Targeted Youth Adviser - West Essex
Permanent, Full Time
Salary: £27,663 to £32,545 per annum
Location: Harlow
Working Style: Community-based worker
Please note you will be required to attend the office 2-3 days per week.
The Targeted Youth Advisor will play a key role in developing the Youth Service offer by working with identified Young People who are at risk of not engaging in employment, education and training. TYA's provide in depth, evidence-based, one-to-one intensive mentoring, bespoke groupwork packages, and positive activities to empower Young People to overcome barriers to education to reach their full potential.
The role supports young people of school age requiring impartial advice and guidance to re-engage in education, as well as progression into post-16 opportunities such as appropriate employment, education, training, and vocational opportunities. You will play a key role in identifying opportunities, enabling them to fulfil their potential and access universal services. You will also engage in mentoring and reintegration work that supports the government's statutory guidance for pupils of alternative provision for those at a compulsory education age.
A broad understanding of the issues affecting young people, barriers to education, opportunities for learning, and the services provided by partner agencies is essential.
Contributing to the development of a high-quality targeted service for young people, the role will work with colleagues across the Council and key partners such as Education, Health, Social Services, and Youth Offending Service, to ensure the best possible outcomes for young people.
Responsibilities & Accountabilities
* Assist young people to overcome barriers to access universal services and learning or employment, providing impartial advice, information, and guidance, supportive of young people's needs and views.
* Work with young people, their families, and schools to remove barriers to education and learning in line with the DfE statutory guidance on Alternative Provision.
* Manage a defined caseload of young people to establish their needs and offer intervention in line with external contracts and create, maintain and review accuracy of records.
* Manage staff effectively; renewing and reflecting on professional practice to achieve continuous improvement in performance.
* Support the development and delivery of intensive support to identified young people, within a cost recoverable framework.
* Collaborate with stakeholders, including senior school-based staff, social care, SEND, Youth Offending Service, Housing, and partner agencies.
* Deliver high-quality one-to-one interventions, mentoring, and group work through positive activities.
* Work with a range of external agencies and commercial bodies to ensure a coherent approach to overcoming barriers to learning and employment.
* Ensure compliance with statutory requirements, including data management and equality and diversity legislation.
* Brokering opportunities between providers and young people to enable them to engage in preparation for the world of work.
* Influence and negotiate the level and type of provision available to meet economic and young people's needs.
* Develop and deliver large scale employability and recruitment events.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
* Educated to IAG Qualification, Dip CG, QCG or NVQ 4 LDDS (minimum NVQ 4) level.
* Preferably working towards level 6 LDDS.
* A broad understanding of the issues affecting young people and proven experience in effective collaborative working.
* Experience of line management of staff, plus extensive work with young people on a one-to-one basis and in groups.
* Proven experience of successfully progressing young people into employment, education, and training opportunities.
* Excellent communication skills with the ability to relate to young people in a purposeful manner.
* Ability to build working relationships with stakeholders and partner agencies.
* Advocating on behalf of young people with services and partner organisations.
* Flexible approach with excellent time management skills.
For applicants who do not hold a Level 6 qualification, the starting annual salary will be £27,664, and the candidate will be put on a training course to acquire this.
Please note that the job role requires you to be mobile throughout an operational area. Therefore, the post holder will need to have a driving licence and access to a vehicle, or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through other means.
Why Essex?
Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We're committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job.
If you are interested in finding out more about this role, we would love to hear from you. Please apply via the Working for Essex website.
Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.
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