Job summary
Are you passionate about helping young people develop their skills, gain confidence, and achieve their goals?
As part of thisrole, you will support young people in their daily lives, enabling them to be the best they can be and to achieve the best out of life. You will achieve this by creating supportive, positive, and trust-basedrelationships. This will enable our young people to find out what is important to them. You will work as part oftheCommunity and Family Support Services team and will be responsible for managing a caseload of young people aged 13-19 across various locations within the 6 counties of the catchment area.
This role is offered on a part time, permanent basis,working 22.5 hours per week. The advert will close on 30th July 2023; interviews will take place on 10th August 2023.
Please note, previous applicants needs not apply.
Main duties of the job
Your extensive knowledge in youth and transition work will enable you to offerinformation, advice, signposting, and referals where appropriate, and undertake youth work activities in various settings. If you're an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual, we would love to hear from you!
Helen and Douglas House offer the following benefits:
- 27 days holiday plus bank holidays, rising to 28 days after 3 years, and 29 days after 5 years of service.
- We are a direction agency for the NHS Pension Scheme.
- Eye care voucher scheme.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Occupational sick pay and maternity pay.
- Enhanced maternity leave and shared paternity leave.
- A flexible working environment.
- Subsidised staff dining facilities.
- Investment in your CPD.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Recommend a friend scheme.
Please note that everyone working for Helen & Douglas House are required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. Helen & Douglas House is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.We are an equal opportunities employer and value the benefits of a diverse workforce. We positively encourage applications from all areas of the community.
About us
Helen & Douglas House is a registered hospice charity based in Oxford, providing palliative, respite, end-of-life and bereavement care to life-limited children and their families. We foster a climate where team members feel able to openly question, debate and appropriately challenge their own and the practice of others; as such, we welcome new ideas and strive to constantly improve our delivery of care to our patients. Our Care Team consists of talented individuals who share the passion of improving the lives of seriously unwell children and their families through prevention and relief of suffering by means of impeccable assessment and treatment of pain and other problems, physical, psychological, and spiritual.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To assess the needs of young people and plan and deliver programmes related toindependence, practical and social skills, and relationships.
To link in with locality youth workers where available to see what facilities may be availableexternally for our patient cohort.
To run activities based on the abilities and needs of the patients, including day activities,outdoor education, and an introduction to sporting activities where available.
With volunteers, to befriend and support young people in different settings, includingoutreach work.
To work with families and young people in assessing individual transition needs.
To have a lead responsibility for the continual development of an appropriate transition
pathway for young people visiting Helen & Douglas House; developing links with externalagencies.
To work with families in identifying and researching any onward care services/provisionfrom which the child and family may benefit.
To work in partnership with professionals from other organisations that support young
people such as social care, health, and local authorities in supporting them throughtransition into adult services.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To assess the needs of young people and plan and deliver programmes related toindependence, practical and social skills, and relationships.
To link in with locality youth workers where available to see what facilities may be availableexternally for our patient cohort.
To run activities based on the abilities and needs of the patients, including day activities,outdoor education, and an introduction to sporting activities where available.
With volunteers, to befriend and support young people in different settings, includingoutreach work.
To work with families and young people in assessing individual transition needs.
To have a lead responsibility for the continual development of an appropriate transition
pathway for young people visiting Helen & Douglas House; developing links with externalagencies.
To work with families in identifying and researching any onward care services/provisionfrom which the child and family may benefit.
To work in partnership with professionals from other organisations that support young
people such as social care, health, and local authorities in supporting them throughtransition into adult services.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised qualification in youth work or extensive experience. Evidence of continuous professional development.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with children and young people with complex health needs. Experience of supporting children and young people through transition into adult services. Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team. Ability to prioritise and cope with competing pressures. Understanding of the complexities around safeguarding and how to escalate concerns. Understand the need for confidentiality.
Desirable
- Palliative care experience. Experience of working with other agencies and organisations.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised qualification in youth work or extensive experience. Evidence of continuous professional development.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with children and young people with complex health needs. Experience of supporting children and young people through transition into adult services. Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team. Ability to prioritise and cope with competing pressures. Understanding of the complexities around safeguarding and how to escalate concerns. Understand the need for confidentiality.
Desirable
- Palliative care experience. Experience of working with other agencies and organisations.
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.
