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Youth Worker

1 month ago

Lancaster, Lancashire, United Kingdom CancerCare North Lancashire and South Cumbria Full time

We have been developing our young people's service for a number of years and run a peer support group for young people aged 12 years-17 years who meet two or three nights a week in Lancaster and in the daytime during school holidays.

The post holder will work with the groups and offer further 1-2-1 support to those young people who have a further identified need.

All our young people are engaged in the service because of a cancer diagnosis or bereavement through any reason within their family or friendship group.

In addition they also receive support for numerous other life issues which including anxiety, isolation, loneliness, and relationships.


Working with parents and guardians of young people is also an expectation of this role: to assist them in supporting the young people within their families and help them with practical support, strategies for parenting under unique circumstances, and act as an advocate for the whole family, sign-posting and supporting them to other services where appropriate.


Main Duties and Responsibilities

  • Assist in planning, facilitating and delivering activities to young people at CancerCare centres and outreach activity sessions.
  • Develop positive relationships with the young people in order to provide a 121 casework approach for their needs.
  • Signpost the young people to other opportunities and support services, including internal referral for 121 counselling.
  • Develop links with local schools, wellbeing services and other community providers of youth services to ensure the best support packages for the young people who access our services.
  • Assist parents and guardians to support their children through cancer or bereavement, where appropriate
  • Risk assess activities and young people's behaviour and report back when necessary
  • Report concerns about young people's welfare in line with CancerCare's safeguarding policy and procedure
  • To undertake any other duties as may be required from time to time.

Skills and Abilities

  • Ability to safeguard the young people who access the service
  • Approachable and an excellent communicator with good interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships with outside agencies
  • Excellent team work skills
  • Strong selfmotivation and the ability to work on personal initiative
  • IT literate
  • Ability to organise and prioritise own workload on a daily basis
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills including preparation of reports, minutes, outcome tools etc.
  • Plan monitor and evaluate services
  • Ability to travel throughout the area as needed
  • Ability to drive and move materials around easily
  • Ability to do evening work

Attitudes and Values

  • Championing and promoting the organisation
  • Committed to the principles of equal opportunities
  • Committed to the aims of CancerCare as stated in the vision & values
  • Nonjudgemental attitude
  • The ability quickly to build a rapport and working relationship with staff and volunteers at all levels
  • Flexible approach to work patterns to suit the role
  • Knowledge of CancerCare's aims and objectives
  • Knowledge and understanding of the cancer journey and support services

Job Types:
Part-time, Permanent

Part-time hours: 24 per week

Salary:
£16,149.00 per year

Benefits:

  • Company pension
  • Onsite parking

Schedule:

  • Holidays
  • Monday to Friday

Work Location:
In person

Application deadline: 26/06/2023

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