Detached Caseworker
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Spark2Life
Salary (full time equivalent)
£25000
£27500
Type
Paid
Hours
Full Time
Location
Waltham Forest
Region
London
Detached Caseworker
Detached Caseworker
We are a small, dedicated team who work with young people, families, professionals, volunteers, and partners to deliver a wide range of programmes which align with our mission. We are looking for an enthusiastic person to join our team; someone committed to reduce violence affecting young people and who wants to work with likeminded people to make a difference.
Hours: Fixed Term contract (Until 31st March 2025)
Full-time (37.5hrs/week)
Flexible working hours 8am – 6pm
RATE: £25,000 - £27,500
CORE JOB DESCRIPTION:
- Work with 11 – 24-year-olds.
- Engage with and support young people in crime hotspot areas to enable them to address issues of personal risk, anti-social behaviour or offending.
- Identify and target young people involved in anti-social behaviour, offending or gang related activity with a view to develop relationships with them that offer support, challenge mindsets, and open up new opportunities for them to pursue a positive lifestyle.
- Work in a range of settings: wherever young people gather i.e estates, streets, parks, cafes, etc
- Defuse and mediate conflict as it arises on the street.
- To respond swiftly to intelligence related to alleged gang activity or conflict within the hotspot areas of the borough.
- Record engagements and interventions in shift reports.
- Deliver bespoke mentoring support for young people at risk of offending or already engaged in criminal activity.
- Source pathways for education, training and employment.
- Keep clear and up to date case work files on the information management system.
- Monitor the progress of clients using tools provided by Spark2Life.
- Attend professional’s meetings with partners and external agencies.
- Contribute to the monitoring and evaluation of projects.
- Deliver grant funded programmes that fall in line with your job description.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Qualifications & Training
- Excellent level of communication and interpersonal skills.
- Evidence of key competencies in literacy and numeracy with at least a qualification at GCSE grade C, NVQ level 2, or equivalent.
Desirable Experience
- Working with offenders who present challenges and lack motivation.
- Motivating offenders to access positive opportunities towards change.
- Managing caseloads with a difficult client group.
- Working with partner organisations/professionals.
Skills, abilities, and knowledge
- The ability to access and correspond effectively with multi-agencies to offer offenders support.
- The ability to offer offenders some 1:1 life coaching/mentoring.
- The ability to present as a good role model to offenders and help them achieve their potential.
- Have a knowledge and understanding of child protection and health and safety practices and procedures.
- Have good listening skills.
- The ability to communicate effectively with people, families, social services and a range of other professionals.
- Knowledge and awareness of issues and factors related to gang involvement and reoffending.
- The ability to exercise initiative, work independently and take responsibility for the delivery of a programme.
- The ability to work flexibly and source referral pathways for service users.
- The ability to work effectively in a team and to work with individuals, institutions and organisations.
- The ability to communicate well through a variety of means (verbally, in writing and electronically).
- Ability to use ICT for administration.
- Understanding and awareness of GDPR and a commitment to work within our Data.
Desirables
- Can drive and have a car.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills to groups.
- Experience of facilitating group mentoring.
- The ability to write sessions for various audiences.
- Evidence of relevant training and/or professional development with this client group or associating factors i.e. drugs etc.
- Knowledge and experience of working with multiple support agencies.
How to apply for the job
Please apply through the Spark2Life Website