Social Media and Technologies Assistant Beverley, England
Job description
The job itself
The job itself
East Riding of Yorkshire, Children’s Services have recently been rated GOOD by Ofsted in their recent ILACS inspection. Ofsted in their recent report stated ‘since the last inspection in 2019, when the overall effectiveness of services was judged inadequate with children in care and care leavers judged to be good, the leadership team has made significant and sustained changes in all the practice and leadership areas identified for improvement. Through extensive engagement with external partners and scrutineers, the improvements in the service mean that children and young people in East Riding receive a timely and effective response and intervention when they need it. They have ambitious plans and have secured significant investment to develop their services further as part of their continuous improvement journey. Senior leaders lead by example, and this has supported practitioners to embed the relational model of practice with the families they work with.’
A great and exciting opportunity has arisen within the Participation, Innovation, and Improvement portfolio for a part time (temporary twelve months) Social Media and Technologies Assistant to support our Social Media and Technologies Officer in the delivery of all activity around our communication strategy.
Through continued investment within the Projects Team we are now looking for a experienced practitioner to support the continued development and implementation of our communication strategy across the practice system to support the workforce in the delivery of good outcomes for children, young people and their families. The role will mainly be an administrative role supporting: the development of SharePoint, the development of effective communication vehicles for effective communication across the practice system, to support the communication strategy with partner and external agencies and support the various projects identified to improve systems and remove barriers to the promotion of effective communication.
The role offers the opportunity for both personal and professional growth and development. You will have the opportunity to be part of developing and growing our practice system to ensure that we achieve the best outcomes for children, young people and their families. East Riding of Yorkshire Council is an innovative Local Authority which constantly strives to improve the standard of services provided to children, young people and families in our area. Understanding our children, young people and families’ lived experiences gives us the framework to ensure our services continue to improve on our journey to excellence.
We are looking for a practitioner with a passion about strength-based approaches and forming a relational based approach to securing good outcomes to children, young people and their networks. We are looking to develop and build upon your experience in an exciting role that is central to the development of a culture of driving up practice and improving the lived experience for those children and young people we work with. This is a fanastic role in a large and extremely ambitious service, working across multiple portfolios, multiple complexities and with multiple users and partners.
Our model
‘You can, I can, We can’
We have created a bespoke practice model that reflects and connects our vision, our value base and our behaviour as one East Riding of Yorkshire approach to working with children, young people and their families, which is nurtured and grown from within East Riding of Yorkshire CYPSSS and owned by our workforce.
We remain committed to Signs of Safety as a practice framework, but this will be set within a much wider, values based, model of practice that clearly connects Signs of Safety much more clearly with the East Riding value base, and our overall approach to making and sustaining relationships with children, families, and communities.
Without a well embedded model, there is nothing to centre our practice on to ensure that, while the work may be different, all our teams are grounded in the same values, beliefs, theories and approaches. Having a well-developed practice model helps to create a common language for the service and enables everyone to understand how we go about doing the right things, in the right way and for the right reasons for children and their families.
The right candidate
We are a small team where positive relationships are valued. Therefore, it is essential that the post holder can work effectively with others with a flexible and adaptable approach in a relational based approach – always demonstrating their commitment to working to the highest possible standards whilst remaining at all times child centred.You will have an in depth understanding and experience of working within a team setting and have the ability to work as part of a team and on your own.
You will have the experience and skill to undertake business support functions and an ability to use Microsoft applications.
You will be an effective communicator with the ability to work with colleagues within the practice system.
You will be able to demonstrate a high level of motivation and the ability to work independently, with skills in working with conflicting priorities.
You will have experience of working within a partnership context, enabling and promoting effective multi-agency contacts and partnerships.
This role is fixed term for one year from start date of appointment.
If you are meet all of these qualities, have the right value base, and are an innovative leader, then what are you waiting for? Apply now and make a difference.
