Young Persons Practitioner

Role: Young Persons Practitioner

Salary: 25000 per annum

Location: This is a Remote role but you will be expected to travel Birmingham city to conduct young Carers assessments and to support the young people on a onetoone basis.

Contract/Hours:Permanent Fulltime 37 hrs. per week 95pm Predominantly Monday Friday but with an expectation to work occasional evenings and weekends.

Benefits:

• 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave.
• Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities.
• Flexible maternity adoption and paternity packages
• Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover
• Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15000 national retailers discounts.

Vulnerable children in the UK need your help

Wherever you work in the Action for Children family youll be helping to change the lives of the most vulnerable children in the UK.

Last year we helped more than 687000 children and families across the UK. From direct work in communities to national campaigning we are focused on making sure every child has a safe and happy childhood and the foundations they need to thrive.

Why Action for Children

Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. Its the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that when we work together we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable childrens lives.

A bit about the role

Action for Children deliver Young Careers in carers have a caring responsibility for a parent sibling or family member. As a Young Persons Practitioner you will offer group support face to face and digitally youth group sessions training holidays activities and 1:1 support to children young people and families. We work with children and young people from the ages of 5 to 18.

We support children young people and families on a 1:1 basis or groupwork in schools in their homes or in the community and offer them additional training so that they are able to manage daily tasks more effectively at home.

During the holidays we offer fun activities for children and young people. We also offer family events where parents and carers can meet each other and share their experiences.

We provide signposting advice to all families so that they feel empowered to seek local support in their communities.

How youll help to create a brighter future.

• Providing a highquality service to children young people and their families based on an assessment of need and is outcomes driven.
• Delivering a complex and specialist interventions with children young people or families on a 1:1 basis group or community setting.
• Providing lead case/care planning management including undertaking assessing reviewing and managing risks
• Attending and participating at relevant multi agency meetings.
• Taking responsibility for daytoday resource planning to ensure high quality services are delivered.
• Establishing and developing effective relationships and channels of communication with children young people families colleagues community organisations partner agencies and other external agencies.
• Retaining accurate and contemporaneous records using various IT systems to capture information and to produce written reports and present these as necessary.
• Reviewing and evaluating service provision with others ensuring continued improvements are made.
• Ensuring a safe and positive work and service environment is achieved through compliance with all safeguarding safer recruitment health and safety policy and procedure.

In the role of Young Persons Practitioner were ideally looking for someone who has:

• NVQ3 or equivalent in youth work working with families childcare or another relevant field.
• Experience of delivering group work programmes.
• Experience of working with children and young people aged 519.
• A commitment to supporting young peoples mental health.
• You will receive full training to deliver our programmes.
• Access to a car (desirable) for travel across the Birmingham area.

Good to know

Application Process

Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for thisrole.

There are five sections to complete: Personal Details CV Supporting Statement & Information Equality & Diversity Submission & Declaration.

Talent Pool

We know talent when we see it. But sometimes we find the right person but not for the right job. Wed love to keep your details for when the right job comes up. Let us know if youd rather we didnt.

Contact:Erika Brinkman or email us atquoting reference 11212

Interviews will take place on Monday the 2^nd of June in person.

Diversity equality and inclusion

At Action for Children were dedicated to building a diverse inclusive and authentic workplace.

Weactivelyencourageapplications from Black Asian & Minority Ethnic and disabled candidates as they are underrepresented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.

Dont meet every single requirement

If youre excited about this role but your experience doesnt align perfectly with the job description wed love you to apply anyway. You might just be the perfect person for this role or another role within the Action for Children family.

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