Young People's Service Practitioner

Northamptonshire Children's Trust; Northampton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate professional dedicated to improving the lives of vulnerable young people. This role involves engaging with families, conducting assessments, and providing targeted support to help young people overcome challenges. You will work flexibly, advocating for children and young adults while building trusting relationships. The organization values innovation and creativity, ensuring that services are tailored to meet the unique needs of families. Join a supportive team committed to making a positive impact in the community and enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that supports your professional growth.

Benefits

28 days annual leave

Local Government Pension Scheme

Immediate life cover

Opportunity to purchase additional leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Employee discounts

Flexible working arrangements

Supportive management team

Extensive Learning & Development opportunities

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic team player with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Experience in direct work with families facing multiple problems.

Responsibilities

• Lead professional for supporting young people and families in need.
• Conduct return home interviews and deliver group work.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Communication Skills

Organisational Skills

Negotiation Skills

Problem Solving

Mediation Skills

Education

Level 3 qualification in working with children

Substantial professional experience with families

Job description

Please Note

About the role

Are you determined and passionate about improving the lives of vulnerable young people? Do have an ability to engage hard to reach vulnerable young people and families and inspire them to achieve a positive outcome? Do you have the skills and experience to engage and build positive trusting relationships with young people and families to inspire them to make positive changes and improve life outcomes?

Northamptonshire Childrens Trust Young Peoples Service offers support to young people and their families with identified complex support needs and offers targeted support to address risks outside the family home, in addition to the longstanding focus on keeping children safe within families.

What will you be doing?

You will be the lead professional or work to support the lead professional with defined pieces of work to help support our young people. The role will require you to complete return home interviews with young people who go missing, support the delivery of group work and work with young people who are/or at risk of being sexually and criminally exploited amongst other concerns, with a specific focus on addressing extra familial harm.

We are committed to building a skilled, knowledgeable, and flexible workforce promoting innovation and creativity whilst keeping children, young people, and families at the heart of all we do. Our aim is to provide young people and families with the right services at the right time and for young people to be supported to make a successful transition to adulthood.

You will be providing a county wide service so you would need to be able to travel effectively across county and would be based in one of our children's centres closest to your home address.

About You

You are an enthusiastic, self-motivated team player with excellent interpersonal, communication and organisational skills.

You're able to work flexibly with families and advocate on behalf of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

You hold a Level 3 qualification in working with children, young people vulnerable adults and their families or have substantial professional experience in this area.

You have experience of direct work with families with multiple problems and with families who find it difficult to engage with services.

You are able to mediate, negotiate and problem solve and undertake individual and family assessments and assess needs and risk.

When applying please ensure your supporting statement covers how you fulfil the essential criteria set out in the person specification. You will need to provide a full employment history including any gaps since leaving full time education.

Interviews will be held week commencing 3rd June.

Our benefits

We are committed to continuous improvement, building a skilled, knowledgeable, and flexible workforce alongside promoting innovation and creativity whilst keeping children, young people and families at the heart of all we do.

We really value our workforce and offer you a great benefits package including:

• 28 days annual leave,
• Local Government Pension Scheme plus immediate life cover,
• Opportunity to purchase additional leave,
• Employee Assistance Programme,
• Employee discounts,
• Flexible and family working arrangements,
• A permanent, supportive and inclusive management team,
• Extensive Learning & Development and career development opportunities.

About Us

Northamptonshire Childrens Trust was established in November 2020 to deliver Childrens Services to the newly established North and West Northants County Councils. The Trust is wholly owned and funded but operationally independent from the Councils; this provides the organisation with unique opportunities to explore new ways of working and to be more agile and adaptable in its approach to service delivery. We are developing a culture that allows the very highest quality of professional practice to flourish and evolve, delivering at the cutting edge of new innovation.