Early Help Worker

Are you looking for a job where you can really make a difference to people's lives?

This is an exciting opportunity to become involved in the Future4Me Service where we currently have three vacancies in the following teams:

F4M Locality Team, 1 permanent, full time position in East Lindsey:

This role will focus on diverting offending behaviour and supporting young people and families who have complex needs.

F4M Locality Team, 1 fixed-term (12 months), full time position in Boston/South Holland:

This role will focus on diverting offending behaviour and supporting young people and families who have complex needs.

Restoring Family Relationships Team, 1 fixed-term (12 months), full time position in Boston/South Holland:

This role will focus on supporting young people and families to repair relationships, achieve stability and reconciliation, and reduce late entrants into the care system.

Please note, previous candidates who have been interviewed and were unsuccessful in the last 4 weeks need not apply. Please state in your Personal Statement which position you are interested in.

About You:

We are looking for individuals that are highly motivated to work with adolescents and their families, using a preventative approach to promote family stability and mitigate the prospect of youth homelessness and youth offending.

Early Help Workers in the Future4Me team act as key workers for families with a range of complex needs; undertaking assessments and delivering and co-ordinating interventions directly to children/young people and their families in a trauma sensitive way.

As an Early Help Worker, you will be responsible for the completion of Child and Family Assessments, Youth Justice Assessments and Interventions and will be required to act as Lead Professional where appropriate. Early Help Workers also contribute to holistic family work for children subject to Child Protection and Child in Need Plans and those looked after by the local authority.

Early Help Workers must have excellent communication skills as they advocate and champion for adolescents with partner agencies including education, health and housing.

You will be dedicated and passionate about helping improve the lives of adolescents with complex needs in Lincolnshire.

About the Role:

We currently have 1 fixed-term (12 months), full time position located in the Boston/South Holland Restoring Family Relationships Team, working on a county wide basis, 1 fixed-term (12 months), full time position located in the Boston/South Holland locality Future4Me Team and 1 permanent, full time position located in the East Lindsey Future4Me Team.

You will be responsible for ensuring the needs of children/young people and their families are appropriately assessed using a range of methods, and working with the family and other professionals to produce a planned programme of support to address the issues or concerns in a comprehensive and co-ordinated way.

You will manage and conduct a range of complex assessments and reports and will contribute to the planning and reviewing of cases across a broad variety of practice, from diversionary work to early interventions.

You will be required to travel and work in a timely and flexible manner to undertake the duties of the role and there is some element of evening and weekend work where cases require it. You will also be required to work on a duty basis for part of the week.

This can be a demanding role however one that brings great job satisfaction.

About the Team:

Future4Me launched Countywide in February 2019 and brought together the Council's core offer to adolescents by building on the Youth Offending Team, Youth Hub and Early Help. Focusing on supporting young people aged 14-18, we have a dedicated team with a focus on youth housing, diversion for youth justice, child exploitation and community interventions as well as our Complex Health Team.

Future4Me operates on a County-wide basis and focuses on multi-agency working, using Trauma Informed Practice and Restorative Principles to deliver a package of support.

What you can expect from us:

You will receive an in-depth induction, a managed caseload, regular case supervision and on-going training. We offer a number of great benefits which include a competitive salary, an excellent pension, a car lease scheme, flexible working conditions and much more.

Should you wish to have an informal discussion about the roles please contact Frankie Hallas on 07500 573376 or Tarne Bradley on 07920 542160.

Please note that interviews will be held face-to-face on Wednesday 26/04/2023.

Please be advised that this position may be subject to a criminal record check.

All candidates are advised to read the attached job information pack prior to making an application.

On occasion we receive significantly more applications than expected for some vacancies and under such circumstances we reserve the right to bring forward the closing date of the advertisement. We therefore strongly advise you to apply for the role promptly to avoid disappointment should the closing date be brought forward.

We operate a talent pool scheme whereby candidates who are not successful on this occasion may be considered for a period of up to 3 months for equal positions.

Lincolnshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Fluency Duty

In accordance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 (Fluency Duty), the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.