Targeted Youth Adviser

7 months ago

Chelmsford, United Kingdom Essex County Council Full time

**About the role**

**Targeted Youth Adviser**

Fixed Term, Full Time

Up to £31,824 per annum

Location: Chelmsford

Working Style: Community-based worker

**Please note that this is a fixed term contract opportunity for a period of 12 months.**

**The Role**

The Targeted Youth Adviser will play a key role in developing the Youth Service offer by working with identified Young People who are at risk of not engaging in employment, education and training. TYA’s provide in depth, evidence based one to one intensive mentoring, bespoke groupwork packages and positive activities to empower Young People to overcome barriers to education to reach their full potential.

Supporting Young People requiring impartial advice and guidance to progress into appropriate employment education training, and vocational opportunities within a cost recoverable model, including cross border working.

A broad understanding of the issues affecting young people, barriers to education, opportunities for learning and the services provided by partner agencies is essential.

To possess either a NVQ L4 LDSS or equivalent as well as demonstrating a commitment to working towards a L6 (post graduate qualification) IAG qualification and registration as stated in the Gatsby Benchmarks as adopted by the Government. To have 3 years or more front-line experience in a similar role.

**Accountabilities**
- Responsible for assisting young people to overcome barriers to access universal services and learning or employment, providing impartial advice, information and guidance, supportive of young people’s needs and views.
- Work with young people, their families and schools to remove barriers to education and learning in line with the DfE statutory guidance on Alternative Provision and Careers Guidance
- Responsible for managing a defined caseload of young people to establish their needs and offer intervention in line with external contracts and create, maintain and review accuracy of records in conjunction with DfE guidance and that of external funders, whilst ensuring compliance with Information Sharing Protocols.
- Responsible for the effective supervision of support staff; reflecting on reviewing and developing professional practice to achieve continuous improvement in performance.
- Support the development and lead on the delivery of interventions to remove barriers to EET within a cost recoverable framework.
- Responsible for the delivery of high quality one to one interventions, mentoring and group work through positive activities that are cost effective, planned, actioned and evaluated.
- Work collaboratively with a range of external agencies and commercial bodies to ensure a coherent approach to overcoming barriers to learning and employment faced by young people, ensuring they receive the relevant support delivered within the eight Gatsby benchmarks as set out in the Governments careers strategy.
- Responsible for ensuring compliance with statutory requirements, including data management, equality and diversity legislation and ensure arrangements are in place to effectively manage concerns and complaints.
- Responsible for brokering opportunities between providers and young people to enable them to engage in preparation for the world of work and search for education and employment opportunities.
- Influence and negotiate the level and type of provision available, to meet young people’s needs within their caseload and identify and inform gaps in education and training provision. Collate and disseminate information in respect of current opportunities, working closely with educational and training providers
- Specific individual and shared targets and objectives are defined annually within the performance management framework.

**The Experience You Will Bring**
- Educated to IAG Qualification, Dip CG, QCG or NVQ 4 LDDS (minimum NVQ 4) level
- Preferably working towards level 6 LDDS. Evidence of continuing professional development and expert knowledge in relevant professional area.
- A broad understanding of the issues affecting young people, opportunities for learning and the services provided by partner organisations and proven experience in effective collaborative working. Deep knowledge and understanding of the current local offers of support to young people that may facilitate their reintegration.
- Experience of line management of staff, plus extensive work with young people on a one to one basis and in groups.
- Proven experience of successfully progressing young people into employment, education and training opportunities.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to relate to young people in a purposeful but responsive manner and demonstrable knowledge and understanding of their needs.
- Ability to build working relationships within a multi-agency environment and influence collaborative working practices that best utilise shared resources and have the greatest impact for young people’s lives.
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