Community Learning Development Worker (Youth Work) (2 Posts) - REQ04593

Location: Community Learning and Development Office, C/O Calderhead Hub, Calderhead School, Dyfrig Street, Shotts, ML7 4DH

Salary: £45,882 – £50,487 per year

Contract Type: Permanent

Position Type: Full Time

Hours: 35 hours per week

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Working within a Community Learning & Development Youth Work team, you will be responsible for delivering CLD services in line with key strategic and local priorities, including the development of youth work approaches across North Lanarkshire.

You will work with young people in community-based and school-based settings, with a particular emphasis on engaging with young people who are likely to face the most barriers to their attainment. Previous experience around group work and the development of projects is desirable.

An enthusiastic and motivated individual, you will have knowledge of current national and local developments in working with young people as well as good communication skills and the ability to work well as part of a team.

You must have a CLD Standards Council approved professional qualification in Community Learning & Development, e.g. BA Hons, PGC, PGD, MA in Community Education, Community Development, Community Learning & Development, Youth Work or CLDSC recognised equivalent

You will require to become a Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme member through Disclosure Scotland and obtain a satisfactory membership check prior to commencing in this role.

Please note these are vacant posts within the CLD Youth Work team within the Wishaw locality. In line with workforce change, CLD Managers may align the posts to match the contingencies and needs of the service.

Work pattern:

35 hours per week – 5 days over 7 (including evenings and weekends).

To be discussed further at interview.

Working here at North Lanarkshire Council

If you’re considering a career with us, you’ll be keen to know what’s in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays*, and a wide range of benefits available to you, find out more at work well NL. We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.

*For all casual/sessional roles, you will receive 12.1% of your hourly rate for every hour worked in total recompense for annual leave, including public holidays. These rates will be indicated separately on your payslip. You will only be paid for the hours that you work.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. This is one way North Lanarkshire is demonstrating our commitment to supporting Care-Experienced People.

The Plan for North Lanarkshire is to be the place to live, learn, work, invest and visit. The Council recognises that work is an important part of adult life and is critical to our wellbeing and shaping how we live. The Fair Work Convention’s Framework defines Fair Work as work that offers effective voice, fulfilment, opportunity, respect and security. We believe Fair Work can boost creativity, realise untapped potential and increase productivity. To find out more click on the link.

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The following link contains our Easy Read documents which will help explain the process and what happens during the selection process: Easy Read – My NL

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