people are given meaningful opportunities to have a say on issues which are important to them.
The main duties and responsibilities:
- To support the overall development of the Young Wales Programme to ensure children and young people have their voice heard in issues that affect them.
- To engage with a range of partners and networks to ensure that the Young Wales programme is truly accessible and inclusive of all young people in Wales.
- To support in the planning and delivery of the Young Wales residential and Young Wales annual festival.
- To have the opportunity to lead on a project or a workstream,
- Production of a bi-monthly newsletter style communications for a wide audience in collaboration with the Communications Team.
- Provide core administration duties for the Young Wales team including booking Young Wales Volunteers travel and accommodation for events.
- To undertake recording, monitoring and evaluation tasks, and contribute to updates and reports required for Welsh Government officials.
- To attend a range of meetings and events as required and feedback to the Young Wales team.
- To support with the development of wider resources for the Young Wales team.
- To assist with planning and co-facilitation of sessions with young people, including having direct contact with children and young people, as required.
- To assist with the planning of events, including drafting risk assessments.
- To carry out all of the above in accordance with the aims, values and strategic objectives of Children in Wales, with particular regard to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and Child Protection Policies.
- To participate fully in the activities of the organisation, and undertake any other tasks requested by the relevant manager
This list is not exhaustive as there may be other duties and responsibilities, which Children in Wales may require the post-holder to perform from time to time in contributing to the delivery of its activities.
Person Specification
Key Requirements - Essential:
- Experience of working or volunteering with young people
- Experience of working in a team that supports people or projects effectively by producing good information, data, or research.
- Experience of working as part of a team and on your own initiative.
- Awareness of a Children's Rights approach.
- Awareness of safeguarding and a commitment to continuous learning and development in this area.
- Interest in gaining experience developing positive working relationships with external partners to increase the reach and visibility of the work of Young Wales
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work with a wide range of people including children, young people, parents/guardians, professionals at different levels, and other stakeholders.
- Good communication skills both verbal and written.
- Evidence of recent training relevant to this post.
- Well-organised and able to work flexibly to meet the requirements of the post
- Commitment to own development in the post; including willingness to undertake further training as required.
- Skilled at writing clear, accessible and engaging content
- Experience of managing digital and social media platforms
Key Requirements - Desirable:
- Experience of designing and delivering training programmes.
- Relevant professional qualification.
- Knowledge of a wide range of services available to children, young people and families
- The ability to communicate in the Welsh Language or a commitment to learn