Job summary
Do you have experience of working with young people and adults with Autism and/or Learning Disabilities?
Do you want to make a difference to their experience of services?
Do you have a real passion for making a positive impact for young people and young adults?
We can offer a chance for you to join the Specialist Keyworker Team, who are agents of change as they are champions of Autism and Learning Disabilities. They hear the young persons' voices, explore the unmet need and work directly with young people aged up to 25 to unblock the barriers, seeking the right support at the right time.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to work in partnership with Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust, NHS, Education and Social Care across Coventry and Warwickshire to develop and maintain a strong, positive relationship with children and young people with a learning disability, autism or both, who are inpatients or at risk of being admitted to hospital. To ensure children, young people and their families get the right support at the right time and that local systems are responsive to meeting their needs in a holistic and joined up way. To work with others within the team to ensure continuity of the right system of community services and support to meet the child/young persons needs once keyworking involvement ceases and to support children and young people to settle within the community accessing the necessary support.
About us
Coventry and Warwickshire Mind has been developing and delivering quality services with, and for, people with mental health issues for over fifty years.
An independent charity governed by a group of local trustees, Coventry and Warwickshire Mind is affiliated with the national Mind network, which is made up of over 105 organisations across England and Wales. Each local Mind is unique, working hard to understand the needs of their community and tailoring their services to match.
We want to make sure that everyone with poor mental health gets the support they need and the respect they deserve. This could mean having access to information, a listening ear, or more specialist support and services to help someone to live and recover from their mental health issue.
Coventry and Warwickshire Mind provide services to all ages, including children, young people and adults, supporting in excess of 30,000 people each year.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Service: Specialist Keyworker Service
Job Title: Keyworker
Location: Office at Coopers Lodge, Coventry but will require travel around Coventry and Warwickshire.
Salary: £25,500 FTE (12 month fixed term contract)
Hours: 37 hours per week (Part time job share considered)
About the service:
The Specialist Keyworker Team is hosted by Coventry and Warwickshire Mind and works in partnership with Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust, NHS, Education and Social Care across Coventry and Warwickshire.
Key Responsibilities include:
- Provide support to access the right help at the right time across complex systems particularly the transition between children and adults services.
- Communicate clearly with the child, young person, and their family to help them understand and navigate the system, for example conveying complex legal and medical information around Tier 4 admissions in a clear, accessible way.
- Escalate concerns to the specialist keyworker where actions have been agreed but not implemented.
- To keep up-to-date records and support the evaluation of the project, providing relevant data and anonymised case studies.
- Involvement in the young persons life needs to be flexible and based on need.
- Work with services to increase understanding of the child/young person and family including their strengths, ambitions, and support needs.
- Support at home and in the community as an alternative to admission.
- Support colleagues across the system to become autism aware and provide autism friendly services.
- Support young people to develop their own solutions, led by their needs, wants and aspirations.
- Be a trusted person who actively listens and understands the young people and families they are supporting.
Essential Criteria includes:
- A proven understanding of the complex needs and characteristics of children and young people with a diagnosis of autism and or complex communication difficulties.
- Experience of working with children and/or young people with learning disability, autism or both and complex needs, as well as supporting their families.
- a strong understanding of childrens mental health strategies and himan rights.
- An understanding of safeguarding procedures.
- Empathy/Understanding believes in an approach that requires an understanding of needs from the perspective of the child, young person and family.
- A positive solution focused approach to ensure the best outcomes for the child, young person and their family.
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
- To be confident to work independently to model strategies and give advice to support children and young people with Autism and or complex communication difficulties.
- Experience of delivering training.
- Higher Level Teaching Assistant, NVQ Level 4 in health and social care or equivalent.
Mandatory Questions:
If you are submitting a CV, you MUST include answers to the following questions, these can also be found on our application form:
- Do you have any unspent convictions or conditional cautions?If yes please give details of date(s) of offence(s), nature of offence(s) and sentence(s) passed.
- Are you eligible to work in the United Kingdom? If you are currently on a visa, please advise the expiry date, visa type and any restrictions
- Are you the partner or relative of anyone currently connected with Coventry and Warwickshire Mind? (either as a volunteer, service user or employee If yes please confirm their name and which project they are connected with if known.
- Do you hold a UK driving license?
What We Can Offer You:
The following are just some of the benefits that Coventry and Warwickshire Mind offer its employees:
- Working Culture- based on core values of trust, honesty, inclusivity, enabling, effective and an unapologetic drive for excellence for children and young people.
- Annual Leave - 25 days plus bank holidays plus an extra day for every two completed holiday years.
- Wellbeing Day-1 day, per holiday year, to be used to take care of your own mental health and wellbeing.
- Life Insurance Policy -Coventry and Warwickshire Mind are covered by a Life Insurance policy. The death in service payment is 2 x gross salary (tax free).
- Employee Development- Active encouragement not only to assist performance in the current role but also for the benefit of personal development via various means. Access to CW Mind CPD training and opportunities to access external CPD training.
- Pension Minimum - 5% employee contribution and 3% employer contribution, with an ethical investment policy option.
- Sick Pay- On completion of a 6-month probationary period, Coventry and Warwickshire Mind employees will be eligible to a period of paid sick leave.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Closing date: Thursday 4th July 2024
Interview Date: Tuesday 16th July 2024
If you would like to discuss the role please contact: Head of Operations Tania Miller tania.miller@cwmind.org.ukor Service Manager Maria Dainter maria.daineter@cwmind.org.uk
Please note: Only successful applicants will be notified.
We reserve the right to close the application window early and without notice should a suitable number of applications be received.
Coventry and Warwickshire Mind values diversity and difference. We welcome applicants from all sections of the community, particularly under-represented groups and people with lived experience of mental health issues.
Coventry and Warwickshire Mind is a leading mental health service provider and an equal opportunities employer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Service: Specialist Keyworker Service
Job Title: Keyworker
Location: Office at Coopers Lodge, Coventry but will require travel around Coventry and Warwickshire.
Salary: £25,500 FTE (12 month fixed term contract)
Hours: 37 hours per week (Part time job share considered)
About the service:
The Specialist Keyworker Team is hosted by Coventry and Warwickshire Mind and works in partnership with Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust, NHS, Education and Social Care across Coventry and Warwickshire.
Key Responsibilities include:
- Provide support to access the right help at the right time across complex systems particularly the transition between children and adults services.
- Communicate clearly with the child, young person, and their family to help them understand and navigate the system, for example conveying complex legal and medical information around Tier 4 admissions in a clear, accessible way.
- Escalate concerns to the specialist keyworker where actions have been agreed but not implemented.
- To keep up-to-date records and support the evaluation of the project, providing relevant data and anonymised case studies.
- Involvement in the young persons life needs to be flexible and based on need.
- Work with services to increase understanding of the child/young person and family including their strengths, ambitions, and support needs.
- Support at home and in the community as an alternative to admission.
- Support colleagues across the system to become autism aware and provide autism friendly services.
- Support young people to develop their own solutions, led by their needs, wants and aspirations.
- Be a trusted person who actively listens and understands the young people and families they are supporting.
Essential Criteria includes:
- A proven understanding of the complex needs and characteristics of children and young people with a diagnosis of autism and or complex communication difficulties.
- Experience of working with children and/or young people with learning disability, autism or both and complex needs, as well as supporting their families.
- a strong understanding of childrens mental health strategies and himan rights.
- An understanding of safeguarding procedures.
- Empathy/Understanding believes in an approach that requires an understanding of needs from the perspective of the child, young person and family.
- A positive solution focused approach to ensure the best outcomes for the child, young person and their family.
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
- To be confident to work independently to model strategies and give advice to support children and young people with Autism and or complex communication difficulties.
- Experience of delivering training.
- Higher Level Teaching Assistant, NVQ Level 4 in health and social care or equivalent.
Mandatory Questions:
If you are submitting a CV, you MUST include answers to the following questions, these can also be found on our application form:
- Do you have any unspent convictions or conditional cautions?If yes please give details of date(s) of offence(s), nature of offence(s) and sentence(s) passed.
- Are you eligible to work in the United Kingdom? If you are currently on a visa, please advise the expiry date, visa type and any restrictions
- Are you the partner or relative of anyone currently connected with Coventry and Warwickshire Mind? (either as a volunteer, service user or employee If yes please confirm their name and which project they are connected with if known.
- Do you hold a UK driving license?
What We Can Offer You:
The following are just some of the benefits that Coventry and Warwickshire Mind offer its employees:
- Working Culture- based on core values of trust, honesty, inclusivity, enabling, effective and an unapologetic drive for excellence for children and young people.
- Annual Leave - 25 days plus bank holidays plus an extra day for every two completed holiday years.
- Wellbeing Day-1 day, per holiday year, to be used to take care of your own mental health and wellbeing.
- Life Insurance Policy -Coventry and Warwickshire Mind are covered by a Life Insurance policy. The death in service payment is 2 x gross salary (tax free).
- Employee Development- Active encouragement not only to assist performance in the current role but also for the benefit of personal development via various means. Access to CW Mind CPD training and opportunities to access external CPD training.
- Pension Minimum - 5% employee contribution and 3% employer contribution, with an ethical investment policy option.
- Sick Pay- On completion of a 6-month probationary period, Coventry and Warwickshire Mind employees will be eligible to a period of paid sick leave.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Closing date: Thursday 4th July 2024
Interview Date: Tuesday 16th July 2024
If you would like to discuss the role please contact: Head of Operations Tania Miller tania.miller@cwmind.org.ukor Service Manager Maria Dainter maria.daineter@cwmind.org.uk
Please note: Only successful applicants will be notified.
We reserve the right to close the application window early and without notice should a suitable number of applications be received.
Coventry and Warwickshire Mind values diversity and difference. We welcome applicants from all sections of the community, particularly under-represented groups and people with lived experience of mental health issues.
Coventry and Warwickshire Mind is a leading mental health service provider and an equal opportunities employer.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with children and/or young people with learning disability, autism or both and complex needs, as well as supporting their families.
- A proven understanding of the complex needs and characteristics of children and young people with a diagnosis of autism and or complex communication difficulties.
Qualifications
Essential
- Higher Level Teaching Assistant, NVQ Level 4 in health and social care or equivalent.
Desirable
- Continued professional development.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with children and/or young people with learning disability, autism or both and complex needs, as well as supporting their families.
- A proven understanding of the complex needs and characteristics of children and young people with a diagnosis of autism and or complex communication difficulties.
Qualifications
Essential
- Higher Level Teaching Assistant, NVQ Level 4 in health and social care or equivalent.
Desirable
- Continued professional development.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
