This is our draft programme, dates are likely to change and venues need to be discussed and decided on… this is something we will do as a group on the residential.
★ August to September
Contact and meet young people who are interested
★ Thus 8th September 2022
Induction and Development Session
Face to Face Meeting 5:00 – 6:30pm
★ Sat 17th – Sun 18th September 2022
Team Building and Training Residential Weekend
10:00am Sat to 4:00pm Sunday Pendine
★ Wed 19th October 2022
Feedback and Development Meeting
Face-To-Face Meeting @ 5:00pm
★ Wed 2nd November 2022
Young People Management Group Meeting with Decision Makers
Face to Face Meeting 10:00am to 4:00pm
★ Wed 16th November 2022
Feedback and Development Meeting
Online Meeting @ 5:00pm
★ Sat 3rd December 2022
Development Day – Preparation for Young Peoples Management Meeting
Face to Face Meeting 9:30am to 1:30pm
★ W/C 12th December 2022
Young People Management Group Meeting with Decision Makers
Face to Face Meeting 10:00am – 1:30pm
★ Sat 7th January 2023
Feedback Meeting, Evaluation of process and Thank you Activity
Carmarthenshire Water Safety Partnership, The Quay Centre, Carmarthen
Dr M’z Youth Project, Carmarthen Town
Dyfed and Glamorgan Army Cadet Force, Town
Dyfed and Glamorgan Army Cadet Force, St Clears
Evans Pharmacy, St.Clears (both stores)
Hwb, Town Centre
Love Your Body, Town Centre
Meidrim Public Toilets
The Bodyshop, Carmarthen Town Centre
Tŷ Hapus Family Centre, Park Hall
Tŷ Ni Family Centre
Whitland Food Bank
Xcel Bowl, Johnstown
Yr Atom, Carmarthen Town Centre
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GWENDRAETH AREA
Bobol Bach, Trimsaran
Dyfed and Glamorgan Army Cadet Force, Cross Hands
Dyfed and Glamorgan Army Cadet Force, Trimsaran
Kidwelly Foodbank
Princess Gwenllian Centre, Kidwelly
Tumble Family Centre
Trimsaran Youth Club
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LLANELLI
Burry Port Family Centre*
Burry Port Youth Club
Bwlch Youth Project, Morfa
CASM, Llanelli*
CYCA Llanelli
Dyfed and Glamorgan Army Cadet Force, Burry Port
Dyfed and Glamorgan Army Cadet Force, Town
Felinfoel Children’s Centre
Flying Start, Morfa*
Hwb (Llanelli Town Centre)
Llangennech Youth Club
Llanelli Rural Council
Llwynhendy Children’s Centre
Morfa Family Centre
Stebonheath Community Shop
The Wallich Supported Housing*
The Wallich Community Outreach Project*
Tŷ Enfys, Llwynhendy
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TOWY VALLEY
Llandelio Food Hub, Primary School
Llandovery Youth and Community Centre
Trap Village Hall, Trap
The Hangout, Llandeilo
Y Pantri Glas, Llandeilo
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TEIFI VALLEY
Caffi Emly/Teifi Chips, Newcastle Emlyn
Llandysul Paddlers
Llanybydder Old School Community Centre
❤❤❤ FREE products are also available from ALL: ❤ Carmarthenshire County Council Youth Support Services Staff (Youth Workers) ❤ Carmarthenshire Leaving Care Team (Personal Advisors) ❤ Primary, Secondary and Special Schools in Carmarthenshire ❤ Coleg Sir Gâr and University of Wales Trinity Saint David Campuses in Carmarthenshire
*FOR MEMBERS OR AFFILIATES ONLY SOME PROJECTS/LOCATIONS MAY BE CLOSED OR HAVE LIMITED ACCESS DUE TO COVID-19
Youth Workers from Carmarthenshire Youth Support Services are setting up a new group for young people who have something to say about education and learning. The group, will act as a Young Peoples Management Group with its main purpose being to work with managers and decision makers from Carmarthenshire County Councils Education and Childrens Services Department to represent the views of young people.
BE HAPPY, SAFE AND REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL With support and training from Youth Workers, members of the Management Group will be able to have a say on education, the opportunities available to all learns in Carmarthenshire. We want to explore what can be done to help learners be happy, safe and fulfil their personal, social and learning potential.
THE DECISON MAKERS Carmarthenshire’s Education and Children’s Services Department have been actively working towards putting Children and Young People at the centre of everything they do with a lot of their work being underpinned by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. They are strengthening their commitment to listening to the voice of Young People by developing this new group, who will give feedback, evaluate, and influence the work of the Department.
The Department have clear priorities focused around four key themes: ★ Ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives ★ Healthy, confident individuals, ready to lead fulfilling lives as valued members of society ★ Enterprising, creative contributors, ready to play a full part in life and work ★ Ethical, informed citizens of Wales and the world
MEETING UP We hope to hold the first meeting in September 2022. The project we will have mixture of face-to-face and online meetings including a residential (staying overnight) stay to get to know each other, learn about the project, get training, have fun and get involved in team building activities.
There will be two meetings with decisions makers (managers who make decisions about Education in Carmarthenshire) which will take place during half term and one during School time. Click here to see a draft Programmeof when we could be meeting up.
We will cover all costs (e.g food, overnight stay, meetings, activities etc all excluding transport) to run the project so you wont need to pay for anything that’s needed.
GROUP MEMBERS We are looking for young people aged 14, 15 and 16 years old (School Years 9,10 and 11) who attend school in Carmarthenshire and want to make a difference.
All members of the group will; ★ be able to represent the voice and opinions of young people to improve services ★ get support from Youth Workers during the project ★ gain new skills and experiences ★ get opportunities to meet and work alongside decisions makers ★ take part in fun, team building and residential activities ★ have your views listened to and will help influence the decisions being made on education and learning in Carmarthenshire. ★ have the chance to achieve a national volunteering certificate ★ get a gift voucher as a thank you for your time, hard work and commitment
MEET THE STAFF There are two members of Carmarthenshire Youth Support Services Staff leading on this Project, they are Sarah and Heulwen
Sarah Powell
Heulwen O’Callaghan
MORE INFORMATION For more information or to get involved please contact Sarah, Senior Participation and Childrens Rights Officer on: Email: SJPowell@carmarthenshire.gov.uk Tel or Whatsapp: 07748 154 672 Messenger: www.facebook.com
I found out about the interviewing for staff for the Participation Support Worker through the Carmarthenshire Youth Council and I decided I would like to be a part of it. I asked to become a part of the interviewing panel and was invited to Ammanford offices where the interviews were going to be done. I felt extremely excited to be given such an amazing opportunity as well as a bit nervous as I have never done something like this before.
I came up with a few questions and then picked out which questions were the best suited for this interview and role. During the interview I made notes about each person I interviewed to make sure they are perfectly suited for this role.
The best part about being involved in this interview is the experience I have received from doing it. Interviewing is a very important factor in life; however, we are not taught about interviews and the process of them in schools. This should be something we are taught about in school as everyone should be able to get the opportunity to do this. I am now prepared to get interviewed in the future as I know what the interview process looks like and I also am now able to interview other people which could help me in the future.
For this interview, I prepared by familiarising myself with the job and the qualities that are needed for this job and I made notes about what I should look for when interviewing.
The advice I would give to young people interviewing others for a job is to be prepared and be confident. You will need to learn about the job that you are interviewing for as well as making some notes on what the most important things are that you are looking for during the interview. Being prepared is also important for a young person getting ready to be interviewed.
I found that it is much harder interviewing through Teams as it is not really the same experience as a usual interview. It is much harder to see what the person is really like and how confident they are speaking in front of people under pressure.
I was included in the whole interview process. After the interviews I looked over any notes that I had taken during the interviews and chose which person was best suited for this role.
I wanted to be a part of the interview process as I wanted to gain some experience on interviews as well as see what an interview looked like. I think being a part of the interview panel was very interesting as well as helpful for my future and I would recommend anyone that gets the opportunity to do this.
Thanks to the support of over 50 services, organisations, projects and businesses across Carmarthenshire we have been able to supply over 50 locations across the county with FREE period products for girls, women and people who have periods in their local areas.
