Trauma Informed Practitioner (Educ)

Coventry City Council; Coventry; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority in Coventry is seeking practitioners to work with complex young people in various settings. Candidates should have experience in supporting youth with emotional and behavioral challenges, employing trauma-informed practices. This role involves direct advocacy for children, managing sensitive situations, and collaborating with partner agencies. An inclusive and diverse workplace culture is emphasized, encouraging applications from various backgrounds.

Benefits

Inclusive workplace culture

Access to rewards and benefits package

Qualifications

• Experience of working with young people who have complex needs and exhibit emotional and behavioural difficulties.
• Experience of creative and innovative approaches to engage vulnerable and hard to reach young people.
• Understanding of Education and Health care planning process.

Responsibilities

• Work with complex young people in the community.
• Update adults in the child's life while advocating for the child.
• Build relationships with young people.

Skills

Experience with young people who have complex needs

Creative approaches to engage vulnerable young people

Understanding of risk management for children

De-escalation skills

Strong understanding of trauma

Job description

We value diverse perspectives and experiences and are striving to create a workplace culture that is inclusive, is accepting of all and is free from discrimination and bias.

At Coventry City Council, we are embarking on an incredible journey to create a brighter future for Coventry's children. As a 'Good' Local Authority, we believe in pushing boundaries and delivering excellence for children and families. Our vision is clear, and our social workers are unwavering in their commitment to putting children and families at the centre of their practice.

Be part of our inspiring team, making a meaningful difference in the lives of Coventry's children. Together, let's create a nurturing environment where every child's potential can flourish.

Our Values

In line with our One Coventry Values, we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applicants from minority ethnic, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equity and respect remains at the heart of everything we do.

Our Values are:

• Open and fair: We are fair, open, and transparent.
• Nurture and develop: We help and encourage everyone to be their best and do their best.
• Engage and empower: We talk and listen to others, working together as one.
• Create and innovate: We embrace new ways of working to continuously improve.
• Own and be accountable: We work together to deliver the best services for our residents.
• Value and respect: We put diversity and inclusion at the heart of all we do.

What is the job role?

Positive Directions

1. Practitioners work with complex young people in the community such as schools, hospital or home, using trauma informed practise to change their life for the positive.
2. Direct work to be undertaken, in a compassionate yet creative way.
3. updating adults in the child's life, whilst advocating for the child, which will include using your trauma expertise to challenge inappropriate language.
4. Working with parents/carers to understand life from the child's point of view, acting as an advocate, this will also include within CIC/CIN/CP meetings.
5. Using your skills to manage complex situations, that are ever changing and highly demanding.
6. Building relationships with young people.
7. Understanding levels of development and the link to trauma.
8. Work with partnerships to ensure working together policy and procedures are acted to the upmost confidentiality.
9. Take part in regular case formulations.
10. Work closely with Edge of Care team and NHS colleagues.

All candidates must have the Right to Work in the UK. We are currently not offering sponsorship for this role.

This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Who are we looking for?

Experience of working with young people who have complex needs and exhibit emotional and behavioural difficulties

Experience of creative and innovative approaches to engage vulnerable and hard to reach young people

Experience of data protection, recording sensitive information, maintaining case files and adhering to confidentiality policies

Experience of working in a multi-agency capacity, ensuring collaboration with partner agencies and promoting relational practice.

Understanding of risk management for children.

Understanding of Education and Health care planning process.

Experience of de-escalation skills.

Strong understanding of trauma and how this can exhibit in a persons life.

Creativity.

Good engagement with young people.

Real understanding of the pressures for young people in todays world.

Able to lone-work and manage own diary effectively.

If you need help or support to complete your application, please visit our accessibility page to see how we can assist you.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme - As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria:

• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
• Are currently in care or have previously been in care
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition

For full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'.If there is any evidence of a candidate using AI to complete their application, then the application will be rejected unless the candidate can provide a justification which the Council considers to be reasonable.

Interview date(s): To be confirmed

About Coventry

Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.

We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.

At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around 5100 staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.

To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.

If you join us, we will provide a fantastic rewards and benefits package - to find out more please visit https://www.coventry.gov.uk/council-vacancies