How you'll make a difference
The Young People’s Support team offers an adolescent-centred preventative service for young people who face worrying risks to their safety and well-being. You will help make a difference by building relationships with young people and their families, listening to them and understanding what life is like for them and helping young people to find their voice and access services, as a listening ear and advocate.
Working in a small team of dedicated and passionate staff and in collaboration with the Youth Justice Service, you will have guidance and support to access service provision and specialist solutions to offer to young people.
What you will be doing
* You will assess the needs of families and young people, using an early help assessment plan and on occasions contribute to children in need and child protection plans, where the risks are specifically around the adolescent aged young person.
* Designing engaging educational sessions, you will support young people and their families who may be facing challenges like low mood, school exclusion, and exploitation, helping rebuild relationships and strengthen resilience.
* It will be key for you to build a team and provision around the family so support mechanisms can be constructed around the young person and available after you step back.
What we need from you
* You must be professionally qualified, at NVQ3 or equivalent, or working towards a relevant professional qualification related to the provision of services to children and young people.
* It is essential that you have relevant experience of working in similar service areas, with children, young people or families with complex needs.
* Given the elements of the role, you will demonstrate knowledge of relevant legislation, regulations and codes of practice, processes and procedures, support mechanisms and specialist equipment.
* We require you to be able to work under pressure with difficult and sensitive topics and remain resilient.
* You will be a good team player that can both seek support and give support to colleagues.
What you need to know
* Please note that due to the nature of this role, it is a requirement of employment that an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is obtained.
* You will be expected to travel throughout the authority and surrounding area so you must have a full, valid driving licence with regular access to a vehicle or have an alternative means of travel.
Interviews will be held on Tuesday 25th March 2025.
How a career at South Gloucestershire Council is different
* As part of our benefits package, you will receive generous annual leave (pro rata), employee wellbeing support and you will have access to a range of staff discounts, including eye tests, travel, shopping and leisure activities.
* We recognise that our diverse team of skilled and dedicated people make us a great place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and developed on the basis of their merits and abilities.
* We know our team work best when they have balance in their lives, and we offer genuine flexibility to help them achieve that work/life balance.
* We value our staff as individuals, investing in their careers and we are recognised for the quality, breadth and depth of our training and development offer, which helps make the greatest long-term difference in work.
* We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Ensuring all our staff are given right skills, knowledge and support to recognise and respond effectively to potential abuse or neglect.
Our teams at South Gloucestershire Council are making a real difference to the lives of people who live, work and learn here.
* We're building and shaping communities which people are proud of.
* We're working with the most vulnerable in our community to help them achieve what they want in life.
* We're investing in our schools to ensure every child and young person in South Gloucestershire achieves their full potential.
We've achieved a great deal, but we need talented and dedicated people to ensure we continue to make a difference.
We’re making a difference, be part of it!
To view the full job description, please click this link: Support Worker YPS - Job Description
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