At a Glance
- Tasks: Support children and young people with learning disabilities and Autism through key transitions.
- Company: Join a dedicated team within the NHS to make a real difference.
- Benefits: Flexible hours, health plan, pension, and the chance to buy/sell annual leave.
- Other info: Opportunity for career growth and a chance to impact lives positively.
- Why this job: Be a vital support for young people, helping them navigate complex systems.
- Qualifications: Experience with young people with learning disabilities and a full UK driving licence required.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
Contract Type: Fixed Term
Working Hours: 18.75 hours per week, including travel time (to work flexibly across Mon-Wed or Wed-Fri).
Required: A full UK driving licence with access to a vehicle and a willingness to travel across the area, mileage paid. Previous experience working with young people with learning disabilities and autism. Sponsorship is not available for this position.
We have a great and exciting opportunity for a part-time Keyworker to join our team within our Children and Young People’s service in Derbyshire, on a fixed-term contract until March 2027 (with a potential extension subject to contract agreement).
The Keyworker service is part of the NHS long-term plan to support a joined-up working and consistent approach for each child and young person with a learning disability and/or children and young people who are autistic, with the aim to help reduce children and young people in crisis and to prevent admission or re-admission to hospital, helping them to access the right help at the right time across complex systems.
Who will I be working with?
You will be supporting children and young people with a learning disability and/or children and young people who are autistic through transition between services, through key stages in their lives, and provide a single point of support to help make the connections between children, young people, families, carers, and the array of services and support available.
What does a Keyworker do?
You will be supporting and implementing change for children and young people with a learning disability and/or children and young people who are autistic or both. You will be committed to building trusting relationships with children, young people, and their families and passionate about making a real difference. As a Keyworker, you will play a pivotal role to ensure a child-centred and whole family approach to meet their needs, aspirations, and outcomes for the children and young people.
The Keyworking service will aim to ensure that children, young people, and their families get the help they need to navigate complex systems and are supported by someone that they have built a trusting rapport with.
Benefits include:
- Buy & sell annual leave
- Access pay as you earn via Stream
- Fully funded health plan via SimplyHealth (GP, dental, optical)
- Pension & Life Assurance
An enhanced DBS check is required (paid for by us). We review applications as they are received, so may close this advert early if sufficient candidates are shortlisted for interview, so don't delay, apply today!
We’re committed to being Disability Confident and we guarantee to interview all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. If you require any assistance to find out about current vacancies, making an application, or need any recruitment-related documentation in a more accessible format, please send an e-mail to: Recruitment@affinitytrust.org
