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Young Persons Paid Internship with Adoption Alliance ten hours per week, A mixture of home-based, office based (Prestatyn) and some time spent in colleges and schools across North Wales. The successful applicant must be either based in North Wales or able to travel there several times week., £21,840.00 - £22,741.00

Employment Type

Part Time

Application Start Date

11-07-2024

Application End Date

11-08-2024

Location

A mixture of home-based, office based (Prestatyn) and some time spent in colleges and schools across North Wales. The successful applicant must be either based in North Wales or able to travel there several times week.

State/County

Wales

Zip Code

Country

Work Style

Hybrid

Industry

Position

Experience

Education

Description

Job title: Young Person's Paid Internship with Adoption Alliance

Responsible to: Adoption Alliance Manager

Hours of work: 10-14 hours a week, to be negotiated (flexible with evening and weekend working required)

Salary: Grade 2 (£21,840 to £22,741 FTE depending on experience and skills)

Duration: I year

Location: A mixture of home-based, office based (Prestatyn) and some time spent in colleges and schools across North Wales. The successful applicant must be either based in North Wales or able to travel there several times week.

This is a new role in the organization and the successful applicant will help us to shape the role going forward. As an internship, the post is limited to one year and the successful candidate will be offered training to meet their development needs. This role will offer the successful applicant an opportunity to play an active role in this new project which aims to improve the experiences of adopted people in schools in North Wales whilst at the same time having opportunities to learn new skills and gain knowledge and understanding in areas which are of interest to them. Help will be given to transition from this role into future training or work.

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE INTERNSHIP

To use your own lived experience to improve the educational experiences of young, adopted people across North Wales.
To work closely with the Adoption Alliance Lead Youth Worker to support the delivery of the project – for example by preparing training materials for schools, working with groups of young, adopted people, creating content for various online platforms.
To work closely with the Lead Education Officer to help deliver training to schools and colleges.
To gain experience and improve your own life chances as a result of working on this project.
To support you to develop digital content and resources which will be used in this project.
To support young people to create products that promote the purpose of the project which may include digital resources such as podcasts.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

To assist in bringing together groups of young, adopted people and share experiences.
To use lived experience to inform the current education system in North Wales
To gain knowledge and experience within a range of work settings including social care, education, and youth work.
To identify and undertake training which will help prepare you for the future.
To work closely with administrative and business support staff in the Wales and Central teams to ensure the booking of venues, activities etc and gather output and outcome data from the service.
To support the organisation by gathering statistical and other relevant information to support evaluation and fundraising activities for the service.
To support young people who wish to have their voices heard in national and regional forums and events.
To attend internal and external training sessions and other meetings as appropriate, in order to learn and remain up to date with adoption issues, relevant policies, working practices and systems and network with other youth work providers in Wales.
To engage in supervision and professional development.

This job description is a guide to the nature of the work required and may involve other such duties as deemed necessary by the Organisation. It is not wholly comprehensive or restrictive. This job description will be reviewed with the post-holder at significant points for the Organisation.

PERSON SPECIFICATION
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA	The role is available to a young person under the age of 25 years old, with lived experience of adoption/ care experience.
QUALIFICATIONS/TRAINING or equivalent experience which must be demonstrated in the CV/application form	Ability to communicate effectively in English and / or Welsh. There is no requirement for any specific qualifications or examination results.
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE	Good understanding of the needs of adopted or looked after children Experience of the education system in Wales. An understanding of the importance of following policies and procedures to ensure that children and young people are safe
SKILLS AND ABILITIES (All Essential)	Good communication and interpersonal skills Ability to relate to children and young people Ability to work as part of a team Ability to use IT equipment
QUALITIES	The capacity to understand and to empathise with the issues of concern for adopted children and young people and their parents Flexible and adaptable approach to work Positive and motivated attitude to work Team player Willing to learn Open and honest and able to fulfil a duty of candour if challenged
OTHER	Ability to speak Welsh is desirable and respect for the Welsh language is essential Commitment to promoting anti-discriminatory practice and equal opportunities. Willingness to travel and work occasional weekends and evenings as required. (essential)

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Candidate Pack Young Person's Paid Internship with Adoption Alliance 10-14 hours.pdf Blank Diversity Monitoring Form 2024.docx Blank Employee Application Form 2024.docx