Case Worker Mental Health (Merseyside)

The role of Case Worker - Mental Health is an excellent opportunity to provide one-to-one tailored support to young people working collaboratively as part of a multi-agency team to ensure the safety of young people and maximise their outcomes. Tailoring support to each young persons individual needs and circumstances our case workers work as part of the Home Office-funded County Lines Support Service.

*This role requires access to a car and a full current driving licence.

About You

• Great verbal and written communication skills with the ability to maintain relationships with key partner agencies working effectively as part of a team.
• Honest and reliable with a creative and flexible approach to all aspects of work.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage conflicting demands through a problem solving and a can do attitude.
• Experience of working with and delivering training to young people and professionals in both group and one to one settings.
• Strong attention to detail and knowledge of risk assessments engagement strategies intervention strategies particularly in relation to young people with complex needs.
• Experience of using recording and data collation systems.

Main Duties and Accountabilities

• Providing appropriate end to end support and interventions to a pre-defined caseload of young people and their families who are involved in County Lines activity young people are referred by means of effective assessment care planning and risk management.
• Proactively and continually assessing and managing caseload risks escalating where necessary through internal and external safeguarding procedures and adapting case management frequency and methodology to reflect individual needs and circumstances.
• Ensuring that the diverse needs and aspirations of all groups of service users are considered in service planning and delivery to enable all service users to fulfil their potential.
• Liaising effectively with local partner organisations and other relevant agencies to ensure effective referrals care risk management and ease of transition and referral for young people.

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Qualifications :

• Good ICT skills with experience of using data recording and data collation systems.
• Experience of working with young people and their families identified as vulnerable or having complex needs preferably in a community setting.
• Experience of inter-agency working preferably with Childrens and Family Services/Youth Justice Services/Youth Services.
• Knowledge of issues around risk and vulnerability amongst young people.
• Desirable: Relevant qualification in a relevant discipline e.g. youth community health and social care management.

Additional Information :

Salary: 27000 - 29000 per annum
Hours of work: Full time 37 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Flexibility: Hybrid working arrangements available where service delivery allows

*This role requires access to a car and a full manual driving licence.
*This post will involve travel across the regional area and occasional evening and weekend working.

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Unless otherwise stated interviews will be arranged as suitable candidates are identified so early application is strongly advised.

We aim to review applications as quickly as possible. However due to the volume of interest we receive we may not be able to contact all applicants individually. If you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date please assume that your application has not been successful this time.

At Catch22 we value equality diversity and inclusion. We are wholeheartedly committed to the principle of equality of opportunity both as an employer and as a provider of services. Diversity and Inclusion is part of what we do every day working to deliver our vision to build a strong society where everyone has good people around them a purpose and a good place to live.

Catch22 is committed to rigorous safeguarding and safer recruitment practices; ensuring that every individual within the organisation has been safely and appropriately checked.

Please note we will conduct an online search as part of our due dilligence checks for successful candidate(s). This will involve a search of all publicly available information online and in social media. 

Catch22s Commitment to Ban the Box

Catch22 is proud to have Banned the Box. This means that we do not ask for candidates to disclose criminal convictions at the application stage. Instead we invite disclosures at interview stage and encourage them at the offer stage. Please see our statement of commitment on hiring people with convictions for more information.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time