Youth Support Worker (Case Worker) (8034)

Youth Support Worker (Case Worker) (8034)

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Job Details

• Secondment opportunity/temporary contract for 12 months
• 37 hours per week
• Salary: £30,559 to £32,654 per annum
• Grade G
• Location: Norwich

In Norfolk, we have ambitious plans to improve our work with young people and their families. The Targeted Youth Support Service, launched in early 2021, is part of a multi-agency effort to enhance outcomes for young people at risk outside their family homes.

Role Overview

Relationship-based practice is central to our approach. We seek a practitioner skilled in building trusted relationships with young people and providing interventions that promote safety and support a positive transition to adulthood.

You will contribute to implementing safety plans in collaboration with social care colleagues and partners, focusing on risks such as exploitation, youth violence, and peer abuse. Your role involves engaging with young people to promote their emotional wellbeing and mental health, teaching safeguarding techniques, and facilitating informal learning activities tailored to their needs.

Qualifications & Experience

• Youth Work or relevant NVQ Level 3 qualification
• Experience working with vulnerable young people
• Knowledge of child exploitation, county lines, factors affecting missing young people, and adolescent development
• Experience in partnership working to improve outcomes
• Understanding of safeguarding policies and risk assessment skills

Additional Requirements

• Willingness to travel across community locations and possibly transport children in your own vehicle
• Flexibility to work outside normal hours, including evenings and weekends

Contact & Application

For an informal discussion, contact Team Manager Sarah Nixon at sarah.nixon@norfolk.gov.uk.

Review the full Job Description and Person Specification before applying.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and generous holiday entitlement
• Health and wellbeing services, including physiotherapy and counselling
• Flexible working options (flexi-time, part-time, remote, hybrid)
• Employee discounts, relocation expenses, travel advances, pension scheme, and more

Note: Priority consideration may be given to current employees at risk of redundancy or in redeployment.

Application Deadlines

• Redeployment closing date: 13 May 2025
• Other applicants closing date: 21 May 2025

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