Enhanced Young Person’s Services are expanding, we are continuing to grow and transform in line with our ambitious plans. We have a fantastic opportunity for Team Leaders to build an exciting career in a fast-growing organisation, where you are free to achieve your full potential.
Our Service:
Our Residential Assessment Centre is situated in Fencehouses, on the outskirts of Houghton-le-Spring. The accommodation has been specifically designed to support and accommodate up to 10 vulnerable families within our10 spacious self-contained flats each with a fully equipped kitchen, living room, bedroom and ensuite.
With an inner courtyard we have age specific play equipment and a large communal area with a kitchen for families to cook, learn and relax together.
With additional quiet rooms, activity/playrooms staff will deliver formal parenting support over a 12-week period, which may also extend into the community with the support of our qualified Social Worker.
About You:
- You will be expected to fully support the Manager in ensuring the home operates as efficiently as possible whilst maintaining the highest quality of support and assessment.
- You will need to demonstrate a good awareness of child development, family dynamics, safeguarding, and the impact on the child from parental mental health, substance misuse, domestic violence and learning disabilities.
- You will support the team in delivering positive outcomes for parents and their children, starting every day with a fresh outlook and the passion to make a difference.
You are expected to have completed, be working towards or be willing to work towards one or more of the following:
- Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care
- Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People's Workforce
- Level 3 Diploma in Youth Work Practice
- Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare
Or similar qualification for working with vulnerable people
Responsibilities include:
- Ensure, through effective leadership, that partnership working with children and families is at the core of practice.
- Assess and respond to all safeguarding issues and ensure these are addressed in line with company and local safeguarding policies and procedures.
- Recognise and address behaviour that may indicate resistance to change, ambivalent or selective cooperation with services, and recognise when there is a need for immediate action, and what other steps can be taken to protect children.
- Provide reflective supervision to a team of Support Workers to include professional development and annual reviews.
- Communicate effectively in highly charged, complex and challenging situations and ensure Support Workers are appropriately equipped to carry out their role.
- Promote solution focused practice that builds effective relationships with children and families to elicit their needs and views and embed active participation in practice.
- Oversee and quality assure all interventions with families and associated records compiled by Support Workers.
- Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, including with children’s social workers and other external professionals from partner agencies.
- Support families to access and partake in activities, e.g, group work, one-to-one direct work sessions, training as appropriate and in line with their Family Plans.
- Ensuring practice is inclusive with families, builds on strengths in order to enable them to effectively engage and actively encourages feedback in order to develop services.
- Practice in a way which promotes equality and diversity within all areas of work.
- Take responsibility for maintaining up-to-date knowledge of relevant legislation and guidance.
- Provide a flexible service to families in line with their needs including operating within a shift-work system including weekend and bank holiday work.
- Attend meetings, both internally and externally, as required by the company.
- Any other duties as required by the management team and in line with the Company’s business
What is it in for you?
- 28 days holiday a year (including bank holidays) increasing to 30 days after 2 years
- Enrolment in company pension
- Free parking on site
- Substantial training package
- Free access to counselling services
- £200 refer a friend payment
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £16.50 per hour
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
Work Location: In person
