Location: Villiers High School, Southall
Salary: £14,794 for the full academic year. Following the successful completion of a six month probationary period, your salary will increase by £500 per annum, bringing your annual salary to £15,294 (FTE academic contract: £28,676)
Hours: 19.5 hours per week, working on an 39 week academic timetable (of which 17.5 are in school, and 2 in CPD). Included in these CPD stated hours are monthly team together days. Currently taking place the first Wednesday of each month.
east to west enables young people to experience Hope through Relational Support Work, which we define as “actively journeying with Children, Young People and Families through the issues that they are addressing in their lives.” Acting in accordance with the east to west ethos words (Compassionate, Fun, Integrity, Community, Devoted, and Selfless), you will, as a team member, strive to deliver this core purpose to the very best of your ability.
To provide support to children, young people and their families in order to improve their mental health and well-being, build levels of personal resilience and help expand coping strategies.
Key Responsibilities
- To be an active member of the east to west team, including volunteers and trustees, working within its ethos and guidelines and participate fully in one to one, peer and group supervision
- To recognise and support the local church in its engagement with east to west and in the project as appropriate
- To uphold and fully engage with the organisational mission and ethos of The east to west Trust as written in the Core Documents
- To attend and actively engage with Team Together Days
- To be deliberate in your engagement with the Development Process, including Supervision and Personal growth
- To actively identify and undertake ongoing personal training and development as appropriate
- To embody east to west in all situations, in person and online, socially and in public, inside and outside of a project
Project focused:
Core Purpose:
Using highly relational interpersonal skills, the Team Member will work with young people facing a wide range of issues and support them in growing resilience, developing coping strategies and improving their mental health & wellbeing.
This role in Villiers High School offers the opportunity to spend time actively helping young people and their parents in a number of different settings.
Key Responsibilities
- To provide Relational Support to young people in both 1:1 and support group settings, within agreed caseload limits
- To effectively support and work within the Pastoral and Behavioural system within Villiers High School, liaising with staff, sharing appropriate information, and supporting processes that benefit the young person
- To encourage and, where appropriate, facilitate the work of external organisations working in the project, liaising effectively with all key relationships
- To actively participate in assemblies and issue focused large events as needed
- To look to source volunteering opportunities within the project
- To effectively manage the Relational Support Work of volunteers placed in your project
- To provide statistical information to east to west on a daily/weekly basis in accordance with measures in force at the time
- To regularly update on progress and deliver reports to east to west and the project
- To promote citizenship and community through extra-curricular activities
Ideally you will have the following skills (or be able to demonstrate transferrable skills in these areas):
- experience of working with young people both 1:1 and in groups
- experience of liaising with school staff and working on school sites
- experience of working with young people with multiple and / or complex needs
- experience of working in depth with young people to improve mental health and emotional well-being
- Knowledge of emotional and mental health issues which affect young people
- experience of working with other partners and agencies in developing and facilitating partnership working
Key Project Relationships:
School Staff Team; Police; Social Workers; school chaplain; other external agency team members
GOR (General Occupational Requirements)
It is required for the purposes of this role that the team member is in sympathy with the Christian Ethos of the east to west trust and is comfortable working in a Christian Environment
To apply for this role, please complete our application form via our website using the link:https://system.citrushr.com/Job?uid=pbjydjcquebgqpquqngs
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Pay: £14,794.00 per year
Work Location: In person
