Targeted Youth Support Worker
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Occupation Type
Youth and community workers
Occupation Code Skill LevelMedium Skilled
Sponsorship EligibilityIneligible for Sponsorship
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Description
Job Description
The Service and Team
Family Help Targeted Youth Workers work as part of multi-disciplinary teams where children, young people and their families need coordinated support. They work under the direction of a Team Manager and hold case responsibility for undertaking assessment s and direct work with children and young people aged 13-18 years and their parents/carers.
Targeted Youth Workers work closely with partner agencies such as health, education and the Police, as well as specialist services to ensure that children and families can thrive. Work is completed in family homes, Family Hubs, schools and in the community.
Family Help Targeted Youth Workers are expected to attain and utilise a range of evidence-based approaches and intervention skills drawn from the core curriculum such as Signs of Safety, Motivational Interviewing, the Family Partnership Model and use a solution focused, goal orientated approach to their work.
Family Help Targeted Youth Workers devise Family Help Plans, undertake Section 17 family assessments, undertake direct work with children, may be required to contribute to a range of social work led support, and carry out reviews of progress against agreed outcomes using the Family Help Plan.
Cornwall offers a dynamic place to develop your career as a Targeted Youth Worker. It is judged as an ‘good’ authority by Ofsted with a forward-thinking agenda. With excellent training and development opportunities for staff, the next stage of our improvement journey is about becoming a learning organisation, where every individual takes responsibility for the quality of their own work and expect to be held to account when there are persistent or serious shortfalls in the quality of practice.
The Role
The Service and Team
Family Help Targeted Youth Workers work as part of multi-disciplinary teams where children, young people and their families need coordinated support. They work under the direction of a Team Manager and hold case responsibility for undertaking assessment s and direct work with children and young people aged 13-18 years and their parents/carers.
Targeted Youth Workers work closely with partner agencies such as health, education and the Police, as well as specialist services to ensure that children and families can thrive. Work is completed in family homes, Family Hubs, schools and in the community.
Family Help Targeted Youth Workers are expected to attain and utilise a range of evidence-based approaches and intervention skills drawn from the core curriculum such as Signs of Safety, Motivational Interviewing, the Family Partnership Model and use a solution focused, goal orientated approach to their work.
Family Help Targeted Youth Workers devise Family Help Plans, undertake Section 17 family assessments, undertake direct work with children, may be required to contribute to a range of social work led support, and carry out reviews of progress against agreed outcomes using the Family Help Plan.
Cornwall offers a dynamic place to develop your career as a Targeted Youth Worker. It is judged as an ‘good’ authority by Ofsted with a forward-thinking agenda. With excellent training and development opportunities for staff, the next stage of our improvement journey is about becoming a learning organisation, where every individual takes responsibility for the quality of their own work and expect to be held to account when there are persistent or serious shortfalls in the quality of practice.
The Role
We have a full time 37 hour vacancy in the Family Help Bodmin team, fixed term for 10 months. This covers Bodmin and the surrounding areas
If you are positive, dedicated, confident, innovative and not afraid of change or challenge, this position will provide you with a fabulous opportunity to develop your career.
What You’ll Need To Succeed
You must hold a relevant level three professional qualification related to supporting children and families e.g. Youth Work & Community or Education, Health and Social Care and have experience of delivering services for children and their families.
You will be committed to multi-agency work and take a strengths-based approach to your work with families to develop resilience and reduce dependency.
You will understand the function of statutory services and relevant agencies. You will recognise the importance of working flexibly to include all members of the family and their support network and understand the dynamics of successful partnerships/relationships to enable change.
The role requires travel across the area, including rural areas that may not have public transport links, so you will need to hold a full driver's licence and have access to a vehicle.
This position will be subject to an enhanced criminal record disclosure check.
This is a public/customer-facing role, where the statutory English language requirement for public sector workers applies.
Please read the role profile for the full details of this role attached below in this advert
If you are positive, dedicated, confident, innovative and not afraid of change or challenge, this position will provide you with a fabulous opportunity to develop your career.
What You’ll Need To Succeed
You must hold a relevant level three professional qualification related to supporting children and families e.g. Youth Work & Community or Education, Health and Social Care and have experience of delivering services for children and their families.
You will be committed to multi-agency work and take a strengths-based approach to your work with families to develop resilience and reduce dependency.
You will understand the function of statutory services and relevant agencies. You will recognise the importance of working flexibly to include all members of the family and their support network and understand the dynamics of successful partnerships/relationships to enable change.
The role requires travel across the area, including rural areas that may not have public transport links, so you will need to hold a full driver's licence and have access to a vehicle.
This position will be subject to an enhanced criminal record disclosure check.
This is a public/customer-facing role, where the statutory English language requirement for public sector workers applies.
Please read the role profile for the full details of this role attached below in this advert
This position will be subject to an enhanced criminal record disclosure check.
What You’ll Get In Return
You will be part of a vibrant and dynamic team. There is a good induction process and many training opportunities for career development
Cornwall Council’s ambition is to be an employer of choice, a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract, motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance. Whilst still ensuring that service needs are met.
Our Core Employee Rewards And Benefits Include
- a competitive salary.
- a defined benefit pension scheme, based on your career average earnings. This includes the option for extra voluntary contributions
- a generous annual leave entitlement with the potential to purchase additional leave.
- A national award-winning employee health and wellbeing programme
- Employee benefits scheme giving employees access to a wide range of discounts to local and national goods and services.
Additional Information
Please note, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.
The full role profile is attached here
For more information or an informal chat about the role please contact Jonquil Payne, 07534147233 or Jonquil.Payne@cornwall.gov.uk
Application Process
Please attach a supporting statement to your application, you can add your Education & Qualifications details manually using the application form timeline or you can upload your CV. Remember to demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points marked as ‘Application’ on the Role Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. Guidance on how to complete your application can be found here – The application process .
Please note that applications cannot be edited after they have been submitted, please contact careers@cornwall.gov.uk if you have any queries or require assistance with your application.
Existing employees must apply using their Cornwall Council email address through the Opportunity Marketplace on Oracle.
Please note, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.
The full role profile is attached here
For more information or an informal chat about the role please contact Jonquil Payne, 07534147233 or Jonquil.Payne@cornwall.gov.uk
Application Process
Please attach a supporting statement to your application, you can add your Education & Qualifications details manually using the application form timeline or you can upload your CV. Remember to demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points marked as ‘Application’ on the Role Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. Guidance on how to complete your application can be found here – The application process .
Please note that applications cannot be edited after they have been submitted, please contact careers@cornwall.gov.uk if you have any queries or require assistance with your application.
Existing employees must apply using their Cornwall Council email address through the Opportunity Marketplace on Oracle.
About Us
Cornwall Council deliver services to more than half a million local people and over five million visitors a year. Working here - Cornwall Council
We are happy to talk about flexible working options such as part-time or compressed hours. More examples of our flexible working opportunities can be found here - flexible working options .
Fairness and inclusion are at the heart of our vision for Cornwall. In order to best serve our communities, we are striving to achieve a diverse workforce that is inclusive of all backgrounds, cultures and identities; e.g., race, disability, sex, gender reassignment status, age, religion and sexual orientation. We are an equal opportunities and Disability Confident employer, and we will assess applicants on their merits.
Cornwall Council is committed to safeguarding and following safer recruitment principles to help make sure our staff and volunteers are suitable to work with children, young people and adults at risk. It’s a vital part of creating a safe and positive environment and making a commitment to keeping all service users safe from harm.
Cornwall Council deliver services to more than half a million local people and over five million visitors a year. Working here - Cornwall Council
We are happy to talk about flexible working options such as part-time or compressed hours. More examples of our flexible working opportunities can be found here - flexible working options .
Fairness and inclusion are at the heart of our vision for Cornwall. In order to best serve our communities, we are striving to achieve a diverse workforce that is inclusive of all backgrounds, cultures and identities; e.g., race, disability, sex, gender reassignment status, age, religion and sexual orientation. We are an equal opportunities and Disability Confident employer, and we will assess applicants on their merits.
Cornwall Council is committed to safeguarding and following safer recruitment principles to help make sure our staff and volunteers are suitable to work with children, young people and adults at risk. It’s a vital part of creating a safe and positive environment and making a commitment to keeping all service users safe from harm.