Youth and Family Support Worker

Cyc Net; Greenwich (CT); Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Youth & Family Support Worker to make a meaningful impact in the lives of children and families. This dynamic role involves delivering personalized support and interventions in schools, fostering trusting relationships, and collaborating with a dedicated team to drive positive outcomes. With a strong emphasis on professional development and a supportive work culture, this position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the well-being of the community while enjoying generous benefits and a flexible working environment.

Benefits

Excellent pension scheme

Generous annual leave

Flexible working arrangements

Ongoing professional development

Reduced-rate gym membership

Cycle to Work Scheme

GreenwichCard discounts

Qualifications

• Experience delivering individual and group interventions.
• Ability to maintain professional boundaries while supporting families.

Responsibilities

• Deliver impactful support in schools and communities.
• Ensure families receive the right services to create positive change.

Skills

Evidence-based interventions

Building trusting relationships

Practical support for families

Compassion and tenacity

Job description

You will work alongside a Practice Leader, Practitioner, and a Systemic Practitioner who will help embed systemic and therapeutic concepts into the work of the unit. Together, you will address barriers and issues within children and families’ lives, focusing on their strengths and needs, setting goals, and developing and delivering bespoke, creative, and evidence-based interventions based on collaborative assessments, leveraging the extensive experience within the unit.

Required Qualifications and Skills

You will have:

1. Experience of delivering evidence-based individual and group interventions to children, young people, and/or adults.
2. Ability to provide practical support to children, young people, and families, maintaining a positive outlook, demonstrating tenacity, persistence, and compassion, and using these qualities to foster sustainable change.
3. Experience and ability to build trusting, honest, supportive, and outcome-focused relationships with children and families while maintaining professional boundaries.

Required Experience

As a Youth & Family Support Worker, you will work in Royal Greenwich secondary schools, supporting children and their families. You must be capable of developing supportive and highly effective relationships with children and families.

Responsibilities

The Youth & Family Support Worker role is diverse. In addition to delivering impactful and relational practice, it includes providing support to primary and secondary schools through consultation, role-modeling, and delivering professional development based on our ‘Practice Framework’. This framework is rooted in Systemic Practice and Compassion-Focused approaches and is adopted across Children’s Services in Royal Greenwich. You will be responsible for delivering direct work and interventions, including practical support, that are child and family-centered, ensuring families receive the right services to meet their needs and create lasting positive change. You will be supported by a Practice Leader and a dedicated Practitioner who will provide guidance and support.

Compensation and Benefits

Organization Overview

Royal Greenwich is a great place to live and work, with excellent transport links including Crossrail, the Elizabeth line, and the Uber boat, making it easy to access and navigate. We pride ourselves on an innovative learning culture dedicated to improving outcomes for children, young people, care leavers, and their families. We offer excellent training and benefits, including:

• Excellent pension scheme
• Supportive working culture emphasizing professional development and staff wellbeing
• Generous annual leave starting at 29 days plus Bank Holidays
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements with good IT equipment
• Ongoing professional development
• Vibrant staff networks and groups, including initiatives on Tackling Structural Racism, Future of Work, and Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
• Reduced-rate gym membership
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• GreenwichCard discounts at local businesses

THE INTERNATIONAL CHILD AND YOUTH CARE NETWORK (CYC-Net)

Registered Public Benefit Organisation in South Africa (PBO 930015296). Incorporated as a not-for-profit in Canada (Corporation Number 1284643-8).

Contact addresses and additional organizational information follow as provided.