Details:
- Salary: £22 - Hour
- Job Type: Temporary
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Hour
- Location: Sutton London
- Date: 1 week ago
Description:
Specialist Support Worker
Sutton
Full time: 36/hrs a week
£22/hr
Start date: ASAP
AKTON Recruitment is working closely with the local authorities and wea re looking for a Specialist Support Worker
in the Sutton area.
Job role:
Specialist Support Workers work autonomously and flexibly developing and delivering packages of bespoke interventions in accordance with need. Acting as lead professional.
Specialist Support Workers will take the lead in assessing need, creating SMART plans, delivering and reviewing interventions, and coordinating multi-agency activity.
Holding a mixed caseload work alongside children, young people, families and the multi-agency professional network to promote children's welfare and support families to identify issues and solutions, and work towards achieving these
Have a solution focused attitude to breaking down entrenched barriers for young people and their families and work as part of the wider team to deliver a service that is flexible to supporting young people with a range of needs
Have an adaptive engagement style to reflect the age or learning style of the young person worked with in keeping with the Principles of Restorative Practice:
Accessibility, Neutrality, Voluntarism, Restoration, Safety, Respect Statutory Support Workers is a broad Job Title category, and individual job titles may vary but could include:
- Personal Advisors (Leaving Care Team)
- Family Support Workers (Localities)
- Family Support Workers (Targeted Support Service)
- Restorative Family Coach's (Targeted Support Service)
(knowledge, skills, experience and behaviours required in the role)
1. Hold a recognised, relevant qualification and a minimum of two years experience working in children's social care or youth work
2. Substantial experience of working intensively with young people in need, on a one to one basis and with their peers, family and school/college or training provider.
3. Willingness and ability to build professional rapport and develop relationships with young people and their families to support the active involvement of young people
at all times especially in any decisions made affecting them and improve outcomes
4. Ability to sensitively assess whole family need, creating SMART plans with clear outcomes with multiple agency collaboration where appropriate
5. Experience of whole family working, and providing support and interventions across a range of needs, ages and difficulties
6. Experience of delivering group training and programmes in a range of topics
7. Specialist skills and training in relevant areas including, Domestic Abuse, Parenting, Mental Health, Drugs, Gangs, CSE, County Lines, Family Group Conferencin