School Support Youth Worker

Salary: £28,598 - £32,597

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Vacancy : 2877

Organisation: Carmarthenshire County Council

Number of vacancies: 1

Contract type: Temporary/Secondment - Full Time

Contract end date: 31 March 2027

Location: Llanelli

Grade: Grade F

Salary: £28,598 - £32,597

If part time and/or term time, the full time salary quoted (based on 37hrs) will be pro-rata'd accordingly

Hourly Rate: £14.82 - £16.90

Contract

Hours:

37 hrs

Come and join our team

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, self-motivated person to provide targeted personal support within St John Lloyd School and the community for children and young people aged predominantly 10 - 18 years and their families. The worker will engage with young people who will commonly be affected by a broad range of issues associated with family poverty, and those at risk of becoming NEET (not in education, employment or training).

The worker will adopt a range of strategies, approaches and the use of effective networks to provide bespoke, needs based support and intervention for young people in need or at risk, within their own communities.

For an informal conversation please contact Sarann West
Saran

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DBS level: An Enhanced with Barred List Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be requested for this job. It is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children or adults at risk

Welsh language level - verbal Level 3 - You will need a good level of conversational Welsh. Reasonable support can be provided on appointment to reach this level

Closing Date: 09/03/2026, 23:55

We're proud to offer a range of benefits to our staff. Please note that the examples shown are just some of what may be available, and eligibility can vary depending on your role or contract type. For instance, certain benefits may not apply to casual workers.

• Competitive salary
• Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Generous annual leave entitlement with the option of purchasing additional annual leave
• Access to staff health and wellbeing support
• Personal development and career progression
• Staff discount schemes and other benefits e.g., cycle-to-work scheme
• Flexible working and family friendly policies

We are committed to safe and fair recruitment, safeguarding, and protecting those we care for and serve. We make sure all our staff are vetted, selected, trained, and supervised fairly and to a high standard so that they can provide safe, effective, and compassionate care.

We have a legal obligation to consider employees for suitable alternative employment if their posts are at risk; prior consideration will be given to existing employees who meet the essential criteria and are registered on our redeployment pool.

You will be asked about your nationality and if you are legally allowed to work in the United Kingdom. This is to find out if you are eligible to apply for this vacancy.

This is a requirement for working within the Council or partner organisations:

Please note:

If you do not meet the eligibility criteria your application will not progress. If it becomes clear at a later stage in the process that you are not eligible to apply, your application may be withdrawn, or the offer retracted.

All applications for this vacancy must be made using our online application system. If you have an impairment which prevents you from applying online, please email:  or contact and ask for 'Recruitment' to discuss alternative arrangements to support you in the process.

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