Targeted Youth Support Practitioner

Tower Hamlets Council Pension Fund; London; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Tower Hamlets Youth Service cherche un Praticien de soutien aux jeunes pour offrir un soutien ciblé aux jeunes vulnérables. Le rôle implique la gestion des cas, l'évaluation des besoins et la collaboration avec des partenaires pluridisciplinaires pour garantir des résultats positifs. Les candidats doivent posséder un diplôme pertinent et avoir une expérience solide dans le domaine.

Benefits

Jusqu'à 31 jours de congés annuels

Opportunités d'apprentissage et de développement

Congés de maternité/adoption améliorés

Horaires de travail flexibles

Schéma de location de vélo

Adhésion au gymnase à prix réduit

Qualifications

• Connaissance des procédures d'évaluation précoce.
• Expérience significative dans un rôle professionnel.
• Enregistrement SWE est un atout.

Responsibilities

• Gérer un cas de jeunes vulnérables de 11 à 19 ans.
• Formuler des plans d'intervention ciblées.
• Participer à la co-production de services de soutien.

Skills

Connaissance de la législation applicable

Connaissance des procédures de protection

Expérience avec les jeunes vulnérables

Élaboration de plans d'intervention

Education

Diplôme en travail de jeunesse, justice des jeunes, éducation, santé, enseignement, probation ou travail social

Job description

Town Hall
160 Whitechapel Road
LONDON
E1 1BJ

This is an exciting time to join Tower Hamlets Youth Service.

A key priority within the Tower Hamlets Council Strategic Plan 2022-2026 is to transform and improve services for young people in the borough.We are ambitious about ensuring that all young people in the borough have access to a diverse range of youth work opportunities and support through the delivery of a high-quality youth service, this includes:

• Universal ‘safe spaces’ in every single ward throughout the borough where young people can stay safe, participate in positive activities and educational opportunities as well as access additional support from youth workers. This will be an increase from five commissioned universal services to at least one in every ward therefore providing accessible 'safe spaces’ for all young people.
• Targeted whole family support for vulnerable young people and their families.
• Integrated detached youth work team providing a preventative and responsive approach to harm outside the home.
• Commissioning of specialist youth provision for specific groups of young people.

The Role

We have an exciting opportunity to recruit a Targeted Youth Support Practitioner within Young Tower Hamlets.

The key focus for this role is to ensure the Targeted Youth Support offer is delivered to the highest standard and achieves positive outcomes for vulnerable young people and their families. This includes preventative work by undertaking Early Help Assessments (EHA) and interventions in line with the Young Tower Hamlets and Early Help Strategies which aims to prevent young people’s needs, risks and vulnerabilities escalating to statutory thresholds. Also, providing targeted support for vulnerable young people subject to intervention from Supporting Families teams (e.g. children’s social care and youth justice service).

In this dynamic role the Targeted Youth Support Practitioner will:

• Manage a caseload of vulnerable young people aged 11-19 (extending up to 25 with special educational needs or disability).
• Formulate targeted intervention plans in collaboration with young people, families and multi-agency partners to meet identified needs and risks as well as achieving sustained positive outcomes.
• Provide targeted interventions with vulnerable young people allocated within children’s social care in accordance with agreed areas of relevant plans (e.g. Child in Need and Child Protection).
• Support young people to participate in the co-production of the Targeted Youth Support offer, so their voices and experiences are heard and understood.
• Prepare and participate in the step up / down of young people to / from teams within the Supporting Families division (e.g. Children’s Social Care and Youth Justice Service) as well as support with any safeguarding issues.

Role Requirements

• Knowledge of relevant legislation, national standards, policy, practice and current issues related to young people and families.
• Good knowledge and understanding of safeguarding procedures and levels of need.
• A relevant degree or equivalent professional qualification in youth work, youth justice, education, health, teaching, probation or social work (SWE registered).
• Extensive experience and expertise of working with vulnerable young people and their families, including in the role of lead professional, to deliver sustained positive outcomes.
• Experience of undertaking assessments of young people using a range of working tools (e.g. Early Help Assessments).

Our offer

We are committed to developing excellent managers and practitioners and making Tower Hamlets an employer of choice. If you choose to work with us, you will benefit from:

A competitive salary - £44,430 to £47,628

• Up to 31 days annual leave rising to 32 days with 5 years continual service and 8 bank holidays
• Learning and development opportunities via my annual review scheme and supervision
• Enhanced sick pay scheme, maternity/adoption leave pay and maternity support leave
• Opportunities for agile/flexible working
• Cycle to work scheme/ Rent deposit scheme/Access to free eye tests
• Discounted gym/Costco membership
• You at Work discounts and many others

We have fantastic transport links –Tower Hamlets Town Hall is directly opposite Whitechapel Station, which is a minute away. Whitechapel is an interchange station which serves Hammersmith & City, District, Overground, with quick access to central line DLR and Jubilee lines. We also have the Crossrail Elizabeth line with links to Canary Wharf, Shenfield/Abbey Wood/Heathrow and Stratford, which is the best-connected hub in London.

• Closing date: 02nd July 2025
• Interviews to take place week commencing 21st July 2025

All applications should be made via our online application system, no CVs or alternative forms of applications are accepted.

Tower Hamlets vision for our borough is that: people are aspirational, independent and have equal access to opportunities; we are a borough that our residents are proud of and love to live in; and we are a dynamic, outcomes-based council using digital innovation and partnership working to respond to the changing needs of our borough. We want people who aspire to our TOWER values: Together; Open; Willing; Excellent; Respect.

Tower Hamlets has a zero-tolerance approach to, and works to eradicate, all forms of discrimination on the basis of race, sex, disability, age, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital status, status as a civil partner, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy and maternity and looks to employ a diverse workforce representative of those groups. We recognise that people can also be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class.We are a Disability Confident Employer, which means applicants who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the post are guaranteed an interview. Care experience has also been adopted by the Council as an additional protected characteristic.

We welcome applicants interested in flexible working arrangements and also applicants who live in the borough.