Senior Youth Worker

3 weeks ago

Leicestershire, United Kingdom Leicestershire County Council Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Youth Worker to join our team at Leicestershire County Council. As a Senior Youth Worker, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality youth services to children and young people across the county.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and implement creative and innovative interventions tailored to meet the individual needs of children, young people, and their families/carers based on youth work principles.
  • Work closely with partner agencies and professionals across various sectors to ensure that children and their parents/carers receive the right service to meet their needs.
  • Hold a small caseload of higher-risk vulnerable children, either statutory or voluntary engagement, and provide support and guidance to help them achieve their goals.
  • Support team leaders in accessing youth work referrals for our service to ensure that our children and young people are offered the right level of support and intervention.
  • Build relationships with children, young people, and their families/carers, and provide open, honest, and transparent communication to ensure that they feel supported and empowered.
What We Offer
  • Mileage paid at 45p per mile.
  • Opportunities to progress within a large public sector organisation.
  • DBS check paid for by us.
  • Excellent Local Government Pension Scheme.
  • Generous annual leave entitlement.
  • Access to staff wellbeing and counselling service.
  • Access to an employee discount scheme, providing a whole host of retail discounts, including your supermarket weekly shop and gym membership.
  • Working for an organisation which 95% of our staff say is a good employer.
  • Working for an Outstanding Authority (OFSTED 2024).
About You

To apply for this post, you must have:

  • A recognised JNC qualification and significant experience working with children and families.
  • Experience and evidence of developing, planning, and implementing creative and innovative interventions tailored to meet the individual needs of children, young people, and their families/carers based on youth work principles.
  • Knowledge and experience of gathering child's voice and how children can participate and influence decision-making.
  • Experience of writing assessments, completing robust risk assessments, report writing, and use of case management systems.
  • Demonstrable knowledge and experience of understanding the risk associated with harm, offending, and re-offending.
  • Experience of working with complex families and the ability to communicate clearly and quickly while having the ability to actively listen, critical think, which then enables you to create and deliver informed decisions and assessments.
  • Experience of working closely with partner agencies and professionals across various sectors to ensure that children and their parents/carers receive the right service to meet their needs.

Please note that a DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post. A full driving licence and access to a car are also required for this post. The post requires flexible working that sometimes is outside of the normal working 9-5 day and will include an element of evening working.

You must also have an understanding of and commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion. In addition, we also expect you to share and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.

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