About the Role
37 hours per week
The Education and Early Intervention Service of Wrexham County Borough Council have an exciting secondment opportunity for a dynamic practitioner to work closely with the Youth Justice Service.
The successful candidate will be highly skilled in this area and have a high level of specialist knowledge and expertise, particularly in the area of supporting vulnerable learners.
They will be proficient in working with schools and a range of partners and stakeholders, including parents.
This is an exciting opportunity for a professional committed to ensuring that the needs of all young people are successfully supported.
The successful candidate will have:
- Be a highly experienced and skilled teacher
- Extensive knowledge of YJS
- Knowledge and understanding of successful strategies to support learners who require additional targeted support, some of whom will exhibit complex and challenging behaviours.
- A strong commitment to public service values.
- An ability to work in a changing environment and support the service improvement journey.
About Us
Mae Bwrdeistref Sirol Wrecsam wedi'i lleoli yng ngogledd ddwyrain Cymru ac mae'n falch o'i threftadaeth Gymreig a'i hunaniaeth ddiwylliannol.
Dros y blynyddoedd mae wedi tyfu i adlewyrchu poblogaeth sy'n aml-grefyddol ac aml-ethnig gan adlewyrchu amrywiaeth ein cymunedau.
Wedi'i chanoli ar ddinas Wrecsam, sy'n swatio rhwng mynyddoedd Cymru a gwastadeddau Swydd Gaer, mae'n lleoliad sy'n gallu cynnig y gorau o'r ddau fyd i chi ac rydym yn falch o'n statws dinas (a ddyfarnwyd yn 2022 pan roddwyd i ni'r statws hwn, y seithfed ddinas yng Nghymru i'w gael).
Mae Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Wrecsam yn Gyngor unedol sy'n darparu ystod eang o wasanaethau gyda'r nod o wella bywydau trigolion Wrecsam a'r cymunedau cyfagos.
Rydym wedi ymrwymo i ddarparu gwasanaethau trwy gydweithio â phartneriaid lleol a chenedlaethol.
Gyda ffocws ar ddatblygu cynaliadwy, lles cymunedol, a gwella bywydau trigolion Wrecsam a'r cymunedau cyfagos, mae Wrecsam yn lle gwych i weithio, byw a dysgu.
The council is an inclusive employer
with a workforce of around 5,500, offering diverse roles, training and development and rewarding career opportunities.
Wrexham County Borough Council values innovation, bilingualism in English and Welsh, and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds.
As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, the council ensures accessible recruitment and support for disabled employees including offering a guaranteed interview (where essential person specification items are met).
Additionally, veterans will receive guaranteed interviews under the Armed Forces Covenant if eligibility criteria are met (where essential person specification items are met).
Employee benefits include:
- Membership in the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Flexible working arrangements
- Generous annual leave up to 32 days
- Family-friendly policies supporting caring and family commitments
- Work-life balance and flexi time (dependent on role)
- Discounted leisure membership
- Access to Wrexham Reward Scheme with discounts off leading retailers nationally and locally
- Health & well-being resources, for example:
- Healthy & Wellbeing Champions
- Employee assistance programme with advice on staying healthy financially, mentally or physically:
- Counselling (available 24/7, 365 days a year)
- In-the-moment emotional support (available 24/7, 365 days a year)
- Option to set health-boosting goals with small, sustainable lifestyle changes
- Connect health apps to track physical health and meet progress goals
- Blogs, videos, recipes and more resources providing inspiration and motivation
- Identify risks of developing leading lifestyle-related diseases with mental health and financial scores
- Legal, financial and consumer advice
- Health and wellbeing events and campaigns throughout the year (e.g., November Health Day, Time to Talk Day, Mental Health Awareness Week, Sun Awareness Week, Menopause Week, Financial Health Week)
- Menopause Café and guidance
- Unpaid Carer Café and guidance
Our Council Plan (2023–28)
sets out our priorities for this period and we deliver these by following the Nolan Values of public life (selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership) as well as our own Corporate Values:
Empowerment
Trust and honesty
Aspiration
Collaboration
Making a difference
Fairness