Children & Young People Officer

2 weeks ago


Hereford Herefordshire, United Kingdom We Manage Jobs(WMJobs) Full time

Contract: Fixed Term - 11 Months
We are looking for dynamic and passionate children's rights and advocacy officer to join the fast paced, forward thinking 'Hear Me' team.
'Hear Me' (Herefordshire’s Children’s Rights and Advocacy Service) provide a confidential, professional independent advocacy service to children and young people in need or looked after by the local authority.
This role is to provide an issue based or representative advocacy service to in and out of county, Herefordshire looked after children and care leavers from birth to 25 years old and young people in need of protection, aged 5-19.
•To provide independent Advocacy in line with the National Advocacy Standards to support young people to raise issues and concerns about their care, and assist participation in or make representations at their Looked After Child Reviews and child protection conferences or any other meetings that impact on their lives.
•To facilitate children and young people to express their views, wishes and feelings in the decision making processes that effect their lives by either enabling them to represent themselves or by speaking on their behalf or both
•By being passionate and have confidence in promoting children's rights by building constructive relationships with social care staff and all professionals involved with young people.
•To be Accountable for your work and should ensure that work output and quality is of the highest quality and in accordance, where appropriate, with current regulations/legislation/Council standards.
A competitive salary, generous holiday entitlement, and access to our contributory pension andstaff benefits scheme, which includes:
Pension Scheme Enrolment in the Local Government (LGPS)
Generous Annual Leave: 31 days’ annual leave (pro rata) plus bank holidays. Flexible working: flexi-time, job-share, part-time hours and, in some instances, home working
Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 access to support and counselling
Payment of professional membership fees
Pick your perks – our benefits include access to a range of retail, leisure, holiday and health benefits. This includes savings, cash back and discounts.
All requests for flexible working arrangements and reasonable adjustments will be considered.
Those who indicate that they have a disability. This is part of our commitment to the “Disability Confident” scheme;
•We will deliver better support to our most vulnerable children and their families, develop stronger relationships with partners across the region, and beyond. Therefore, we take our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults seriously and expect all of our staff, visitors and volunteers to share in this commitment.
Herefordshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children & young people and vulnerable adults.


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