Sos Caseworker

**The text outlines a part-time job opportunity at St Giles Trust, a charity aiding disadvantaged individuals. The role involves supporting young people involved in or at risk of criminal activities, conducting risk assessments, and collaborating with various agencies. The position requires significant experience, specific knowledge, and relevant qualifications. Applications are due by 9th June 2025.**

**Responsible to**:
SOS Team Leader / SOS Service Manager

**Responsible for**:
1-2 Volunteers

**Hours**:
Part Time, 21 hours per week Fixed Term until 31st March 2026

**Grade**:
Band 2

**Location**:
Lambeth

**Holiday**:
30 days + bank and statutory holidays **(pro-rated if part time)**

**Salary**:
£15,600 per annum pro rata (£26,000 FTE)

**Application Deadline**:
Monday, 9th June 2025 at 11.00pm
Please note this role requires Enhanced Adult and Child Workforce with Child barred list DBS CheckSt Giles Trust is a Charity helping people facing severe disadvantage to find jobs, homes, and the right support they need. We help them to become positive contributors to local communities and wider society. We passionately believe everybody is capable of changing their lives. Our mission is we empower people to overcome injustices for themselves, their families and their local communities - we achieve this through offering support from someone who has been there. Our peer-led services form the backbone of our work.

**SOS Project - Ending Gang Violence and Exploitation**

SOS project works across the country in areas affected by criminal gangs. Our staff work with both victims and perpetrators of serious youth violence and other gang related offences. We help our clients to:
Be safe-
Move away from offending-
Take positive choicesWe do this by:
Helping our clients understand their own behaviour and its consequences-
Promoting change-
Working with other support services, including enforcement-
Providing practical help such as housing support-
Helping our clients’ families to support themOur staff work in a range of locations:
Embedded in local authority multi-agency gangs teams.-
In hospitals-
In community settings such as youth centresPeople can’t be helped from behind a desk
- so a lot of time is spent with our clients in the places they know. The best results come from partnership working, so staff work closely with a range of agencies to get the best outcomes for their clients. Our aim is to see our clients using mainstream community based services to get what they need
- SOS is a bridging service that helps people to access that support and services.

The casework services run primarily Monday to Friday in office hours, though there may be some late or early appointments or out of office hours shifts as required. You will be part of a comprehensive, high quality and client focused SOS Team delivering across St Giles Trust that is mindful of, and promotes the organisation’s Vision, Mission, Values and strategic aims.

**(1) Key Deliverables**:
Providing young person centred holistic support in line with St Giles service delivery model and as part of a flexible multi-agency team-
Conduct robust risk assessments and strengths-based needs assessments, with safeguarding as the priority, ensuring that the most appropriate intervention is offered and risks are managed and escalated appropriately.-
To ensure that all young people work towards an agreed support plan which is regularly reviewed and adapted to ensure that they meet their individual needs and goals-
To build effective and engaging relationships with young people involved in or at risk of being involved in the criminal justice system and improving their life chances.-
To build links with agencies providing services to the client group, to be aware of referral routes and to actively promote good partnerships and effective joint working. This will include offering local support to clients to engage in positive activity within the community (i.e. boxing, football etc.)-
To participate in team meetings, professional meetings (such as strategy meetings and child protection conferences), presenting information in a clear and concise manner.-
To develop and maintain relationships with referral agencies, including police, Youth Offending Teams, Integrated Offender Management, Prison / Young Offender Institutions and local authorities, ensuring a steady flow of appropriate referrals onto the scheme.-
To liaise closely with other St Giles teams with reference to referrals, avoiding duplication.-
Identify any other needs of the young person / family members and refer into appropriate services / co-ordinate support as required.-
To develop and maintain relationships with regional agencies, including police and social services, in areas where identified county lines activity is taking place.-
To deliver educational sessions and workshops within schools, alternative provisions, etc., for both staff and students around violence and exploitation and related topics.-
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