Strategic Keyworker - Woking, United Kingdom - Surrey County Council

Surrey County Council

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Woking, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Job Introduction
The starting salary for this position is
£41,127 per annum based on a 36-hour working week. The role is offered as a 24 month fixed-term or secondment opportunity.

The Keyworker Service

We are excited to announce the launch of Surrey's new Keyworker Service, in line with the NHS long term plan for 2023/2024.

This service will ensure that Children and Young People with a diagnosis of Autism and/or a Learning Disability with the most complex needs have the support of a designated Keyworker.

To find out more about the NHS Keyworker Scheme please visit:
NHS England - Children and young people keyworkers.

This builds on the existing Early Support Key Worker service that sits within Surrey County Council and supports families with children aged 0 - 5 who have complex health needs, disabilities and additional needs.

The service will be hosted within the Children with Disabilities team and will work closely with partners from Health, Education, Social care and the community and voluntary sector.

The Keyworking Service will be led by an Operational Lead with three Strategic Keyworkers covering Health, Education, and Social Care respectively, with the support of six Intensive Keyworkers.

The Role
We are looking for people who are committed to building trusting relationships with children, young people and their families. So, if you're able to navigate complex systems relating to Social Care, Health or Education and want to influence strategic change whilst improving outcomes for children and young people with learning difficulties and/or Autism - we want to hear from you

In this role you will provide a strategic layer to the Keyworking team in one of three specialist areas:

Health
Education
Social Care

Your knowledge and experience in one of these areas will be vital to improve the knowledge of pathways within the team.

All Strategic Keywokers will report to the Keyworking Operational Lead and will hold a small caseload. You will support with identifying gaps in the system and highlighting areas for improvement.

Each Strategic Keyworker will have line management responsibility of two Intensive Keyworkers and will oversee staff development, supervision and mentoring as needed.

You will be an
excellent communicator and committed to developing and maintaining strong, positive relationships with children, young people and their families; ensuring they receive the right support at the right time.

Working alongside children, young people and their families, you will help to navigate the system and offer specialist advice in complex situations.

You will parachute into multi-agency meetings and panels as needed to make sure that local systems are responsive to meeting their needs and actions are coordinated and followed up.

You'll use your expertise to ensure the effective development of cross system use of the Dynamic Support Register as the primary referral source to the Keyworking service.

The involvement of children, young people and their families in co-production/shared decision making both at an individual and system level will form a central part of mobilising this service.

It is vital that the Keyworking service is led by the needs and priorities of the families we support and it will be a crucial element for Keyworkers in their roles.

Experience of working with CYP with learning disabilities and/or autism and their families, e.g., voluntary work or transferable work experience.

Personal experience is also welcome:

A comprehensive understanding of the needs of people with Learning Disabilities and/or Autism and their families, including robust understanding of safeguarding
Strong, holistic understanding of one of the following areas (or more): Social Care, Health or Education. You will have the ability to hold services to account in line with statutory guidance
Proven written, oral communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to maintain effective working relationships at all levels
Clear evidence of supporting service users in a patient centred approach
Evidence of qualities you possess that would enable you to succeed in this role and make a tangible difference for CYP and their families
Experience of enabling participation from children and their families to ensure continuous improvement

Please note, this role may require flexible working at times to meet the needs of our service users and may require travel around Surrey.

At Surrey, our values and behaviours are just as important as our skills and abilities. They shape who we are as an organisation. Find out more about the values we follow.

Additional Information
The job advert closes at 23:59 on 10th March 2023 with interviews to follow.

If you proceed to the interview stage, there will be an assessment centre on the 23rd of March.