Resettlement Practitioner

Are you a dynamic individual with the ability to harness the partnership and a team to deliver fantastic outcomes?

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a great team here at Staffordshire County Council, we are both supportive and keen to make a real difference across all the work we deliver.

We are working in partnership with others to ensure that refugees arriving in Staffordshire are able to resettle in the community living independently and providing the right help and support when this is needed.

This is a full-time role, working flexibly, including remote working, across the districts in Staffordshire.

The length of this fixed term contract or secondment opportunity for 2 years.

The Resettlement Practitioners will be the key workers for families resettling in Staffordshire.

In this role you will be:

- Holding and managing a full caseload.
- Working in partnership with and collaboration with other partners and stakeholders.
- completing accurate documentation, reports and records relating to work you do with resettled children and families.
- Supporting resettled children and families to integrate into their new community and life in Staffordshire.
- An outgoing, friendly personality who is able to communicate effectively with children and families, ability to build effective trusting relationships and relate positively to the people we support.
- Passionate about helping others.
- Wants to make a difference.
- Working knowledge of the Benefits system.
- An ability to build close networks with voluntary agencies.
- An able to adapt and respond positively to change and prioritise tasks and work within time restraints.
- Have an NVQ Level 3 related to working with children and families OR relevant experience working with children and families.
- Have a current UK driving licence and vehicle.

About Staffordshire County Council
**We are no ordinary county council**:
**Our Values**:
The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.

Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:
We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.

We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.

**Our benefits**:
We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to a range of benefits.

**Our recruitment process**:
As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.