Children and Young People's Social Prescriber - Leeds, United Kingdom - Leeds City Council

Leeds City Council

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Leeds, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Children and Young People's Social Prescriber - Barca-Leeds

Barca-Leeds is a community based charity. We are an organisation that delivers transformational services to adults, children, young people and families in Leeds, bringing people and services together to better respond to the needs of each individual

We wish to appoint a:

Social Prescriber Link Worker - Children and Young People

Salary:
£21,810-£24,905pa

Hours:
Full time - 37 hours per week

Contract - Fixed Term until 31/03/2024

Closing Date: 9am on the 24th July 2023

Interviews:
Interviews 28th July 2023

We are seeking a Social Prescriber to join the CYP social prescribing team.

As a new service, we are ideally looking for someone who has a passion for seeing services thrive and is confident in working both independently and within a small team to achieve successful outcomes.

As a member of Barca Children, Young Peoples and family services you will make a real difference to the lives of others.

You will be a keen advocate of the benefits of supporting young people with health and social care needs to access support in their community by linking them to a network of groups and activities; enabling them to have improved health and wellbeing.

You will manage your own caseload and support community activity where appropriate. You will have relevant experience, be an effective communicator with a passion for excellence in your professional field. It's essential that you love what you do.

We want you to enjoy coming to work every day and to care about your job, your colleagues and our service users.

The successful applicant will benefit from the following:
Flexible Working
29 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays (pro-rata)
4 weeks company sick pay
Cycle to work scheme
Free eye tests
24/7 confidential staff helpline

Barca-Leeds is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. It is the organisation's policy to require the successful applicant to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check at a level appropriate to the role, before appointment is confirmed.
Barca-Leeds strives to be an equal opportunities employer
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Our values are to be compassionate, act with integrity, be responsive, and be empowering
**This role is based in the UK. Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK - either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply.