Caseworker Mental Health (West Midlands)

Catch22; Darlaston; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Catch22 in the West Midlands is seeking a Caseworker Mental Health to provide tailored, one-to-one support to young people and families affected by county lines and mental health challenges. You will work within a multi-agency team to safeguard and maximise outcomes, tailoring interventions to each young person’s needs.

Hybrid working arrangements are available; a driving licence and access to a car are required, with travel across the regional area and some evenings/weekends likely.

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Experience with training young people and professionals.
• Strong organisational and risk management skills.
• Ability to work in multi-agency settings.

Responsibilities

• Provide end-to-end support to a pre-defined caseload of young people and families involved in County Lines activity.
• Assess and manage caseload risks, escalating safeguarding procedures as needed.
• Ensure diverse needs are considered in service planning and delivery.
• Liaise with local partner organisations to ensure effective referrals and transitions.
• Maintain ICT records and data collation.
• Travel across the regional area; some evenings and weekends expected.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Organisational skills

Risk assessment

Training delivery

Driving licence

Education

Youth/health & social care qualification

Job description

Caseworker Mental Health (West Midlands)

• Full-time
• Contract type: Full time - permanent
• Compensation: GBP 27,000 - GBP 29,000 - yearly

Catch22 exists to help build a society where everyone has a good place to live, good people around them, and a fulfilling purpose - we call these our '3Ps' .

Weachievethis in two ways. First we improve lives on the frontline through delivery of public services. Secondly, we useour knowledge to change 'the system', to fix the complex web that can trap and disempower those it was set up to help.With the heart of a charity, and the mindset of a business,we are uniquely placed to deliver on this challenging agenda.

"Our Young People and Families (YPF) hub provides early intervention, targeted and specialist support services to those in crisis, leaving care, missing from home or with substance misuse or mental health problems. Our services support people no matter what their situation – and have demonstrated a high success rate."

County Lines Support and Rescue Service

County Lines Support Service: A specialist support service for under 25’s, and their families, who are criminally exploited through county lines in London, West Midlands, Merseyside, Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire.

The role of Case Worker - Mental Healthis an excellent opportunity to provide one-to-one tailored support to young people, working collaboratively as part of a multi-agency team, to ensure the safety of young people, and maximise their outcomes. Tailoring support to each young person's individual needs and circumstances, our case workers work as part of the Home Office-funded County Lines Support Service .

*This role requires access to a car, and a full current driving licence.

About You

• Great verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to maintain relationships with key partner agencies, working effectively as part of a team.
• Honest and reliable, with a creative and flexible approach to all aspects of work.
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage conflicting demands through a problem solving and a ‘can do’ attitude.
• Experience of working with, and delivering training to, young people and professionals, in both group and one to one settings.
• Strong attention to detail, and knowledge of risk assessments, engagement strategies, intervention strategies, particularly in relation to young people with complex needs.
• Experience of using recording and data collation systems.

Main Duties and Accountabilities

• Providing appropriate end to end support, and interventions, to a pre-defined caseload of young people, and their families, who are involved in County Lines activity – young people are referred by means of effective assessment, care planning, and risk management.
• Proactively and continually assessing and managing caseload risks, escalating where necessary through internal and external safeguarding procedures, and adapting case management frequency and methodology to reflect individual needs and circumstances.
• Ensuring that the diverse needs and aspirations of all groups of service users are considered in service planning and delivery, to enable all service users to fulfil their potential.
• Liaising effectively with local partner organisations, and other relevant agencies, to ensure effective referrals, care, risk management, and ease of transition and referral, for young people.
• Good ICT skills, with experience of using data recording and data collation systems.
• Experience of working with young peopleand their families, identified as vulnerable or having complex needs, preferably in a community setting.
• Experience of inter-agency working, preferably with Children's and Family Services/Youth Justice Services/Youth Services.
• Knowledge of issues around risk and vulnerability amongst young people.
• Desirable: Relevant qualification in a relevant discipline e.g., youth, community, health and social care, management.

Salary:£27,000-£29,000 per annum
Hours of work:Full time, 37 hours per week
Contract:Permanent
Flexibility:Hybrid working arrangements available where service delivery allows

*This role requires access to a car, and a full manual driving licence.
*This post will involve travel across the regional area, and occasional evening and weekend working.

See the benefits of working for Catch22 here .

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.

Please note, we will conduct an online search as part of our due dilligence checks for successful candidate(s). This will involve a search of all publicly available information online and in social media.