Contract to start ASAP until 17-05-26 with a possible extension.

Responsibilities:

To facilitate, directly and indirectly the assessment of need, engaging with the ongoing monitoring and reassessment of need, engaging with the ongoing monitoring and reassessment of need over time.

To give practical, personal and emotional support to children, young people in order to meet assessed need; to maintain and promote their health, physical, emotional development and wellbeing.

This may include domestic tasks and transporting where necessary

To specifically support and advise young people leaving care in key areas including health, benefits, education, training, employment, accommodation/housing and personal well-being.

To identify and support young people to overcome barriers to learning.

To enable and empower young people to make decisions in their lives and to self-advocate

To advocate on behalf of young people who do not have the skills to do this.

To facilitate the construction of a Pathway Plan, from the assessment which establishes a viable response to established need over time.

To develop Personal Action Plans with Young People.

To encourage young people not only to fully engage with developing their individual plans, but to participate in the development of the service as a whole.

To be prepared to work in a variety of ways, apart from direct work with individuals, for example in groups, running "Drop ins" etc.

To work alongside colleagues both within Social Services and from other agencies, and to engage with significant people in the young person's life (members of the family, community etc).

To support young people through times of major transitions from childhood to adulthood and to take responsibility.

To liaise with others involved to ensure that assessed needs are met within the agreed plans for the child or young person and in a timely way.

To build up effective interagency networks to have an understanding of voluntary and statutory agencies and an awareness of opportunities within the Local Community.

To maintain records and write reports as required in accordance with Directorate policy and procedures.

To carry out a range of practical tasks to assist young people with both planned and unplanned activities.

To attend meetings as required by the Line Manager, e.g reviews, planning meetings, court etc.

To maintain an awareness of relevant information and resources that may assist children, young people and their carers.

To keep abreast of practice developments through reading and attending training courses

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