Youth Worker – Community Development Worker (CDW) Inverness – Army Welfare Service

Inverness, Highland
Ministry of Defence
Contents

• Location
• About the job
• Benefits
• Things you need to know
• Apply and further information

Location

Inverness, Scotland, IV2 3XX

About the job

Summary
Are you a professionally qualified Youth & Community Worker looking to extend your experience? This post gives you that opportunity. Working within the Army Welfare Service, the Community Development Worker (CDW) delivers play, youth & community work across all age ranges, in a specified geographical area, engaging with a range of partners including schools and other external providers. The CDW works flexibly across locations in a non-standard working week.

Within the wider community, we support Service families through the provision of CS activities and volunteer led CS activities, working directly with, training or providing support and advice to existing and new community groups. This includes the development, delivery and support of play, youth and community activities achieved through a variety of strategies including building-based and outreach work with responsibility for the recruitment and management of volunteers, to assist in this role.

Welfare post roles are currently subject to a welfare review and may be subject to change pending the outcome of the review.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job description
As CDW, you will be responsible for the delivery of Play, Youth and Community provision to members of the Service community within the posts area of responsibility. This may include the management of community centre activities, delivery of a club, initiative or project and the development of provision for all sections of the community as identified within the Community Needs Analysis.

A full UK Drivers’ Licence is required for this post which requires travel to other sites in delivering the service.

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Responsibilities
This role is suited to a professionally qualified Youth & Community Worker with a dynamic and creative approach to the job, who is looking to extend their experience into an exciting and challenging role.

Key Responsibilities are:

Provide professional guidance within the area of responsibility to the chain of command, welfare staff and volunteers for the delivery of play work, youth work and community development.

Be actively engaged face to face with communities to identify need, deliver training, support volunteers and work with children and young people. Work flexibly across locations as required, supporting day-time, evening and weekend activities.

Prepare as directed and update annually, site specific Community Profile, Needs Analysis and Action Plans in consultation with the local Chain of Command and relevant community groups.

Develop, deliver, facilitate and evaluate CS activity projects in accordance with National Occupational Standards, CS quality improvement policy, health & safety, MOD Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults policy and procedures and other relevant MOD policy.

Identify, negotiate for and secure through partnership liaison, resources to facilitate the delivery of community support activities within the area, staffing through HQ AWS. Produce reports on partnership, plans and evaluations.

Take direction from the Senior CDW on collaboration with AWS colleagues, MoD welfare providers and agencies, schools and other external partners to promote new initiatives and integrate the delivery of community support activities and assure local needs are met.

Actively recruit, supervise and support volunteers, providing relevant training to individuals and groups in accordance with CS Volunteer Development Policy

Attend In-Service education/relevant training for on-going professional development of Youth and Community work.

Undertake Line Management duties as required by the post.

Work within MOD policies and procedures, AWS Standard Operating Instructions (SOI) and within the Army Code of Confidentiality.

Undertake other duties within the terms and conditions appropriate to the grade and role as directed by the Line Manager.

Advice given delivering all the above should be in accordance with MoD policy, current legislation, local governance arrangements, AWS Standard Operating Instructions (SOIs), Army Code of Confidentiality, MoD Directorate for Children and Young People (DCYP) priorities and MoD Service Families Strategy.

Licences
UK Driving Licence

All qualifications/licences declared must be held at point of application and if applicable be in date.

Qualifications
Degree or Professional qualification recognised by the JNC (Joint Negotiating Committee) which must be validated through inclusion on National Youth Agency (NYA) Validation Databases. The NYA is the national body for Youth Work in England.

Programmes or courses validated in Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland have mutual recognition arrangements in place so if a programme is recognised as professional status in one UK nation it will be recognised in all. Professional qualifications across the 4 nations are mediated for equivalence through the Joint Education Training Standards to allow professionals who qualified in the different countries to work across all the nations to the same standard and on the same pay & terms. In Scotland, Programmes of study leading to professional status are validated by CLD Standards Council for Scotland.

Validation – The JNC qualification databases and historic Scottish qualifications conferring professional status are attached to the CDW vacancy and applicants are advised that CLD current professional approved Programmes can be found on the CLD Standards Council website.

Applications from candidates who do not hold the required JNC recognised qualification will be rejected. Evidence of acceptable qualification will be required prior to interview. All qualifications/licences declared must be held at point of application and if applicable be in date.
Queries about qualifications can be sent to Sascha Bridge,

Evidence of qualification will be required at interview. All qualifications/licences declared must be held at point of application and if applicable be in date. Equivalent Qualifications will not be accepted.

Behaviours

We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Changing and Improving
• Making Effective Decisions
• Leadership
• Working Together
• Developing Self and Others
• Managing a Quality Service

Technical skills

We’ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Presentation

Benefits

Learning and development tailored to your role
An environment with flexible working options
A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
Pensions: Superannuation will be in accordance with the Teachers’ Pension Scheme
Annual Leave 30 days. Rising to 35 after 5 years reckonable service.

The post doesNOToffer relocation expenses (move of home, excess fares or temporary transfer). Non-Standard move applicants will be eligible for the full package.

Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.

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Things you need to know

Security

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check . See our vetting charter .

People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

This vacancy will be assessed at Civil Service Grade EO (Executive Officer).

The sift will be conducted on Behaviours, CV and Statement of Suitability. The Interview will be assessed on Behaviours, Experience and Technical Skill. Interview details such as location, date and time will be advised following sift.

Sifted candidates will be invited to attend a formal interview and give a short presentation (10 mins). The subject will be related to Youth and Community Work and will be advised in advance.

Applicants are asked to provide the following within the CS Jobs on-line application:

Job History

Personal statement of suitability for the post outlining relevant skills and experience

Evidence of Behaviours listed above

Confirmation of professional qualification

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