Scip (Supporting Change in Partnership) Worker

Do you like to be busy and enjoy problem solving? Do you enjoy a career where two days are never the same? If you are enthusiastic and passionate about supporting disabled children, young people and their families this is the job for you.

**The Service & Team**:
The team are supportive, fun and creative. This role will be part of a team of 2 SCIP Workers and managed by the Team Lead. The team also includes Portage Workers, Disabled Children's Family Workers, Social Workers, Occupational Therapists and people who help families with their direct payments.

The Disabled Children and Therapy Service is a multi-disciplinary team that work together to provide help and support for children and young people with disabilities. We are supportive team who work closely together and are passionate about our jobs. Working in a multi-disciplinary team provides great day to day opportunities to learn from each other and to ensure children have the support they need.

**The Role**:
SCIP is a community service that provides support at home, in school and in the local community for children with additional needs. SCIP Workers work directly with disabled children and their families to identify and work towards the things that are important to them and support them to achieve their goals. They are advocates for the children they work with and work alongside other professionals from education, health, social care and the voluntary sector. The work focuses on prevention, early intervention and coordination through the Early Support Team Around the Child (TAC) plan. SCIP works with the whole family to co-design a tailored approach to the needs of the child/young person so that things improve for them. This can negate the need to escalate some children/young people to statutory social work intervention.

SCIP Workers are passionate and committed to working with disabled children and young people aged 0 to 18 years and their parents/carers.

SCIP Workers are supported to attend specific training so that they can use a range of evidence-based approaches and intervention skills such as, Positive behaviour Support, Signs of Safety and Motivational Interviewing. They use a solution focused approach to their work.

SCIP Workers are part of the Disabled Children & Therapy Service (DC&TS) which is a specialist, multi-disciplinary team that supports disabled children, young people and their families.

**Working Pattern**:
This is a full time position. Working hours are Monday to Friday, 8.45am to 5.15pm.

**What you’ll need to succeed**:
You will be passionate about working with children with a disability and are energetic, motivated and your practice will be fun.

You will have an excellent understanding of the needs of disabled children, young people and their families and recognise that parents are the experts in their own children.

You will be highly experienced in working with children and young people with disabilities and have a relevant level 3 qualification.

You will have an excellent record of improving outcomes for disabled children.

You will be curious, resourceful, determined, committed, organised and enjoy working at pace.

You will be brilliant at building relationships, see children’s strengths and committed to working in close partnership with families and other professionals.

**_Please read the role profile for the full details of this role attached below in this advert
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**What you’ll get in return**:
Cornwall Council’s ambition is to be an employer of choice, a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract, motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance. Whilst still ensuring that service needs are met.

Our core employee rewards and benefits include:

- a competitive salary.
- a defined benefit pension scheme, based on your career average earnings. This includes the option for extra voluntary contributions
- a generous annual leave entitlement with the potential to purchase additional leave.
- A national award-winning employee health and wellbeing programme
- Employee benefits scheme giving employees access to a wide range of discounts to local and national goods and services.

**Additional Information**:
Please note, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role

The full role profile is attached here.

We recommend saving a copy of this to refer to if you are invited to an interview.

**Application Process