RE:Start Youth Engagement Worker (West)

We are looking for an engaging person to join our established RE:Start Team who provide support for 16-25 year olds who are making the transition from Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services to Adult Mental Health Services.

RE:Start Service and Team

Youth Works collaborating with The Lowdown, on behalf of the REACH partnership of Youth Counselling services in Northamptonshire has been commissioned by NHS Northamptonshire to deliver a service to support young people making the transition from Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services to Adult Mental Health Services.

This can be a difficult and challenging time for many young people. Support is offered to young people via a referral system. The RE:Start Service introduces young adults to the comprehensive crisis pathway available across Northamptonshire, and ensures co-produced, personalised Safety Plans are created for each young adult, to help avoid unnecessary attendance at emergency departments.

The Service uses a 'Personal Assistant (PA)' approach to ensure a flexible, holistic approach to care. It has the capacity to work with CYP from 16 years - building trust and gaining a robust understanding of needs - and to remain involved with young adults up to the age of 25 to ensure a gradual transition into adulthood.

The ethos and culture of the service is solution-focused, strengths-based, personalised, flexible and is able to work with a complex set of needs, regardless of diagnosis.

There are two teams of support workers, one in the north of the county lead by Youth Works and one in the West lead by The Lowdown. We are now looking to expand the team with engagement workers (one in North & one in West). This advertised position is for the Engagement Worker for the West of Northamptonshire.

The REACH partnership

The REACH partnership is an umbrella organisation of Northamptonshire based youth counselling and emotional wellbeing support agencies. The REACH partnership delivers a range of counselling and support services to young people. The partnership has been commissioned to deliver mental health support to young people transitioning from adolescent to adult services.

Job Purpose

To reduce social isolation across the county for RE:Start clients through groups and events including the creation of a Youth Advisory Group in each Unitary area.

General Duties

1. Responsible for supporting the engagement and involvement of young people across West Northamptonshire in social activities.

2. Work closely with Support Workers to identify needs for activities and events.

3. Work closely with other REACH group leaders, for example LGBTQI+ groups, to provide supported transitions into RE:start groups.

4. Create and deliver an inclusive engagement programme for RE:Start clients that builds skills and confidence in social situations.

5. Create and deliver a Youth Advisory Group, working with your counterpart in the other area to ensure uniformity across the county.

6. Ensure that all activity and engagement with young people complies with safeguarding legislation, policies and procedures.

7. Take reasonable care of their own health and safety and for that of others who might be affected by their work, as required by law.

8. Collect appropriate data and report progress in line with requests from the funders and line managers.

9. Comply with data protection legislation.

Organisation Duties

10. Adhere to and remain current with The Lowdown’s policies and procedures which include but are not limited to: Equality & Diversity; Safeguarding; Health & Safety; and Confidentiality.

11. Undertake any other appropriate duties/tasks that fall within the general scope of the role.

12. Attend any other additional meetings and training as required

 Asylum, Immigration and Nationality Act (2006)

In order to comply with the Asylum, Immigration and Nationality Act 2006, offers of employment will not be made to any applicant or employee who does not have the appropriate documents to prove their right to work in the UK.

Safeguarding

The Lowdown are committed to safeguarding and the welfare of children and as such follow Safer Recruitment practices. Any offer of employment is conditional upon The Lowdown receiving an Enhanced Disclosure from the DBS which the Organisation considers to be satisfactory and satisfactory references. Positions within The Lowdown are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

The Lowdown is a Mental Health Charity, providing free and confidential support services for 11- 25 year olds in Northamptonshire. Our services include Counselling, Information, Advice & Advocacy, Wellbeing, LGBTQ+, Youth Groups and Sexual Health.