Catch22 exists to help build a society where everyone has a good place to live, good people around them, and a fulfilling purpose. We call these our '3Ps'.
We achieve this in two ways. First we improve lives on the frontline through delivery of public services. Secondly, we use our knowledge to change 'the system', to fix the complex web that can trap and disempower those it was set up to help. With the heart of a charity and the mindset of a business, we are uniquely placed to deliver on this challenging agenda.
The Hive is a holistic mental health and wellbeing service for young people aged 16 to 24 in Camden. The Hive is a safe and inclusive place to be, supporting the service as a whole to reach young people who do not readily seek help.
Job Description
The Hive is part of The Minding the Gap programme, a cross cutting support service aimed at 16 to 24 year olds in Camden needing support transitioning between children’s and adult mental health services. The Hive is delivered by a unique partnership between leading local providers in Camden and young people - set up to create an integrated, holistic provision for 16-24 year olds. The Hive is commissioned by Camden Council and the Camden Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) from Catch22, working with The Brandon Centre, the Anna Freud Centre, Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust, The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, The Winch and The Integrate Movement.
The Role
As a Young People’s Worker, you will need to be able to gain and build trusting relationships with a diverse range of young people so that they feel able to talk to you about the different problems they face. You will be trained and supported to apply non-formalised therapeutic techniques from a range of therapeutic backgrounds to meet the needs of the young people you work with. You will be able to identify and refer young people with more complex mental health needs to appropriate agencies. You will support young people to access a broad range of in-house and local services. You will take personal responsibility to ensure different service providers are working together so that nothing falls through the gaps for the young people you are working with, and that they experience integrated support. This will involve creating strong partnerships with local services via community orientation and outreach work to support young people in services they are already accessing.
You will carry out assessments with young people in order to set goals and create holistic care plans to meet their needs. You will not be seeking to create a permanent mentor relationship, and will work with young people to ensure that they are able to live lives more independently of services, or to ensure they are linked into other appropriate organisations to meet their needs. A significant proportion of the service operates an outreach model of delivery, in the community, as preferred by the young person. The outreach work particularly targets vulnerable young people who may not readily engage with services.
You will be responsible for supporting the Hub Manager to plan, advertise and carry out activities in The Hive – our social hub. You will support and engage in the group work element of The Hive, engaging with young people on the social hub and carrying out health and wellbeing activities. The young people supported through this project will often be vulnerable and challenging and workers need to be resilient, skilled and flexible to ensure that we deliver a consistently high quality service.
Main Duties & Accountabilities
The role will require flexibility and skills in adaptability and the appointed person will be expected to carry out tasks over all different areas within the service.
This will include:
- Regular working hours within the social hub supporting delivery and engaging in the youth work element.
- One-to-one individual work with young people on your caseload;
- Outreach and orientation work with young people and services out in the community.
Working locations include:
- The Hive premises;
- Outreach and community based across Camden;
- Other sites and businesses within the local community may be required;
- Meeting young people in their homes may be required.
Qualifications
- Have an NVQ level 2 in an area related to working with young people from under privileged backgrounds or a BA or BSc degree preferably, but not necessarily, in a social studies subject e.g. sociology, social administration, psychology or a teaching, youth work, nursing, substance misuse worker qualification, social work or other training relevant for working with vulnerable young people, including training by experience;
- Experience of working with young people in youth based/support settings;
- Experience of providing one to one support to young people;
- Experience of working in partnership, in multi-disciplinary teams;
- Experience of delivering activities within a youth base/support setting using creative ways to consistently engage young people.
- A relevant qualification in youth, social or community work or a related field.
- Experience of outreach or detached work.
- Experience of co-production of services with young people.
- Experience of community mental health delivery.
Knowledge/ Experience
- Knowledge and awareness of the types of issues that affect young people;
- Knowledge of good practice in emotional wellbeing and mental health delivery for 16 to 25 year olds – and an understanding of the key issues in relation to service delivery for this group.
- Knowledge and understanding of the issues facing socially excluded young people or those at risk of disengaging from mainstream activities and services;
- Knowledge of relevant legislation, policy and good practice relating to young people
Fixed term until 31st March 2022
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Recruiting a Support Worker (6 Month FTC) to join our Young People and Care Leavers service in Berkshire!
£19,644 per annum, working 40 hours per week plus 25 days Annual Leave, Pension schemes, Staff discounts, healthcare and more.
Frogmore Court provides accommodation-based support for 25 young people between the ages of 16 and 25. The service offers 24-hour support to customers, for up to two years, in purpose built accommodation in Maidenhead. All applicants must present support needs and be statutory homeless. Referrals come from a range of sources including Social Services, Probation, the Leaving Care Team, the Community Mental Health Team and the Youth Offending Team.
Support Workers will provide support to customers to help them develop the life skills they require to meet the assessed needs of the customers of the service. They will work with customers to promote social inclusion and alongside other members of the team to promote independent living, encouraging customers to maximise their skills and choices.
Key Responsibilities:
- Building supportive, trusting relationships with customers
- Working proactively with other members of the team to handle the service caseload and administrative responsibilities
- Supporting key customers to set personalised goals in the form of a Support Plan
- Conducting regular key work sessions that are innovative and engaging in order to achieve Support Plan goals
- Ensuring ongoing assessment and management of risks associated with customers within an attitude of 'positive risk taking'
- Proactively manage risk and safety both in and outside of their physical living environment
- Providing support with daily living activities, including practical assistance where skills are not yet developed, to ensure that customers enjoy a high quality of accommodation
- Proactive development of links with local statutory and voluntary organisations to provide a range of engagement opportunities for customers in the community
- Involving customers in the design, development and delivery of the service
- Empowering customers to ensure they receive the service and benefits they are entitled to
- Encouraging and enabling tenants to pay their rent and ensure that rent accounts are managed effectively
- Ensuring Look Ahead Health and Safety policies are adhered to at all time and to uphold all health and safety responsibilities within relevant policies and local protocols
- Adhering to all other Look Ahead's policies and procedures
- Engaging in learning and development activity to increase knowledge and skills
- Day to day instruction/ supervision of Assistant Support Workers/domestic staff/ Personal Support Assistants where appropriate
- Undertaking any other duties consistent with the grade and nature of the post as assigned by the Team Leader/ Manager
This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead.
Person Specification:
- Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, joins in local activities to encourage customer involvement
- Approachable and open behaviour
- Prefers working as part of a group or team
- Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement
- Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organised
- Flexible
- Open to feedback and self development
- Thrives on change and enjoys dynamic diverse environments
- Is confident with high levels of self-esteem
- Is respectful, articulate and sensitive in style of communication
- Is essentially customer-focused
- Is motivated towards excellence and improvement of personal performance with a can do attitude
- Ability to cope positively with challenging and diverse behaviours
Skills, Knowledge and Experience:
Essential:
- NVQ Level 2 or equivalent experience in the social care/charity sector
Desirable:
- Experience working with young people
Please note that we have the right to close any vacancy before the advertised closing date if we have received a high number of applications.
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Duties and Responsibilities
Support Work:
To work in partnership with mothers/carers to identify children and young people’s support needs and to ensure those needs are met.
To undertake needs analysis for each child and young person, to ascertain the level of support needed and the type of activities required to meet their needs.
To develop and deliver a comprehensive programme of one-to-one and group therapeutic and play sessions, and shared activities within refuge.
To provide school holiday play schemes in refuge.
To supervise and accompany children and young people on trips and visits outside of refuge.
To provide one to one support and family support with families living in the community.
To seek approval of all programmes with the refuge manager and ensure that these are discussed with other relevant members of the staff team before implementation.
To participate in the development of informative literature for women and children, including a children’s introduction pack, which is to be kept up-todate.
To purchase/hire such equipment as necessary to undertake programmes within budgetary constraints and with approval from the refuge manager.
To carry out appropriate methods of communication with women, children and young people living in refuge to keep them informed about opportunities and updates on work that is taking place, including house meetings.
To carry out detailed monitoring and evaluation of all support work, and keep an accurate record of notes and comments in line with relevant legislation.
To communicate regularly with mothers/carers about the work with their children.
To support mothers/carers to enable them to meet the schooling, health and social care needs of their children.
To link with health workers, schools, nurseries, social workers and to implement procedures for referral to other agencies
To work with the BSWA floating support and resettlement teams to identify the needs of women and their children leaving refuge after being offered permanent accommodation.
To advocate on behalf of children, where necessary, throughout adhering to Child Protection procedures.
To ensure that Health and Safety records are kept up to date.
Administration:
To work within BSWA’s administrative and financial systems.
To ensure that adequate records are kept for all service users.
To keep accurate records of financial transactions in line with BSWA’s procedures.
To provide monthly reports to the Refuge Manager about work that has taken place, feedback from service users and produce statistical information about participation.
To contribute to the preparation of reports for funders.
Communication:
To ensure that all staff team members are aware of any matters that are relevant to the welfare and security of the refuges, staff, volunteers and service users by: o maintaining BSWA communication records o following safety procedures o attending team meetings.
To attend support and supervision sessions with your line manager.
To develop a professional working relationship with external agencies.
Premises and Equipment:
To ensure that all play areas, equipment and activities comply with Health and Safety requirements, the Children Act and other relevant legislation.
To deliver inductions and orientation to all children and young people entering the refuge.
To offer support and training to volunteers and ensure that they are aware of all legal Health and Safety requirements.
Training:
To deliver positive relationships and domestic violence awareness programmes in local schools and youth groups.
To raise awareness of the impact of domestic violence on women and children and of BSWA services through the delivery of training and briefing sessions to agencies and community groups.
To work alongside colleagues to organise in-house training and information sessions on a range of issues for service users.
General:
To maintain the confidentiality of the women, children and young people using the service.
To maintain confidentiality in all matters relating to the organisation.
To offer an equal service to all women and children regardless of age, class, culture, language, race, religion and sexual orientation, adhering to BSWA’s framework for equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice.
To maintain an awareness of the issues surrounding domestic violence on a national and local level with a particular reference to those related to working with children and young people.
To work within BSWA and local multi-agency safeguarding procedures.
To ensure the efficient use of resources at all times.
To work within BSWA policies and procedures and demonstrate a commitment to the values and ethos of BSWA.
To participate in the development and annual appraisal of a personal individual development plan with the line manager.
To identify and attend training relevant to the post in agreement with your line manager.
To participate in 24 hour on call cover and provide emergency cover where needed.
To participate in multi-agency work.
To undertake any other duties required by BSWA, which may arise incidentally, develop, or be assigned commensurate with the post.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
You will work with each individual to draw up a support plan and support them to meet their goals and aspirations. You will be supporting young people with budgeting, benefits, health and wellbeing, housing, maintaining tenancies, sign-posting to specialist services, employment and training and independent living skills.
Within the role you will be liaising with external agencies such as social workers, benefit, housing etc and attend meeting as and when required.
Our offer at the Bristol Foyer focuses on empowering young people who are either homeless or threatened with homelessness to increase their options, make positive choices and promote independent living.
This role will be challenging at times as you will be working with and supporting young people across a range of difficult and challenging issues/behaviours and using your initiative and problem solving will be key.
You will benefit from regular supervision and team meetings so that you are able to network and exchange ideas with colleagues.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable groups, and expect all colleagues to share this commitment. Appointment to the post will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced check via the Disclosure and Barring Service.
If you are passionate about unlocking the potential of young people and supporting them to be the best that they can be, we are looking for you!
To be considered for this support role:
- You will have empathy and understanding of the needs of young people who are experiencing homelessness, leaving care and the barriers they face.
- You will understand the impact of trauma and can show us you have experience of or the ability to provide high-quality support whilst managing challenging situations.
- Have an understanding, or experience, of issues surrounding homelessness and good awareness of associated risks this may bring such as alcohol and substance misuse, mental health, self-harm, offending behaviour
- Be resilient with the ability to be open and responsive to the challenging needs of young people and commissioners of the service
- Have an understanding, or experience, of lone working
- Have a knowledge and understanding of welfare and housing benefits
- Have the ability to motivate and engage young people in the Foyer service and their pathway to independence.
- Be able to adapt your style and be able to ‘think on the spot’ when reacting to difficult situations.
- You will be committed to LiveWest values and bring enthusiasm and willingness within all aspects of the role and service.
You should have good IT skills, excellent interpersonal skills and understand the importance of working within equal opportunities, safeguarding and confidentiality guidelines. You are able to communicate on different levels both verbally and in writing.
In return, we provide a generous entitlement to paid holiday increasing with length of service, a pension scheme, a healthcare cash back plan, and great opportunities and support to develop your career.
At LiveWest, we believe in a home for everyone. We own and manage 36,000 homes across the South West, from Cornwall to Gloucestershire.
We take the time to listen to, understand and learn from our customers. We focus on thriving as a business and employer, so we can deliver more homes and even better services.
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It’s a tough time for us all right now. Do you want to help young people facing the toughest challenges of all?
You will get the chance to turn around the lives of disabled young people, helping them create a plan of action for positive futures. With your help they will also connect with others, regain confidence, skills and enjoy a more ordinary teenage life. We are looking for a fun and creative person, experinced in working one to one and in small groups, using video, voice recording, photographs, artwork or graphics to help facilitate change.
Please download our application pack for more details. Closing date 16th October 12pm (midday).
Benefits Include
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays (FTE)
- Flexible working
- EAP
- Stakeholder pension scheme plus 8% employer contribution
- A friendly workplace with a strong culture of helping people uncover their potential.
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Oxfordshire Youth and Response have a bold new vision for the Young People’s Supported Accommodation in Oxfordshire, a brand new service model combining the power of youth work with safe and quality homes; where young people, aged between 18 and 24, are supported to develop healthy and positive bonds with their housemates and communities.
The Positive Activities Youth Worker will play an essential role within this new ground-breaking service in Oxfordshire. You will passionately believe in the potential of all young people to achieve their goals and provide positive activities which motivate, inspire and engage young people living in supported accommodation. For these young people, the weekends can be a time of uncertainty, lack of structure and support, which can lead to engaging in risky activity. Your job will be to organise and deliver a group activity that appeals to young people and encourages them to build on their strengths and strengthen relationships with their housemates. Young people will be based in Witney, Bicester, Banbury, Oxford City, Didcot and Abingdon.
Our commitment to Inclusion and Diversity
OY is striving to build a team that is truly inclusive. We warmly welcome applications from marginalised groups, particularly people of colour, trans and non-binary people and disabled people. Your potential to learn and grow in the role is important to us, so even if you don’t have 100% of what we are asking for, we want to hear from you. Appointment will be made on merit alone.
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If you have a strong understanding of the impact of the violence, racial inequity and systemic injustice on marginalised communities and are passionate about empowering those most affected to create a change, then we can’t wait to hear from you!
ABOUT US
The 4Front Project is a member-led youth organisation empowering young people and communities to fight for justice, peace and freedom. The organisation was established in 2012 to provide a platform for those who have been impacted by violence to create change. We support members with experiences of violence and the criminal justice system to create change in their own lives, communities and society.
Over the last eight years, we have pioneered an approach that empowers those most directly harmed by violence and the criminal justice system to be at the forefront of a grassroots movement for change. Our holistic model has been designed specifically to support young people aged 13 - 25 with complex needs as a result of multiple systemic disadvantages and disproportionate exposure to serious violence. By advocating for a holistic approach to build peace, we are transforming the way in which society understands how to support young people who have been affected by violence and shaping the agenda around how to tackle the systemic causes of it.
We acknowledge the impact of racism and discrimination on our members and actively work to dismantle these systems, whilst supporting members to recognise their strengths and identify systemic barriers to their progress. In this way, we support 4Front members to make changes in their own lives, whilst exploring the inequity they’ve experienced and amplifying their voices to create systemic change. Becoming a member means joining a powerful youth-led movement for change that is transforming the way peace and justice are understood by centring healing, rather than punishment.
ABOUT THE ROLE
We are looking for an engaging and inspiring Youth Support Worker to provide outstanding support to 4Front members. You love creating safe and supportive spaces for people to explore their challenging life experiences. You are excited about challenging people to think critically about themselves, their communities and society and you enjoy supporting people to explore and build their identity. You care deeply about people and are willing to go the extra mile. You are skilled at creating space to express emotion and you can effectively hold emotion for others. You are not afraid to bear witness to people’s pain and you have a contagious positive energy that uplifts people. You understand the emotional impact of injustice and inequity on marginalised young people and are committed to helping them make sense of their emotions. You are dedicated to developing a thorough understanding of social injustice and actively addressing it. You are comfortable with conflict and have proven experience of managing difficult situations to successful resolutions. You see courage in vulnerability and believe in building the resilience of young people. Most importantly, you are committed to peace and you fundamentally believe in the potential to change, both at an individual and societal level. You will be a visionary leader, seeing your work at The 4Front Project as a crucial part of your identity and purpose in life. You will be committed to upholding our vision, mission, principles and values at all times. You will be bold, actively contributing to a workplace culture that centres justice, healing, change and hope. You will play a fundamental role in supporting 4Front members to transform their own lives whilst amplifying their voices to effect systemic change.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
DELIVER IMPACTFUL SUPPORT
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Provide consistent, reliable, high quality support services tailored to meet the needs of young people with complex needs
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Build trusting relationships
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Protect vulnerable 4Front members and accommodate their mental health, learning difficulties, disabilities, and other needs by creating a safe and supportive environment where they feel accepted and welcomed
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Provide members with guidance and promote their personal, educational, health and social development through all interactions
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Work in partnership with members to create individual care and development plans
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Provide accountability to enable members to reach their goals and the desired outcomes they share with you (which could include emotional health and wellbeing, substance misuse, sexual health, physical health, education and training, housing and any other areas where they could need support)
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Learn from and determine with members, the ways in which they may be at risk of harm and work collaboratively to develop measures that reduce risk
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Empower members to build their identity, develop understanding and express themselves
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Raise our members expectations of themselves by developing extraordinary, life changing pathways to achievement and transformation
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Create a safe and appropriate environment, ensuring you carry out regular risk assessments for members, yourself and all relevant activities
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Confidently resolve conflict and manage difficult situations to successful resolution
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Identify where additional specialist support is required and support members to understand and access the services that are available to them
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Collect and maintain appropriate records using our database system, and ensuring that these are accurate, up-to-date, completed in a timely manner and secure
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Ensure all data is securely held in line with GDPR and our Confidentiality Policy and Consent Policy.
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Work closely with members to involve them in service design, delivery and evaluation ensuring that their voices are heard
DELIVER EFFECTIVE ADVOCACY
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Build and maintain strong relationships with member’s parents, carers and families to ensure they are connected to the journey of their child and to facilitate the development of stronger family relationships
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Support members and their families to understand the policies, processes, and procedures that impact them
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Support members and their families to understand legal processes, legal rights and entitlements (understanding conditions and ramifications, necessary appearances, roles of each agency)
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Work in partnership with the Legal Support Worker to hold criminal justice agencies, local authorities and housing providers to account in relation to their own policies, processes and procedures
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Provide support to members if they are arrested by acting as an Appropriate Adult in the police station when required
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Provide advocacy and representation for members in court through in person testimony and written support
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Provide context to the local authority to enable them to better meet the needs of members (attending SEAM, SIRM, CIN and CAR meetings as required)
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Provide context to educational establishments to enable them to better meet the needs of the member (support with the creation of EHCP where appropriate)
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Provide context to housing providers (local authorities, charities or private placements) to enable them to better meet the needs of members
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Liaise with the local authority to facilitate engagement with members and families
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Liaise with legal professionals to improve communication between members and their lawyers
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Provide support to enable members to access health services
You will also provide cover on occasion and undertake any other duties that may reasonably be requested of you outside of this role description.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
ESSENTIAL
- First-hand experiences of the issues we address through our work
- An understanding of social justice issues, systemic inequality and injustice, including the impact of the criminal justice system on marginalised communities
- Experience supporting young people that have experienced injustice, inequality and other disadvantage
- Experience supporting people who identify as Black British, African, Caribbean and Mixed Heritage and a thorough understanding of the specific issues that affect these communities
- An understanding of safeguarding and child protection frameworks
- Experience delivering tailored one-to-one emotional support and mentoring
- Experience delivering specialist support in group settings
- Experience of working robustly within challenging and unpredictable environments as well as effectively managing change
- Excellent teamwork skills and experience of supporting and motivating others
DESIRABLE
- Experience of working in an organisation which promotes the rights of vulnerable communities with multiple disadvantages
- Experience advocating on behalf of young people who have experienced injustice, inequality and disadvantage
- Experience liaising with statutory services, other agencies and institutions
- Experience of monitoring and evaluation systems to collect data and measure impact
- Experience building and maintaining excellent relationships with community organisations and partners
- Experience in the creative arts (music, film, animation, photography)
- Experience in MMA or Boxing
- Experience participating in activism and campaigns
- A valid driving license and a car
HOW TO APPLY
THE CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS IS THURSDAY 8TH OCTOBER 2020 AT 12.00PM
We would like this position to start as soon as possible. Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis, so we encourage early applications.
To apply for this position, please send:
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A comprehensive and relevant CV
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A supporting statement addressing the person specification
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And either:
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An essay answering the questions below (no longer than 750 words for each question).
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A video of you addressing the questions below (no longer than 8 minutes in total).
1) What do the words ‘justice’, ‘peace’ and ‘freedom’ mean to you and how have these concepts impacted your view of the world?
2) What are your top three priorities for building equity in our society and how would you go about it?
3) What does empowerment mean to you and how do you feel it can be incorporated as a principle in your work?
This will be reviewed by 4Front Members, Staff and Trustees.
There is a 3-stage selection process:
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An initial video interview (30 mins)
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An interactive in person interview with 4Front Members and Staff (including a preparation task)
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A final round interview with the Board of Trustees.
We are an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate against candidates who may have previous convictions. We will also make reasonable adjustments for employees that may have access requirements.
Please ensure you quote the job reference number in the subject line of your email.
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Key Information
Job Title: Youth Worker
Reporting to: Programme Manager
Salary: £12 per hour
Hours: Part time (approximately 16-24 hours per week)
During term-time, these hours will be predominantly at weekends during the daytime and after school during the week, to fit alongside families’ availability. During school holidays these hours could swap to accommodate some weekday daytimes.
Location: Islington and Southwark
Duration: September 2020 until June 2020
Proposed start date: September 2020
Closing date: October 23 2020
We are looking for successful candidates to start as soon as possible and therefore applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis and interviews scheduled accordingly.
Please note that Chance UK is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and therefore our recruitment process for this post will include an enhanced DBS check
Find out more by clicking on the Job Description.
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Youth violence is a problem that significantly affects young people, their families and entire communities. At Oasis, we believe that violence can be prevented by taking a holistic public health approach. Oasis Community Hub Hadley encompasses a range of integrated and diverse community projects which together have a common aim to bring transformation to the whole person and the whole community. Through this holistic approach we have been instrumental in shaping the way young people are supported after experiencing trauma, violence or aggression.
Oasis Community Hub Hadley are proud to be a part of an exciting new project, placing Youth Workers within Custody. We will be providing intervention and trauma informed approach to tackle the drivers of violent behaviour. We are seeking a dedicated Custody Youth Workers to work with young people who have been arrested and attend Wood Green Custody Centre, starting their journey to make positive choices with the aim of breaking the cycle of violence and offending.
The primary purpose of the role is to meet with young people aged 10-17 at the point of arrest and then again upon their release to identify positive pathways and remove barriers to engaging with wider services in the community.
You will be part of a multi-agency team based at the Custody Centre and supported by the Oasis Youth Support Project Coordinator, as well as the wider Community Hub Team based in Ponders End, Enfield.
The key responsibilities within the role are:
- Support young people and their families to identify provision that meets their needs.
- Develop and evaluate a model of care that enables young people to benefit from community based interventions.
- Ensure new referrals are received and passed on in a timely manner.
- Assisting the team by facilitating high quality information gathering/sharing to track the support given and the success of the project.
You could be successful in this role if you:
- Are passionate about making a difference to young people’s lives
- Are a people person with fantastic communication skills
- Have the ability to build positive relationships with young people as well as professionals
- Possess or training towards a relevant professional qualification (e.g. JNC, QTS, QSW), or can demonstrate relevant experience.
- Have experience of working in a youth/community setting affected by youth crime.
- Experience of mentoring / supporting young people
- Are self-motivated, with the ability to take initiative and organise your own time
This role is a challenging but very rewarding opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives of some of the most vulnerable young members of society who are living in challenging circumstances.
If you are interested in being part of this life-changing service and want to know more, please contact the Oasis UK People Services team or download the documents on this page. We actively encourage applications from people of all ethnic backgrounds and minority and underrepresented groups.
Closing date for completed applications is 9am Wednesday 14th October 2020.
Interviews will be held week commencing 19th October 2020 at Enfield, North London.
Wood Green Custody Centre
Full-Time, 40 hours per week, Fixed Term Contract to March 2021
Salary £26,620 p.a. (inc London Allowance)
Oasis is committed to making a difference to the lives of the communities it works in, and as such you must show a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the values and behaviours which flow from the Oasis ethos.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks.
Oasis supports Equal Opportunities. Registered Charity No. 1026487
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YOUTH DEVELOPMENT OUTREACH WORKER
NORTH MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL ACCIDENT & EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
Part Time, 28 hours/week (0.7FTE), Fixed Term Contract to March 2021 (with a view to extend to March 2022)
Salary £18,634 p.a. (inc London Allowance. £26,620 for 1FTE))
Youth violence is a problem that significantly affects young people, their families and entire communities. At Oasis, we believe that violence can be prevented by taking a holistic public health approach. Oasis Community Hub Hadley encompasses a range of integrated and diverse community projects which together have a common aim to bring transformation to the whole person and the whole community. Through this holistic approach we have been instrumental in shaping the way young people are supported after experiencing trauma, violence or aggression.
Oasis Youth Support at North Middlesex Hospital is just one of our projects and provides an early intervention and trauma informed approach to tackle the drivers of violent behaviour. We are seeking a dedicated Youth Development Outreach Worker to accompany young people who attend North Middlesex Hospital A&E department due to a violent or aggressive incident, on their journey to make positive choices with the aim of breaking the cycle of violence.
The primary purpose of the role is to participate in a youth outreach service, working with young people who come into the A&E department either as a victim or perpetrator of a violent crime.
You will be part of a large team based at the hospital and supported by the Youth Support Project Coordinator, as well as the wider Community Hub Team based in Ponders End, Enfield.
The key responsibilities within the role are:
- Support young people and develop a bespoke mentoring programme that meets their needs.
- Develop and evaluate a model of care that enables young people to benefit from community based interventions.
- Ensure new referrals are received and passed on in a timely manner.
- Assisting the team by facilitating high quality information gathering/sharing to track the support given and the success of the project.
You could be successful in this role if you:
- Are passionate about making a difference to young people’s lives
- Are a people person with fantastic communication skills
- Have the ability to build positive relationships with young people as well as professionals
- Possess or training towards a relevant professional qualification (e.g. JNC, QTS, QSW), or can demonstrate relevant experience.
- Have experience of working in a youth/community setting affected by youth crime.
- Experience of mentoring / supporting young people
- Are self-motivated, with the ability to take initiative and organise your own time
This role is a challenging but very rewarding opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives of some of the most vulnerable young members of society who are living in challenging circumstances.
Closing date for completed applications is 9am Wednesday 14th October 2020.
Interviews will be held Monday 21st and Tuesday 22nd October 2020 at Enfield, North London.
Oasis is committed to making a difference to the lives of the communities it works in, and as such you must show a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the values and behaviours which flow from the Oasis ethos.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks.
Oasis supports Equal Opportunities. Registered Charity No. 1026487
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Company description
Full Circle has been operating out of St Pauls since 1980 and was founded in response to the racial profiling and civil unrest to provide positive opportunities for the young people of the area. Over the past 40 years it has become a key youth service locally but also to the wider BME communities in Bristol and the neighbouring counties.
Job description
Details of Role:
Full Circle @ Docklands Ltd has been continually serving the area for over 40 years and is built on a foundation of longstanding trusted relationships.
The Youth Development Manager is a strategic role that is responsible for the overall delivery of Full Circle’s Youth Services. The youth development manager will manage the overall programme of youth activities, having a clear eye into the future, whilst also supporting the team to deliver the day-to-day activity. Full Circle delivers 20hrs of weekly open access youth clubs, 10 weeks of annually of holiday activities and other targeted projects. As necessary, a lot of this work is now taking place online, remotely and in small face-to-face groups and the candidate will need to be confident and adaptable to utilising digital platforms and keeping ahead of current policy.
Reporting to the Managing Director, the post holder is solely responsible for the staffing, coordination and delivery of all youth staff, sessions and projects and school holiday activities in consultation with the centre manager and the business development manager.
The candidate will encourage and support the personal development of young people and youth staff. They will create a safe space in which they can feel welcomed, have fun and participate in informal learning and play. This will be achieved through the development and delivery of programmes of activities that empower young people to achieve their aspirations. We aim to help young people be aware of their rights and responsibilities to the wider community and enable them to take greater control of their lives.
Closing Date:
Sunday, 11th October, 2020 - 23:45
How to Apply:
Please download the job description and application form below or follow the link to Voscur and return to J. Newey by the end of Sunday 11th October 2020.
This is likely to be a face to face panel interview at Docklands, but there’s still a chance that t will be via zoom. If this is the case you will need to have access to a computer, camera and microphone and download the zoom program and make sure you are familiar with it.
The interviews will take place on Tuesday 20th October.
Interview Panel:
Trustee/Lead Youth Worker - Jacqui Pitter
Business Development Manager - Jon Newey
Director of Cognitive Paths / Head of Full Circle's Sports Delivery - Sibusiso Tshabalala
We have included a student demographic study on our youth services and an area context study to give you some further information. If you're interested in reading Docklands Youth and Community Centre business plan or pur recent area demogrpahic study please get in contact.
Contract length: 12 months with the possibility of extension
Full Time hours: 30 per week
Application deadline: 11/10/20
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Our Senior Youth & Play Worker will sit at the core of our Children, Young People and Families Team based at Tulse Hill Adventure Playground. You will be part of a small and dynamic team which delivers a wide range of programmes and activities from our Adventure Playground and within local schools. Reporting to the Children, Young People and Families Manager, you will be the senior practitioner ensuring the smooth running of our programmes and services.
The work of the Children, Young People and Families is diverse, and current services include adventure play, coaching in local schools, homework clubs, youth work, and out of school and holiday services. You will lead on the delivery and planning of all sessions, developing best practice and ensuring monitoring is carried out in accordance to our multiple contractual and funding requirements.
You will understand the wide-ranging challenges facing children and young people and will be flexible in adjusting your practice to meet these needs. Within your team, you will also hold responsibility for communications and outreach - promote our services across Tulse Hill and deliver ongoing and targeted outreach programmes to ensure our services are reaching those who need them most. A strong understanding of how your team sits within the wider work of the organisation and building strong relationships internally, as well as using your excellent communication skills to work within the wider community, is essential to the role.
Hours will include evenings and weekends.
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Senior Youth Engagement Coordinator
We are looking to recruit an experienced and passionate Senior Youth Engagement Coordinator with an established track record to support our youth engagement activities and lead on an exciting new project with the NHS to support embedding youth voice in their violence reduction work in London.
This is a brand new role at Peer Power to engage and support the emotional wellbeing, skills and social action activities of young people across London, and further afield in communities and in youth secure settings. It is a varied role that involves working alongside our Young Partners in their work as Peer Power Experts, Peer Leaders, Peer Trainers and Young Campaigners; supporting their well-being and facilitating their influencing of services across health and justice.
We’re looking for someone who is brilliant at engaging children, teenagers and young adults through strong, caring and positive relationships. Someone creative and motivated, who will bring their own ideas and passion to the role.
The role will include working in partnership with Young Partners, the core team and our external stakeholders. As well as being the lead for the new NHS violence reduction work, another project you’ll be involved with is funded by the ‘Opportunity Fund’ who have funded 5 Young Campaigners to lead campaigns on issues that are important to them. These include campaigns for better mental health support for young people in schools and a campaign to equalise the arts sector for Black and Brown Artists and young people with Adverse Lived Experiences.
More details about the job role and kind of person we are looking for can be found in the application pack.
Our offer: We offer supportive, wellbeing focused, flexible working. We take a therapeutic approach and as a member of the Engagement Team you will be part of group and individual clinical supervision. Other benefits include:
- Opportunities for career progression including sabbatical leave & individual training budgets
- Generous and flexible maternity, paternity and shared leave arrangements
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Annual Leave: 25 days and 8 Bank Holidays (pro-rata) - Plus 2 personal/self-care days, and additional 3 days between Christmas and New Year (discretionary and subject to charity needs)
How to Apply: Please send a CV and letter (2 sides of A4 maximum) outlining why you would like to apply for the role at Peer Power, demonstrating how you meet each of the essential criteria and personal qualities on the role description – this will be used for shortlisting. If you meet any of the desirable criteria, please also indicate this too.
Please mark email application for the attention of Sarah Wilkinson
Important: Please indicate in your application the date at which you are available to start work, (subject to references and employment checks)
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This is a temporary post for 6 to 12 months with the possibility of extension.
Centre 33 is looking to recruit a Young Carers Project Worker, with extensive experience working with young people, to support the delivery of the Centre 33 Young Carer service in Cambridgeshire.
You will be part of the Young Carers Project at Centre 33, providing a variety of support to young carers. Your role will involve assessment of young people, face to face support and group work in line with the strategic development of the service.
This post is a critical part of the Young Carers’ service and involves working and engaging with young people in a variety of settings.
The role is for 21 hours per week over 3 or 4 days.
We are currently recruiting for another role within the young carers service and for the right candidate we could consider combining both roles to create a full-time position. Please refer to our other advertisement for a Young Carers Capacity Builder for additional details.
You will be working across various locations in the Cambridgeshire region. A driving license and use of a car is essential for this post.
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This post is subject to a DBS check and references.
Applications must be received by 9am, on 15th October with interviews to take place week commencing 19th October
Centre 33 strives to be an equal opportunities employer.
We welcome discussions about part time and flexible working arrangements.
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