Lead Worker - Birmingham, United Kingdom - St Basils

St Basils

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Birmingham, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Description

CLOSING DATE:
FRIDAY 8TH DECEMBER 2023

Job Title:
Lead Worker (Floating Support)**
Reports to: Team Leader**
Salary: Scale 5, Points 23-25, £22,491 - £23,961 per annum, pro rata**
Hours of work: Full Time (37.5 hours per week)**
Key Responsibilities:

To undertake holistic risk and needs assessments within the community on an outreach basis.
To develop support and risk management plans using appropriate assessment tools, such as the Outcome Star.
To ensure a nonjudgmental, person centred approach is undertaken at all times, utilising a variety of approaches to promote engagement.
To work with young people with complex and multiple needs to help them to sustain tenancies and manage their lives better.
To support and encourage young people to engage with learning skills, apprenticeships, traineeships and volunteering opportunities.
To support and encourage young people to develop positive family and other support networks.
To mediate between young people and family/friends to develop positive relationships and increase support networks.
To assist young people to identify and take up settled accommodation and to continue to provide ongoing support to them.
To work with young people and employers to achieve and maintain employment.
To be available to young people for regular support sessions and to respond to crisis.
To take responsibility for safeguarding the welfare of young people.
To promote and facilitate the participation of young people in their individual support plans and in the management of the service.
To facilitate young people's access to and take up of both statutory and nonstatutory support services, including but not limited to, health, mentalhealth, and substance misuse services.
To be the vital link between the client and other appropriate services ensuring a coordinated response.
To advocate on behalf of young people on issues such as, benefits, housing rights etc.
To support young people to understand their rights and responsibilities.
To assist young people to improve their life skills through practical support, such as assisting with shopping and cooking healthy meals on a budget.
To scope out local existing and new services and to support young people to make links with the local community.
To organise and accompany young people to appointments as appropriate.
To maintain accurate records e.g. support plans, day to day records and outcomes.
To work independently managing a caseload, prioritising workloads and managing risk.
To work as part of a team, providing cover for colleagues as required by the line manager.
To assist in the induction of new staff, to supervise and support volunteers, trainees and students, as required by line manager.

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential:

GCSE A-C Grade in Maths and English or equivalent

Desirable:

Youth Work or Social Work degree

ROLE EXPERIENCE

Essential:

Experience of working within the following areas: Youth Work, Residential or Social Work, Probation/Criminal justice, Community Work, Education and Training, housing or support work.

KNOWLEDGE

Essential:

Up to date knowledge of welfare rights and resources
Knowledge of the breadth and complexity of needs young people may face

Desirable:

Up to date knowledge of relevant Acts/legislation i.e. Housing, Homelessness, Children's and Care Acts
Knowledge of relevant support services available, including but not limited to Mental Health, Social Care, Health, Substance Misuse, CSE and County Lines.