Children and Young Person Peer Worker

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

The Black Country has been successful in implementing the keyworker model and has achieved success in keeping individuals in the community. The service is now looking to expand it's offer, prioritising the ongoing engagement of our 0-25 year olds with a diagnosis of Learning Disability and/or Autism. The peer workers would be responsible for promoting positive engagement within the community, this will include individual and group based work. They will work both independently and alongside the keyworkers to empower and upskill alongside building links with our community partners. The service is seeking individuals who have knowledge and understanding of the systems this can be both from a professional or lived experience perspective. The successful candidate(s) would be motivated and positive in their approach, keen to work with others and make a difference

Main duties of the job

To promote community engagement with our young people who have come through the keyworker system.
To be an effective communicator which includes listening to our young people.
To develop and facilitate a group which promotes social inclusion, confidence building and a sense of belonging for our young people.
To support young people on an individual basis to work towards specific goals to promote impendence and inclusion.
To work closely with the keyworker team and supporting in the development of the service across the Black Country
To network with partner agencies having up to date information around current offers to sign post our young people too.
To have a person-centred approach recognising that each individual's needs are different.
To have the ability to be flexible in your communication styles and approaches.
To build on existing Black Country good practice within the keyworker service

About us

Employees, workers, and / or contractors will be expected to uphold the values of the Trust and exhibit the expected Trust behaviours aligned to the Trust's values. Individuals have a responsibility to ensure that they display the Trust values and behaviours in carrying out their job and that individuals feel able to challenge (or raise a challenge) when other colleagues' behaviours breach the spirit of Trust values.

Date posted

22 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year Per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

285-5032-LD

Job locations

Wolverhampton Civic Centre/remote

Wolverhampton/Black Country Wide

WV1 9SE

Job description

Job responsibilities

To promote community engagement with our young people who have come through the keyworker system.
To be an effective communicator which includes listening to our young people.
To develop and facilitate a group which promotes social inclusion, confidence building and a sense of belonging for our young people.
To support young people on an individual basis to work towards specific goals to promote impendence and inclusion.
To work closely with the keyworker team and supporting in the development of the service across the Black Country
To network with partner agencies having up to date information around current offers to sign post our young people too.
To have a person-centred approach recognising that each individuals needs are different.
To have the ability to be flexible in your communication styles and approaches.
To build on existing Black Country good practice within the keyworker service

Job description

Job responsibilities

To promote community engagement with our young people who have come through the keyworker system.
To be an effective communicator which includes listening to our young people.
To develop and facilitate a group which promotes social inclusion, confidence building and a sense of belonging for our young people.
To support young people on an individual basis to work towards specific goals to promote impendence and inclusion.
To work closely with the keyworker team and supporting in the development of the service across the Black Country
To network with partner agencies having up to date information around current offers to sign post our young people too.
To have a person-centred approach recognising that each individuals needs are different.
To have the ability to be flexible in your communication styles and approaches.
To build on existing Black Country good practice within the keyworker service

Person Specification

Criteria required for the role.

Essential

Relevant/Transferrable Skills
Experience of being part of a team
Experience of helping others
Effective communicator

Desirable

Experience of leading a group
Some understanding of children's mental health and human rights and ability to/willingness to learn and undertake further training
Ability to learn of Black Country locally available provision.

Person Specification

Criteria required for the role.

Essential

Relevant/Transferrable Skills
Experience of being part of a team
Experience of helping others
Effective communicator

Desirable

Experience of leading a group
Some understanding of children's mental health and human rights and ability to/willingness to learn and undertake further training
Ability to learn of Black Country locally available provision.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

Employer details

Employer name

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wolverhampton Civic Centre/remote

Wolverhampton/Black Country Wide

WV1 9SE

Employer's website

https://www.blackcountryhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wolverhampton Civic Centre/remote

Wolverhampton/Black Country Wide

WV1 9SE

Employer's website

https://www.blackcountryhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Keyworker Service Manager

Andrea Craddock

andrea.craddock@nhs.net

Date posted

22 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year Per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

285-5032-LD

Job locations

Wolverhampton Civic Centre/remote

Wolverhampton/Black Country Wide

WV1 9SE

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