Case Worker - CCE Worcestershire

Catch22; Worcester; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Pension scheme

Discounts

Job summary

Catch22 is recruiting for a role within the West Mercia Integrated CSE/CCE service, supporting vulnerable young people in a case-management framework. You will build referrals, assess needs, plan interventions and work with local authorities to safeguard youth across Herefordshire, Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and Worcestershire.

The role requires direct experience with at-risk youth, strong safeguarding knowledge, and the ability to coordinate with multiple agencies.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience of working directly with young people on level 2-4 on the continuum of need presenting a variety of support needs.
• Experience planning, delivering and evaluating support activities for and with young people and their carers; familiarity with case management including assessment, action planning and reviews.
• Experience with Health and Safety and risk management procedures.
• Experience working in partnership with various agencies to achieve outcomes.
• Extensive experience and understanding of Child Protection and safeguarding processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop and sustain productive working relationships with referring agencies to ensure referrals are received.
• Manage a caseload, assess needs and develop intervention/vulnerability plans within timescales.
• Plan and deliver interventions per Catch22 policies and local guidance to use resources effectively.
• Develop materials and activities to build resilience and safety for young people.
• Collaborate with Local Authorities and Safeguarding Boards on multi‑agency partnerships.
• Record interventions and communications in MIS per service specification.

Skills

Direct work with youths

Caseload management

Intervention planning

Health & safety

Partnership working

Safeguarding

Tools

Management Information Systems

Job description

• Compensation: up to GBP 26,650 - yearly

Company Description

At Catch22 , we are proud of our reputation as a modern and progressive employer. Our 1,300 colleagues and 300 volunteers work at every stage of the social welfare cycle, supporting over 60,000 individuals from cradle to career. Our work spans education, social justice, and rehabilitation, children's social care, family support, social action, and getting people into work.

Our STEPS is an integrated Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE), Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE) support service which spans across West Mercia. The four regions of West Mercia are Herefordshire, Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and Worcestershire.

Job Description

Where you fit in

Our West Mercia Integrated Child Sexual Exploitation and Child Criminal Exploitation service works with young people, who are affected by or at risk of child sexual exploitation (CSE) or Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE).

The role requires; direct specialist knowledge of the risk factors that lead to CCE and how to address these, the ability to engage with vulnerable young people on a one to one basis within a case management model, good knowledge of a range of tools and intervention models that can be used with young people on a 1:1 basis and an ability to work in an integrated way with key stakeholders involved in the child exploitation agenda.

• Develop and sustain productive working relationships with referring agencies to ensure the regular and appropriate referrals are received.
• Manage a caseload undertaking assessments of young people’s needs and gathering all necessary information to develop intervention plans, vulnerability plans, within set timescales.
• Plan and deliver interventions in accordance with Catch22 policies and procedures and local authority guidance, to ensure effective use of resources and targets are achieved.
• Develop and sustain productive working relationships with referring agencies to ensure the regular and appropriate referrals are received.
• Develop materials and deliver activities to develop resilience and safety for young people.
• To work with the Local Authorities and their Local Safeguarding Children’s Board to establish strong multi‑agency safeguarding partnerships.
• Record all intervention, contacts and multi‑agency correspondence in accordance with the service specification within prescribed Management Information Systems
• Complete all required monitoring information by set timescales to assist the production of feedback reports to funders and stakeholders to track and monitor progress against outcome targets, KPIs etc.

Qualifications

You will need direct specialist knowledge of the risk factors that lead to exploitation and how to address them, the ability to engage with vulnerable young people on a one to one basis within a case management model, and an ability to work in an integrated way with key stakeholders involved in the CSE and CCE agenda. In addition we are looking for:

• Extensive experience of working directly with young people on level 2- 4 on the continuum of need presenting a variety of support needs
• Experience of planning, delivering and evaluating support activities for and with young people and their carers Experience and understanding of case management including assessment, action planning and reviews
• Experience and application of Health and Safety and risk management procedures
• Experience of working in partnership with a variety of agencies to achieve agreed outcomes.
• Extensive experience and understanding of Child Protection including Safeguarding processes and procedures.
• Experience of writing good quality reports that demonstrate the impact of work undertaken YP on a 1:1 basis.

For further details, please see our full job description and person specification CCE JD

Additional Information

Contract type: Permanent

The salary shown reflects the band for this role, with the final offer taking account of experience and relevant skills.

*Access to a car, and a full driving license and business insurance is a requirement of this role.
*This role is subject to an enhancedDBS check.

• 28days annual leave (increasing to 33 days after 5 years service)+ bank holidays
• Pension scheme with matching contributions of up to 4%
• Discounted shopping opportunities

See the benefits of working for Catch22 here .

Unless otherwise stated, interviews will be arranged as suitable candidates are identified, so early application is strongly advised.

We aim to review applications as quickly as possible. However, due to the volume ofinterest we receive, we may not be able to contact all applicants individually. If you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has not been successful this time.

At Catch22 we value equality, diversity and inclusion. We are wholeheartedly committed to the principle of equality of opportunity, both as an employer and as a provider of services. Diversity and Inclusion is part of what we do every day, working to deliver our vision to build a strong society where everyone has good people around them, a purpose, and a good place to live.

Catch22 is committed to rigorous safeguarding and safer recruitment practices; ensuring that every individual within the organisation has been safely and appropriately checked.