Keyworker

Wirral Council; Wirral; Hybride; GBP 28 000 - 34 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Staff discounts

Pension scheme

Life cover

Ill-health protection

Hybrid working

Annual leave

Résumé du poste

Wirral Council is seeking a Keyworker for the WALK team to support 0-25s with autism and/or learning disabilities within the Family Help Department. The role focuses on holistic assessment, multi-agency collaboration and safeguarding to improve outcomes and life experiences.

The successful candidate will work flexibly, handle a caseload, and use digital systems; NHS England funding applies. You must have the right to work in the UK. Recruitment email provided.

Qualifications

• Experience in mental health support for children and/or adults is desirable.
• Good ICT skills and ability to use digital platforms; training on local authority systems provided.

Responsabilités

• Support individuals aged 0-25 with autism and/or learning disabilities within local communities.
• Work with multi‑agency teams to assess needs and coordinate actions.
• Assist in arranging Community Education Treatment Reviews when required.
• Manage a caseload and support professionals to deliver timely interventions.

Description du poste

• Location: Wirral, Mallory, 2 Alice Ker Square, Hybrid Working
• Contract: Temporary
• Working Pattern: Flexible Hours/Full Time
• Hours: 36 hours per week.
• Closing Date: 01/11/2026 at 23:59
• Reference: CF&E/26/347730

Wirral Council is a place where you can genuinely make a difference, guided by strong organisational values that shape everything we do. Our values, ambitious, professional, resident‑focused and accountable, act as our organisational DNA, influencing how we work, lead and support one another every day. We take pride in delivering great services, acting with integrity, building positive relationships, and always putting residents first, creating a supportive and inclusive culture where everyone can “be the best we can be”. With our beautiful surroundings, ambitious future plans, and a commitment to empowering staff to #BeTheDifference, Wirral Council offers an inspiring environment to grow your career and make a lasting impact.

Keyworker – Fixed Term Contract (12 months)

The Wirral Autism & Learning disabilities Keyworker (WALK) team is excited to announce that we have a new Keyworker post available to expand our current small team. The successful applicant will be employed in the Family Help Department of Wirral Council and funded by NHS England. Our team seeks to improve outcomes and life experiences for those aged 0-25 with Learning Disabilities and/or Autism and we were established in September 2022.

The NHS Long Term Plan outlines the commitment for all children and young people with a learning disability, autism, or both with the most complex needs to have a designated keyworker.

The WALK team aims to provide a new way of multi-agency working. Our work is targeted specifically to support individuals (0-25 years old, inclusive) who are diagnosed with autism and/or learning disabilities to reduce their risk of requiring inpatient mental health support, prolonged stays in a mental health hospital, or placement breakdown. This may include working with individuals who face multiple needs and vulnerabilities such as being a ‘looked after’ or adopted, are in transition between services, or are at risk of youth offending.

About the Role

This role will include working holistically and closely with young people with autism and/or learning disabilities and their families, as well as professionals from across the system. The WALK team is guided by the Dynamic Support Database (DSD) function which is held and maintained by our team. The DSD facilitates an effective multi-disciplinary/multi-agency team around the child working to address risks and meet needs.

There will be a caseload to manage in terms of supporting other professionals to collaborate and undertake agreed actions in a timely fashion, supported by your fellow keyworkers and the WALK Team Leader. Key workers will also help to organise and support Community (Education) Treatment Reviews when necessary for their cases.

About the Candidate

The successful candidate will be required to support individuals transitioning from children to adult services, ensuring their needs are still able to be met within their local community and facilitating good links during and after this transition. Specific experience of mental health support when working with children and/or adults is a highly desirable attribute for this role, and/or lived experience. Confidence in using digital platforms such as Microsoft Office and recording systems (such as Liquid Logic) is desirable, although training on Local Authority specific systems will be provided.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates. For this vacancy, candidates must have an existing right to work in the UK before commencing employment. Skilled Worker visa sponsorship is not available for this post. Eligibility to work in the UK will be verified in the final stages of the selection process

If you’re already a Wirral Council employee, and as part of our Talent Strategy, we’re committed to strengthening opportunities for our people to learn, grow, progress and thrive. For many of you, this may be preparing and applying for your next role with us, and we're passionate about ensuring you feel supported throughout your internal recruitment experience. Please get in touch if you want to know more about some of the ways in which we could support you by emailing [e-mail]

If you are a Wirral resident, are unemployed or out of work, and require help with your application, please contact Involve Northwest’s employment and skills team on [e-mail] or contact 0151 644 4500 or 0151 652 4349.

Working at Wirral

You’ll also want to know what it’s like to work here so, as a start:

Our values are more than just pieces of paper on our walls! We’ve all played a role in developing these, so they reflect the immense pride we have in what we do, what matters to us, what inspires us and inform how we think, approach things and behave.

We believe in ensuring staff are well looked after, staff wellbeing is a priority for us. We’re serious about recognising and rewarding people for the great things they do. You’ll benefit from our track record of developing, growing and investing in our people.

We have a range of staff benefits including staff discounts, an excellent pension scheme which includes a generous employer contribution rate, immediate life cover and ill-health protection. We have a strong flexible working approach, hybrid working, family-friendly employment initiatives and an annual leave package starting with 28 days leave plus public holidays.

We have an inclusive, engaged culture, everyone has a voice, everyone is valued for their contribution and understands the role they play in delivering our strategic priorities.

Each voice is heard, each contribution valued. We embrace diversity in our workforce and recognise it is critical to our success. We support an inclusive culture that champions differences and nurtures a sense of belonging. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds, who share our values and our commitment to inclusion to apply for roles with us.

We want you to be your best at work, we create the conditions to help you thrive and we mirror this in our recruitment process. If you’d like us to do anything differently during the recruitment process to make it barrier‑free and as accessible as possible please contact [e-mail]

Please note that in accordance with the Council’s policy, employees who are in a formal redeployment situation will be considered in the first instance for all vacancies.

It is Council policy not to re‑appoint any employee who has left under the terms of the Council's Early Voluntary Retirement (EVR) scheme or who have left with a voluntary severance (VS) package, unless in exceptional circumstances.

Applications will be accepted until midnight on the closing date.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications.

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We do not accept applications or CV’s from recruitment agencies, unless otherwise stated. Therefore, any candidates submitted via a recruitment agency will not be considered for this role.