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Role: Senior Caseworker
Based: Brent
Rate: £18 umb
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: Temp ongoing
Hours: 35 hours per week (6-week rota basis, including evening and weekend, no night shifts. Shifts are 8am – 2pm or 1pm – 8pm. No more than 2 weekends per month
Our client is commissioning a trauma-informed, multi-disciplinary residential support service for young people at risk of serious youth violence who are already caught up in the criminal justice system and at high risk of remaining part of the system. They are looking for a Senior Caseworker to join their team.
Synopsis of Duties
- To lead by example; be the day-to-day expert within the team, be a positive role model to the team of caseworkers, and escalate concerns to the Team Leader or Service Manager
- To ensure, on a day-to-day basis, all monitoring information and evidence is being recorded and collated in line with agreed processes and procedures
- Working with young people at risk of youth violence in residential settings.
- To contribute to the services’ out-of-hours rota as required
- To provide support, advice, and advocacy for young people and their families regarding accommodation.
- To support young people using a strength-based approach. Working through person-centred support plans designed to promote choice and control for young people
- To advocate on behalf of young people and their families, promoting their thoughts and feelings.
- To promote inter-agency collaboration in the assessment and planning process, and to include appropriate agencies in the delivery of the service
- To develop and maintain relationships with partner agencies, including community-based services such as police, YOT, Probation, children’s services, local authorities, and other voluntary sector organisation,s ensuring appropriate information is shared, supported referrals are made, and avoiding duplication of support
- To deliver a holistic support service working solo or with colleagues as the situation dictates; providing a practical service that will include social support, housing support, accompanying to appointments, ETE options, benefits work, debt advice, assistance obtaining furniture, liaising with utilities, appearing in court, DIY work, and cleaning
- To promote the value of lifestyle changes to the young people being supported
- To operate within clear professional boundaries while seeking to implement and uphold the expectations, policies, and procedures, and remain compliant with the data protection, safeguarding, risk management, lone working, and diversity & inclusion.
- To invest in your personal development by attending core and additional training to keep abreast of issues facing children and young people, such as trauma-informed training, Child Criminal (and sexual) exploitation, and contextual safeguarding
- To carry out any other similar duties as required and be flexible to the changing needs of this new, fast-paced service
Essential Requirements:
- Experience in supporting young people who have multiple and complex needs within a supported accommodation setting.
- Proven experience of engaging positively with vulnerable young people or other vulnerable groups with understanding and knowledge of relevant policies and legislation
- Experience of using support plans to enable young people to successfully access and sustain accommodation and support services
- Experience of providing support, advice, and advocacy, and communicating effectively, the needs of young people to other professionals
- Experience in working as part of a multiagency team, working together to achieve positive outcomes for young people, and establishing links to further the aims of a project
- Substantial experience in assessing risk and implementing safety procedures when thinking about young people involved in or at risk of violence or exploitation
- DBS on the update service
- Available immediately
Supporting Futures Consulting acts as both an employer and an agency.
