Current Vacancies
We are recruiting for Youth Workers. Please send a copy of your CV to events@haydonwick.gov.uk or call 01793 722466 to discuss in more detail
Youth Development Co-ordinator
JOB TITLE: Youth Development Co-Ordinator
PLACE OF WORK: Haydon Wick Parish Council
GRADE / SPINE POINT: SCP Band 13-17 (£22,627 – £24,491), equivalent to (£11.76 – £12.73 per hour)
CONTRACT DURATION: Funding to 31st March 2022.
HOURS OF WORK: Evening and weekend will be required. Maximum of 20 hours per week. To include evenings and weekends.
Haydon Wick Parish Council is looking for a highly organised, creative and enthusiastic Youth Development Co-ordinator to join the team, and help the Parish Council to realise their efforts to improve the lives of the local young residents by creating a Youth Development Programme within the Parish.
The post holder will be responsible for designing and delivering youth development workshops for the Parish Council. The role will include creating, setting up and running various activities, delivering community/environmental projects, delivering outdoor education and sporting activities, and mentoring.
As a successful candidate, you will:
- support the Community Development Officer to shape the young person’s strategy across the Parish
- deliver a comprehensive Youth Development Programme in a fully inclusive, safe, exceptional, cost effective, relevant and planned programme for young people
- take appropriate steps to identify and effectively manage risks to ensure a safe approach to working with young people is in place, especially safeguarding and DBS requirements
- take an active lead in delivering participation programmes that develop young people’s skills and confidence to actively influence decisions that affect them
- work with our partners to provide programmes for young people that will challenge, develop and enable young people to acquire new skills in supporting their emotional development and recreational needs
- develop a Youth Council to represent the Haydon Wick Parish Council, which will feed into the strategic planning of youth development and services within the Parish
This outward-facing role brings with it, responsibilities such as working alongside volunteers; helping to deliver community engagement events and assisting with fundraising for programme delivery.
This role is about young people. You will have good written and verbal communication skills and will be numerate with an eye for detail. You will thrive as part of a small team and be willing to undertake odd jobs. You will need a minimum of 1 year of youth work experience.
It would be desirable to have five GCSEs A-C or equivalent, or Level 2-3 Certificate or a diploma in youth work practice. You will be required to pass background checks from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Applications (CV and cover letter) should be sent to: events@haydonwick.gov.uk
The recruitment process will be Covd-19 safe.
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Casual Youth Worker
JOB TITLE: Casual Youth Worker
PLACE OF WORK: Haydon Wick Parish Council
GRADE / SPINE POINT: SCP 9 plus 12.01% holiday entitlement (£12.16 per hour)
CONTRACT DURATION: Zero hours – casual. Dependent on funding
HOURS OF WORK: Evening and weekend will be required
Haydon Wick Parish Council is looking for an energetic and highly motivated Youth Worker to work alongside the Officers and supporting Councillors in their efforts to improve the lives of the local young residents by creating a Youth Development Programme within the Parish.
The post holder will be responsible for assisting and delivering key youth development workshops for the Parish Council. The role will include setting up and running arts-based activities, delivering community/environmental projects, delivering outdoor education and sporting activities, and mentoring.
As a successful candidate, you will:
- set up and run arts-based activities, community/environmental projects, outdoor education and sporting activities
- develop a relationship with young people based on respect and trust, ensuring they have a safe place to develop their identity and place in society
- establish boundaries and support young people in different settings, including outreach work
- mentor, coach and support individuals, encouraging greater social inclusion
This outward-facing role brings with it, responsibilities such as working alongside volunteers; helping to deliver community engagement events and assisting with fundraising for programme delivery.
This role is about young people. You will have good written and verbal communication skills and will be numerate with an eye for detail. You will thrive as part of a small team and be willing to undertake odd jobs. You will need a minimum of 1 year of youth work experience.
It would be desirable to have five GCSEs A-C or equivalent, or Level 2-3 Certificate or a diploma in youth work practice. You will be required to pass background checks from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Applications (CV and cover letter) should be sent to: events@haydonwick.gov.uk
The recruitment process will be Covd-19 safe.
What Our Community Say
As a resident of the Parish, it’s great to see some of the work you guys are doing in the community. Keep the good work up!
As a volunteer litter picker, I have seen, first hand, the tremendous work that the Parish Council of Haydon Wick do to make living in the area such a pleasure.
They have also been a key partner and supporter in the introduction of Swindon’s second parkrun within the area, and I am proud to be involved with them on this project.
I have really enjoyed working with Haydon Wick Parish Council in the last few years, and I have found them to be very community orientated, and they truly take care for their parishioners, whatever age.
One of the community art work projects I was involved with was the 100 year anniversary WW1 external building hoarding art works. The project created a very positive reaction, especially on social media. This year I also completed a banner for Remembrance Day, that became part of a Parish Council exhibition. I often wish I lived in the Parish when I see the pensioner presents lined up at Christmas. Well done everyone, you are a credit to the Parish!
To everyone at Haydon Wick Parish Council, I would like to thank you for the Christmas Parcel which, as always, was full of useful items. Also, an opportunity to thank you for organising volunteers for those of us shielding during lockdown. I was immensely grateful to have hospital prescriptions delivered to the pharmacy and to have letters and cards taken to the post box. My request for help was always dealt with quickly, with cheerfulness and, on one occasion in very heavy rain! Haydon Wick is a lovely place to live.