Youth Support Worker

LOCATIONS: Dartford and Gravesham
SALARY: £20,800
DURATION: FTC
HOURS: 30 hours per week
(Flexible working hours dependent on the needs of the Service User)

Daily Duties

Supporting a caseload of 15 children and young people.
Work with potential referrers to identify appropriate referrals to the service.
Implement effective assessment and goal setting with identified children and young people.
Develop a programme of support for each child or young person, to include delivery of the evidence-based programmes for resilience, healthy relationships etc (as appropriate).
Develop a good working relationship with schools, children, families, and other agencies to ensure that the service is effective.
Provide relevant support for school-based staff and staff in other universal settings to ensure identified children and young people are supported across these settings.
Work directly with parents to ensure that they are better able to understand/ support their child’s needs and support the development of resilience and improved well-being.
Explore all opportunities for talents and interests to be developed using local resources.
Ensure a good level of support to children, young people and families, including onward referral to other agencies where necessary.
Keep clear accurate records and provide the required monitoring and evaluation information and any other progress reports required by due dates.
Implement evaluation tools to demonstrate impact of intervention.
Attend monthly supervision with for quality assurance and personal development purposes.
Consider own training needs, keeping up to date with relevant good practice, and sharing this with team members.
Essential requirements

DBS within the last 12 months (must have original copy)
Supported children and young people. Desirable requirements

Experience working with domestic violence victims.
Driver with own car
For more information on this role please contact Emily Rex on (phone number removed)