The Roots Foundation Wales is an award-winning charity, which was set up in 2011. They are a volunteer-led organisation supporting young people in care, care leavers, those in kinship care and their carers. Their aim is to create a support network for those who have experience of the care system.

The Roots Foundation are recruiting for the 2 roles below. Both roles are subject to an enhanced DBS check and are based at The Roots Foundation Wales, The Hut, Llwyn Deri Hall, Ravenhill Road, Swansea SA5 5AW

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Trainee Youth Worker

Rate of pay: £11.44 per hour

Hours of work: 
12-15 hours per week. Monday - Thursday afternoons, with the opportunity for further hours for the right candidate

Responsible to: Centre Director and Board of Trustees

The Roots Foundation are recruiting a  Trainee Youth Worker to support them to delivery high quality, engaging after school youth activities with care-experienced young people aged 4-16. 

To support in the delivery of face to face youth work through after school activities at the Roots centre

To support young people to become involved in the design, delivery and evaluation of services and activities at Roots. 

To build and maintain positive relationships with the children and young people.

To take part in any youth drop in workshops that are taking place and provide support for those who use them.

To support other staff members and volunteers in delivering projects within the Roots Foundation Wales.

To support our Youth panel and ensure that the children’s voices are heard throughout the project.

To support and facilitate activities throughout the school holidays. 

Click here for more information on the Trainee Youth Worker role

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Youth Worker

Rate of pay: £15 per hour

Hours of work: 
12-15 hours per week. Monday - Thursday afternoons, with the opportunity for further hours for the right candidate

Responsible to: Centre Director and Board of Trustees

The Roots Foundation are recruiting a Youth Worker to support them to delivery high quality, engaging after school youth activities with care-experienced young people aged 4-16. 

Key Responsibilities of the role:

To deliver face to face youth work through after school activities at the Roots centre

To support young people to become involved in the design, delivery and evaluation of services and activities at Roots. 

To build and maintain positive relationships with the children and young people.

To take part in any youth drop in workshops that are taking place and provide support for those who use them.

To ensure that all policies and procedures are followed.

To maintain up to date knowledge in the field of youth and community work through undertaking training that is appropriate to your role. 

To support other staff members and volunteers in delivering projects within the Roots Foundation Wales.

To support our Youth panel and ensure that the children’s voices are heard throughout the project.

To support and facilitate activities throughout the school holidays. 

Click here for more information on the Youth Worker role

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A message from Roots' Youth Panel for prospective candidates

“Roots is our home from home, it's a place where we can share our personal experiences and always be supported. Building good relationships with the staff and other young people is very important to us. It's important to have staff who are respectful, caring and trustworthy while being able to have fun and enjoy a bit of banter! We need someone who is honest, responsible and appreciative of the fact that Roots is like our family.”

To apply for either role: Send CV and short covering letter to [email protected] 

Closing date for both roles: rolling recruitment