Job Vacancies
- Youth Worker - Detached x 3 positions - SYS-1726
- Location
- Various Locations within Blaenau Gwent Borough
- Directorate
- Education
- Salary
- Grade 5 (£23,080 - £25,991 per annum/pro rata) 9 hours per week - 3 evenings
The Detached Youth Worker role will work across the Abertillery and Llanhilleth area, providing detached youth work support to young people aged 11 – 25. The role will work with young people in the area to develop relationships, better understand their needs, link where appropriate with other youth settings and provide them with information, guidance and opportunities. To work with young people to empower them to improve community cohesion in the area.
This post is 9 hours a week (3 nights) evening work
- Closing Date
- 30/09/2021
- Contractual Status
- Fixed Term
- Date
- 31.03.2022
- Job Type
- External
- Full description
- Youth Club Leaders x 3 positions - SYS-1725
- Location
- Blaenau Gwent Youth Clubs
- Directorate
- Education
- Salary
- Grade 5 (£23,080 - £25,991 per annum/pro rata) - 8 hours per week / 39 weeks
The Youth Club Leader will provide support, guidance, and mentoring to young people aged 11-24 who attend one of Blaenau Gwent Youth Service Youth Club provisions. In addition to leading a small team of youth workers within the Youth Club setting ensuring all outcomes are met.
This post is part time and 39 weeks of the year.
- Closing Date
- 23/09/2021
- Contractual Status
- Fixed Term
- Date
- 31.08.2022
- Job Type
- External
- Full description
- Youth Activity Worker - 3 Permanent / 1 Fixed Term 31.08.2022 - SYS-1724
- Location
- Blaenau Gwent Youth Clubs
- Directorate
- Education
- Salary
- Grade 4 (£20,092 - £22,183 per annum/pro rata) - 5 hrs per week/39 weeks
Youth Activity Workers will provide direct face to face support, guidance, and mentoring to young people aged 11-25 who attend one of Blaenau Gwent Youth Service’s Youth Clubs. In addition, the post holder will work as part of a small team of youth workers within the Youth Club setting ensuring all outcomes are met.
- Closing Date
- 30/09/2021
- Contractual Status
- Permanent
- Date
- n/a
- Job Type
- External
- Full description
- Team Manager - Natural Environment - SYS-1723
- Location
- Agile Working
- Directorate
- Regeneration & Community Services
- Salary
- Grade 11 (£46,845 - £49,875 per annum) 37 hours per week
We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated, experienced and inspirational leader as our new Team manager for the Natural Environment for Blaenau Gwent
The Team Manager - Natural Environment is responsible for the development and delivery of a program of significant local and regional projects, as well as helping to address the Councils Climate Change and Nature Recovery ambitions.
The successful candidate will also be responsible for the management of a team of dedicated professionals, whilst working with a range of external partners from schools to industry and community groups with specific responsibility for;
- Landscape policy and design
- Biodiversity and Nature recovery
- Flood management
- Access including rights of way and Active Travel
- Arboriculture and woodland management.
- Closing Date
- 30/09/2021
- Contractual Status
- Permanent
- Date
- N/A
- Job Type
- External
- Full description
- Families First Support Worker - 4 posts - SYS-1722
- Location
- Agile Worker / Blaina ICC
- Directorate
- Social Services
- Salary
- Grade 6 (£26,511 - £30,451 per annum) 37 hours per week
Families First is looking to recruit an experienced and dedicated Support Worker who will be responsible for the identification and assessment of need, the delivery of interventions and the engagement of vulnerable families within Blaenau Gwent.
The successful candidate will coordinate and deliver bespoke early intervention packages of support to enable families to become confident, nurturing, resilient and safe.
- Closing Date
- 23/09/2021
- Contractual Status
- Fixed Term
- Date
- 31/03/2022
- Job Type
- External
- Full description
- Social Worker (Placement Team) - Fixed Term / Secondment - SYS-1721
- Location
- Agile Worker / Beaufort Road, Ebbw Vale
- Directorate
- Social Services
- Salary
- Grade 8 (£33,782 - £37,890 per annum) 37 hours per week
A qualified Social Worker is required to cover leave in the Placement team. Duties include the assessment, supervision and support of foster carers including kinship carers and the recruitment of foster carers.
- Closing Date
- 30/09/2021
- Contractual Status
- Fixed Term
- Date
- 12 months
- Job Type
- External
- Full description
- Headteacher - Blaen y Cwm Primary School - SYS-1720
- Location
- Blaen Y Cwm Primary School, Brynmawr
- Directorate
- Education
- Salary
- L15 – L21 (£59,581 - £68,347 per annum)
Following the retirement of the current Headteacher the Governing Body wishes to appoint an experienced and dynamic Headteacher with a clear vision for developing further the high standards of achievement at the school. The Estyn Inspection states that the school provides a caring and supportive environment for all its pupils and Leaders and Managers have high expectations and set challenging targets for the whole school.
The successful candidate will need to demonstrate excellent leadership and management expertise with a high level of interpersonal skills.
- Closing Date
- 07/10/2021
- Contractual Status
- Permanent
- Date
- n/a
- Job Type
- External
- Full description
- Social Worker (Placement Team) - SYS-1719
- Location
- Agile Worker / Beaufort Road, Ebbw Vale
- Directorate
- Social Services
- Salary
- Grade 8 (£33,782 - £37,890 per annum) 37 hours per week
A qualified Social Worker is required on a permanent basis in the Placement team. Duties include the assessment, supervision and support of foster carers including kinship carers and the recruitment of foster carers.
- Closing Date
- 30/09/2021
- Contractual Status
- Permanent
- Date
- N/A
- Job Type
- External
- Full description
- INTERNAL ONLY - Finance Officer - SYS-1718
- Location
- Homeworker/Anvil Court, Abertillery
- Directorate
- Corporate Services
- Salary
- Grade 5 (£23,080 - £25,991 per annum) - 37 hours per week
An opportunity has arisen for a permanent position within the Accountancy Division.
Assisting the Capital and Corporate Accounting Team and in particular the Corporate Services Directorate.
This post is an internal advertisement, open to Permanent and Fixed Term employees of Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council. Temporary employees are eligible to apply providing they have 24 months continuous employment with the Authority.
- Closing Date
- 30/09/2021
- Contractual Status
- Permanent
- Date
- n/a
- Job Type
- Internal
- Full description
- Social Worker (14+ Team) - SYS-1717
- Location
- Agile Worker / Family Resource Centre, Beaufort Road, Ebbw Vale
- Directorate
- Social Services
- Salary
- Grade 8 (£33,782 - £37,890 per annum) 37 hours per week
Come and join a well-established and passionate team who are dedicated to improving outcomes and opportunities for the young people of Blaenau Gwent.
The 14+ Team will offer you the opportunity to work with young people aged 14 years and over who are in need of care and support, in need of protection, are looked after and/or are care leavers. The post offers the opportunity to develop your skills, knowledge and practice in relation to young people across all manner of statutory intervention including assessment, care planning, long term planning, pathway planning and transition to adulthood.
You will have the opportunity to manage a varied case load focusing on what matters to young people and families, building on and supporting young people to identify their own strengths and resources, managing risk collaboratively with multi agency professionals as well as encouraging the development of independence skills.
- Closing Date
- 30/09/2021
- Contractual Status
- Fixed Term
- Date
- 31/03/2022
- Job Type
- External
- Full description
