Life Skills Officer

North Lincolnshire Council; Scunthorpe; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority in North Lincolnshire is looking for a Life Skills Officer to provide support for care leavers transitioning into adulthood. This role involves helping young people develop essential life skills, build confidence, and navigate opportunities for education and employment. The ideal candidate will have strong interpersonal skills and a background in services delivering positive outcomes. If you're passionate about making a difference in the lives of young people, this could be the ideal position for you.

Qualifications

• Experience working in services that deliver positive outcomes for individuals and their families.
• Ability to develop and sustain relationships with colleagues and partners.
• Experience in planning and implementing support for individuals.

Responsibilities

• Support care leavers aged 16+ in their transition to adulthood.
• Deliver activities that improve confidence and mental health.
• Help with budgeting and seeking employment or training opportunities.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Collaborative working

Strength-based approach

Job description

Job Summary

Do you have the creativity, enthusiasm, and experience of working with care experienced young people to make a positive difference to the lives of care experienced children, young people and families in North Lincolnshire? If so, a Life Skills Officer role in North Lincolnshire may be for you.

North Lincolnshire Council strives to be the best place to live and work. We are committed ensuring the best outcomes for children and families and making a difference in their lives. Our innovative One Family Approach model ensures the best possible outcomes for families and children.

Opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity for the post of a Life Skills officer in our Care Leaving Team, as part of our Outstanding Social Care Workforce. If you are driven, flexible, highly motivated, and passionate about improving outcomes for our care leavers of North Lincolnshire then this is the job for you.

Responsibilities

You will be joining a strong and supportive team who work with young people aged 16+ who are Eligible, Relevant, Former Relevant and Qualifying Care Leavers offering support and guidance to enable young people to make a successful transition into adulthood, to work on developing skills around money management, cooking, cleaning, support to explore education and employment opportunities. Workers will use a strength-based approach to support young people whilst developing positive relationships.

You will deliver a range of support and interventions to individuals leaving care that focuses on their strengths which enable them to consider options and think differently helping them to feel more empowered and able to face new challenges. You will support and deliver activities that increase confidence, improve mental health, widen social networks, help with budgeting and enabling individuals to seek training, work or volunteering opportunities.

Qualifications & Requirements

You will have had experience of working in services that deliver positive outcomes for individuals and their families. You will be able to demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to develop and sustain relationships with colleagues, partners and wider corporate parents.

You will have the ability to work collaboratively with individuals to identify their support needs, plan, implement and monitor emotional and practical support.

Our social care workforce is built on enthusiasm, professionalism, passion and a pursuit of excellence. We have a commitment to our workforce learning and development which allows for improved and innovative practice. Candidates must be able to evidence their right to work in the UK. Please note the council does not hold a sponsor licence to sponsor people to work in the UK.

About the Council

We are collectively organised around the people and place of North Lincolnshire. Together we ensure that our communities are safe, well, prosperous and connected. We are ambitious for North Lincolnshire, we want our area to be the #BestPlace for our residents by being the #BestCouncil we can be. We achieve this through living our values – equality of opportunity, excellence, integrity and self-responsibility – in all that we do.