Overview
Young People’s Service Practitioner – NN1 1ED
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, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time) and an additional 5 days, after 5 years
- Local Government Pension Scheme plus immediate life cover (3 times your annual salary from day one) and ill-health pension protection.
- Opportunity to purchase up to 25 days annual leave
- Employee Assistance Programme – We have an employee support programme run by Health Assured, an independent, external organisation. Health Assured is available for you and your immediate family members, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and includes telephone counselling, legal advice, bereavement support and medical information.
- Employee discounts with local and national retailers, days out, finance, health and beauty, travel and eating out plus lots more.
- Flexible and family working arrangements including enhanced maternity benefits
- A permanent, supportive and inclusive management team where you will be empowered to make good professional decisions
- Extensive Learning & Development and career development opportunities
- Subsidised town centre car parking scheme
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 inspire them to achieve a positive outcome? Do you have the skills and experience to engage and build timely positive trusting relationships with young people and families to inspire them to make positive changes and improve life outcomes?
Northamptonshire Children’s Trust Young People’s 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 offering support to young people who have had missing episodes through statutory guidance.
We welcome interest from both new applications and those who applied previously as long as the gap between applications is more than 3 months.
Please note this is a 12 month fixed term contract
We welcome the opportunity to speak to any interested candidates so please feel free to email: Natasha.Headland@nctrust.co.uk and they can agree a mutually agreeable time to call you.
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.
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
About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.
Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.
http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers
