The National Lottery funded Merthyr Tydfil ‘Snakes and Ladders’ Project is an exciting and ambitious opportunity to engage young people in informing and developing mental health and wellbeing responses for young people and, thereby, increase the long-term resilience of the young people of Merthyr Tydfil.
Led by Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council and working alongside a wide partnership of organisations across Merthyr Tydfil the initial development stage facilitated engagement with young people across the Borough to capture their wishes and feelings to shape future Project delivery and response to young people’s emotional and mental health needs. The Project is now entering an exciting second phase, working alongside young people, to shape service delivery in line with their prioritisation of mental health issues.
All partners involved believe that children and young people, and where appropriate their families, should have opportunities to have their voices heard and be taken seriously in decisions that affect them. We believe this leads to better decision-making and improved services.
Safer Merthyr Tydfil and Barnardo’s Cymru are excited to be offering the following job opportunities.
Safer Merthyr Tydfil:
Position): Children and Young People’s Engagement Worker, 28 hours per week, £23,400 p/a (£18,720 pro rata)
Contract: Term of project – to 30th September 2027.
Barnardo’s Cymru:
Position): Children and Young People’s Engagement Worker, 37 hours per week, £23,400 p/a
Contract: Term of Project – to 30th September 2027. https://www.barnardos.org.uk/jobs-at-barnardos
All posts will be subject to agile working conditions with option (where appropriate) to work from office, home or within community – fixed base will be Safer Merthyr Tydfil Offices. Flexibility is also required as evening and occasional weekend work is essential. Flexible working, pension scheme, generous holidays and other employment benefits also apply.
The successful applicants will have demonstrable experience of working with children and young people and where appropriate their families. Be able to evidence experience of active participation, engagement and influencing skills and have an appropriate level of understanding in relation to safeguarding.
A current valid driving licence and the ability to provide a suitable vehicle for work are desirable.
This post will be subject to suitable employment screening checks which includes eligibility to work in the UK, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, and a minimum of two previous employment references.
Both organisations are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from across all of our diverse communities.
An Application Form and Job Description are available from:
SMT website: www.smt.org.uk.
Barnardo’s Cymru Website: www.barnardos.org.uk/wales
MTCBC Website: www.merthyr.gov.uk
For further information about the posts please ring:
Janice Watkins, Project Coordinator, Safer Merthyr Tydfil – 07949 684130
Pat Duke, Assistant Director, Barnardo’s Cymru – 07917 580669
The closing date for applications is: 12:00 noon 5/11/2023.
Interviews dates: w/c 11/11/2023.
Are you a third sector provider?
Are you working with neurodivergent children, young people and their families in our region?
Improving support for neurodivergent children, young people and their families is a priority for our Regional Partnership Board across Cwm Taf Morgannwg. As part of this commitment, a scoping study has been commissioned to understand current provision of support services through the third sector, to identify gaps and to outline options for the future.
We would like to invite all local third sector providers of support services specifically tailored to meet the needs of neurodivergent children, young people and their families to tell us about their work.
Please follow this link or use the QR code to access an online survey. The survey is in Google Forms format but you don’t need a Google account to use it.
Please complete the survey by 31st October at the latest. Thank you for your help.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1iiaiY3jzT7HwGv63f9TiQvxGsv44Hu9lRkoWgPw5XPA/
