Young Persons Worker

Job Description

Action for ChildrenSalary - £10.00 an hour Contract/Hours: Permanent - Part Time -12.75 hours a week. Term Time only. Hours are 4pm to 7pm. There will team meetings and file time that will encompass the 45 minutes. (0.75 hours)Perks: Annual leave of 29 days (pro-rata) PLUS public holidays,flexiblematernity, adoption andpaternitypackages, annual staff awards, 7% employercontributionpension scheme, employee discount portalwithallyourfavourite brands, checkout more onourcareers portal.Location: Newcastle-under-LymeClosing date: Midnight on 29th April -We may stop taking applications earlier than advertised, due to the volume of applications we receive. So, dont delay submitting your application for consideration!Were thrilled that youre considering a career with Action for Children so heres what you need to know.About UsAt Action for Children, we believe that every child should have a safe and happy childhood.Last year, we helped more than 600,000 children and families across the UK. We work to ensure their voices are heard, and campaign to bring lasting change to theirlives.About the Role:Chestnut Lodge is a 5 bed short breaks childrens home, providing short breaks to children and their families aged 8 to 18 years of age. The service supports children and young people who have various disabilities, where they can come and stay and have funwhile their families have a break.This home runs mid-week after school clubs and hasresidential services that runs in the main at weekends and during school holidays. Young people get the opportunity to relax, have trips out and learn new skills while they are with us.In the role of Young Persons Worker, it will be your responsibility to provide a high -quality service to children, young people and their families, based on an assessment of need and is outcomes driven.As a Young Persons Worker :You will make a difference by:-Delivering interventions to children, young people or families on a 1:1 basis or in a group setting, with appropriate direction.-Maintaining effective working relationships and channels of communications with colleagues and with children, young people and families and where necessary encourage and promote involvement to achieve positive outcomes-Being alert to child protection and safeguarding issues and inform appropriate line managers of concerns in line with safeguarding policies and procedures-Retaining accurate and contemporaneous records, using various IT systems to capture case details, outputs and outcomes as necessary and to produce written reports and present these as necessary.-Ensuringfamiliarity and compliance with relevant Action for Children policies and proceduresYou will need:-Experience of working in a health, early years or social care setting.-SVQ level 2 Health & Social carequalification or equivalent-Experience of working as part of a team or as an individual to deliver a frontline service.-Ability to engage and work with children, young people and their families, demonstrating a range of communication skills.-Experience of preparing, organising, reviewing and delivering individual and or group work.-To demonstratecommitment to personal development and undertaking relevant training.-Ability to effectively utilise Microsoft Outlook and other IT packages.Working here is so much more than a job. Whether this is a career change for you or the next step in your journey, wed love to hear from you.We work together to reach our vision of safe and happy childhoods.Adiverse workforce enriches the lives of the children and young people we workwithand we welcome applications from everyone. We value and celebrate our differences and as an inclusiveworkplace we wanteveryone tobe themselves.We arecommittedto safer recruitment practices to protectourservice users; therefore, all applicants are expected to have anunderstandingof andcommitmenttosafeguardingbest-practice.We cant wait to hear from youstay safe andhappy.Application process:There are 5 sections for you to complete, Personal Details, CV, Supporting Statement & Information, Equality & Diversity, Submission & Declarationplease refer to the JD and Person Specification when applying. We wantto know what unique qualities you can bring to help us reach our vision for children and familiesTalent pool: Were sure youve got what it takes to join our ambitious team. If youre unsuccessful this time around, wed like to hold your details in case similar jobs come up that you might be better suited for. But feel free to let usknow if youd rather we didnt do that.Ifyou need support with your application, please contact Sarah Manderfield on email .ukIf you want to get to know us a little better, check out our socials on Twitter, Linkedin, Facebook or Youtube.