Modern Apprentice Youth Worker - DGA11815

Job Description

Modern Apprentice - Youth Worker (2) (Fixed Term)

1 post is based in Dumfries and 1 post is based in Wigtown

£12.56 per hour

 Are you aged under 24?

Are you interested in a career working with young people?

 The Youth Work Service in Dumfries and Galloway are offering an exciting opportunity for young people aged 24 and under who want to complete a 2-year Modern Apprenticeship in Youth Work to join our team.

This is a great opportunity to gain experience working with young people and to join an innovative and award-winning youth work team where you will help to deliver a range of informal learning programmes across Dumfries and Galloway. This apprenticeship will give you the chance to work in Youth Groups, Youth Events including Youth Beatz and provide general support to youth work services.

The apprenticeship is for 2 years, and you will be supported to complete your SVQ Level 3 in Youth Work.

Successful applicants will get the chance to work alongside professional Youth Work staff and your apprenticeship will include the opportunity to:

• Access high quality training opportunities
• Work experience
• Gain qualifications
• Knowledge and Skills Development
• Receive regular 1:1 support

We have 2 roles available:

Modern Apprentice – 36 hours based in Dumfries

Modern Apprentice – 36 hours based in Wigtown County Buildings but covering the whole of the in Wigtownshire area 

You should be motivated and interested in working with young people aged 12+ in an informal way. You will want to gain experience in youth work or perhaps consider yourself to be good with people. You need to be comfortable working with other people and have good communication skills.

This role will be involved in youth groups within the area you are located and being involved in groups, activities and events that take place. You will work full time within the local youth work team, including 3 evenings per week and weekends

Requirements

This post is considered as Regulated Work with Vulnerable Children and Protected Adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG scheme update check prior to formal offer of employment being made by Dumfries and Galloway Council

Applicants who have been resident outside the UK within the last 5 years, if offered a position, in addition to a Disclosure Scotland Check, will be required to provide a completed police record check from the police authority in the country or countries in which they were resident.

This post is fixed term for 2 years from when you start.

FURTHER INFORMATION

If you are interested, you can contact Rebecca who is leading our apprenticeship programme and will be your main contact over the 2 years. You can call or text her for an information chat about the job and find out more about it.

Rebecca McClymont, rebecca.mcclymont@dumgal.gov.uk

INFORMATION SESSION

If you want to find out more about the job or have some questions to ask you can also attend an online information session which will take place on Microsoft Teams on Friday 28^th March at 3pm. If you want to attend this, you need to contact Rebecca to register, and she will send you the link. This is a good opportunity to check if this job is for you.

RECRUITMENT PROCESS

1. You need to complete an application on myjobscotland.gov.uk - remember to tell us about yourself, your hobbies, what you have done in school/college and why you are interested in the job.
2. We will review the applications and invite around 8/10 people to come along to a informal interview were we will find out more about you and have a chance to chat to you before we make a decision on who is successful.
3. We will offer feedback to everyone who is invited to the interview to help you develop in the future.