Pontardawe Hwb Youth Club Worker in Charge

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Job reference: REQ05545

Date posted: 12/06/2026

Application closing date: 26/06/2026

Location: Pontardawe Hwb Youth Club

Salary: £16.15 - £22.14 per hour depending on qualifications

Package: Generous holiday entitlement, Employee Assistance Programme, Local Government Pension Scheme with 15.3% employer contributions, discounted gym membership with Celtic Leisure and excellent development opportunities

Contractual hours: 2.5

Basis: Term Time

Job category/type: Youth and Community Services

Contract Type: Fixed Term post until 31/03/2027 due to YSG Funding

Hours: Part Time 2.5 hours per week, Wednesday 3.45 pm – 6:15 pm, 30 weeks per annum

Location of post: Tyr Gwrhyd, Holly St, Pontardawe, SA8 4ET

Do you have a passion for working with young people and a genuine desire to make a difference in their lives? Can you manage and develop a youth club to become a fun and safe environment with a range of engaging and exciting activities which aids social inclusion? If the answer is yes then we want you to join Neath Port Talbot Council as a Youth Club Worker in Charge in a Youth Club.

At Neath Port Talbot council we are committed to creating a supportive and inclusive environment where your talents are valued and your professional development is nurtured. By joining our team, you can:

• Obtain a fully funded L2 and L3 youth and community work qualification over 12 to 24 months.
• Use your shifts towards compulsory placement hours for further health and social care qualifications (course dependant).
• Combine with other/existing employment to supplement your income.
• Open doors to a health and social work career.
• Benefit from a competitive employee package with a remarkable 15.3% pension contribution, term time working, life assurance, employee discount scheme at local and national retailers and comprehensive health and financial wellbeing support.

What we are looking for:

The successful candidate will need to have the ability to develop a broad curriculum of activities at the club in line with Citizenship, Art, Sport, Health & Welsh which provides information, guidance and advice to young people. You will need to be able to build and develop professional working relationships with young people, colleagues and partners and manage and develop the youth club to become a fun and safe environment which aids social inclusion and participation.

A minimum of 2 years’ youth work experience is required and the successful candidate will be required to complete the relevant youth work qualification within two years of commencing this role. When this qualification is achieved registration with the Education Workforce Council will be required.

The main duties of the post:

• Build professional relationships with young people
• Facilitate the personal, social and emotional development of young people
• Enable young people to organise and take increasing responsibility for activities, events and projects
• Work in partnership with young people and agencies
• Support and develop a small team
• Work in accordance with the purposes and principles of the Youth Work Curriculum Statement for Wales
• Plan, manage and develop youth work
• To be able to diffuse difficult situations
• To be able to make decisions, have good organisational skills and ensure accurate data collection

You will have experience in/of:

• A minimum of two years youth work experience with young people aged 11 -25.

Ideally you will have:

• Knowledge of the purposes and principles of the youth work curriculum statement for Wales
• Knowledge of the services available to young people in Neath Port Talbot and surrounding areas.
• The relevant national youth work qualification required for registration with the Education Workforce Council (EWC)

If you think that you have the necessary experience and qualifications for this role, we would love to hear from you. For an informal discussion, please contact Jo Fisher.

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure. Neath Port Talbot Council is totally committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our employees are equally committed to ensuring the safety and protection of all children and young people and will take action to safeguard their wellbeing. The recruitment process for this post will be underpinned by rigorous safer recruitment assessment to ensure that children and young people are protected.

Welsh Language Requirements: Welsh Language skills are desirable. Applications may be submitted in Welsh; applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates who have a disability and armed forces veterans. At Team NPT, we all work together to serve the people, communities and businesses of Neath Port Talbot. We are committed to providing training opportunities and the professional development of all our employees. We look forward to welcoming you to Team NPT.