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Youth and Community
You will find the following information on this page. Click on the list below to go directly to a section:
- General Resources
- Bath Spa Careers Resources
- Where to look for Jobs and Work Placements
- Useful Web Links and Jobs' sites
- Professional Organisations
- Events and Careers Fairs
- Further Training and Development
For information and resources linked to your subject of study, see the Degree Subject Resources pages of our website.
General Resources
See the Health & Social Care sector pages of the Prospects website which provides an array of information, links and resources for the whole sector, from Industry Insights (overview of the Health Sector, entry and progression, job roles etc) to employers, latest courses and discussion forum.
Bath Spa Careers Resources
The following are held in the Careers Information room and are available for reference:
Books:
- Complete Guide to Careers in Social Work and Social Care (Compass)
- Careers in Social Care ( Bernard Moss, Kogan Page)
- Local Authority Directory (The Guardian, Alcourt Publishing)
- NHS and Social Services Directory (Tribal Kingsway)
- The NYA Guide to becoming a Youth Worker
- The Works guide to the Youth and Community sector
- Young People Now: Guide to Careers (Haymarket)
- Young People Now: Guide to Careers in Youth Justice
www.cdj.oupjournals.org is the web site for the Community Development Journal a hard-copy journal published quarterly by the Oxford University Press.
Where To Look for Jobs and Work Placements
Bath Spa Careers Jobs' site has current, finalist and graduate jobs, work experience opportunities and employers searchable by sector, job type and location.
www.ypnmagazine.com Young People Now magazine includes features, news, links, events and jobs within youth and community work.
www.youthworkjobs.com Youth work recruitment site
www.fairbridge.org.uk Youth Development Charity features job opportunities..
www.youthwork.com is a US website offering links and ideas for youth work.
www.bathspa.ac.uk/volunteerchallenge A programme to enable students and staff to get involved with community organizations and to take action for community development.
www.csv.org.uk Quality volunteering and training opportunities
www.do-it.org.uk National database of volunteering opportunities in the UK
www.millenniumvolunteers.org.uk
www.timebank.org.uk TimeBank is a national campaign inspiring and connecting people to share and give time. TimeBank appeals to anyone who knows that their time and skills are in demand - but just don't know what to do about it or where to start.
Community Care, Thursday, social work jobs (in NP Library)
Guardian, Wednesday, Social Services and Health
Useful Web Links and Jobs' sites
www.cdf.org.uk Community Development Foundation works in partnership with local people and groups such as local authorities, LECs,TECs, and others to promote community development.
www.charitypeople.com Jobs' site featuring youth work opportunities in the charity sector
www.community-care.co.uk
Community Care magazine of the Social Care sector and contains a wide range of information about current issues in Social Care as well as a jobs section.
www.ncvys.org.uk National Council for Voluntary Youth Services is the independent voice of the voluntary youth sector in England.
www.nya.org.uk National Youth Agency
http://society.guardian.co.uk/jobs
Guardian Newspaper jobs section contains a variety of vacancies in health and social work, charities, social care and government.
www.ymca.org.uk provides housing, training and community health and fitness facilities, supporting young people and their families. YMCAs in over 250 communities in England encourage, support and challenge young people to become the best that they can be.
www.ypnmagazine.com Young People Now magazine includes features, news, links, events and jobs within youth work.
Professional Organisations
The Central Council for Education & Training in Social Work
Derbyshire House
St Chad’s Street
London
WC1H 8AD
Tel: 0171 278 2455
www.ccetsw.org.uk
Community Work, Education and Training Network
Philip House
123 - 137 York Street
Belfast
BT15 1AB
Tel: 028 9023 2618
www.cwetn.org
The National Youth Agency
Eastgate House
19-23 Humberstone Road
Leicester
LE5 3GJ
Tel: 0116 242 7350
www.nya.org.uk
Wales Youth Agency
Leslie Court
Lôn y Llyn
Caerphilly
CF83 1BQ
Tel: 029 20 855700
www.wya.org.uk
Events and Careers Fairs
Look at the ‘What’s On’ section of this website for events and fairs.
Prospects website has a general careers fair section, searchable by type of event and location.
Further Training and Development