Community Support Worker

2 weeks ago

Halton, United Kingdom Halton Borough Council Full time

**Employer**: Halton Borough Council
- **Salary**: £31,067 - £33,366
- **Location**: Halton Borough Council
- **Contract**: Permanent
- **Working Pattern**: Full Time/Flexible Hours
- **Hours**: 37 hours per week. Monday - Friday: 8:30 - 16:30.
- **DBS Check**: Enhanced
- **Closing Date**: 24/11/2024 at 23:59
- **Reference**: CHI/24/297380

**Are you passionate about protecting children and young people from contextual harms such as criminal and sexual exploitation? Do you have the resilience to address complex and challenging issues when often there are no easy solutions? Do you take a strengths-based approach in your work?**

If so, we invite you to join our newly formed team as a Community Support Worker. This is an exciting opportunity to make a tangible difference in the lives of children and young people.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- **Assessment and planning**: Contribute to thorough assessments incorporating social contexts influencing the child's life. Develop comprehensive support plans with families and agencies.
- **Peers, people, and places mapping**: Utilise mapping techniques to identify and address risks and strengths associated with peer networks, community locations, and people of concern.
- **Direct support**: Provide practical and emotional support, addressing risk factors and needs identified in the community. Implement support and intervention programs, to mitigate identified risks.
- **Intensive response**: Provide intensive support in crisis situations when children’s needs escalate and they are at risk of coming into care. Contribute to immediate risk assessments and develop safety plans.
- **Collaboration and coordination**: Attend and contribute to multi-agency meetings (including strategy meetings, CIN meetings and CSOG) to develop plans that reduce and manage risk and identify and disrupt those involved in exploitation of young people.
- **Training**: Deliver training sessions to other professionals in relation to contextual safeguarding.

**Requirements**:

- A strengths-based approach and the ability to remain resilient and solution-focused even when addressing complex and challenging issues.
- Significant experience working with children and young people at risk due to issues relating to contextual safeguarding.
- Passion and commitment for working directly with children and young people.
- Knowledge of legislation and guidance related to contextual safeguarding.
- Ability to work effectively in a multi-agency environment.
- Strong communication skills with children, young people, and their families.

**Why Join Us?**
- Be at the forefront of shaping and implementing strategies to address exploitation.
- Work alongside professionals from Local Authority, Police, Education, and Health services.
- Continuous professional development and training opportunities.
- Make a real impact in the community in addressing issues in relation to contextual safeguarding.

**How to apply**:

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