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Job details

Job reference REQ04452 | Date posted 25/07/2025 | Application closing date 06/08/2025 | Location Various | Salary £30,896.00 to £33,631.00 per annum | Package: Generous holiday entitlement, Employee Assistance Programme, Local Government Pension Scheme with 22.4% employer contributions, discounted gym membership with Celtic Leisure, and excellent development opportunities. | Contractual hours: 37 | Basis: Full time | Job category/type: Education and Schools | Attachments: Cynnydd Youth Engagement Worker REQ04452 JDPS.docx, why work for NPT v2.pptx

This position can be offered as a secondment. If you are applying via a secondment opportunity, you must seek approval from your current manager before submitting an application.

About the role:

We are looking for a Cynnydd Youth Engagement Worker to join our team.

The successful candidate will be responsible for working with children and young people to improve their engagement in education. They will hold a caseload, plan, facilitate, monitor, and evaluate a range of interventions to support the needs of children and young people in a strengths-based, person-centred approach.

Main duties of the post:

This post will target children and young people most at risk of disengagement from education and, consequently, at the highest risk of becoming Not in Education, Employment, or Training (NEET).

Experience required:

Engaging with young people to build positive relationships in a school setting. Experience of delivering interventions to address concerns related to disengagement and behavioural needs. Experience of adopting a multi-agency approach to support young people and their families.

Ideally, you will have:

A formal qualification such as a Youth Work qualification or equivalent.

About us:

We believe in rewarding and recognizing our colleagues' efforts and achievements. We promote a healthy work-life balance and offer attractive benefits, including:

• Hybrid and flexible working schemes
• A remarkable 22.4% employer pension contribution
• Holiday entitlement of 31 days, increasing to 36 days after 5 years' service, plus 8 bank holidays
• Discounted gym membership with Celtic Leisure
• Cycle to work scheme with up to 40% off bikes and equipment
• Car purchase scheme through Tusker salary sacrifice
• Exclusive discounts via the Smart Spend app

If you have the necessary experience and qualifications, we would love to hear from you.

For an informal discussion, please contact Charlotte Davies.

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure with child barred list check.

Neath Port Talbot Council is committed to safeguarding children, young people, and vulnerable adults. All staff and volunteers share this commitment and will take action to safeguard wellbeing.

Welsh language skills are not required for this post. Applications in Welsh will not be treated less favourably.

We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities, armed forces veterans, and those affected by Tata Steel redundancies in 2024. Applicants affected by Tata Steel job losses should indicate this on their application.

At Team NPT, we work together to serve the communities of Neath Port Talbot and are committed to training and professional development.

We look forward to welcoming you to Team NPT.