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ROLE TITLE: Engagement Worker

Permanent post POST ID: YS ENGAGE GRADE: Grade G 29-33 £25,694 to £29,033 HOURS: 37 hours per week LOCATION: Usk CEC (which may change in the future if the service

location needs to relocate. Relocation or disturbance expenses will not be paid if this happens)

WELSH LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT: Welsh language skills are desirable

PURPOSE OF POST: As an Engagement Worker you will be required to provide opportunities and develop an environment which reflects the needs of children and young people within their locality. An an Engagement Worker you will pro-actively engage with children and young people in a variety of settings, by forging links in the heart of their communities. You will also be required to work in partnership with other services, organisations and local communities to ensure optimum services are avaible to children and young people. The successful candidate will be professional, confident and able to work under their own initiative. Should you require any further information regarding this post, please contact: Tracey Thomas, Tel: 07818 016924 Closing Date: 11th November 2016 Interviews to be held week commencing: 21st November 2016 Please Note that we are not able to accept CV’s Application forms can be completed online or down loaded via: http://www.monmouthshire.gov.uk/home/education/jobs-and-employment/how-to-apply-for-council-jobs/ Completed paper application forms should be returned to the following address:-

People Services, Monmouthshire County Council, PO BOX 106, CALDICOT, NP26 9AN

.

Appointment to this post is exempt from Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Check. Monmouthshire County Council is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. All posts are open to job-share unless stated otherwise.

ROLE PROFILE ROLE TITLE: Engagement Worker POST ID: YS ENGAGE GRADE: Grade G 29-33

HOURS: 37 hours per week LOCATION: Pan Monmouthshire RESPONSIBLE TO: Youth Service Manager WELSH LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT: Welsh language skills are desirable

Monmouthsire Youth Service

Our Purpose:- The youth service is an integral part of MCC’s Enterprise and Innovation Directorate. We work with young people aged 11-25 across the county supporting them through informal learning. We enable young people to socialise in a safe and empowering environments, where they grow from dependence to independence. The Purpose of this Role:- As an Engagement Worker you will be required to provide opportunities and develop an environment which reflects the needs of children and young people within their locality. An an Engagement Worker you will pro-actively engage with children and young people in a variety of settings, by forging links in the heart of their communities. You will also be required to work in partnership with other services, organisations and local communities to ensure optimum services are avaible to children and young people. The successful candidate will be professional, confident and able to work under their own initiative

Expectation and Outcomes of this Role:- You will be expected to ensure the smooth coordination of a youth offer for children and young people in Monmouthshire to ensure optimum opportunities are available through shared ownership with partners. Your responsibilities are to:-

Duties:

1. Develop opportunities that enable members of local communities and partners to contribute to the planning and delivery of children and young people’s services and to ensure that activity reflects the needs of children and young people.

2. Stimulate creative dialogue to offer the opportunity for local people, people

who use services, staff and volunteers to explore current and new ways to support children and young people.

3. To work with and support staff to develop community engagement across the county including holiday provision; community events and MCC events.

4. To work collaboratively with all agencies who work with children and young people including voluntary sector organisations to maximise access and use of resources

5. To provide support to services to enable engagement and consultation with communities and service users.

6. To gather community and service user intelligence to contribute and inform

community profiles, and a proactive engagement plan.

7. To produce a ‘Youth Offer’ for children and young people in Monmouthshire to ensure optimum opportunities are available through shared ownership with partners.

8. To be responsible for the promotion and organisation of local community

engagement and listening events relevant to children and young people.

9. Maintain monitoring information, and write reports when required.

10. To ensure that local and national frameworks, plans and strategies are embedded within the service delivery.

11. To contribute to the development and realisation of the Youth Offer Framework.

12. To work to the standards of the Principles and Practices of Youth Work and the National Occupational Standards for Youth work.

13. To ensure that all data is collected in an appropriate and safe way and meets the requirements of Management Information Systems/Welsh Government guidance. Information collated should be robust and meet Outcomes Based Accountability requirements.

14. To exercise proper integrity in respect of confidential matters and personnel information obtained during the execution of the duties of this post.

15. To carry out any duties and responsibilities required under the Data Protection Act(s) 1984 and 1998, in particular, to take reasonable care that no unauthorised loss or disclosure of personal data occurs.

16. To ensure that health and safety duties and practices are carried out by all provisions or as detailed in the Council’s Health and Safety Policy, and to ensure that centres and services to young people comply with current legislation.

17. To work in collaboration with the Designated Officer for Safeguarding/Child Protection to be aware of the LA policy on Safeguarding and Child Protection and that all policies and practices are in line with the All Wales Child Protection Procedures. To make referrals to Children’s Services in the event of a disclosure and/or concern that a child/young person is ‘in need’ or at risk of significant harm. To maintain accurate, confidential and up to date documentation on all cases of safeguarding and child protection.

18. To ensure that the Council’s responsibilities in relation to Equality and Diversity are met and to ensure that the Youth Service outcomes relating to the Welsh language are achieved.

19. This post carries with it unsociable hours, evening and weekend work to meet the needs of the service

Here’s what we can provide you with:-

Full support of manager and team members

Full range of training and CPD opportunities

Laptop and mobile phone

Nominated supervisor for regular support

What else you need to know…..Monmouthshire Values are:

Openness: We aspire to be open and honest to develop trusting relationships.

Fairness: We aspire to provide fair choice, opportunities and experiences and become an organisation built on mutual respect.

Flexibility: We aspire to be flexible in our thinking and action to become an effective and efficient organisation.

Teamwork: We aspire to work together to share our successes and failures by building on our strengths and supporting one another to achieve our goals.

And this role, will work with Monmouthshire to achieve these.

In addition: All employees are responsible for ensuring that they act at all times in a way that is consistent with Monmouthshire’s Equal Opportunities Policy in their own area of responsibility and in their general conduct. The authority operates a Smoke Free Workplace Policy which all employees are required to abide to.

Person Specification

How will we know if you are the right person for the role? As the successful candidate you will have demonstrated:-

1. Nationally recognised Youth and Community Work qualification or equivalent

2. 3 years experience of working with young people 11-19, particularly those who are most vulnerable and hard to reach.

3. 3 years experience of working with other services to enhance provision for young people in local communities

4. Experience of delivery and facilitating programmes, projects and meetings.

5. Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a staff team.

6. Commitment to delivering an efficient and effective service where the involvement of children and young people should be paramount.

General

Ability to Think and Act Strategically

Is able to create and communicate a vision and inspire others to share in it;

Is able to monitor and manage outcomes and to feed into appropriate frameworks.

Thinks quickly and flexibly and shows adaptive leadership in responding to a changing environment;

Identifies and exploits opportunities to gain additional resources from a wide range of external sources;

Demonstrates Emotional Intelligence

Listens to others and communicates effectively;

Deals with situations of conflict in a calm and rational manner, and does not shy away from difficult situations;

Seeks to achieve results through negotiation and consensus;

Shows empathy and is able to understand the impact of their own behaviour on others;

Is able to understand and deal openly with emotional issues;

Invests time and energy in building strong networks and positive relationships;

Uses intuition;

Is politically astute;

Understands and read key social networks and power relationships. Partnership and Teamwork

Feels comfortable working within a team environment with flexible boundaries between team members;

Is willing to share in collective responsibility for team decisions;

Is friendly, respectful and supportive to others and shows loyalty to the team and to individual team members;

Has an inclusive style and seeks feedback;

Engages assertively in debate but is skilled in resolving differences without conflict;

Takes a joined up approach to problem solving;

Acts with integrity, is honest, trustworthy and willing to trust others;

Sees working in partnership as an opportunity rather than a constraint;

Demonstrates an absolute commitment to equality and embraces diversity. Self-Awareness, Self Confidence and Self Reliance

Understands their own strengths and weakness, and is committed to self-improvement;

Is able to reflect on and learn from mistakes;

Is highly self-motivated and acts on their own initiative;

Empowers and trusts others to deliver on shared goals and objectives;

To ask to identify strategies or seek support for dealing with personal and professional stress.

Believes in work/life balance for themselves and others, and sets an example

Demonstrates and transmits self-assurance and presents ideas well to others;

Takes an optimistic, “can do” approach;

Acts as an inspiring role model to others;

Believes in the ethos of public service and sets an example of high standards of conduct in this respect.

Should you require any further information regarding this post, please contact: Tracey Thomas, Youth Service Manager Tel: 07818 016924 Closing Date: 12 Noon on 11th November 2016

HYSBYSEB SWYDD

TEITL SWYDD: Swyddog Ymgysylltu

Swydd barhaol CYFEIRNOD: YS ENGAGE GRADD: Gradd G 29-33 £25,694 to £29,033 ORIAU: 37 awr yr wythnos LLEOLIAD: CEC Brynbuga (a all newid yn y dyfodol os oes angen symud

lleoliad y gwasanaeth. Ni fyddir yn talu costau adleoli neu ymyrryd os yw hyn yn digwydd).

ASESIAD YN Y GYMRAEG: Byddai sgiliau yn y Gymraeg yn ddymunol.

DIBEN Y SWYDD: Fel Gweithiwr Ymgysylltu bydd angen i chi ddarparu cyfleoedd a datblygu amgylchedd sy'n adlewyrchu anghenion plant a phobl ifanc o fewn eu hardal. Fel Gweithiwr Ymgysylltu byddwch yn ymwneud yn rhagweithiol gyda phlant a phobl ifanc mewn amrywiaeth o osodiadau, drwy lunio cysylltiadau yng nghalon eu cymunedau. Bydd hefyd angen i chi weithio mewn partneriaeth gyda gwasanaethau eraill, sefydliadau a chymunedau lleol i sicrhau fod y gwasanaethau gorau oll ar gael i blant a phobl ifanc. Bydd yr ymgeisydd llwyddiannus yn broffesiynol, hyderus ac yn gallu cymryd yr awenau. Os ydych angen mwy o wybodaeth am y swydd hon, cysylltwch â: Tracey Thomas, Ffôn 07818 016924 Dyddiad Cau: 11 Tachwedd 2016 Cynhelir cyfweliadau yn yr wythnos yn dechrau: 21 Tachwedd 2016 Dylid nodi na allwn dderbyn CVs. Gellir llenwi ffurflenni cais ar-lein neu eu lawrlwytho o: http://www.monmouthshire.gov.uk/home/education/jobs-and-employment/how-to-apply-for-council-jobs/

Ar ôl eu llenwi, dylid dychwelyd ffurflenni cais papur i'r cyfeiriad dilynol:- Gwasanaethau Pobl, Cyngor Sir Fynwy, Blwch SP 106, Cil-y-coed, NP26 9AN

Caiff penodiad i'r swydd hon ei eithrio o'r Ddeddf Adsefydlu Troseddwyr a chynhelir Gwiriad Datgeliad Estynedig arni. Mae Cyngor Sir Fynwy yn gyflogwr cyfle cyfartal ac yn croesawu ceisiadau gan bob adran o'r gymuned. Mae'r holl swyddi yn agored ar gyfer swydd-rannu os na nodir fel arall.

PROFFIL SWYDD TEITL SWYDD: Gweithiwr Ymgysylltu CYFEIRNOD: YS ENGAGE GRADD: Gradd G 29-33

ORIAU: 37 awr yr wythnos LLEOLIAD: Ar draws Sir Fynwy CYFRIFOL I: Rheolwr Gwasanaeth Ieuenctid ASESIAD SGILIAU YN Y GYMRAEG: Byddai sgiliau yn y Gymraeg yn ddymunol.

Gwasanaeth Ieuenctid Sir Fynwy

Ein Diben: Mae'r gwasanaeth ieuenctid yn rhan gyfannol o Gyfarwyddiaeth Menter ac Arloesedd Cyngor Sir Fynwy. Gweithiwn gyda phobl ifanc 11-25 oed ar draws y sir gan eu cefnogi drwy ddysgu anffurfiol. Galluogwn bobl ifanc i gymdeithasu mewn amgylcheddau diogel a grymusol, lle byddant yn tyfu o ddibyniaeth i annibyniaeth. Diben y Swydd: Fel Gweithiwr Ymgysylltu bydd angen i chi roi cyfleoedd a datblygu amgylchedd sy'n adlewyrchu anghenion plant a phobl ifanc o fewn eu hardal. Fel Gweithiwr Ymgysylltu byddwch yn ymwneud yn rhagweithiol gyda phlant a phobl ifanc mewn amrywiaeth o osodiadau, drwy lunio cysylltiadau yng nghalon eu cymunedau. Bydd hefyd angen i chi weithio mewn partneriaeth gyda gwasanaethau eraill, sefydliadau a chymunedau lleol i sicrhau fod y gwasanaethau gorau oll ar gael i blant a phobl ifanc. Bydd yr ymgeisydd llwyddiannus yn broffesiynol, hyderus ac yn gallu cymryd yr awenau. Disgwyliad a Chanlyniadau'r Swydd Disgwylir i chi sicrhau cydlynu llyfn ar gynnig ieuenctid ar gyfer plant a phobl ifanc yn Sir Fynwy i sicrhau fod y cyfleoedd gorau posibl ar gael drwy rannu perchenogaeth gyda phartneriaid.

Eich cyfrifoldebau yw:

Dyletswyddau:

20. Datblygu cyfleoedd sy'n galluogi aelodau o gymunedau lleol a phartneriaid i gyfrannu at gynllunio a chyflwyno gwasanaethau plant a phobl ifanc a sicrhau fod y gweithgaredd yn adlewyrchu anghenion plant a phobl ifanc.

21. Ysgogi dialog greadigol i roi cyfle i bobl leol, pobl sy'n defnyddio

gwasanaethau, staff a gwirfoddolwyr i ymchwilio ffyrdd cyfredol a ffyrdd newydd i gefnogi plant a phobl ifanc.

22. Gweithio gyda a chefnogi staff i ddatblygu ymgysylltu cymunedol ar draws y

sir yn cynnwys darpariaeth gwyliau, digwyddiadau cymunedol a digwyddiadau Cyngor Sir Fynwy.

23. Cydweithio gyda phob asiantaeth sy'n gweithio gyda phlant a phobl ifanc yn cynnwys cyrff sector gwirfoddol i gynyddu mynediad a defnydd adnoddau i'r eithaf.

24. Rhoi cefnogaeth i wasanaethau i alluogi ymgysylltu ac ymgynghori gyda chymunedau a defnyddwyr gwasanaeth.

25. Casglu gwybodaeth gan y gymuned a defnyddwyr gwasanaeth i gyfrannu at a

hysbysu proffiliau cymunedol a chynllun ymgysylltu rhagweithiol.

26. Cynhyrchu 'Cynnig Ieuenctid' ar gyfer plant a phobl ifanc yn Sir Fynwy i sicrhau bod y cyfleoedd gorau posibl ar gael drwy rannu perchnogaeth gyda phartneriaid.

27. Bod yn gyfrifol am hyrwyddo a threfnu ymgysylltu cymunedol lleol a

digwyddiadau gwrando perthnasol i blant a phobl ifanc.

28. Cynnal gwybodaeth monitro ac ysgrifennu adroddiadau pan fo angen. 29. Sicrhau y caiff fframweithiau, cynlluniau a strategaethau lleol a chenedlaethol

eu hymwreiddio o fewn y ddarpariaeth gwasanaeth.

30. Cyfrannu at ddatblygiad a gwireddu'r Fframwaith Cynnig Ieuenctid.

31. Gweithio i safonau Egwyddorion ac Arferion Gwaith Ieuenctid a'r Safonau Galwedigaethol Cenedlaethol ar Waith Ieuenctid.

32. Sicrhau y cesglir yr holl ddata mewn ffordd briodol a diogel a'i fod yn cyflawni gofynion Systemau Gwybodaeth Rheoli/canllawiauLlywodraeth Cymru. Dylai'r wybodaeth a gesglir fod yn gadarn a chyflawni gofynion atebolrwydd seiliedig ar ganlyniadau.

33. Gweithredu cywirdeb priodol yng nghyswllt materion cyfrinachol a gwybodaeth personél a gafwyd yn ystod gweithredu dyletswyddau'r swydd hon.

34. Gwneud unrhyw ddyletswyddau a chyfrifoldebau sydd eu hangen dan Ddeddfau Diogelu Data 1984 a 1998, yn neilltuol, cymryd gofal rhesymol na chaiff unrhyw ddata personol ei golli neu ei ddatgelu heb ganiatâd.

35. Sicrhau y cynhelir dyletswyddau ac arferion iechyd a diogelwch gan bob darpariaeth neu fel y manylir ym Mholisi Polisi Iechyd a Diogelwch y Cyngor a sicrhau fod canolfannau a gwasanaethau i bobl ifanc yn cydymffurfio gyda deddfwriaeth gyfredol.

36. Cydweithio gyda’r Swyddog Dynodedig Diogelu/Amddiffyn Plant i fod yn ymwybodol o bolisi'r Awdurdod Lleol ar Ddiogelu ac Amddiffyn Plant a bod pob polisi ac arfer yn cydymffurfio â Gweithdrefn Amddiffyn Plant Cymru Gyfan. Gwneud atgyfeiriadau at Wasanaethau Plant os bydd datgeliad a/neu gonsyrn fod plentyn/person ifanc 'mewn angen' neu mewn risg o niwed sylweddol. Cadw dogfennau cywir, cyfrinachol a chyfoes ar bob achos o ddiogelu ac amddiffyn plant.

37. Sicrhau y caiff cyfrifoldebau'r Cyngor yng nghyswllt Cydraddoldeb ac Amrywiaeth eu cyflawni a sicrhau y cyflawnir canlyniadau'r Gwasanaeth Ieuenctid yng nghyswllt y Gymraeg.

38. Mae'r swydd yn golygu oriau anghymdeithasol, gyda gwaith gyda'r nos ac ar benwythnosau i gyflawni anghenion y gwasanaeth.

Dyma'r hyn y gallwn ei roi i chi:-

Cefnogaeth lawn rheolwr ac aelodau tîm

Ystod lawn o gyfleoedd hyfforddiant a datblygiad proffesiynol parhaus

Gliniadur a ffôn symudol

Goruchwyliwr penodol ar gyfer cefnogaeth reolaidd Beth arall sydd angen i chi wybod ... Gwerthoedd Sir Fynwy yw ... Bod yn agored: Anelwn fod yn agored ac onest i ddatblygu perthynas o

ymddiriedaeth.

Bod yn deg: Anelwn ddarparu dewis, cyfleoedd a phrofiadau a teg a dod yn sefydliad sydd wedi adeiladu ar barch pobl at ei gilydd.

Bod yn hyblyg: Anelwn fod yn hyblyg yn ein syniadau a'n gweithredoedd i ddod yn sefydliad effeithlon ac effeithiol.

Gwaith tîm: Anelwn gydweithio i rannu ein llwyddiannau a'n methiannau drwy adeiladu ar ein cryfderau a chefnogi ein gilydd i gyflawni ein nodau.

A bydd y rôl yma'n gweithio gyda Sir Fynwy i gyflawni hyn.

Yn ogystal: Mae pawb a gyflogir yn gyfrifol am sicrhau eu bod bob amser yn gweithredu mewn ffordd sy'n gyson â Pholisi Cyfle Cyfartal Sir Fynwy yn eu maes cyfrifoldeb eu hunain ac yn eu hymddygiad cyffredinol. Mae'r awdurdod yn gweithredu Polisi Gweithle Di Fwg y mae'n rhaid i'r holl gyflogeion gydymffurfio ag ef.

Manyleb Person

Sut fyddwn ni'n gwybod os mai chi yw'r person cywir ar gyfer y swydd? Fel yr ymgeisydd llwyddiannus byddwch wedi dangos:-

5. Cymhwyster Gwaith Ieuenctid a Chymunedol a gydnabyddir yn genedlaethol neu gyfwerth.

6. 3 blynedd o brofiad o weithio gyda phobl ifanc 11-19 oed, yn arbennig y rhai sydd fwyaf agored i niwed ac anoddaf eu cyrraedd.

7. 3 blynedd o brofiad o weithio gyda gwasanaethau eraill i wella darpariaeth ar gyfer pobl ifanc mewn cymunedau lleol.

8. Profiad o gyflenwi a hwyluso rhaglenni, prosiectau a chyfarfodydd.

5. Gallu i weithio ar eich cymhelliant eich hun ac fel aelod o dîm staff.

6. Ymrwymiad i ddarparu gwasanaeth effeithlon ac effeithlon lle dylai

ymgyfraniad plant a phobl ifanc fod yn hollbwysig.

Cyffredinol

Gallu i feddwl a gweithredu'n strategol

Gallu creu a chyfathrebu gweledigaeth ac ysbrydoli eraill i rannu ynddi.

Gallu monitro a rheoli deilliannau a bwydo mewn i fframweithiau priodol.

Meddwl yn gyflym ac yn hyblyg a dangos arweinyddiaeth hyblyg wrth ymateb i amgylchedd sy'n newid.

Dynodi ac ymelwa ar gyfleoedd i ennill adnoddau ychwanegol o ystod eang o ffynonellau allanol.

Dangos Deallusrwydd Emosiynol

Gwrando ar eraill a chyfathrebu'n effeithlon;

Delio gyda sefyllfaoedd gwrthdaro mewn ffordd bwyllog a rhesymol a pheidio osgoi sefyllfaoedd anodd;

Ceisio sicrhau canlyniadau drwy negodi a chonsensws;

Dangos cydymdeimlad ac yn gallu deall effaith eu hymddygiad eu hunain ar eraill;

Gallu deall a delio'n agored gyda materion emosiynol;

Buddsoddi arian ac egni mewn adeiladu rhwydweithiau cryf a chysylltiadau cadarnhaol;

Defnyddio greddf;

Craffter gwleidyddol;

Deall a darllen rhwydweithiau cymdeithasol a pherthnasoedd pŵer allweddol.

Partneriaeth a Gwaith Tîm

Teimlo'n gysurus yn gweithio o fewn amgylchedd tîm gyda ffiniau hyblyg rhwng aelodau tîm;

Parod i rannu mewn cyfrifoldeb ar y cyd am benderfyniadau tîm;

Cyfeillgar, dangos parch ac yn gefnogol i eraill a dangos teyrngarwch i'r tîm ac aelodau unigol o'r tîm;

Arddull gynhwysol a cheisio adborth;

Cymryd rhan hyderus mewn trafodaeth ond yn fedrus mewn datrys gwahaniaethau heb wrthdaro;

Agwedd gydlynol at ddatrys problemau;

Gweithredu gyda chywirdeb, yn onest, dibynadwy ac yn barod i ymddiried mewn eraill;

Gweld gweithio mewn partneriaeth fel cyfle yn hytrach na rhwystr;

Dangos ymrwymiad llwyr i gydraddoldeb a choleddu amrywiaeth. Hunanymwybyddiaeth, Hunanhyder a Hunanddibyniaeth

Deall eu cryfderau a gwendidau eu hunain ac ymrwymiad i wella ei hunan;

Gallu myfyrio ar gamgymeriadau a dysgu ohonynt;

Llawer o hunan-gymhelliant ac yn gweithredu ar ei gymhelliant ei hun;

Grymuso ac ymddiried mewn eraill i gyflawni nodau ac amcanion a gaiff eu rhannu;

Gofyn i ddynodi strategaethau neu geisio cefnogaeth ar gyfer delio gyda straeon personol a phroffesiynol;

Credu mewn cydbwysedd gwaith-bywyd i'w hunan ac eraill, a gosod esiampl;

Dangos a chyfleu hunanhyder a chyflwyno syniadau'n dda i eraill;

Agwedd optimistaidd "gallu gwneud";

Gweithredu fel model rôl sy'n ysbrydoli eraill;

Credu yn ethos gwasanaeth cyhoeddus a gosod esiampl o safonau uchel o ymddygiad yn y cyswllt hwn.

Os ydych angen mwy o wybodaeth am y swydd hon, cysylltwch â: Tracey Thomas, Rheolwr Gwasanaeth Ieuenctid Ffôn 07818 016924 Dyddiad Cau: 12 canol-dydd 11 Tachwedd2016