Get Safe Community Link Worker
Get Safe Community Link Worker
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Job Description
We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Worcestershire to assist with the appointment of a Get Safe Community Link Worker on a 11-month contract highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.
Rate of Pay: 13.69- 17.72 per hour
Summary:
The Get Safe Community Link Worker will support the prevention and disruption of child criminal exploitation (CCE) across Worcestershire. The role focuses on equipping voluntary sector youth workers with the knowledge skills and resilience needed to engage vulnerable young people at risk of or already involved in criminal exploitation.
Working directly with both youth workers and young people the postholder will provide advice training and intensive persistent support. They will also build partnerships across families schools health and statutory services to strengthen safeguarding networks and move young people onto positive pathways away from exploitation.
Responsibilities:
- Train and mentor voluntary youth workers to identify engage and support young people at risk of exploitation.
- Support young people identified as at risk of or entrenched in exploitation using a flexible persistent approach.
- Facilitate access to positive activities health services and specialist support (e.g. substance misuse housing).
- Promote collaborative young-person-led interventions across the county.
- Ensure all work complies with safeguarding legislation data protection equality and health & safety policies.
Essentials:
- Experience of working with vulnerable young people in social care youth work education or related settings.
- Recognised qualification in youth work social care education or community development.
- Experience in evaluation monitoring outcomes and contributing to service improvement.
- Knowledge of Worcestershires local services and community resources.
Please note:
- You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
- You should have right to work in U.K
- This role requires a Basic DBS
Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary though opening assignments can be and often are extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.
Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.
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Employment Type
Full Time
