Adolescence Family Help Worker (Team 1)

Contract Type: Permanent - There are 6.5 posts available.

Working Hours: 37 hours per week - 9am - 5pm (Monday to Friday) and a requirement to working evenings and weekends and some public holidays as per a rota, over 7 days, to provide a flexible and responsive service, including on-call arrangements.

Worker Type: Hybrid Worker

Salary: Starting salary £32,597 (Level One) rising to £35,412 (Level Four) on the first year anniversary, subject to satisfactory completion of a probation period (pro rata for part-time) (Pay award pending)

Location: Citywide

Competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, plus an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.

About the Role

You will be providing targeted support and direct 1:1 interventions for adolescents and their families to address their unique developmental needs and challenges. You will foster positive relationships, with a focus on family networks, working to prevent escalation of need, the admission of children into the care of the Local Authority, and preventing involvement with the Criminal Justice System.

About You

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent
• Direct experience of completing assessments and analysing findings to formulate action plans, and the ability to produce high quality written records and reports. This will include doing so with children at risk of becoming involved with, or those already within the Criminal Justice System.
• Direct experience of working in partnership with children, families and communities to shape and enhance service provision.
• Ability to demonstrate a solution-focused approach that will give confidence to children and their families.
• Sound knowledge of risk management and safeguarding issues and experience of applying legislation and policy and procedure to practice, including the relevant assessment framework and integrated working. This includes legislation around Youth Justice.

Other Requirements

• A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.
• The role requires you to participate in the on-call rota.