NEET Caseworker for Care Experienced Young People Croydon, England
Job description
NEET Caseworker for Care Experienced Young People, Grade 8 (£35,217-£37,038)
Fixed Term Contract until 31 August 2024
Croydon is recruiting a NEET caseworker to support our care experienced young people aged 16 – 19 (or up to 25 if they have an Education & Health Care Plan (EHCP), who are either at risk of becoming or who already are not in education, employment or training (NEET).
If you have experience of working with young people, have exemplary networking skills and are committed to improving the outcomes and prospects of Croydon's care experienced young people, then we'd like to hear from you!
In your role, you will effectively manage a caseload, supporting and empowering young people. The work you do will also involve working with other professionals, parents / carers, staff in schools and colleges, training providers and employers.
We are seeking a highly motivated individual who has specific experience of working with vulnerable young people, has a sound understanding of care leavers’ priorities as well as well as broader youth engagement expertise. The caseworker, who will work alongside our NEET Leaving Care officer, will be responsible for the creative planning and delivery of a range of face-to-face engagement sessions to care experienced young people looked after to Croydon. This could be to groups of young people as well as individuals. The role will include some data entry, project evaluation and report writing to ensure service delivery targets are met.
We are recruiting to one full-time post on a 12-month fixed term basis (in the first instance), which may include occasional working evening and weekend hours.
For more details about the role, please refer to the attached role profile. If you would like more information about this vacancy, please contact Jo Jack, Post 16 Participation & NEET Manager, by sending an e-mail to [email protected].
Closing date: Sunday 1st October 2023 @ 11.59pm
Equal opportunities
Croydon Council is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Subject to business needs, we will be pleased to consider applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements and support hybrid working, whereby staff attend the workplace for part of their working week and work from home, or elsewhere, remotely for the rest of the time.
As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised role.
Croydon council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. The Successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced Children’s DBS check.
