Guernsey
Circa £26,000
Hours - Full-Time 37 hours

Giving children and young people the foundations they need to thrive.

The role

Action for Children Guernsey provides a broad range of unique and innovative services for young people aged 16-25 who are experiencing difficulties in relation to accommodation, employment and seeks to specifically address drug and alcohol issues preventatively, directly and by signposting on to more specialist services.

We are embarking on an exciting, brand new service, in partnership with Health and Social Care, called Strong Families. We are looking for a Practitioner to join this brand new multi-agency team. You will be offering intensive support to the families who most need our support, providing the opportunity to help them thrive. The hours are generally Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm but flexibility is required to meet the needs of the service and the families we engage with, this may involve earlier starts sometimes, or later finishes for example.

You will make a difference by:

- Assessing new referrals

- Developing appropriate family plans to meet the needs of families referred to the service.

- Delivering creative, solution focused interventions.

- Taking part in multi-agencies meetings to support the families.

- Evidencing outcomes for the families.

You will need:

- Willingness to undertake training as required.

- Experience of supporting vulnerable people.

- A good understanding of the challenges and issues families face.

- Experience of building relationships quickly.

- The ability to identify needs and design appropriate plans.

- The right to work in Guernsey.

- Full driving licence with access to own transport

The way we work

We work to make sure every child and young person has the love, support and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team. Have a look at our behaviours and values to understand more about the way we work here.

Rewards

We want our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, a comprehensive employer-matched pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts on our dedicated benefits portal. Find out more about our exclusive Action for Children benefits here.

For safe and happy childhoods

At Action for Children, we protect and support children and young people, providing practical and emotional care and support, ensuring their voices are heard, and campaigning to bring lasting improvements to their lives. Last year, we helped more than 387,000 children and families across the UK.

For more information, please contact Lynsey.Munro@actionforchildren.org.uk who can answer any additional questions you may have.

Advert closing date is 27th July 2020 and interviews will be scheduled for w/c 10th Aug 2020.

We are committed to safer recruitment practices to protect our service users; therefore, all applicants are expected to have an understanding of and commitment to safeguarding best-practice.

Action for Children is passionate about promoting equality, valuing diversity and working inclusively. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons particularly people with Disabilities and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic applicants, as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce.

Guidant is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.