An exciting opportunity has become available to work within workforce development in the HR department. The position is for 2.0 FTE (37 hours) per week over a flexible work pattern with some evening and weekend requirements. We have two positions available.
About you
You will be passionate about working with young people who have experienced care and be committed to supporting them to achieve positive outcomes.
In this role, you will provide both individual and group-based support to young people referred to the House Project, ensuring they have maximum ownership of their journey and are supported to achieve independence.
You will support young people to develop practical skills including:
- Managing a tenancy and maintaining a home
- Managing finances and budgeting
- Developing education, training and employment pathways
- Building confidence, resilience and independence
You will work in a relational, trauma-informed way, building positive relationships and enabling young people to actively participate in decision-making within the project.
The role is varied and includes direct work with young people, facilitating group sessions, supporting meetings and contributing to planning processes. You will also work closely with partner agencies including housing, social care, health and education to ensure joined-up support.
Flexibility is essential, including the ability to work evenings and weekends where required.
For more information on the role, please see the ‘In this job you will’ section within the attached job description specification.
The successful candidate will have:
- Experience of working with young people who may have experienced trauma, adversity or challenging circumstances
- A strong understanding of the challenges facing care leavers and how to support them effectively
- The ability to build positive, trusting relationships and engage young people in meaningful participation
- Knowledge of safeguarding and the ability to assess and respond appropriately to risk
- An understanding of trauma-informed approaches and child development (or willingness to develop this knowledge)
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- The ability to work collaboratively with a range of professionals and partner agencies
- A flexible approach to work and willingness to travel across the borough
To find out more about the essential and desirable criteria, please refer to the attached job description or contact Jess Hillman [email protected].
In return we are able to offer:
- Enhanced annual leave - Start with an impressive 34 days of annual leave (including bank holidays) from day one, and watch it grow to 39 days after just five years of service
- Purchase of annual leave – Want more time off? You can purchase up to 10 extra days of annual leave each year, giving you the flexibility to balance work and life just the way you want (Pro-rata for part-time staff)
- Flexible working pattern - Enjoy a 37-hour standard full-time work week with the added perks of flexi-time and hybrid/remote working arrangements where possible. Your work-life balance just got a whole lot better
- Salary sacrifice green car scheme - Drive green and save green! Lease a brand-new electric or hybrid car through our salary sacrifice scheme. There’s no credit checks, no deposits, just significant savings and exclusive offers on a three-year lease
- White goods salary sacrifice scheme - Upgrade your home with ease. Purchase home and electronic items through our salary sacrifice scheme, spreading the cost of big-ticket purchases like appliances, computers, and tech gadgets directly from your salary
- Enhanced public pension - Secure your future with our career average pension, where contributions are built at a rate of 1/49th of your yearly pensionable pay
- Cycle to work scheme - Save up to 25-39% on the retail price of bikes and safety equipment through Income Tax and National Insurance savings. Get fit and save money!
- Employee assistance programme - Access a completely free and confidential assistance service to help manage, reduce, and overcome life’s challenges, both at work and in your personal life
- Discounted gym membership - Stay active and healthy with corporate membership prices for Everybody Leisure, including:
- Gym, Swim and Group Fitness at all 16 facilities
- Off-Peak Racket Sports
- Athletics Tracks
- Sauna/Steam/Spa
Join us and experience a workplace that truly values and supports you!
Organisation
Cheshire East Council
Job Category
Children and Young People Services
Salary Min
£28,598 per annum
Salary Max
£31,022 per annum
Employment Type
Permanent
Cheshire East is an amazing place to live and work. As one of the largest employers in the borough, we are able to offer you a wide range of challenging and rewarding career opportunities.
We are working for a brighter future – together and our commitment to you is that our workplace culture will provide a shared purpose, a well-led organisation with valued people succeeding together as one team and one council to deliver the best service for our customers and communities.
If you want to be part of our award-winning council and contribute to our ongoing success, have the flexibility and drive to enable us to innovate, are committed to working as part of a team and striving to deliver exceptional service wherever you can, we would especially like to hear from you.
As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and want our workforce to reflect the diversity of our local communities so that we can all work for a brighter future - together.
Applicants should ensure all sections of the application form are completed as failure to do so will result in their application being rejected. Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date then it is likely that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion, however, please do not be discouraged from applying again.
For any technical enquiries please email [email protected]
Please quote job reference number in all correspondence.
We wish you all the very best with your application.
Cheshire East Council is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults across the Borough. As such, any cautions, convictions, reprimands or final warnings that are ‘not protected’ as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) order 1975 (as amended in 2013) relating to the non-disclosure of spent convictions do not apply to this job. You must therefore, disclose whether you have any previous convictions where prompted to do so within the application process.
