Engagement Worker

2 weeks ago


Oldham, United Kingdom Positive Steps Full time

**Title**: Engagement Worker - Early Intervention and Prevention

**Reporting to**: Operational Manager - Early Intervention and Prevention

**Salary**: £24,179.97 - £25,694.13 per annum

**Contract**: Permanent

The main purpose of this role is to act as a keyworker delivering packages of support with families, adults and whole households to prevent escalation to more intensive services. Through undertaking an Early Help assessment and by working with clients in a person-centred way, you will help people on your caseload to make positive changes and to develop the skills to manage their issues in the future.

Our training, partnership links and excellent management support will help you to develop the skills and knowledge required to address a wide range of issues including mental health, debts, housing, relationships and parenting.

This is a hybrid role, meaning that you will be working from our central Oldham office, in clients’ homes, community settings and sometimes within your own home according to business needs.

For this role you will need to be confident in caseload management and the use of electronic recording systems.

**JOB PURPOSE**
- To provide support to children, families and adults to prevent escalation to intensive support services.

**PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Provide keyworker support to children, families and adults, delivering holistic support to address a wide range of needs
- Conduct holistic assessments and provide support to children, families and adults in line with relevant legislation, quality standards and best practice to safeguard the service
- Undertake accurate, timely recording using digital caseload management systems to meet contract requirements
- Maintain relationships with other professionals to improve outcomes for children, families and adults
- Undertake any other duties to meet service and organisational objectives following consultation with your manager

**Person Specification**

**Experience**
- Demonstrable experience of supporting children, families and/or adults with a range of needs using different interventions
- Demonstrable experience of planning, monitoring and evaluating your own work
- Demonstrable experience of multi-agency working
- Demonstrable success in promoting diversity

**Knowledge**
- Awareness of the issues affecting children, families and adults and their impact
- Awareness of safeguarding legislation and guidance, and the boundaries of professional relationships
- Understanding of Health & Safety legal requirements and best practice

**Skills**
- Developed skills in engaging, supporting and motivating children, families and adults
- Primary communication skills
- Primary skills in problem solving
- Primary skills in assessment of needs and in developing person-centred action plans
- Primary skills in Microsoft Office and database systems
- Basic skills in literacy and numeracy

**Personal Attributes**
- Sound judgement and awareness of political sensitivities
- Sound professional and tactical judgement and the ability to establish priorities and principles
- Resilient and able to work independently as required
- Commitment to Positive Steps vision and values

**Additional Requirements**
- Prepared to work flexibly to meet the needs of customers and the organisation including travelling throughout the borough
- Occasional evening and weekend working required
- Enhanced DBS required

**Closing Date**:Tuesday 2nd April 2024, midday

**Selection**:Wednesday 3rd April 2024

**Interviews**: Wednesday 10th April 2024

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £24,179.97-£25,694.13 per year

**Benefits**:

- Cycle to work scheme
- Flexitime
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Sick pay

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Oldham, OL1 1DJ: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- working with children and families: 1 year (required)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Oldham, OL1 1DJ

Reference ID: PS/EIP/03



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