A career that's life-changing

Young Person's Practitioner

Dunbartonshire

Salary up to £22,500 dependant on experience and qualifications

Part time 18.5hrs per week

Fixed Term 2.5year contract to April 2021

How Action for Children works

Action for Children does what's right, does what's needed and does what works for children across the UK. Every year, our team changes the lives of 301,000 children, young people and their families - but for every child who needs help to get help, there's plenty more to do. That's where you come in.

The role

Action for Children is working in partnership with West Dunbartonshire Housing and a range of local and national partners through Big Lottery Early Action System Change Funding. We have secured funding for 2.5 years to focus on a co-produced approach to tackling the root causes of youth homelessless, including repeat youth homelessness in West Dunbartonshire. Using a mix of participation and engagement events with children, young people and families alongside our research partners Scotcen, we will begin to identify key local factors around youth homelessness. We will then begin to test out intervention approaches to support children, young people and families and prevent youth homelessness. The project plan and approaches will evolve based on feedback from those directly affected by the key issues as well as findings from the research. Experience of project management, working with a variety of stakeholders, participation and co-production would be desirable for this position.

This is an exciting opportunity to change core approaches to supports young people affected by homelessness in West Dunbartonshire.

The difference

You'll significantly improve young people's lives:

By working with a caseload of young people, assessing their individual needs to devise a personalised programme of support

By helping them access our services across the area, helping to prevent homelessness

The person

You'll need:

Good Communication
Confident in working in the community
Knowledge of the issues and barriers facing young adults who may at times lead chaotic lives.
A driving License and use of a car
Can forge strong relationships with local authority and 3rd sector partnerships (including West Dunbartonshire Council and Big Lottery Partnership)
A strong work ethic and the ability to work in a fast-paced and challenging environment.
Efficient at keeping systems and paperwork updated
Relevant SVQ3 in Social care is desirable

The rewards

Minimum 29 days' holiday (pro rata)

Flexible working, including maternity, paternity and adoption packages

Season ticket travel loans

Company pension scheme

Discounts at major high street retailers.

Plus, there's a lot more besides.

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference to vulnerable children's lives and to build a fulfilling and meaningful career with a leading UK children's charity.

Action for Children is committed to safer recruitment practices, designed to protect the welfare of the children and young people using our services.

If you meet all the criteria and would like to proceed with your application, you'll be redirected to an application form on our website which should only take around 5 minutes to complete. Please have your CV handy to upload. As this job involves working around children, there are some specific questions we need to ask you as part of your application process. Thanks for taking the time to apply and we wish you the best of luck!

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