Advocate (Family Worker)

Job Description

Do you have expertise in working with young people with complex needs and behavioural difficulties?Do you believe that all young people have the capacity to learn, regardless of their life situation?Do you want to be a part of a team that is leading the way, by changing the futures of excluded and marginalised young people?

You will be working with students who have been unable to sustain a place in mainstream education,including those with complex, high behaviour and additional learning needs. You will beadvocating for our most vulnerable learners, specialising in support of children looked after and previously looked after whileinspiring themto learn and achieve.

Working closely with the Headteacher and teaching staff, you’ll assess each pupil’s educational, emotional and behavioural needs, and then devise tailored support programmes to meet them.These could include individual sessions, group work, family visits and other interventions.

• Leading and providingDuty support for staff and students
• Supporting staff in the completion of behaviour management plans and Risk Assessments
• Leading on the recording of data for behaviour including physical interventions/exclusions/duty calls
• Organisingand delivering 1:1 and small group targeted support, advice, guidance, practical help and mentoring for learners as appropriate to their needs and context
• Establishing close collaborative and informative relationships with a range of partners including, but not limited to Social Services, YOT, police, parents and communities
• Facilitatingreintegration, restorative and class meetings to address and prevent harm caused by students as well as relationships and bullying incidents

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Qualifications

• A relevant professional qualification (NVQ level 2) in working with young people, e.g. teaching, youth and community work, social work, counselling, mentoring.
• Level 2 English and Maths.

You will need to have a track record of assessing a range of complex family situations and putting effective strategies in place. You’ll need a proven understanding of social inclusion, behavioural management techniques, influences on children and young people, and theories relating to childcare and child development.

The ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, parents and carers and other agencies will be vital, allied with the organisational skills to manage a busy caseload while maintaining accurate records and preparing written reports. But most of all, you’ll share our passion for achieving positive outcomes for vulnerable young people.

• Working with complex young people and families who have social, emotional and behavioural difficulties.
• Building sustainable relationships with young people and their families, both formally and informally.
• Assessing family situations and needs to develop and implement effective strategies, risk assessments and individual educational/learning support plans.
• Working with a range of issues affecting young people and their families, such as substance misuse, domestic violence, multiple exclusions, offending behaviour.
• Using a holistic person-centred approach when working in or with multi-professional teams/agencies.
• Managing complex cases ranging from level 2-4 on the continuum of need.

Additional Information

Contract type: Full time, permanent.

Salary: £22,000- £25,000 per annum Dependent on experience

Catch22 Independent school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practice will be followed and pre-employment background checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. The post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

At Catch22 we value equality, diversity and inclusion. We are wholeheartedly committed to the principle of equality of opportunity, both as an employer and as a provider of services. Diversity and Inclusion is part of what we do every day, working to deliver our vision to build a strong society where everyone has good people around them, a purpose, and a good place to live.