Youth Engagement Worker - Grade 8 £35 Croydon, England
Job description
1x Permanent 1x FTC
Youth Engagement Worker Grade 8; £32,988 - £34,809
36 per week / Monday – Friday (Required to work a minimum of 3 evenings per week and some weekends)
Have you got the passion and drive to make positive changes in the lives of care-experienced children & young people?
The Opportunity
The Post holder will be based within the Croydon Youth Engagement Team and the local borough of Croydon. They will also respond to the needs of the area-based partnerships, borough-wide strategies. The post holder will engage with young people through the direct design and delivery of a range of high-quality youth engagement interventions, support and resources and partnership with Croydon Social Care, Education, Health and the Voluntary Community Sector. The post holder will also be required to listen to and engage with young people and forge relationships across communities, ensuring that information gathered is fed into the development of strategy and service delivery. They will be expected to work flexibly across the youth engagement specialisms of youth voice, outreach, Early help and family support in order to promote positive well-being, safety and education outcomes for children and young people.
Benefits of Working With Us
- A pension scheme with an average employer contribution of 20%
- 29 days’ annual leave in addition to Bank Holidays
- Investment into your staff well-being
- Good management support for practitioners, regular supervision, and access to a clinical therapist to support your work
Why Join Us
- The ethos at Croydon is very much about working together to make positive change
- You will join an established team who can help you settle in and offer their expertise
- You will have the support of an extremely knowledgeable and understanding manager
- Will have the opportunity to work from home and work flexibly which provides you with more of a work-life balance.
About You
We are looking for a confident professional, who have:
- Comprehensive understanding of
- related legislation, statutory guidance, standards and procedures
- assessment processes and identification of need
- quality assurance methodology and outcomes based practice
- Excellent engagement skills with children and young people
- Able to develop and maintain relationships with children and young people who may have complex needs
- Ability to work flexibly across the specialisms of youth engagement – youth voice, outreach, projects and targeted support
- Experience of supporting children, young people and communities teams through change
- Experience of contributing to and participating in new ways of working
1x Permanent 1x Fixed Term Contract until March 2025
Closing date: 5 October 2023
Equal Opportunities and Safeguarding Statement
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 a DBS check
