Restore Networker (Social Worker), OASIS RESTORE

Guardian Jobs; Rochester; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

The Restore Networker (Social Worker) role at a leading organization offers an exciting opportunity for experienced social workers passionate about improving the lives of adolescents in the criminal justice system. This pivotal position involves safeguarding, support, and collaboration with multi-agency teams to ensure positive outcomes for children during and after their stay at the secure school.

Benefits

Competitive defined benefit pension scheme

Professional development and personal growth opportunities

Family-friendly policies and practices

Expenses and travel costs support

Eye vouchers scheme

Cycle to work tokens

Free car parking

Qualifications

• Experienced and qualified social worker.
• Passionate about working with complex adolescents.
• Interested in supervising student social workers.

Responsibilities

• Support children on remand or serving sentences and their transition from Oasis Restore.
• Work in schools and communities with children and families.
• Act as a key contact for children's families and professionals.

Skills

Safeguarding

Child Development

Adolescent Support

Education

Social Work Qualification

Job description

Restore Networker (Social Worker), OASIS RESTORE

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• Perhaps to change and improve the lives of children?
• To create systemic change?
• To work directly with children and their families enabling them to achieve their potential?
• Are you ready to take on a new challenge and make history?
• Do you want to be part of leading on the transformational transition and resettlement planning for children?
• Are you passionate about revolutionising safeguarding in youth custody?
• Are you an experienced and qualified social worker, with experience of or interest in supervising student social workers?
  
  
  

• Why did you become a social worker?
• Perhaps to change and improve the lives of children?
• To create systemic change?
• To fight against social injustice?
• To work directly with children and their families enabling them to achieve their potential?
• Are you ready to take on a new challenge and make history?
• Do you want to be part of leading on the transformational transition and resettlement planning for children?
• Are you passionate about revolutionising safeguarding in youth custody?
• Are you an experienced and qualified social worker, with experience of or interest in supervising student social workers?
  
  
  

If this sounds like you then Restore Networker at Oasis Restore is the job for you! We are offering a hugely exciting opportunity for experienced social workers who have a passion for working with complex adolescents.

The role and what we are looking for:

Oasis Restore represents a revolution in youth justice: an opportunity for children within the criminal justice system to experience a restorative environment that creates the potential for them to thrive both now and for the future. You will hold a small caseload of children who live in Oasis Restore whilst on remand or serving their sentence and supporting their transition onwards from Oasis Restore. Restore Networkers are the leads in safeguarding and transition planning for our children whilst they are living with us and during their transition on from Oasis Restore. You will be part of an integrated multi-agency team around each child and a key point of contact for children’s family and statutory professionals.

We are looking for social workers who believe in the potential of all children and who have a particular passion for working with adolescents. We are looking for experienced social workers who are ready to support in embedding safeguarding practice across Oasis Restore and champion the voices of the children with care for. You will be the critical link between the child’s world in the community and in Restore, working with the child and their family and professional networks. You will work both in the school in Rochester as well as in the community with children following release and with their families.

We welcome applications from staff with lived experience, including of those who have experience of the care system and the criminal justice system.

The Team

You will be part of a team of 6 practitioners from a range of professional backgrounds. You will be managed by the Head of Safeguarding and Transitions who is an experienced qualified social worker. Who is passionate about adolescent safeguarding, and tenacious in driving systemic change for children. Head of Safeguarding and Transitions believes that we transform the lives of children through listening to their voice, persistence, hope, and bravery to be different, to push the boundaries of safeguarding and using creativity to enhance our practice. The team will be new, and each team member will bring their professional and personal experiences into developing the team and shaping the roles of Restore Networker. There will be dedicated time together to build the team relationships and opportunities to create a culture of psychological safety in our development, learning and practice.

Oasis Restore

Oasis Restore is the country’s first secure school that is a proof-of-concept policy initiative funded by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). Oasis Restore’s mission is to transform the life chances of children aged 12-18 years in the criminal justice system through delivering psychologically informed, integrated practice that centres on trusted, safe relationships between staff and children. Oasis Restore is a learning community that embeds hope, stability, and opportunity for children beyond the secure school.

Safeguarding is essential to ensuring the safety f our children whilst living with us but also in securing their safety when moving on from Restore. Children’s journey to their future starts as soon as they join us and the Restore Networker will sensitively alongside the child and core team begin planning for the child’s next steps.

To read more about us please visit our website www.oasisrestore.org.

Our offer to you

As a newly established subsidiary of the Oasis Charitable Trust, you enjoy the benefit of being part of a national organisation that aims to support all staff to reach their full potential and a once in a lifetime opportunity to create, develop and grow a new collaborative and innovative values-based organisation.

• A once in a lifetime opportunity to be part of a new collaborative and innovative values-based organisation centred on caring relationships, discovery, and community.
• Integrated training, supervision and development including a comprehensive induction program
• Professional development and personal growth opportunities
• Support and sharing best practice within Oasis Academies and partners
• A competitive defined benefit pension scheme
• Staff wellbeing resources and allocated time to reflect, plan and thrive at work
• Family friendly and work-life balance policies and practices
• Expenses and travel costs (as appropriate)
• Eye vouchers scheme
• Season Ticket Loans
• Cycle to work
• Free car parking
  
  
  

We are in the process of setting up a new employee health care cash plan and employee discount scheme.

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Location: Until the secure school refurbishment is complete, the post holder will benefit from hybrid working between home and the Oasis London offices with some visits to the secure school location. Thereafter, the role will be located at the Oasis Restore in Rochester, Medway, Kent.

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