Resettlement Caseworker - Milton Keynes, United Kingdom - G4S

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Description

Location:
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire

Salary:
£25,640.65

Posted: 12 Apr 2023

Closes: 26 Apr 2023

Job Type:
Full Time and Permanent

Business Unit:
UK Central Government Services

Region / Division:
UK & Ireland

Reference: 13557

Role Responsibility:

Resettlement Caseworker (Non-Operational)

G4S Care and Rehabilitation Services

Oakhill Secure Training Centre, Milton Keynes, MK5 6AJ

Salary £25,640.65

Full Time (40 hours per week)

Benefits:
Company Pension, free on-site parking, uniform, on-site canteen, access to High Street Shop discounts, local Gym discounts and ongoing training and development

At Oakhill Secure Training Centre we look after young people aged 12 to 18 years old who have been remanded or sentenced to periods of detention.

The vulnerable young people in our care can be challenging with a wide range of social and emotional complex needs.

This is an environment that calls for high standards of social care and service delivery to provide a secure and stable environment for young people to develop their life skills and address the behaviours that have led them into custody.

Oakhill Secure Training Centre works closely with the Youth Custody Services to ensure that its regimes and designs reflect best practice in residential care to prevent offending.

We are looking for an experienced Resettlement Caseworker to join our Resettlement team at Oakhill Secure Training Centre.

With excellent administration and organisational skills you will provide an effective and efficient administration service to a functional/ departmental team.

This is a case management role within the Resettlement Team to support young people's resettlement back into the community whilst promoting interventions and their safety and welfare in line with the YCS's national standards

Some of the key responsibilities are;

Manage a case load of young people with the aim to resettle them back into the community.
Chair Review meetings with the young person, families and professionals to agree a sentence plan.
Complete relevant documentation for internal and external reviews to ensure information is current and correct.
Complete risk assessments and plans and ensure these are communicated effectively with all stake holders.
Work with key professionals in the community to ensure that accommodation, education and a continuation of care is place ready for release.
Deliver interventions with young people to help change their behaviours and support them to desist from offending.
To support, guide and assist young people with their welfare, ensuring they have the right services in place to meet their holistic needs and that any safeguarding concerns are identified, managed and addressed whilst in custody.
Recording of information on electronic case management systems and IT.
Support the Units with direct work with young people so that they acquire personal knowledge of young people that will facilitate their participation in the review process.
Participate in the risk assessment during admissions so that the immediate vulnerability and risk of the young person is determined accurately.
Monitor the progress of young people during and after release by telephone contact with external agencies so that records can be kept on their progress to demonstrate the effectiveness of the STC.

All staff employed by G4S has the responsibility for their own Health and Safety and to their colleagues in order to assist G4S in its obligation to achieve British Safety Council Requirements at all times

Essential Skills

Experience and qualifications required for this role are detailed within the Contract Appendices
Experience of working with challenging young people.
Excellent organisational skills and ability to prioritise tasks

Desirable Skills

Experience of monitoring service delivery and meeting short term objectives
Social Work qualified or equivalent.

At G4S, we invest heavily in our people.

If you join us you will have a job specific induction programme to equip you with the skills and knowledge for the job.

As well as ongoing support and development opportunities we offer generous holiday entitlement, company pension, an onsite gym, free onsite parking and the chance to do an extraordinary job - every day.

G4S Care and Rehabilitation Services is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of children and adults at risk and each employee is expected to support these goals.

Safeguarding children and young people is our primary focus and the welfare of the child is paramount.

Therefore we have a corporate responsibility to ensure that the safeguarding and our G4S values are at the centre of all we do.