Young Persons Worker

1 week ago

Liverpool, United Kingdom Action for Children Full time
Action for Children

Young Persons Worker.

Salary: £23,151.50 per annum.

Location: Wirral, Merseyside.

Contract/Hours: Fixed Term Contract- 2 years – Full Time - 37 hours a week.

Benefits:

29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave.Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities.Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages.Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover.Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailer's discounts.

Vulnerable children in the UK need your help. 

Wherever you work in the Action for Children family, you'll be helping to change the lives of the most vulnerable children in the UK. Last year, we helped more than 671,000 children and families across the UK. From direct work in communities to national campaigning, we are focused on making sure every child has a safe and happy childhood, and the foundations they need to thrive.

Why Action for Children?

Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It's the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children's lives. 

About the Role: 

This is an exciting opportunity for a Young Persons Worker to work across Wirral. We have been successful in securing funding for 2 years, to deliver a range of mental health and wellbeing interventions to children and young people.

We are looking for a motivated and energetic individual who is committed to supporting children and young people's emotional health and wellbeing. The role will involve supporting the delivery of a range of early intervention evidence-based programmes. Working with children and young people, their families, and trusted adults.

Working in the Wirral community will give you the chance to do real life-changing work with children and young people aged between 5 and 18 years old. Not only will you be part of a supportive and passionate team within Action for Children, but you will also be collaborating with a range of providers to support the success of Wirral's emotional health and wellbeing provision.

You'll need to be comfortable and confident to vibrantly lead the room and engage with children, young people, and adults. You'll be quick-witted and able to lead the conversations, through adapting your approach to meet the needs of the service users.

As a Young Persons Worker, you'll be: 

Supporting a team of practitioners to deliver of a range of emotional health and wellbeing interventions.Delivering group work and individual support.Equipping service users with skills to manage emotional wellbeing.Working in partnership with Wirral community providers such as education, the voluntary sector and health services.

Our job description outlines the requirements of the role but the ‘must-haves' are:

Level 2 Social Care or equivalent qualification.Experience of delivering evidenced-based interventions.Experience of working with children and young people and families.A commitment to supporting emotional and mental health and act as an ambassador for this.Access to a vehicle or transport for travel across Wirral.

Good to know. 

Application Process 

There are five sections to complete: Personal Details, CV, Supporting Statement & Information, Equality & Diversity, Submission & Declaration. 

Contact: David Simpson, Recruitment Partner on @

Diversity, equality, and inclusion 

At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic, and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and Action for Children.

Action for Children. 

Male staff are under-represented within our Children Service roles. We would like to encourage more male applicants for our Children Service roles. 

Don't meet every single requirement? 

If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with the job description, we'd love you to apply anyway. You might just be the perfect person for this role, or another role within the Action for Children family. 

Want to know more about us?

Find us on X , or to get to know us better. 

Closing Date: Monday 1st July 2024.

Interviews will be undertaken on the 17th July 2024.

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